This Spring I came up with amazing plan: hire a sitter once a week for the entire summer break so my husband and I could have a date night. Summer is rough. I love having my kids home and not having a schedule, but I get no break at all…
One thing that can stress a mother to no end is family pictures. From picking out the outfits to the right photographer to making sure all the kids are actually smiling it’s enough to make you want to drink a bottle of wine when it is all over with. Summer…
As kids it feels like everything is a celebration. Ice cream for good grades, birthday parties, Christmas and more. As we grow up the celebrations become less and less–an engagement party for a wedding or a shower for having a baby but that is about it. Most of us moms…
We spent almost the entire weekend in New Orleans at French Quarter Festival and it really got me thinking about what you should wear when attending. This past weekend was incredible and the weather could not have been nicer but that it not always the case. Festival season really is…
In my years in the Junior League of Greater Covington I have had the pleasure of attending Celebration several times. This, however, was the first time that I had been asked to attend and write about it. Attending an event when you are going to write about it is so…
My husband and I had a very active life prior to having kids and we always said that when we started a family we would try to teach them to love and appreciate the things we love. A few of our loves are good food, outdoor music and New Orleans….
I will start this post by saying I am not Catholic. However, I grew up with a whole family of Catholics so I am very familiar with the season of Lent. Also, I am a spiritual person and I really like what Lent stands for. The sacrifice that people make…
With Mardi Gras being just a few days away we all need to be setting our sites on Spring. Easter is just a mere 46 days from today and even though it feels like feels like we skipped straight past winter we all need to get serious about what we…
Chances are that you have been to a Painting with a Twist event with your friends–I know I have a time or two. Back when my friend Natalie lived in Louisiana and I didn’t have any kids yet it was almost a monthly ritual for us. We usually focused more…
Over the Christmas holidays I saw several friends receive blanket scarfs as gifts. I also saw a lot of the same friends confused and not sure where to start with wearing them. I did a quick picture tutorial on how to tie and wear a blanket scarf. Follow along with…