To say "it's been a while" is an understatement. Fall has come and gone at The Palm House ... we already have Valentine's Day decorations out. A lot has changed since the last time I wrote a post (back in September 2020). Our baby is now a toddler, we're expecting our second kiddo this summer, [...]
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House Building: 65 Days Until Closing
It's crazy to see how quickly things are coming together! We had a chance to stop by the new house with Dan (our real estate agent with Group O'Dell) - we hadn't been able to really scope everything out since our trim walk back on July 3. Drywall, hardwood floors, cabinets, and finishes are in [...]
Lake Life: Fourth of July at Baring
With the Fourth of July being in the middle of the week this year, we took full advantage of a little extra time at the Baring lake. I've written about the lake in past posts, it's my favorite place to get away to relax and unplug. This time my brother and some of his friends [...]
Best Friends
Do you ever just have one of those moments when everything feels just perfectly right ... even for just a few minutes? This weekend I got to spend time with two of my dearest friends, Rachel and Jacey. We were celebrating Rachel being a soon-to-be mommy, and the three of us hadn't gotten together since [...]
Dig a Little Deeper
Things are moving along at the new house! Initially, construction was supposed to start two weeks ago, but due to an ice storm they weren't able to start digging until this past week. The dig itself went pretty fast, but we got some news that they were going to have to do piering. Our builder [...]
House + Love = Home
Eric and I are really excited to share that we are building a house! What started as just "exploring" neighborhoods turned into a pretty fast decision to pick a lot, builder and floor plan. We fell in love with a neighborhood adjacent to a new mixed-use development in a suburb of Kansas City. We already [...]
Stocking Stuffers Under $50
My absolute favorite time of year is Christmas. And, if you enjoy the holidays like I do, you find so much joy giving gifts to family and friends ... especially things they love but would never snag for themselves. This year, I'm a little late in the game finding gifts. So ... while doing a [...]
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