Our precious nephew and godson, affectionately known as Jay Bird in the family, celebrated his first holy communion on Mother’s Day weekend. It was a beautiful mass and he had many family members present! It was particularly special to be back at Holy Spirit as both of my boys, and both of our godchildren, were… Read More
I spruced up our little driveway sitting area last weekend in preparation for hosting Jay’s first communion dinner and then Mother’s Day on Sunday. I wanted things cheerful and springy, so I swapped out the turquoise cushions I usually keep here for a couple of my Lilly Pulitzer x Target pillows from a couple of… Read More
UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. The four randomly chosen winners are….Leah PS – going to Disney in July; Tania – who loves Thunder Mountain; Liz – Four Season Family (yay!); Christie – loves Soarin’ and has a nepresso. Email me at [email protected] with your mailing addresses! I love finding little touches of pixie dust in every Disney destination. … Read More
Just as soon as my Magnolia Table cookbook arrived I was chomping at the bit to use it. My very first recipe was Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas and it was a huge hit. We loved them!! They weren’t too hard to make, they were delicious and hearty and they reheated beautifully for leftovers the next… Read More
We’ve been doing our “days to summer” candy countdown the past couple of weeks and are down to just a few measly pieces! Every year towards the end of the school year I start packing a snack bag with one piece of candy for every day left in the school year. Since John is buying… Read More
We celebrated sixteen sweet years of marriage today! I am so thankful for this man and the life we’ve built together. We are always looking for fun and different ways to celebrate pretty much anything and our anniversary was no exception. We tossed around about 100 ideas in the last couple of weeks – everything… Read More
Honey loooooves mint chocolate chip ice cream and I’ve been on a quest for years (decades?) to figure out the perfect birthday cake for him. I think I finally found “the one” this year and it couldn’t be easier! I literally wandered around the Publix the morning of his big day looking for things that… Read More