There’s a crispness in the air in KC, and I’m here for it. The first day temps dropped below 70 last week, I lit a pumpkin spiced candle and broke out all of the fall decorations. I don’t know if it’s because we’re home more due to COVID and needed something to “look forward to,” [...]
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A Lincoln Adventure: Week of “Firsts”
Well, in true fashion for our family, we dove into 2020 head first. This past week was full of all sorts of "firsts" for Lincoln. I'm so proud and excited for him, but a part of me is so torn. It feels like just yesterday I was was dropping him off at his first day [...]
2019 Christmas Decor at The Palm House
Christmas is my all-time favorite time of year. There's just something magical about the holidays that I love. Getting family and friends together, giving gifts, celebrating and reflecting on the past year, and winter snow. And now, Christmas is even more special for us with Lincoln. One of my favorite things to do during this [...]
Oh, Baby
Christmas came a bit early for us at the Palm house ... I found out on Dec. 15 that we are pregnant! It was like any other Saturday. I had just wrapped up a crazy busy week at work and started my weekend at the gym. It was one of the best workouts I had [...]
A Happy Hibernation
Well, it's been exactly three months to the day since my last blog post. I feel like I've been in a full-blown hibernation. Eric and I had the opportunity to host Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving and Christmas in our new home, and following the holidays we just needed some time to relax and re-group as we headed [...]
Decorating for Winter 2018
This past weekend marked 45 days until Christmas. Eeeek, so exciting! The winter holidays are my absolute favorite time of year, so I (not so) patiently wait until the weather turns cold and the days get shorter to break out the "Fairway Fur" and "Apple Spice" candles from Lake Candles, and "Holiday" from Pickwick & [...]
My Health & Wellness Journey
Eric and I were going about a normal weekend in May when he casually mentioned that he was going to try out a personal workout session. My brother's roommate, Trevor, who Eric had just met a few weeks earlier, is a personal trainer. He asked if I wanted to go with him, and I immediately [...]
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