DIY Thankful Jar Last year we started a few of our own traditions for Thanksgiving. I was pregnant with Baby D and it seemed like a great idea to start thinking about these things. We ran the 5 Mile Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning (we’re already registered for this year). I figure over time we… 

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A lemonade hostess gift is perfect for the Summer BBQs, Baby Shower giver, Girlfriend’s Birthday or Just Because. We took an adorable acrylic drink container from all of our favorite store, Target, some yummy easy lemonade mix and an adorable card we printed for FREE from the many adorable cards I found through Pinterest. The… 

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Putting Together A Perfect Guest Basket I finally had company, you know the kind that isn’t your parents or siblings. The kind that you get to clean your house for and make it look all cute. My sweet friend Aimee from Small Anchors came all the way from New York to spend a long weekend… 

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Looking for an easy Valentines Day Cookie that requires no baking? They are super yummy, easy to make and the kids can have fun helping too. We purchased strawberry wafer cookies (our favorite), chocolate bakers bark and the perfect sprinkle mix for Valentines Day (Target dollar bins). To make these yummy Valentines Day cookies, simply… 

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I’m not much of a decorator around the house. We haven’t put up a Christmas tree in about 9 years because we spend the holidays with my parents and my mom loves putting up trees (she use to have 3). I wanted to dress the house up a little this year and when my sweet… 

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Summer is my favorite season of the year, if I’m being honest it’s more than that. When you live in Texas you get two seasons during the year. You’ll have about 4-5 months of cool and maybe even a few days of cold weather. The other 7-8 months of the year are warm to hot… 

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It seems that every time I turn around its time for someone else’s birthday to be here, the girls at work, siblings, friends. I want to do something fun and unique for each of them at the same time keeping it simple. This week the birthday was Jackie’s, a sweet woman that I work with…. 

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We moved into our cute little townhouse 2 years ago this week. Our neighborhood is awesome, we know our neighbors and everyone really gets along well with each other. It makes me a little sad when I see a FOR SALE sign pop up in a yard. The up side to losing a neighbor is… 

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Happy Mail makes my day. A little something on my desk at work makes me smile. Healthy snack ideas are always fun to find. When I saw Shelley with The House of Smiths post last week I knew I had to make her project. You may have noticed that Ball is celebrating 100 years this… 

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I love traveling, I love visiting new places, even more I love visiting friends. This past weekend I left Austin & headed to sunny Southern California to visit my friend Aimee from SmallAnchors. We’ve been friends for a few years now, but have spent very little time actually hanging out. We had a great few… 

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