What a week.  After a long winter of staying indoors every single day, I forgot how busy summer can  be with all of the awesome outdoor activities available. On Wednesday, the three of us headed out to the food trucks at Creve Coeur Lake.  It was a great day to spend with my family. Disclaimer:  Despite her grumpy appearance in most pictures, Katherine...

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It's starting to look very patriotic around our house these days.  It's kind of the official start of summer around here. And because I'm obsessed with seasonal paper garlands, this year I added a red, white, and blue glitter paper garlands.  (You can get yours here!) I made this wreath for our front door last year (read about how I made it here).  It...

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Not long after moving to St. Louis, I started taking ballet class on a whim.  I've pretty much been going to the same studio ever since (minus a few months when I had Katherine). Every year we do two shows at Jefferson Barracks, one in June and one in December.  Originally, I just started taking ballet to have something to do/workout/meet people, and...

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It's no secret that I love books.  So you can imagine my excitement when I recently stumbled upon an company called Out of Print, a website selling clothing and accessories featuring classic or out of print book covers.  Aside from their awesome selection of merchandise, they also partner with Books for Africa, donating a book to a community in need for every product...

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After days and days of rain and storms, we were finally able to take advantage of some beautiful weather this weekend. On Friday, we headed out to Tower Grove Park for Food Truck Friday.  If you live in St. Louis or plan to visit, this is something you must see.  Lots and lots of food trucks, with lots of different kinds of food,...

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It's been a little crazy around here lately.  I literally don't even know where the past week went.  Story of my life I guess. After months and months of deliberation, I finally decided to add goldfish to the fish pond in our yard.  Our pond has been vacant for two and a half years, and I was ready to "add to the family."...

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