While spreading cheer on my last workday before Christmas, I decided to share a few things that helped me get through this holiday season with most of my sanity. Kroger ClickList – Journey’s birthday was earlier in the month and in the middle of planning, pulling together a menu and all the other things I…
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An Epic Cake Smash
In less than a week, my precious little baby will turn 1! Like any Pinteresty mom, I’ve been patiently waiting to create an epic cake smash to commemorate the occasion. The outcome was a little less than epic, but the results were a truly adorable photo shoot. I started the cake smash idea with the…
October’s Very Own
Twelve days ago, I reached a pinnacle in my life that I had never given much thought to in the past… I turned 31. After 21 it seemed like the next big milestone was 30, but 30 came and went as I waddled my 7 months pregnant frame from place to place. Though 31 isn’t…
Going for Gold
In honor of this weekend’s Olympic track and field competition, I couldn’t help but think about my own track adventures over the years. It’s only fitting that I share my absolute favorite action shot from running the 100M hurdles for my high school track team. Though I’m not the hardcore sprinter I once was, I’ve…
#Phillips1stAnnualDayParty
Yesterday, my girlfriends and I gathered around to celebrate our friend Valisha and her husband Trel becoming homeowners! It’s been a while since we’ve gotten together and in honor of the #Phillips1stAnnualDayParty I decided to create some tasty snacks for the group. I debated what to create because knowing my friends, our quick gatherings turn…
Blue Apron Review
This week I had the pleasure of receiving a free trial from Blue Apron gifted by my friends Lilia and Steve! I was seriously way too excited to get my delivery on Sunday. If you aren’t familiar with Blue Apron, it’s like culinary genius meets Fedex. Blue Apron sends fresh, pre-measured ingredients along with recipes…
National Cheesecake Day!
With so many national food days, it’s hard to keep up and avoid gaining 30 pounds. I was so excited to see that National Cheesecake Day is coming up this Saturday because I love cheesecake! My favorite is turtle cheesecake, which I’ve loved ever since I had it at my friend Michelle’s birthday party decades…
On this crazy Journey
Journey will be 8 months soon and I have to admit, this has been one of the more tiring periods of time since she was born. She’s slowly taking the advice of her PawPaw and giving me a dose of my own behavior by talking all the time. Most of the time she’s either saying DaDa or…
MILF Approved Swimwear
I’m almost 8 months postpartum and though my body isn’t exactly where I want it to be, I’m not deterred from throwing on a swimsuit and taking a dip to cool off in this Texas heat. Maybe its the fact that I’ve been listening to Fergie’s MILF $ on repeat for about a month, but…
A Perfect Ten
As the oldest in a big family with six kids, there was never a dull moment growing up. During the summers, we always found ways to entertain ourselves and, sometimes, anger our parents. Since we’re older, it’s much harder to schedule outings with everyone, so I made my best effort to corral the gang in…
A Picture Book is Worth 10000 Words
While visiting my good friend/twin Lindsay, she showed me a photo book she created through Shutterfly using photos she had taken throughout the year chronicling important moments with her family. I loved the idea and decided to make photo books for Journey throughout her life (or as long as I can keep it up). Each quarter,…
DIY Tile Tray
It’s been a really draining week so while James and Journey are napping, I decided to do a quick DIY project. I love DIY projects. In my mind, I could be somewhere on HGTV, but I lack the focus to do long projects and they sometimes turn out as DIY disasters. When I want to relax,…
There's Joy In The Journey 