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High Five for Friday

Happy Friday, all! I’m thankful that my energy levels are creeping back up because life feels extremely busy and I don’t see anything slowing down until Christmas passes! Cookie baking and shopping have commenced (excited about this toy I found for Jack), decorations are up and most evenings we’ve been watching short Christmas movies with the […]

Cozy

Cold weather always leaves me longing for warm, cozy clothes to snuggle up in. Granted, I dressed this one up a bit for church, but you can believe that I switched to leggings and slippers when we returned home. I grabbed this sweater during our NYC trip a few weeks ago knowing it would get […]

Homemade Samoas

It’s December and very obvious that the holiday shopping season has commenced.  You’ll be excited to realize that’s it’s also cookie season! Oh, and diets don’t count in December, especially if you’re pregnant ;) This year I started out with a slightly less typical Christmas cookie, the GirlScout Samoa! This is my absolute favorite of […]

Hello

I love that I have a daughter to dress up. She certainly has a mind of her own (at age 2) but thankfully she approves of most of the clothing I buy for her…thus far. I’ve always kept her style similar to my own which is not surprising I’m sure. Most of the time I […]

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Time to SHOP!

Happy Cyber Monday! I hope you all enjoyed a fantastic Thanksgiving and had a chance to spend time with family and rest up! Did anyone brave Black Friday? I did not, but I am most certainly looking forward to finding a few deals today! I’ve done my best to gather as many shopping codes for […]

Gift Guide: In the Kitchen

I’m sure many of you will be finding yourselves in the kitchen at some point today or tomorrow. Whether you’re hosting or doing your part in bringing along a side or dessert to your Thanksgiving dinner, chances are you’ll be keeping yourself busy. And it won’t end there. December is likely the month where your […]

Lasagne Soup

I know you’re all about to get yourselves into turkey overload, but before that happens I wanted to share with you an awesome recipe I tried last week. I love lasagne, but I’m not a fan of the time consuming prep work that is required. With my fondness for soups, I knew this one was right […]

Layered in Pastel

You guys know I’m a huge fan of pastels. Any season, any weather, the more the merrier. Take for example, these shots from last week in NYC when the frigid weather hit. It was literally freezing and the wind was out of control. Thankfully I had a chunky sweater, wool coat and fur to keep […]

High Five for Friday

Friday has arrived! It’s been a busy week and I’m looking forward to a somewhat relaxing weekend ahead of us. I’m going to try to savor this last week leading up to Thanksgiving because we all know from that point forward, it’s game on! Don’t worry, I’m already working on some gift guides to help […]

Where’s Marisa?

Hey all! Today you can actually catch me over at The Style Letters where I’m being featured on Maria’s Style Views! Maria is one of the 9 other winners of the Redbook Real Women Style Awards who I had the pleasure of meeting this past summer. She is a beautiful lady, inside and out, with […]

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