Valentines Day 2025

The girls always love Valentine's Day so much!! I think it love it as a holiday way more now because of them. They love making little treats for friends and the whole eating tons of candy and reading the cards from friends after. And then school has parties-- they love it! Think this might be holiday fav # 3-- behind Christmas and 4th of July. 

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New Years Eve 2024

Happy New Year!! We got to spend the holiday with the Lar Family again this year. Always love this fun tradition with friends. 

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Glimpses of Spring

I really love when we get glimpses of spring while it's still winter. Taking down the Christmas decor, it always looks so bare. Then we get snow and it's just cold and I really want some warmth!! Then you get that beautiful break-through of a spring day in the middle of winter and I'm just begging for it to stay! I've been snapping some beautiful refreshes of our house and the lovely, lovely sun!! 

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Christmas 2024

Oh my goodness. I can't believe I haven't published Christmas yet. It was so good. What a sweet, perfect season. And this picture says it all. These girls (especially Emily) love their elf so much! I can't think of anything more pure than this elf and them talking to Starry and sending messages and gifts back and forth to santa. It's so special. Love the elf or hate the elf, it's Christmas magic. 

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Fall Things

Just a post of some fall things I love that I didn't really have a place for anywhere else. Like our porch, which I really loved this year. We had big giant pumpkins and they reminded me of my Nonno. 

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Avgolemono Rice Soup

I loved this! Actually found it on instagram from Ralston rice. Which I love and have finally found in Fresh Market. I hear that Kroger has it as well. It was delish and perfect for a cold evening at home. 

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Bakery Sweet Shoppe

The long awaited bakery sweet shoppe! I bought this cute little cardboard house for the girls last Christmas to color. It took forever! They kept it set up downstairs for the longest time. And right before Christmas they wanted to have a bakery in front-- like a lemonade stand and make cookies, etc. So they made invites for the entire street and handed them out. Then it rained. And then the holidays were over. So we took the house apart and kept it in OK condition for an entire year!

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Lemon and Garlic Gnocchi with Crispy Sage

My mouth is watering just looking at this picture again. This gnocchi was so delicious and the crispy sage really set it over the top. It was fantastic and I'm ready to make it again. Also, super simple! 

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Random Holiday Things

This is my random collection of holiday things that don't really fit with another post but I still want to remember! Like this cute little cocktail at some underground bar in Bentonville. I forget the name but it was so fun! 

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The Very Best Chicken

Can't adequately explain how yummy this chicken was. It was a 10++ and so easy for a quick weeknight meal! The spice on it was perfect and then a hint of sweet = delicious! 

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