
The perfect cup of coffee
About a month after the initial pandemic shutdown started back in March, I slowly came to terms with the fact … Continue Reading The perfect cup of coffee
About a month after the initial pandemic shutdown started back in March, I slowly came to terms with the fact … Continue Reading The perfect cup of coffee
There are a few other major changes that we made to the kitchen to tie it all together: new appliances, … Continue Reading New Kitchen: the final touches, a coffee bar, and before / after photos!
This year we finally decided to update our kitchen! Our house was built in the 1930s and the kitchen was … Continue Reading Farewell to our 90s Kitchen
Happy Memorial Day! We are still in social distancing mode while Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on 2020, but today … Continue Reading Floyd’s View Farm
I saw this idea in a mom group I’m in on Facebook (shoutout to my pretty good moms!) and I … Continue Reading Staying Sane while Social Distancing: Rainbow Scavenger Hunt
Our sweet Golden Louise arrived a little over a week ago today after 41 weeks of waiting, and we have … Continue Reading Golden Louise is finally here!
Well, we are officially one week from Goldie’s due date! As I type this she’s still nice and comfy on … Continue Reading Goldie’s DIY Nursery Closet Renovation
Ok I have to take a moment to share this incredible gift that Javier gave me for our 10-year anniversary. … Continue Reading A Special 10-year Anniversary Gift
I’ve had wallpaper on my mind for over a year now thanks to blogs like A Beautiful Mess and Young … Continue Reading Wall Paper Mural – Before and After
Lest you think Javi has spent even one day this entire year without SOME kind of project in our house, … Continue Reading (Some) Home Improvement 2019
Javier’s mom and sister are in town from Chile for three whole weeks! We’ve been packing in all kinds of … Continue Reading Bernheim Forest in the Fall
A few months back, a friend brought me a gift after he visited our local lumber yard. He found a … Continue Reading Side Table made of Osage Orange
We are currently spending the weekend in Nashville while I do my annual fall family photo sessions in town, and … Continue Reading Visiting Grandparents
Three months since our last post and here we are, almost five months pregnant with our second girl!!! I thought … Continue Reading Baby Girl #2: Goldie Louise Rodriguez
It’s a long weekend for Javi and it’s been a good while since we’ve been on an adventure outside of … Continue Reading Visiting the Bernheim Forest Giants
I finally found a tiny block of time in my day for a little blogging, so I asked Javier what … Continue Reading A Short History of Nearly Everything (since September)
When we moved into our house last year we tore out carpet, painted, redid the stairs, replaced 18 windows, and … Continue Reading We swapped our carpet for vinyl planks and EVERYTHING IS WONDERFUL.
Last year I was 36 weeks pregnant with Penny when we went to the KY State Fair…5 weeks away from … Continue Reading End of Summer Adventures
We are currently in the middle of our vacation week and Penny has gone through a number of firsts over … Continue Reading Penny Firsts and More Vacation
We made it! We did a cross-country flight with P and I didn’t freak out from turbulence (because there wasn’t … Continue Reading Seal Beach Vacation 2018