happy birthday holly!
Today is my friend Holly’s 25th birthday! Happy birthday, Holly! <3 We met our freshman year of college at USC where we lived in the same dorm and quickly bonded over our shared love of Sarah Dessen...
View Articlesaturday upsides: a cozy night in
Monday is the beginning of a new semester at Purdue, and I’m gearing up to teach my two courses: First-Year Composition and Business Writing. Being back in Indiana means returning to below-freezing...
View Articlepeanut butter cup brownies
Thanks to everyone who joined in Monday for this week’s #yearofkindness challenge {delivering valentines to a nursing home} and those who were with us last week for my fave romantic movies and easy,...
View Articleapril foodie pen pals reveal
This was my second month participating in Foodie Pen Pals through The Lean Green Bean, one of my favorite blogs! Here’s how it works: you visit The Lean Green Bean and enter your contact info to sign...
View Articlemy favorite. dessert. ever!
Happy Friday, friends! Hope you have something fun planned for this weekend. I am getting ready to head to LA this afternoon for my cousin Amanda’s bachelorette party! I am so excited! It will actually...
View Articlemy 3 fave ways to use chia seeds
In the past year, thanks to some of my favorite bloggers {I’m looking at you, Julie and Lindsay!} I’ve been introduced to a nutritional powerhouse: chia seeds! In just one tablespoon of chia seeds,...
View Articlehappy birthday holly!!
Today is my amazing friend Holly’s birthday! As per our tradition, I baked her something special even though we’re not together right now to celebrate. {Fortunately I am going to visit her in two...
View Articlefabulous friday #9
Happy Friday, friends! Here are 5 things I’m loving right now: 1. Caramel turtle brownies. I made these a couple nights ago, improvising a little on the recipe directions by placing a Rolo caramel...
View Articlenew haircut! & other random tidbits
Hello, friends! Just poppin’ in to say hello. How is your day going? It’s been a busy morning around here… my favorite kind of busy, productive weekday morning. I woke up early and, after a bowl of...
View Articlemy weekend in a nutshell
Hi, friends! Hope your Monday is off to a great start! It is a beautifully drizzly day here today — here in California, we are thankful for EVERY drop of rain we receive! — and my grandma is making...
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