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Apr 20
April BoCandy Review
Recently, Chris and I started getting the monthly candy box – BoCandy. BoCandy is a monthly subscription of international and imported candy. You get a box, and then a few days later, you get an email about what’s in the box. When we started getting it, it came in an envelope, but they recently switched …
Dec 22
Easy Ornament Wreath
We didn’t do very much decorating for Christmas this year. We’re trying to pack up while waiting to get short sale approval on a house we fell in love with, so it didn’t make a whole lot o sense to decorate the whole apartment (which is in shambles) this year. I did see a couple of …
Dec 15
Snack Reviews: Kettle Brand Popcorn
You may remember last week when I reviewed Kettle Brand Real Sliced Potato chips. This week, I’m going to tell you about the Kettle Brand Popcorn that I received for free from Kettle Brand. The husband picked up White Cheddar popcorn for me this time. This is actually the second time I’ve tried Kettle Brand …
Dec 08
Snack Reviews: Kettle Brand Chips
I’m signed up for a few trial programs through various websites, and this time around I was given some Kettle Brand snacks to review! Specifically, popcorn and kettle chips. Today, I’m going to tell you about the chips, and next week, you’ll get the full story on the popcorn. I’m really excited about this because …
Dec 01
Rest in Peace Little Prince
On November 10th, 2014, our dog passed away in his sleep. I wrote this that day for him. You would have loved today. It’s beautiful out. Not too hot, not too cold. It’s not snowing or raining – you hated the rain. You hated being outside. We would have cuddled on the couch on your …
Nov 24
The Shedd Wedding: Details, Details
Welcome to part 4 of our 4 part series detailing the details of our wedding. What? So far we’ve talked about the dresses, the cake and favors, and the centerpieces and flowers. Today, we’ll talk about… everything else. First, I suppose it’s time that I go into detail about the curse that someone had placed …
Nov 17
The Shedd Wedding: The Cake and Favors
Welcome to part 3 in the series about my wedding! My absolute favorite things at the wedding were the cake and favors and apparently the alcohol. I’d essentially planned my entire wedding on Pinterest before booking any vendors, splitting my boards into every possible category before pinning anything. This actually made it WAY easier when I …
Nov 10
The Shedd Wedding: Flowers and Centerpieces
On to part 2 of the wedding series AKA a series of unfortunate events! This time, we’re going to cover how I did my flowers and centerpieces. A long time ago, I made the decision that I didn’t want to spend a million dollars on flowers, which naturally meant that I didn’t want a lot of …
Nov 03
The Shedd Wedding: The dress
As many of you already know, I got married! After months of planning and weeks of crafting and days of panicking, our wedding went off without a hitch, um, happened. This is part 1 in a four-part series about our wedding, and all the happy little details that helped the thing take place. I’m going to …
Jul 24
My $15 Wedding Invitations
As many of you know, I’m currently in the process of planning my wedding. Our invitations we out on Monday, but I felt the need to share, since I save a TON of money by designing and printing my own invitations. I found a kit at a discount store called Ollie’s, which, according to their …