This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SendSmiles #CollectiveBias When my husband and I first got married all of our family lived nearby. I'm sure mostly because we are both the oldest siblings in our families and some of the younger siblings were still in high school at the time. The longer we are married … [Read more...]
Book Swap Party
This weekend I celebrated my birthday with good friends and good books. I hosted my first book swap party! I asked all of my guests to bring a book (or more) that they were done reading and that they wanted to swap for a new book (or books). I didn't have any rules regarding the books, any genres were welcome. We piled all the books on my coffee table and then enjoyed some snacks and chatting … [Read more...]
Birthday Pumpkin Pie
This week is my husbands birthday. So this weekend we had all the family over for his favorite birthday dinner (lasagna) and dessert. And for the first time since we've been married he asked for something different than his traditional birthday cake. We had birthday pumpkin pie. Made almost from scratch, I did use a pre made pie crust. Now, I like to think I broke the mold … [Read more...]
celebrating a birthday
I sometimes (often) struggle with being social. Left to my natural tendencies I'm pretty much a homebody. But birthdays are a great reason to gather with friends for food and fun. This time it was to celebrate my youngest sisters birthday. Dinner at a favorite Tex-Mex place. Then hanging out way too late playing games and eating cake. My sisters and I love playing the game Heads Up … [Read more...]
Sopapilla Cheesecake
After spending too many days last week feeling sick, I was determined to feel better on my birthday. And I did, at least a little. My parents came over and ordered take-out for everyone. Having dinner delivered to the door when I was feeling less than 100% was one of the best gifts I could have asked for. And after eating way too much it was time for dessert. Since I just made a cake the week … [Read more...]