Last night, as I was skyping with the lovely Amanda, I mentioned the glorious box of deliciousness sitting on my table, filled with Fasnachts. And she had no clue what the hell they were. Apparently, I tend to forget that not everyone lives in the middle of Amish/Dutch country. These are fasnachts: Fasnachts are an [...]
Movie Love
If by chance you had forgotten that Valentine’s Day is this week, turning on practically any tv channel yesterday would have clued you in. Did anyone else notice the mega-marathon of cheesy romantic comedies that almost all the big stations had playing? Anyone else get sucked in and watch movie after movie after movie? I [...]
Ugly Sweater War
A few weeks ago I was challenged to a make-your-own ugly holiday sweater competition, with Jen (Live With Levi) and Summer (Banana Hammocks & Tutus). I have to admit that at first, I thought we were just looking for ugly sweaters and seeing who could find the worst one. But making an ugly sweater? SO [...]
New Table Decor (Part 2)
This weekend, I finally got a chance to set up all of our new holiday table decor from Kmart, so I thought I’d take some photos to show how it all came together. My little sister had spent the night so I put her to work getting the centerpieces together. The centerpieces came as a [...]
Holiday Table Decor Shopping with Kmart and #CBias
I know it’s only been a few days since I posted about Thanksgiving weekend in the Crippled Girl house, but like I said, we’ve already started counting down the days (23!) until our family is all together again under one roof for the holidays. Since Ben’s side of the family will be cramming into our [...]
One holiday down, one to go . . . (a weekend recap)
My mother-in-law and sister are safely back in North Carolina, Ben’s back to work, and life has generally returned to normal. Hanging out with the pups in such a quiet house feels so strange after a weekend of loud football games, drinking and laughing, and general celebrations. There weren’t many tears saying goodbye this time [...]
The Halloween Recap Post that Wasn't.
According to my editorial calendar, today I should be posting photos from our Halloween party. Ben’s band was supposed to be playing Saturday night, which is also Ben’s birthday. And then this happened: To most of us in the northeast, this is old news. But, since the snow was coming down so fast that the [...]
Spooky Party Treat Ideas with Kmart Halloween
In my family, Halloween is a pretty big deal. There are 3 birthdays in our immediate family at the end of October, so we’re always celebrating. And if you ask Ben, he’d tell you that he’d rather decorate the house for Halloween than winter holidays. Last week we took a trip to Kmart to check [...]
Happy Labor Day Photos!
It’s a lazy day in this house - partially because we’re still recuperating from our Labor Day party on Saturday. Since the old cliche goes that a picture’s worth a thousand words, I’ll just let them do the talking! Happy Labor Day!
Planning: Labor Day Party
Thanks to the news that Ben’s family reunion was canceled this year (he is not a happy camper about it), I convinced him to let me have a Labor Day party! I have to say “convince” because Ben knows all too well that when it comes to parties, I tend to go above-and-beyond what he [...]
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