When I got married my son had just turned two and while I was beyond excited to celebrate marrying the love of my life, I also wanted celebrate the family we were creating. In this age of blended families, weddings have come to symbolize not only the union of a couple, but the creation […]
When I was designing our son’s room before we moved, he had one request: Yellow! As much as I tried, I could not dissuade him from wanting a yellow room. Now I’m not sure about you, but bright yellow is not my favorite color and I was pretty sure he would tire of […]
A little over a year ago we purchased our first home. (Yayyyy!) Honestly it was kind of a whirlwind, we weren’t planning on moving and then we received our apartment lease renewal and it had gone up 20%! We were used to it going up every year, but it seemed ludicrous to be paying […]
This is potentially one of those do as I say and not as I do situations. You see my venue wasn’t even fully constructed when I booked my wedding. There was a concrete slab, a basic structure without windows, a big pile of wood, an even bigger pile of rocks, so pretty much what […]
Just got engaged?! Congratulations now the real fun begins! The first thing you need to do is get some idea of when you want to walk down the aisle. Whether you’ve just started thinking about it or have dreamed about a wedding at The Plaza in June since you were playing with Barbies, I […]
Today Facebook memories reminded me that at this time four years ago I was in the midst of a wedding planning frenzy. Despite setting our date for a year after when we got engaged, it always seemed there was so much to do. My head was spinning with venues, caterers, florists, photographers, DJs, and […]
For our second spring break playroom art project I decided we should do a handprint project which could involve the whole family! My one regret is that I didn’t buy a bigger canvas because I think it would have looked even better oversized. I know what you are thinking? Handprint projects = MESSY! […]
Our playroom reboot happened to coincide with my oldest’s spring break, which means my five year old was home and BORED. The playroom was formerly a “formal” sitting area so to say the art wasn’t exactly playroom friendly would be a understatement. So being the insufferable crafter I am, I decided to put his […]
While I was pregnant with my youngest son our three bedroom home plus office began to seem SO much smaller than it did previously. We occupied the Master, our oldest son had his own room (and at 5 and starting kindergarten a baby sharing the room wasn’t an option). The third bedroom was a […]
I am your typical heavily caffeinated mom of two boys. I have a wonderful husband and a crazy but lovable Husky named Moana ( yes a Husky named “Ocean” because that’s how we roll). I primarily started this blog because over the years I’ve completed a lot of DIY projects and had far too […]
