I’m so excited for the submarine birthday ball that’s coming up this spring! My friends and I have been talking about it so much, which has got me…

Thank you Amanda, The Lady Okie, for being so generous with your blog post ideas! I’m not one to get into Valentine’s Day, but this week got me feeling…

When I was looking for a first anniversary present for Nick, I wanted it to be paper, since that is what the traditional first anniversary present is. I…

Today alone, two different people told me that they had never heard my name before. A third person told me that they thought my name was pretty. People ask…

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Hawaii has turned me into a morning person. I used to hate getting up early, but now I jump at the chance to go see the sunrise and…

With the new year comes new budgets and new savings goals, so I thought this would be a good time for me to talk a little bit about…

Special thanks to Amanda (The Lady Okie) for the inspiration for this post, who got inspired by Erin. Married Life 2016: Married life was constantly changing. It was easy and…

When Audrey filled out this survey, which she got from Jamie, I knew I had to take a stab at it myself. I always see bloggers filling out these…

Every December, one of my friends from school makes a list of 10 things she did that year that she had never done before. I’ve known her for…