Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holidays. Show all posts

Friday, June 9, 2017

Father's Day Gift Guide 2017

Happy Friday everyone! I hope you have had a wonderful week so far and are looking forward to some fun happenings this weekend! Tomorrow I am going to do yoga with goats then we will be going to see my niece perform at her dance recital! It will be a fun day for us for sure.

I am having a hard time believing that Father's Day is already a week from this coming Sunday! Where has this year gone? I wanted to share with you all a few fun ideas for gifts you could give to dad to show him you are thinking of him.


Father's Day Gift Guide



Does your dad love all things hunting, fishing, or nature in general? Then this book is a great little gift to give him.  It has several step-by-step guides on different wilderness survival skills any person would find useful while out in the wild.  

Perfect for the dad that likes beer or ale and wants to make some of their own.  This little kit comes with everything needed to brew your own beer and is a great way for dad to try something new. 

Is your dad a big golfer? Then why not get him something that he will get a lot of use out of that also looks really professional.  For the golfing enthusiast or anyone who knows the difference between a birdie and a bogey. This sleek black or brown leather case features a clip to securely hold your tally cards, as well as a silver, gold or blind foil debossed monogram so everyone knows exactly who that fairway phenom is.

  • Plan a fun activity with Dad

Not sure what do get your dad? Then why not plan something fun to do with him? One of the best gifts to give someone you love is your time.  Some fun ideas to do with Dad could include: Putt Putt Golfing, Cooking Classes, Beer Tasting/Wine Tasting or a painting class.  There are always fun ideas of things you can do with dad.  


This gift may seem a bit silly, but there is nothing more satisfying than a deeply cleaned car and you can give your dad the gift of a clean car and save him the trouble of having to clean his car himself. The best part is Groupon has a ton of Groupons available for this exact type of service.  


Those are some fun ideas of things you can get for Dad this Father's Day! Hopefully some of these ideas inspired you to get something fun for dad.


Question of the Day: What are you doing to celebrate dad this year? 


I'd love to hear from you!


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Monday, May 15, 2017

Mother's Day Weekend 2017

Happy Hump Day everyone! I hope the first half of your week has been excellent and you are looking forward to some fun plans the rest of the week! 

I wanted to do a quick update to share a little bit about our Mother's Day festivities and our weekend! My birthday fell on Friday last week, so I took the day off and spend the afternoon/evening hiking and spending time with friends play video games and card games.  On Saturday we spent the evening celebrating my birthday with my family.


On Sunday, we managed to sleep in before needing to get ready to take our mom's out for Mother's Day.  A few years back we started a tradition of taking the moms {and dads} out to brunch at a local Golf Course.  This year we went to Shepherd's Hollow by our home and I think out of the three we've been to, it was my second favorite.  The food was delicious and we enjoyed a nice lunch talking and sharing stories with each other.


After brunch, Justin and his dad spend some time hitting a few golf balls at the driving range while his mom and I watched.  Sunday was such a lovely day! Michigan has been all over the the place lately with crazy weather so we were all excited to have some sun and a light breeze to enjoy. 



After watching the guys hit the golf balls, we made our way home to spend a lazy afternoon enjoying the sun.  For me this included setting up my new hammock my parents got me and sitting outside while reading The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd.  I sat in the hammock and read until the sun started going down and it got too cold for me to be out there. 

Overall the weekend was so much fun! Busy, but very fun. 

Question of the Day: What did you do to celebrate mom this year?

I'd love to hear from you!


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Friday, March 17, 2017

Happy St. Patrick's Day + a Giveaway!


Happy Friday Friends! I hope this post finds you well and excited for St. Patrick's Day today! The past week has been a bit chaotic between 4" of snow on Monday and a crazy work schedule, but I get to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by going to see Beauty and the Beast with my girlfriend and i am super excited.  Tomorrow we will be cooking an Irish meal in honor of the holiday (I'm thinking Shepherd's Pie, but we might do corned beef and cabbage) and probably having a green drink of some sort.

In honor of one of my favorite holidays, I am giving away a $20 Amazon gift card to one lucky winner! To enter, follow the steps in the widget below! The winner will be announced on Friday March 24th, right here on the blog!


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Question of the Day: What is your favorite Broadway show?


I'd love to hear from you!


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Monday, January 2, 2017

January: Month @ a Glance


Happy New Year Friends! 

I hope your new year has gotten off to an exciting start (or a relaxing start) and you are looking forward to one more day of vacation before getting back to the normal routine of things.  Yesterday we spent the day playing a "new" board game that Justin's mom got me with Nick and Kevin: 221 B. Baker Street.  The game originally came out in 1977, but we had a blast playing five rounds and solving all of the clues for the game.  It's for 14+, but we found that we wnated

January is going to be a fun and exciting month for us! I am hoping to start the year off with some home organization and de-cluttering over the next 30 days.  If I get the chance, I will be sure to share my organizing tips with you all.

On the agenda this month:

  1. Meeting with our financial adviser
  2. Justin's 30th Birthday! 
  3. Sur la Table cooking class with mom 
  4. Blogger Post-Holiday Event 
  5. Lazy Sunday with the Girls
  6. Dermatologist Appointment
  7. Blogger event with EatPakd
  8. Drag Queen Bingo for Christina's birthday
  9. Nestie Post Holiday Event

Goals for January 2017!

Just like last year, I will have goals for every month.  However, this year I actually am going to stick to them {I swear, I swear}.  


1. Read Two Books! So last year, my goal was to read 12 books and I managed to hit that goal! For 2017, I would like to read 24 books.  The plan is to read my Owl Crate book for the month and then another book off my to be read book list.  If you want to join me in my quest to read 24 books this year, follow me on Goodreads.  And if you'd like to join the OwlCrate Book Group on Goodreads, check it out here! This month I will be finishing The Magnolia Story by Chip and Joanna Gaines and I will be reading Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulthurst

2. Go through my clothes/shoes and donate.  One of the goals I have for 2017 is to go through all of the stuff we have and get rid of anything that we do not need/want anymore.  I have been noticing that we've been holding on to a lot of things that we just do not need anymore.  In January I would like to go start by going through all of my clothes/shoes and start purging.


Well that is all for the month of January! 

Question of the Day: What fun things do you have planned for this January?


I'd love to hear from you!



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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Christmas 2016 Roundup

Happy Tuesday Friends and hello from a balmy 40 degrees! 

How in the world did we get to December 13th already?! It is so hard to believe that we are in December and only have 2(ish) weeks until Christmas.  Did you get your Christmas shopping done already? I am over halfway there and have already started wrapping a few of them.  

For today I wanted to share a roundup of some fun Christmas craft ideas you can do for your home.  To get more inspiration above and beyond this post, check out my Holidays: Christmas board on Pinterest.



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1. Giant Paper Plate Lollipos from SmartSchoolHouse




2. DIY Branch Shelf from The Home Depot




3. DIY Gold Leaf Ornaments  from The Sweetest Occasion



4. Let It Snow Scrabble Ornament from Crafts by Amanda 






5. Plastic Spoon Christmas Tree from Handimania



6. Santa Tulle Wreath from Baby Rabies



7. Fish Bowl Snowman from Good HouseKeeping



8. Salt Dough Christmas Garland by Twelve on Main




9. DIY Cone Christmas Tree from Sincerely Jean




10. DIY Light Up Letters by Bethany Mota



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Aren't these tutorials super cute? I am looking forward to giving some of them a try to use for Christmas! And boy am I ever looking forward to Christmas Cookies and Hot Chocolate!

If you want to see other fun ideas for Christmas Decorations, check out my Holidays: Christmas Board on Pinterest for more inspiration!






Question of the Day: What is your favorite Christmas Decoration?

I'd love to hear from you!

Thursday, November 24, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! In the chaos of getting ready for the holiday, I hope you find joy and love surround you today and every day.
I am thankful for your continued support over the past few years and feel blessed to have you all be a part of my journey in this crazy thing called life.
Well, need to finish my pumpkin pie for Justin's dad! Happy Thanksgiving!
Question of the Day: What are you thankful for today?

I'd love to hear from you!

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Thanksgiving 2016 Roundup

Happy Thursday Friends and hello from Denver! I am currently hanging out in the Denver airport for a few hours until my next flight to California.  This is my first trip out to Cali so I am pretty excited!

How in the world did we get to November 10th already?! It is so hard to believe that we are only a little over a week to Thanksgiving! The weekend before Thanksgiving we will be celebrating Friendsgiving with our friends.  I am super excited to have another fun year celebrating with friends.  

For today I wanted to share a roundup of some fun Thanksgiving craft ideas you can do for your home.  To get more inspiration above and beyond this post, check out my Holidays: Thanksgiving board on Pinterest.  




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1. Be Thankful Wood Sign  from iheartnaptime



2. Be Thankful Wreath  from Better Homes and Garden



3. 5 Minute Fall Garland  from Making Home Base 



4. Turkey Tulle Wreath  from Baby Rabies






5. Wooden Door Tags from That's My Letter



6. Give Thanks Mason Jars  from Little Miss Momma



7. Fall Wreath  from Hobby World 



8. Give Thanks Wreath  from Paper Source



9. Pumpin Yarn Garland from Coco29



10. Give Thanks Mantel from A Diamond in the Stuff



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Aren't these tutorials super cute? I am looking forward to giving some of them a try to use for the Fall! And boy am I ever looking forward to cooler weather and scarves!

If you want to see other fun ideas for Thanksgiving Decorations, check out my Pinterest board for more inspiration!



Want even more inspiration? Check out these fun ideas from some of my fellow bloggers!



Question of the Day: What is your favorite food at Thanksgiving? 

I'd love to hear from you!

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Halloween 2016 Craft Roundup

Happy Wednesday Friends! The week is half over! I hope your week has been going well and you have smooth sailing from now until the weekend.

Can you believe we are already in October and Halloween is only 27 days away? Do you know what you will be dressing up as for Halloween? I am struggling to come up with something and would love some great inspiration from you all.  For today's post, I am going to share some awesome Halloween crafts I came across on Pinterest.  All of these crafts {and more} can be found on my Holidays: Halloween Board on Pinterest if you are interested in getting some more.

I am super excited because we will have Trick-O-Treater's for the first time ever so you know I will be buying some way too much candy for the kids in our neighborhood.  So I needed a few things to decorate my house and loved all of these fun options!



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1. Cardboard Tombstones from eHow



2. Googly Eyes Wreath from DIY Network



3. Halloween Window Display from Jenns Random Scraps 



4. Halloween Yarn Garland from Growing Up Gabel 




5. Trash Bag Spider Webs from Fast Forward Fun






7. DIY Floating Candles from HP Wish List



8. DIY Skull Candle Holder from Endlessly Inspired



9. Mummy Door Decor from Honey and Fitz



10. Spooky Welcome Mat from Creative Live


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Aren't these tutorials super cute? I am looking forward to giving some of them a try to use for the Fall! And boy am I ever looking forward to cooler weather and scarves!

If you want to see other fun ideas for Halloween Decorations, check out my Pinterest board for more inspiration!





Want even more inspiration? Check out these fun ideas from some of my fellow bloggers!



Question of the Day: What is your favorite Halloween Candy? 

I'd love to hear from you!