“One minute to midnight One minute to go One minute to say good-bye Before we say hello” ~ Bing Crosby Anyone else love this Bing Crosby song? (It’s famous from the movie Holiday Inn, which if you like White Christmas at all, my guess is you would love Holiday Inn.) I just love the lyrics […]
Author: Katie
#NYE Cheers to 2016
Happy New Year! Cheers to 2016! I hope that you have all been enjoying a wonderful week of holiday celebrations. This is my favorite time of year. The chance to be together with family and friends, the twinkly lights, the decorations, the toasts and traditions, celebrating all of the blessings that we share – it […]
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! I hope that you are all somewhere warm and cozy, surrounded by family, friends, and loved ones, celebrating the joy of Christmas. Every year the Mr. and I rotate spending the big holidays with either family, and this year we are with the hubby’s family for Christmas. Although both of our family traditions […]
Lately
butter late than never…our amazing and most favorite burgers from Solly’s followed by our favorite turtle sundae, the perfect compliment to a butter burger sunset views from Mister A’s for a holiday cocktail live from Santa’s workshop – putting together flower arrangements and whipping up an almond cake for a Christmas party that […]
Chicago, Take Two
After a good night’s rest in our toasty room, we woke up far less jet-lagged, and very ready to take on the day. Our first stop was the Field Museum. We had been invited to attend the preview event for the opening of their new exhibit, the Greeks. The event was wonderful. A few key […]
The Windy City
Just before Thanksgiving, the Mr. and I had the opportunity to pop down to Chicago for a couple of nights and get a taste for the Windy City. We had so much fun staying bundled up and exploring the city. We even got a few snow flurries while in town, which for us San Diegans […]
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope that you are all enjoying a beautiful day surrounded by friends, family, and of course lots and lots of great food. Today is such a great reminder for me to reflect on everything that I am thankful for in my life – and there is so much that I am thankful […]
What I’m Reading
To be honest, I was never much of an enthusiastic reader during high school or college. I really just did my best to get by with what was required. After finishing all of my schooling, I think I thought to myself “yay! I never have to read again!!” That was the time in my life […]
Lately
I hope that you all had a great Halloween weekend! Can you believe that it is already November?!? (This year is seriously flying by.) This past week has been so much fun with Halloween and lots of baking and new recipes that I have been cooking up. Our friends made us an amazing rib dinner […]