Celebrating Dad & Weekend Things
My past week through some pictures. Yesterday was a very special day for my dad. I say this because yesterday you wouldn’t have found me… 1) poking him. 2) hitting him. 3) bothering him, or 4) arguing...
View ArticleTriple Chocolate Banana Cream Cake
Is it weird that I want these girls to be my best friends? I was totally just like them when I was younger, except I couldn’t sing, I wasn’t cute, and I didn’t know the computer could be used for...
View ArticleSweet Nothings
Sweet Nothings. And so continues the new Friday series on Oh Shine On, “Sweet Nothings”. Constant reminders, updates, photos, new loves, or whatever else that’s cool. Simple and sweet, right? A little...
View ArticleSpiced Spider-Web Double Chocolate Fudge Cake
Since when is it Halloween? I must have missed something because clearly it’s not October 31. Is it? My mind is playing tricks on me. The rest of the world is playing tricks on all of you, too. It...
View ArticleGobble This, Gobble That.
Thanksgiving came and went. That means a lot of quality time was spent with family, sitting on the couch, eating way to many appetizers, playing too many board games, drinking too many glasses of wine,...
View ArticleDecember is Here.
Christmas. This season is pretty incredible and is totally filled with snow-covered branches, the taste of hazelnut, shimmering silver, nutcrackers, and warm cups of cider. ‘Tis definitely the best...
View ArticleCandy Cane Peppermint Brownies
Some things just don’t go as planned. The one day you decide to leave your umbrella at home the weather gods give you thunder and torrential rain. The recipe you have been desperately wanting to try...
View ArticleChristmas Party Offerings
Sure, I like wine. And I’d totally be okay with you bringing a bottle to a Christmas party, even though it probably means that you were running really late and picked up the bottle on the way to the...
View ArticleWhat I Want For Christmas
To Whom it May Concern: I know it’s totally awkward because we haven’t actually met before. But it is what it is, and now we find ourselves in this unavoidable season of gift giving. You probably...
View Article2012
Two thousand twelve. I’m thankful for you. In fact, you have been one of my best years yet. I was surrounded by my closest friends and family. I was blessed in health. I traveled to Malawi, Africa. I...
View ArticleOrange Coconut Sugar Cookies
So get this. Around this time each year, it’s important to be thankful for what you already have. Like fingers. And toes. And your taste buds. You should really take care of those. That’s when I...
View Articlehave a holly jolly christmas
Christmastime. It’s almost here. And I haven’t even gotten all of my holiday gifts yet. Ooof. Speaking of leaving everything to the last minute, I’ve compiled a bunch of holiday recipes for all...
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