Stress

Charleston, July 2015 sometimes, you just need a break. in a beautiful place. alone. to figure everything out. After making a tough decision over the weekend, now all I want to do is cuddle with my husband (the more hugs, the better!), ignore life,...

Boston Eats – Raspberry/Lime Rickey

Photo credit: Amir Nejad via VisualHunt.com / CC BY-NC-ND Over the weekend, Justin and I had the opportunity to explore the delicious food of Boston. Let me first give you a frame of reference: Atlanta is currently known for their "foodie culture". Restaurants...

Stephanie's Clifford's Everybody Rise

In my quest to read two books a month for 2015, I agreed to read and "chatterbox" about Stephanie Clifford's book Everybody Rise. Knowing that it wasn't necessarily going to be my kind of book, I went into 2015 knowing full well that not everything I read would...

Flight from ATL to LGA

ATL airport @ 6:30AM Last Thursday Justin and I woke up at an ungodly hour of the morning (2AM) to meet up with my in-laws and get to the airport 2 hours early for our 6AM flight to LGA. We were all excited about going through security because we had...

Make-Up & Skincare Monday

Over the past few weeks I've received a few new skincare products to review that I'm going to share with you now. First, let's talk about the Dickinson's Refreshingly Clean Cleansing Cloths. I love how large these cloths are. They almost remind me of baby...

Friday Fun

What dreams are made of… As much as I love you all (and I do! dearly!), Justin and I had to go visit with his family in New Jersey/NYC and Boston this weekend. Terrible life, right? Don't worry though! I will be back on Monday posting again! I hope you all...

The Story of Jeffrey MacDonald & A Review of Fatal Vision

In February 1970, Jeffrey MacDonald, a doctor and green beret, woke up in the early hours of the morning in his Fort Bragg apartment in North Carolina to the screams of his wife and children being murdered by hippies who were chanting "Kill the pig!" and "Acid...

Wordy Wednesday

Edisto Island, July 2015 I just love looking back and providing my mid month review. No idea how you all feel about it though. It's kind of fun seeing where I am at and where I've come from looking back month-by-month. Here's where I am and what I am up to...

15 Things to Do In Boston (and Massachusetts)

Serene nightscape of a beautiful city. On Thursday Justin and I are flying up to NYC followed by a train ride to Boston on Friday morning. While our weekend is looking stressful and busy, I thought I would research a few things to do in Boston (like I did...

The Financial Stability Test

Aww! Poor little piggy… A few weeks ago, I saw this quiz on a blog I follow and I thought it would be good for me to try it out. By sharing, hopefully, it will give you a bit of insight as to how I budget every month (since I blog about it), what I consider...

The Great Search For A Delicious Macaron

Yummy macarons! My first experience trying French macarons was when Justin and I bought some to bring home from Le Bon Marché right after we missed our plane. Tasting French macarons is kind of the thing you want to do when you are in France, but then you...

Teaser Thursday

This week has been crazy, so I, once again, am participating in Teaser Tuesday on Teaser Thursday. I was suppose to have the following book finished two weeks ago … and I still have over 100 pages left. *sigh* Review to come … one day! :) • Grab your current...

Wordless Wednesday - Floral Love

"It is at the edge of a petal that love waits."  -  William Carlos Williams.    * Participating half-heartedly in August Break. Want to join ...

20 Things I Want to Do in NYC (Summer Edition)

Simply majestic! Next week at this time, I'm going to be packing for a trek out to the big apple! I last went in 2013 with my in-laws to meet Justin's aunt and uncle for the very first time. The 12 hour drive we made over night was just long enough to settle...