so you know when you find an amazing person who becomes your best friend over just a few months and your daughters are only a couple months a part and are besties too (of course)…..and then they have to get up and move across the country. sigh. yea that happened to me this past week. my sweet, sweet friend katy had to move (the mister got a promotion) and officially moved out of their house which was 5 minutes away from us…..that is a big deal considering we live out in the sticks. i’m not going to get all sappy on y’all but just wanted to give a shout out to my friend and tell her i love her and miss her already!!….even though it hasn’t kicked in yet that she’s really gone. i’m just glad we have our mad texting skills still. i don’t know what i’d do without that. here’s just a “few” photos of the girls together. clearly i take more photos of them then of katy and i. ;)



this was their first play date. too cute!




their first chickfila date together.



i realized i don’t have many recent photos of them together…almost all of the ones above are before they could walk so it was easier. ;)

already looking forward to the next time y’all come to visit!!! xox

guys. this is a real thing. haha. i may be behind on this but i have never heard of it. i thought they just made the term up (well they kind of did), but i didn’t think it was real. sure enough, i have read several different articles about the flexitarian diet and see it more and more on the web. right now i would say we are flexitarians, which pretty much means you are a “flexible vegetarian”…as in you want to be a vegetarian but every now and then will eat meat (and in my case just chicken or turkey). i would say i have been this way for quite awhile now. we are working our way to becoming lacto ovo vegetarians (which don’t eat meat but eat dairy and egg products). with no meat dishes you do have to get creative with main entrees and tonight i tried a new recipe. it was delish! black bean-quinoa burgers. so i thought i’d share the recipe that i followed and encourage y’all to try the same!

(this might not look appetizing but it really is….and i forgot to take a pic of the final product.) ;)
easy to make but you do have to spend some time preparing. not too much though. added some bleu cheese and avocado on a toasted whole grain bun and you have an amazing dish!
*tip: i would add less water than what the recipe calls for when mixing the beans together (maybe 3/4-1 cup).

that’s all i have for now. ;) have a great rest of the week!

a couple weekends ago i got to host a bridal shower for a dear friend of mine, ellen aka ellenor, who is getting married oh so soon! i had a lot of fun making the decorations and setting up the house. a big thank you goes out to her mom for taking care of all the food because that is just not my thing. ;) the theme was “love is in the air.” i tried not to make it look so much like valentine’s day, but that’s all about love too so we’re good. ;)  long story short, she and all the gals had fun….and she got lots of goodies.



i may or may not have used similar decorating ideas from miss P’s birthday party. but hey..it worked! ;)


these were my fav. they were fun and easy to make. cut out heart shaped felt, sew, stuff, glue. bam. heart stick. :) 

i think there will forever be glitter in my carpet from this sign. ;)


we were way excited to be writing out fun date ideas for her date jar! saw this on pinterest of course. i kind of want to make a jar for myself too. ;)

i had this at one of my bridal showers and it was soo nice! already addressed thank you cards? yes please!


that cake was massive and fabulous at the same time. the bride to be’s mama did awesome! oh and that chocolate fountain was a hit!!


ahh the gum game. again, i had this done at my shower and it was fun so clearly i had to do it to ellen. i came up with 30 questions and had her man answer them for me (and not tell her of course!). i printed them out, cut them into hearts and had everyone ask the questions to her. and for every one she got wrong…in went a massive piece of gum. i did let her choose which gum she wanted but i also said it had to be big. makes it more fun. let’s just say i had some difficult questions in the mix that i knew she probably wouldn’t get just to make sure she would have to stuff her face.

the bride to be and her proud mama. 

all lovely ladies. (yep, that’s a sleeping baby i’m wearing. she wanted in on the party.)



it was a simple but sweet shower for a sweet friend. i liked the dainty little details that were thrown in there. simple things such as doilies and cute vases always work. :) i am so excited for her wedding that is coming up real soon! love you ellenor! AND a big thank you to R & V who helped with the decor and set up. y’all are the sweetest. enjoyed our late night girl chats too. ;)

saw this the other day and fell in love with them. walk off the earth are pretty new but i am excited to hear more of their songs. thought i’d share this with y’all on this lovely wednesday.