Sunday was our sixth wedding anniversary. We’ve done a lot since then — both of us have gone to Afghanistan (although Toby was there for almost a year, and I was just there two weeks), we’ve gotten master’s degrees (and Toby’s about to get his second), we’ve moved twice and are getting ready to move […]
It’s been pretty girly around here, with the pink cakes and dresses and jewelry. But I’m married to a rugby-playing Marine. So my life isn’t exactly glitter and rainbow sprinkles 24/7. Sometimes, it gets a little dirty. Or really, really muddy. Toby and some of his friends decided to do a Tough Mudder a few […]
When I was a baby, my mom would take me to the mall in my stroller every day. All of the salesgirls knew us. I’m sure that contributed to my love of shopping, but it was probably more the fact that everything my mom wears (and buys for me) is fabulous. That and all the […]
As you can see, I have a lot of cookbooks. This isn’t even half of them. But I wanted to share a few of my favorites. The Gourmet Cookbook: Toby’s grandmother got me this cookbook several years ago, and I love it. Everything I’ve ever made from this cookbook (and from Gourmet magazine) is delicious, […]
Have you heard of Jessie the CakeSpy? She has what is likely the world’s most adorable blog (she does all the awesome illustrations herself) and she posts all sorts of sweet (sometimes tooth-achingly so) recipes and links. She also loves rainbows and unicorns, but who doesn’t? Anyway, Jessie’s new book, The Secret Lives of Baked […]
I love sparkle, and I’m obsessed with fun bracelets and statement necklaces. But I don’t like having to pay a ton for jewelry that I’m unlikely to wear all the time. So when I went to my first Stella & Dot party, I was pleasantly surprised at the prices — not as cheap as, say, […]
I have some exciting news! I’m moving to a new blog: Marshmallows and Margaritas. I’m keeping this blog up, so you will still be able to access all my previous recipes. But I’ll be posting new recipes and photos, along with some other fashion and fitness stuff, on marshmallowsandmargaritas.com. Please do click over and let […]
One day in 8th grade, I saw the new girl (I recognized her from cheerleading tryouts) walking down the street, so I opened my window and yelled hello to her. Within a few weeks, Leigh Anne and I were basically inseparable. And, of course, in the few hours a day we weren’t together, we wrote […]
Like most men (and certainly most Marines), Toby loves beer. So when my friend Todd asked if we’d like to take his tickets to a beer pairing event in Georgetown, we were all about it. We were even more excited about the fact that it was at Farmers Fishers Bakers — which we liked as […]
My grandfather recently turned 90, and my family decided to go celebrate with him in Charleston, S.C. And, since it happened to be the same weekend as the Cooper River Bridge Run (a 10K that includes a two-mile bridge connecting Charleston to Mount Pleasant), we decided to run it. My brother, Scott, was in […]