The Glamorous Life of a Housewife

When I was pregnant with Levi, I wrote this post close to Christmas and I love to go back every year and read/reflect on those thoughts and feelings I was bombarded with as I, for the first time in my life, felt like I related to Mary. I could sympathize and imagine her scenario in ways …

Christmas decor just makes the house so warm and cozy. Don't you just love it? I wish we could keep it up for months because I feel like I don't get to enjoy it long enough. I use the warm classic colors of Christmas - lots of reds, greens and golds. I never tire of them. They&…

Husby and I always get each other a gift from one another and a smaller gift to each other "from Levi". The other day, Weebie and Daddy dropped me off at the mall while they went on the hunt for my gift. When we met back up, I whisked Levi off and asked for some hints. The re…

I braved the wind and rain this afternoon to grab some ingredients for special Christmas cookies. The only Christmas cookies I've ever made are plain old sugar cookies (and who are we kidding .... those are the best kind!), but I've always dreamed of becoming one of those women w…

We've been up to a lot of holiday fun this past week. Here is a recap through the lens of my iPhone! :) Story time with Santa! Our local Pottery Barn Kids has story time every Tuesday morning. This week the one and only Santa Claus showed up. He read to them The Night Before Christ…

It wasn't the leisurely browsing and shopping at stores we rarely frequent. (Though I was 2 minutes away from a free paring knife.) It wasn't the exceptional dinner at a nice and quiet restaurant. (Though it's after midnight and I still can't stop thinking about how exquis…

Husby and I have always decorated our tree together, beginning our first year of marriage. I tried to make the sparkling cider bit a tradition, but we forgot to pop it open this year. :) Levi joined in the decorating fun a couple of years ago and has enjoyed it each time! (His first time…