Fun Friday Favorites: Laid back fashion and a little basketball

Before I even start with the wonderful Fun Friday Favorites, I feel the need to scream with excitement!  We are DONE with many major commitments and summer is about to start feeling like summer.  Whoop whoop. While the boys have LOVED their summer camps and ball games and track meets and such, I can't express how it ...

Fun Friday Favorites: Random favorites of the week

You have no idea how distraught I am.  Last night, we ran to two practices, then came home for baths, bedtime snacks, and after three loads of laundry, I was ready to sit down to watch the Season 2 finale of The Blacklist.  I had my little treat and water and a cozy blanket.  Ahhhhh...quiet time ...

Fun Friday Favorites: Family fun, grilling, and some tasty cookies

This week, I've been busy spinning as many plates in the air as I possibly can.  Otherwise known as, juggling all sorts of life events and responsibilities without letting these so called plates come crashing to the ground.  By no means am I bragging, but I only had one meltdown this week where my dear ...

Fun Friday Favorites: Surprise Cake recipe, spring fashion, and my favorite book

It's been a busy week and my apologies for only posting twice.  Track practice, football practice, meetings, writing my book, and Nate's music program kept us running nonstop. But I'm ready to share some Fun Friday Favorites.  You are going to LOVE this amazing recipe I'm about to share.  And the spring fashion I'm highlighting is ...

Fun Friday Favorites: All kinds of Easter goodness and an easy recipe

Today's Fun Friday Favorites are all about Easter. I'll highlight some Easter fashion because everyone loves a new outfit for Easter Sunday.  And I want to share a few tunes that are just lovely in honor of one of the most important holidays coming upon us.  Also, in honor of Resurrection Sunday, I'll share with you an ...

Sausage & Cream Cheese Dip recipe and good times with my college girlfriends

Every summer, my college girlfriends and I get together for a long weekend.  Over the years, we've meet at a variety of places.  Pella, Galena, the Amana Colonies, Chicago, Lake Michigan, and Riverside (as in the casino...in Riverside, Iowa). Most times, we stick to Riverside Casino and Golf Resort for these reasons:  it is a central ...

Fun Friday Favorites: A little fashion and a lot of spring break

Well, I've done my best to showcase some great tops for spring.  Because we all know that it's time to organize our closets and move the winter clothes to the waaaaayyy back and bring up the spring tops front and center.  I'd love to say that I've been so productive this week while the boys ...

Weekend Recap: Nate’s 10th Birthday!

Between our "celebrate Nate's birthday all weekend long", the time change, two birthday parties, four hours of WIDE AWAKE AND NOT SLEEPING last night, being a little emotional and sentimental because "our kids are growing up so fast"...I am a wee bit tired. Friday night, we took the boys to Scheel's to pick up Nate's birthday present...a new ...