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Christmas decorating has begun at my house and I’m up to my eyeballs in glitter and greenery! But, it’s the most wonderful time of the year isn’t it? I used to decorate after Thanksgiving, but I just can’t bare to decorate so much for such a little time. Therefore, I start a bit before Thanksgiving. In the midst of decorating, I ran a ton of
Costco shopping! It’s a love/hate relationship. You love the store, but can’t seem to walk out of there under at least $100-200! And you keep going back. I’ve been meaning to do this post for a while, but I always love seeing what people get at grocery stores, especially Costco. I want to know what people choose to get there vs. at a grocery store
I haven’t done a Friday Favorites this month so I have quite the list for you today! Ryan went back to work this week so we’re adjusting back into a routine. This is a little bit of a Favorites post mixed in with some Life Lately! I have to share with you two of my favorite breakfast places around here (McKinney) if you are local.
It’s almost school time which means we need easy recipes for weeknight meals. This is one my mom used to make us growing up. It’s easy. It’s fail proof. It’s convenient. And best of all, it’s delicious. I’m not a leftover girl, but this is one thing I can eat leftovers of. All you’ll need are these ingredients shown below (printable format of recipe at
I have a super EASY recipe for you today. It’s perfect for busy weeknights and requires little time. This is my mother in law’s goulash and it’s definitely one of my hubby’s favorites. Here’s what you’ll need: -About 1/2 Package of elbow noodles (enough to make about 3.5-4 cups of cooked noodles) -Ketchup (I don’t measure, but probably use about 1/2 cup. You want it to
Every once in a while I’ll track my groceries and share my meal plans for a month. I decided to do that this month as I really need some accountability and posting it here is helpful, and I hope it’s a little interesting for you guys too. Here was Week 1 groceries from Walmart. I also made a trip to Kroger for a few items
I mentioned this last week in my Friday Favorites post, but this little sweet snack is so delicious it was coined the term “Christmas Crack” because it is so addicting. A more appropriate name might be Cracker Toffee 🙂 This is a pretty popular recipe on Pinterest, but I couldn’t find one exactly like the one my friend Kristen gave me so I thought I’d
