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Holiday Inspiration

Over this past weekend I was in Leesburg, VA with my girlfriend and some of her family. She’s in the process of building a house in the area so we took a trip to see her place and do a little shopping along the way. The first stop we made was at The Old Lucketts […]

In My Cocoon

For some reason I have been doing my best to layer my clothes in an attempt to avoid breaking out my winter coats. I suppose I just wasn’t ready to give in to winter weather, but once I got back into this coat I didn’t want to take it off. This JCrew coat is very […]

Pizza Pie

I’m always tempted to make my own pizza from scratch, but then I stroll past the pre-made dough in Trader Joe’s and it manages to end up in my cart. I can be a sucker for the easy way out. Well, I finally got the itch bad enough and thanks to Smitten Kitchen, I pulled […]

High Five for Friday

Well, it’s Friday, again! We are a week into November and time isn’t slowing down. I had a wonderful week that started out at a football game with some of my best friends. It continued on as we celebrated my Mom’s 5*th birthday ;) And is ending with anticipation for the weekend. My gf (pictured […]

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Work It

At this point in my life, my job as a full time mom doesn’t require me to dress presentably everyday. On certain days I appreciate that, but on others I miss the days of pulling myself together and getting dressed up for work. For those of you who are not in my boat, I have […]

Tie it with a Bow

I’m a huge fan of bows. They only thing more feminine and girly that I can think of might be pearls. They are the first thing we want to put in our daughters’ hair (regardless of how little hair they have) in hope that they won’t be referred to as ‘an adorable baby boy’ one […]

Put a Cape on it

I never knew I was a fan of sweater capes until I came across this one a few weeks ago. It has been the perfect additional layer as I’ve been running in and out of the house during these chilly fall days. I’m also a fan of this one and this one. Layering comes in […]

Apple Cinnamon Danish

Anyone interested in treating your family (or yourself) to an amazingly delicious breakfast (or snack or dessert)? I came across this recipe in Rue Magazine and tucked it away for the perfect day to make it. We had friends in town to attend the PSU game this past weekend and I wanted to have a […]

High Five for Friday

Happy Friday! So the week is already over, as is Halloween and it’s November. Wow. After being away this past weekend for a wedding, the rest of the week felt like a whirlwind and I don’t see that letting up just yet. We have some friends coming into town to attend the Penn State game […]

The Perfect Snack

Happy Halloween everyone! As you are sure to be surrounded by candy for the next week (longer if you’re taking kids trick-or-treating tonight as we are) today I’d like to share with you a quick, no bake, healthy snack. This recipe for Energy Bites is fairly popular on Pinterest and I have been making them […]

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