Toward the end of my pregnancy, I thought it would be a great idea to have the moments of Owen meeting Emmett photographed. I mean, you meet your little brother only once. The original plan was for Owen to come to the hospital with his grandparents and meet Emmett. But when Brad and I got to the hospital, we saw… View Post
Brad, Owen, and I are excited to announce the arrival of Emmett. 2.21.18 7:52 AM 8 pounds, 12 ounces 21.5 inches You may notice his birthdate is two twenty one, which is a crazy coincidence I didn’t even realize until after he was born and Brad pointed it out to our family members when they came to the hospital to… View Post
I was asked by my sweet friend Tammy to team up with 25+ other bloggers and share rooms we love throughout the week. I chose our dining area for a couple reason. The biggest being that it’s the most finished room in our house right now. The other reason being that I love the view out the windows and how… View Post
Since we’re hopefully, wrapping up a lot of the work on the house next week, I’m trying to work on some window treatments around the house before this baby boy makes his appearance. One of the reasons I waited this long was because a lot of the windowsills need to be sanded, and I didn’t want to risk new window… View Post
Last Sunday, I shared a pic on Instagram Stories of a chocolate salted caramel toffee cake I made. I ended up getting a bunch of messages asking for the recipe. And because I can’t leave anyone hanging, I’m sharing the recipe, which is super easy. Warning: this cake is rather rich. But who wants a wimpy cake anyway? One of… View Post
It’s finally February! I know everyone is talking about how January felt like it was 74 days, but seriously, there’s some truth to that. And praise be, I’m exactly 4 weeks from my due date. I also don’t want to jinx myself but I’ve been mostly sciatica-symptom free for almost a week– it seems the little booger has shifted off… View Post
I figured since it’s almost February, I should probably take down our Christmas decorations and start moving toward spring because I most likely won’t want to do a ton of stuff once this baby makes his appearance within the next 5 weeks. For Christmas, I hid the hot mess that is my office with Christmasy wrapping paper on the French… View Post
One thing on our to-do list before baby #2 makes his appearance was to get a sectional for the basement. In case you missed the home tour, we have a partially finished basement. The finished part of the basement is around 600 square feet. Our intended use for the space is a place for TV and movie watching, video game… View Post
I figured with the beginning of a new year would be a fun time to do a little Q&A session. These questions were asked by people on Instagram and Facebook. What’s your skincare routine? Because I have eyelash extensions, which I love, I try not to get my face wet that much. I obviously have to get it wet in… View Post
Like most of the rooms in the new house, the play room is a work in progress. Mostly because there’s still work that needs to be done by our builder in this area of the house. Shocking, I know. But I have managed to get some storage in the area, starting with these organized playroom shelves that run along one… View Post
Well hello there. After taking a couple weeks off for the holidays, I’m attempting to get back into the swing of things. My Christmas decorations are still up because I’ve been sidelined with pregnancy-induced sciatica (top 3 pain I’ve experienced in my life). But I’m slowly but surely working on getting them down, organized, and stored away. During my hiatus,… View Post
It’s been fun to decorate the new house for Christmas, although I didn’t go all out because of the current shower escapade. One of the things I’m especially loving is the living room and fireplace. It looks magical at night with the fire going and all the glowing lights. This year, I’m teaming up with 25+ talented bloggers for the… View Post
The other day, Owen and 10 of some of his best buds and their mommas gathered at our house for a gingerbread house decorating party. Think Christmas party for adults but instead of booze, you put oodles of candy and sugary cereal at their fingertips. And after they’re all juiced up on simple carbohydrates, their moms drive them home, and… View Post
The alternate title for this post is How to Hide Your Messy Home Office in Less Than 10 Minutes. But I thought Decorating French Doors for Christmas sounded more like I have my stuff together. The original floor plan for our house includes a formal dining room right off the main entryway. But since I think formal dining rooms are dying,… View Post
This post is sponsored by Pier 1. As always, opinions are 100% my own. I know there are different types of people out there. There’s those who buy a gift 10 minutes before their scheduled arrival time at a holiday function. Those who meticulously wrap each and every gift, paying close attention to the details. And those who fall somewhere… View Post
For our first tree in the house, I decided to go with a red and white flocked Christmas tree. I’ve wanted a flocked Christmas tree for years because I think they’re so beautiful, but I’m pretty sure Brad would’ve killed me if I brought another 7.5 foot Christmas tree into our old house (I have a 7.5′ pre-lit white tree… View Post
This post is sponsored by P&G. As always, opinions are 100% my own. Our dining table is all set for Christmas! This year I decided to go with a simpler, white and silver Christmas tablescape. I think we can all agree that the holidays can be quite crazy. I recently decided to try out Meijer’s Home Delivery service, shopped by… View Post
Hi there, Two Twenty One friends! My name is Jocie (pronounced jah-see), and I blog over at One Project Closer, a blog dedicated to DIY for the whole family. I’m super excited to be here to today to share with you this FREE hand lettered printable…after I share with you big news! Chelsea was sweet enough to invite me to share with… View Post
I was going to title this post “I Do What I Want– Christmas Edition” because today’s post involves a pink Christmas tree, but I decided to be more topical. So I went with Pink Modern Retro Christmas. I’ve had this pre-lit pink Christmas tree for years, but I only busted it out once before and never showed it on the… View Post
Yesterday I shared my favorite personal products, so today I thought I’d share my household favorites. These are great if you’re looking for practical things to add to your Christmas list. 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 1. Iron… View Post
