family + adventures + the emerald city
Welcome back Friday! {one} salted caramel sauce. {via Food Network} We are taking a dessert to a holiday party this weekend & did a test-run last weekend. Aaron made mini cheesecakes & this salted caramel sauce, & it was so SO good! This sauce was pretty easy & amazing. We have it in a mason … Continue reading “friday I’m in love.”
Welcome back Friday! {one} being a mother, according to Shonda Rimes. {via Good Housekeeping magazine} Even though being a mom is my full-time job, I sort of love this description of a Mom’s role by none other than Shonda Rimes. Being a mama is forever. {two} loft pom pom hat. {via Loft} I am such … Continue reading “friday I’m in love.”
Welcome back Friday! {one} Alternative Elf on the Shelf. {via The Imagination Tree} The Lower family hasn’t jumped on the Elf on the Shelf bandwagon, mostly because Eloise is just way too young to understand. I have seen so many ideas floating around the internets, mostly Pinterest, & honestly, I am not sure it is … Continue reading “friday I’m in love.”
{via} happy 2014! i’ve said it before, & i’ll say it again!, yearly recaps are always my favorite kinds of blog posts. its a small way to sum up your year & to see how much the last 365 days have brought. as i look forward to the New Year, i am humbled & grateful … Continue reading “highlights of 2013.”
I had grand plans to share pictures of our house decorated to every end with all of my Pinterest Christmas projects, but, alas, the week got away from me… {maybe this weekend I can get some pics & share them with you next week!} I didn’t want to leave you with nothing to end the … Continue reading “NORAD tracks Santa!”
{working on a project for a Pinterest Christmas. if that isn’t exciting, I don’t know what is!} {the cold weather may be worth these beautiful fall leaves.} {I was in need of a mani & this time of year opi’s lincoln park after dark is my go-to. I just picked up this julep freedom top … Continue reading “my weekend in pictures.”
{via} happy 2013! i love reading yearly highlights on other blogs & even though i try to keep up on the updates via this blog, there are hopefully a few fun things to share that you haven’t heard before. here’s the rundown of 2012: january: i donated blood for the first {& last} time. we … Continue reading “highlights of 2012.”
{sadie got a christmas scarf & was posing in front of her christmas stocking.} {it is fun to get packages in the mail this time of year that aren’t christmas presents!} {got my stocking stuffer shopping done on friday night at the u village, including a stop at madewell. boy is it hard to walk … Continue reading “my weekend in pictures.”
it really isn’t a secret that i love pinterest. the problem is that i pin & pin & pin but that’s it. i attempted to change the pinning into doing at the end of last year with my a pinterest christmas series of diy projects. it was so fun to actually do something with all … Continue reading “pinspiration: faux calligraphy.”
{j.crew notebook. i think i need this.} {six inch heels from shoemint. they are actually pretty comfy.} {aaron made me pancakes.} {sadie and the ducks that live down the street.} {completed a sewing project for a pinterest christmas! can’t wait to share it.} {i lost control at nordy’s this weekend. i may have a problem, … Continue reading “my weekend in pictures.”