Tammy 
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend! We spent time at church, neighborhood egg hunts, visiting with friends, eating ham and potatoes, and getting fun visits from the Easter Bunny. Oh, how I love these days! It has become a tradition for us, since our dear family friends the Peo’s moved back to … Read more
This week has been a busy one at our house, and I am feeling more and more like a deadline is looming overhead with the new home project on the horizon. I know it is going to be a total pain but the reward will be so great! While the little ones are hunting eggs … Read more
Are you hosting Easter dinner this year? Or maybe you’re in charge of Easter desserts? Either way, we’ve got you covered with these cute and easy bunny ear cupcakes. The best part? You don’t even have to make them…unless you want too of course. 😉 I picked these delicious cupcakes up at Bristol Farms in … Read more
These DIY succulent pots are so cute and easy to make and they are the perfect addition to every upcoming wedding, Easter dinner, party, Cinco de Mayo fiesta, Mother’s Day brunch, bridal shower…you name it, they are perfect for everything! I whipped these up in about 5 minutes and you can too! Let’s get one … Read more
One of my favorite things about food, are the memories that it carries with it…kind of like music. When I hear a certain song on the radio I am transported back to a period of time like a Jr. High dance and can vividly remember that moment in time. When I make certain recipes, the … Read more
Spring has sprung! Tis the season for hats, bags, sunnies and fun jewelry! Yay!! The most wonderful time of the year! 😉 I love to update my usual white t-shirt, jeans and flip flops uniform with some fun pops of color in my accessories. Here are the latest trends and easy affiliate shopping links for … Read more
I’ve been doing some behind the scenes blog clean up lately, and when I was looking through old posts it came to my attention that I had never shared this beautiful outdoor garden wedding here on this blog. Wedding season is upon us and I love so many of these wedding ideas I wanted to … Read more
This school year has gone by SO quickly! I can’t believe that we are already about to celebrate teacher appreciation week! Crazy! I love to make teacher appreciation card printables because I love celebrating those that work so hard to teach our children. They use their time and talents everyday to ensure that our kids … Read more
I don’t know about you guys, but as the days are getting longer and warmer, my thoughts are turning to SUMMER!!! The kids are already getting antsy. We have spring break SO late this year…there are only 4 weeks of school left after we head back. It’s like they can smell the ocean air and … Read more
Yesterday was the first of many “endings” for me here in this house…at least until we return. 😉 You are all familiar with me sharing home tours and pictures of our home design, but I’ve been keeping a bit of a secret for the last three years. It has been a bit of a challenge … Read more
With the big move getting ever closer I feel like time is speeding up. I have started packing, which makes everything seem much more real as I see the garage full of boxes holding our possessions that may never return to this home. This is so much more than a home. It’s a part of … Read more
I started blogging about 11 years ago. Way before blogging was really “a thing” I was hammering out post after post on my TypePad blog sharing scrapbook pages I had made, recipes I was cooking up and lots of pictures of my kids. It was a fun outlet I used as a young mom who … Read more
Th weather is heating up, the days are longer and spring has sprung! Welcome to our Spring Home Tour! I love teaming up with Marty from A Stroll Thru Life and participating in her amazing home tours each season. She is such a great hostess and I really enjoy looking at everyone’s tours. If you are … Read more
One of my favorite spots to turn for inspiration is Elle Decor. There are so many beautiful homes to oogle. This home tour of Emmy Rossum’s NYC hideaway caught my attention because it reminded me of so many of the beautiful European flats we rented while spending a few months over seas. The perfect mix … Read more
Are you feeling lucky? Well, you should! 😉 I am always on the look out for cute crafts for St. Patrick’s Day so here’s a little freebie for you. Something that can easily be turned in to a fun classroom treat or a St. Patrick’s Day party favor. Affiliate links are included in this post. … Read more
Happy Friday! Do you have fun plans for this weekend? The weather is heating up a bit and the days are getting so much longer around here so I am looking forward to spending some time out in the sunshine. There’s a great new little spot in Newport Beach that I have been dying to … Read more
This whole moving thing just got real. We are in escrow on our very own 1980’s Fixer Upper. I can’t believe it. For the last few months as I’ve wandered through what seems like hundreds of homes, refreshed Redfin and Realtor.com practically every 3 hours looking for new listings, and poured over every home source … Read more
As many of you already know, I am a total reality TV junkie. My love affair with it goes way back, and living here in the OC, shows like The Real Housewives of Orange County, Laguna Beach, and the Hills really captured my attention because I see people on TV that I run into at … Read more
Happy Friday! Welcome to another installment of iCandy. I am loving this series. It’s so fun for me to put together and take a look through all the things that have inspired me each week. Sometimes, I just plain forget things that I have seen or saved, so it’s fun to remind myself of things … Read more
I feel so fortunate to work with some of the best companies on the planet, and HomeGoods is definitely one of them. Back in 2012, HomeGoods ran a contest on Facebook for fans of their page. I, of course, being a huge HomeGoods fan couldn’t help but enter…the prize was a $250 gift card! Visions … Read more
Hello and welcome to our new weekly series, iCandy. For those of you that follow me on Instagram, you know I am constantly sharing images that catch my eye and inspire me, in hopes that they will inspire you too. I get TONS of emails and direct messages each time I post, asking for sources … Read more
January was a crazy travel month for me. When I bought my ticket to Alt Summit back in mid 2016, I had no idea where life would be taking me at this time in 2017. I was grateful that this year Alt Summit moved to sunny Palm Springs and so it made the travel much … Read more
I’m kind of in love with these silly little DIY valentines. The kids and I always get a kick out of checking our eyes when we’re at Costco. The optometrist has an eye chart that is visible from the checkout lanes, so we always pass our time waiting in line seeing who can read the … Read more
I’m so excited to be heading to Alt Summit today in sunny Palm Springs, but I have to say part of me wishes I could just stay home and snuggle my babies. January has been a super wild, fun and emotionally draining month. Between trips to NYC for an amazing, dream meeting with HomeGoods, (more … Read more
Known as one of America’s premier vacation destinations, Los Angeles is the Entertainment Capital of the World. It’s hard to visit California, without a stop in this vibrant, energetic city full of history, culture, shopping and dining…not to mention the miles and miles of some of the most beautiful coastline you will ever see! There … Read more
About five years ago I decided to turn our more formal living room into a second family room. We don’t have a big house, and the biggest room in our house (the living room) was sitting empty and unused all the time. I bought a black distressed console and a big TV, and had visions … Read more
I have a son that I’m pretty sure didn’t get any of my genes, because he doesn’t like chocolate chip cookies. Who doesn’t like chocolate chip cookies? Whenever given a choice, that is my go to cookie…especially if they are fresh out of the oven and there is a glass of cold milk to go … Read more
I am so excited to be heading back to my favorite city later this month, but boy, it is going to be cold! I have been to NYC in the winter before (well, technically I guess it was still fall, but it was December and the 18 degree temps sure made it feel like winter. … Read more
“It’s my mama’s birthday, it’s my mama’s birthday, so we’re gonna party like it’s my mama’s birthday.” The start of the new year officially kicks off birthday season in our house. Throughout the next six months there are a TON of birthdays…like this week with two in a row, so it always has me thinking … Read more
It’s hard for me to believe it, but it’s been almost two years since we painted our house. We were making the transition from brown to gray, since it had been 10 years and I wanted a fresh new look. I never realized how tricky gray can be! The granite in our kitchen has a lot of brown … Read more
