I love Rachel Zoe. I idolize her style {we both love Halston} and commend her for turning a love of fashion into what is now a mini empire. I think she’s an awesome mommy and she truly loves her children….
Tori Spelling is “sTORI telling”
“sTORI telling” has been on my “to read” list for about five years. Crazy, right? I finally got my hands on a copy and was so excited to read about Tori and her amazing childhood, but more importantly I was…
Carrot Cupcakes
A few weeks ago, my neighbor Kim came up with an amazing idea to do a neighborhood progressive dinner with an Olympics theme. Each husband and wife team dressed in sports attire {I use that term loosely}, and each house…
My Happiness Project
When your neighbor drops a book off at your front door with a cute orange ribbon tied around it, then you have no choice but to read it. Such is the case with “The Happiness Project: Or, Why I Spent…
Dear Denver Broncos
Dear Denver Broncos, I blame myself for Sunday’s debacle. Can we call it a debacle? It’s my fault and that dude from the Bud Light commercials. I got caught up in the hype. And he probably did, too. He clearly…
Du-Par’s Chicken Pot Pie
When I graduated from college I high tailed it to Los Angeles, it was and still is my favorite city. I lived down the street from the Farmer’s Market off of 3rd Street. My good friend Sara and I used…
My Daughter is Addicted to Hand Sanitizer
I’m not sure how it happened because we’re not a “hand sanitizer” family. I don’t carry the stuff and in fact, never really did. I had one bottle in the diaper bag when my daughter was a baby and it…
My Spooktacular Festive Family Fun Part II
One of my favorite Halloween traditions growing up was my older sister and I making our younger sister’s costume. She must have been a willing participant because I don’t remember her complaining or saying she wasn’t interested in the ideas…
My Spooktacular Halloween Festive Family Fun Part I
I’m so happy to have guest blogger Kendra Thornton on the blog today! Since Halloween is right around the corner, she’ll share some of her family’s favorite things about the holiday. Stay tuned tomorrow for Part II, when I’ll talk…
Travel: The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique – The Story of A Wish and A Make-Over
On our recent Walt Disney World vacation, there were two things my daughter wanted to do – meet Tinker Bell and go to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique {affectionately nicknamed “the BBB” by my family.} After seeing the BBB on the Travel Channel,…
A Mermaid Party
Two months ago, I asked my daughter what theme she wanted for her 6th birthday party. She looked me point blank in the eye and said with a sigh, “It doesn’t matter. Everyone knows the parties are for the moms anyway.” Just…
Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
If you grew up in a British household, chances are shepherd’s pie was high on the rotation of dinners your mom made. I know it was for us. My mom’s shepherd’s pie was nothing to write home about. We continually…