Summer

new pool
Family, Summer

OUR NEW SWIMMING POOL ~ Finally!!

We moved into our new home about a year and a half ago. Our lot is double the size of our last house and we love the space. Plenty of room for a swimming pool!! After talking the LOML into putting the money into a pool by stating all the positives of having one ~ […]

front porch
Home Decor, Summer

THE FRONT PORCH ~ My very first front porch!

*The post includes affiliate links* We are loving our new house!! We’ve been in our new house for about 4 months and we have been busy ~ ordering from Amazon, meeting our new neighbors, continually unpacking the endless number of boxes, and still living our lives ~ birthday celebrations, date nights, breakfast dates with friends, […]

Appetizers, Family, Home Decor, Keto, Main Dishes, Summer

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!~ Our menu and decor

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!! We are having a little family picnic today and I wanted to share our menu with you. First up…… Baked Barbecue Baby Back Ribs Ingredients 1/2 cup ancho chile powder 1/4 cup white sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup salt 2 Tablespoons freshly ground black pepper 1 Tablespoon ground cumin […]

Family, Summer, Travel

A TRIP TO THE BEACH ~ Corolla, North Carolina

Last week, we celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary with a vow renewal at a beach house we rented in Corolla, North Carolina, about 4.5 hours drive for us. Although the weather was predicted to be pretty wet, we headed to the shore anyways. Here was our view as we drove east. The downpour is to […]

Family, Summer, Travel

OUR WEDDING VOW RENEWAL ~ and 30 years of wedded bliss

Just recently I wrote a post about being married for thirty years and some advice about what I think has helped us survive thirty years. I also shared a project that I did specifically for our trip to the beach where we renewed our wedding vows. We just came back from a trip to the NC beach […]

Inspiration Pinspiration, Summer

INSPIRATION PINSPIRATION #28 ~ beautiful beach houses

My family and I spent the week on Corolla Beach, NC enjoying family time, pool time, game time, beach time, eating out time, relaxing time, reading time, and a whole lot of fun time! Since I’m spending the week in a beach house I thought I’d use this INSPIRATION PINSPIRATION to share some beach house inspiration. Enjoy!! And you’re […]