I love to get up early. Before the noise of the day begins – when the sun is just starting to peek through the trees, when the house is quiet and still. The smell of coffee wafts through the house as the pot kicks off from when I set it the night before. It’s my…
I love fall. I do. I love everything about it. Crisp, cooler weather. Leaves in vibrant oranges and yellows. Football. Soups and chilis with warm, cozy flavors. Sweaters and hoodies. And pumpkins. All the pumpkins. The first fall after we got married, when I pulled out the boxes of fall decorations, my husband’s response was,…
September is only a few weeks away, which has me dreaming of pumpkins and sweaters and cool mornings. Reality: it is currently 1,000 degrees in Atlanta with no end in sight. (Seriously?!?) The last thing I want to do is make a ton of meals this week that will heat up my kitchen for hours…
I am a meal planner (if you know me or have read any of my previous posts, you know this about me). I have always loved meal planning, even when my mouth was the only one to feed. Meal planning combines my love of food, creativity and organization into one uber-satisfying way (for me) to…
Today is one of those gray, rainy days that makes you want to stay at home, sit on your couch and read a good book. (With a side of hot tea and a slice of lemon blueberry loaf cake, ideally. Hypothetically.) But, how many of us really have a lifestyle where we can actually do…
Spring is one of my favorite times of year in the South. We have a few weeks of blissfully warm temperatures, dry air and sunshine before the humidity and heat settles in. This is when Mother Nature really shows off with blooming dogwoods, azaleas, camelias and green leaves overnight. It’s also my favorite time of…
This weekend was a BIG game for my Georgia Bulldogs…we played #1 ranked Tennessee at home with high stakes for the College Football Playoff rankings to come. (Spoiler alert: Dawgs WIN!) We had 16 people over (all Dawgs fans of course) to watch the game and enjoy a Saturday evening of football, food and a…
Today is my birthday. I am 45 years old – that feels so strange to type. 45. I remember hearing my grandmother talk about how fast time flies, and then hearing my parents echo the sentiment. Now, I’m beginning to understand… I had a “me day” planned. I was going to get up and have…