After much thought and deliberation Alex and I have decided to move our family to Oslo, Norway! We are extremely excited for the opportunity to live abroad. I hope this blog post helps answer all your questions. I am also going to cover my new goals and vision for this blog while we are abroad. Continue reading
October 2012 BarkBox Review
Our second BarkBox has arrived! Wondering what BarkBox is? Check out my first barkbox post. Continue reading
Paper Hearts and Shadow Boxes
Alex and I attended a couple beautiful weddings this summer and I wanted to make a fun gift for the two couples. After a quick search for wedding gifts on Pinterest I came across different variations of using paper hearts arranged in a shadow box. I loved the look of these and decided to take the idea a step further and used the lyrics for their first dance song for the background. Continue reading
Kitchen Organization {Post 2}: Dog Treat Chalkboard Canisters
We have way too many dog treats for our dog. Yes, we do spoil her but she is so much happier when she has a large variety of flavors and types of treats. We recently started subscribing to BarkBox, so Zoey now gets new treats every month. We keep her treats on the counter and my husband (who hates any kind of clutter) pointed out with the expansion of dog treats was not looking very presentable.
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Our First BarkBox: September 2012 Review
I love to spoil our puppy Zoey and our new BarkBox subscription does just that. I came across this company a few months ago on DailyCandy Deals and knew I had to get one for our pup. Continue reading
DIY Patio Table with Built-in Beer/Wine Coolers
Really, what is better than a patio table with a built in cooler! Who really wants to get up to get another beer? Continue reading
How to Stain an Image onto a Pallet
I finally decided to do something with the huge double wide pallet that has been leaning against our house for about half a year now. There are so many different ideas of things to do with pallet wood. I really liked the idea of using the wood for wall art because it has tons of character. I have seen people paint and add stickers to create wall art. I decided to try something different and experiment with staining a image into the pallet. I am so happy this worked on the first try. Continue reading
Disney Alaska Cruise Day 7: Victoria, BC, Canada
Day 7: June 17, 2012 Continue reading
Disney Alaska Cruise Day 6: Ketchikan, Alaska
Day 6: June 16, 2012
Day six was a rainy one. Really we lucked out the whole trip not getting much rain with the skies being overcast for most of the time. Continue reading
Disney Alaska Cruise Day 5: Juneau, Alaska & Pirate Night
Day 5:June 15, 2012
Yet another early morning on day five, with a 6:15am port. We ended up leaving the boat around 8:30am after having breakfast at Beach Blanket. Continue reading