Author: mandy

About Us, For Your Life

Happy Mother’s Day

7 months ago when David and I walked into the hospital to induce labor, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what life would be like when we walked back out of that hospital. I had EVERYTHING prepared – the nursery was perfect, the carseat was safely installed […]

Decor, For Your Home

Easy and Affordable Winter Tablescape

Calling all girls who are immediately inspired when they walk into the dollar spot at Target! Who’s with me?! Last Sunday, I was perusing Target (because isn’t that the perfect idea of a Sunday afternoon?)  And naturally, I had to take a stroll through the dollar spot. Long story short, […]

For Events, For Your Life

4th of July

It has become a tradition for us to celebrate Independence Day with a group of our dear friends at the Country Club of the South. We are close friends with the Executive Chef and he has invited us to join him and his wife, Michelle, in their festivities for the […]

For Events, For Your Home

Outdoor Entertaining

Our most favorite thing to do, especially in the summer time, is host family and friends! There are two things you have to achieve when having company over: make them comfortable and feed them! We’ve rounded up some photos of our patios and examples of the way that we host […]

For Your Life

Take it to the Lake

It’s lake season, FINALLY! I couldn’t be more excited about getting on the water this year (even if I’m as round as a beach ball with Baby Joie)! When lake season begins, I basically pack a bag with all of my essentials and it stays packed for the rest of […]

For Your Life

5 Ways to Celebrate Mom All Year Long

Why should celebrating our Moms be limited to just one day a year? They’ve spent the majority of their adults lives thinking about us, caring for us and being our cheerleader – I say they deserve to feel the love all year long! Here are our 5 favorite ways to […]

For Events, For Your Life

Gender (not so) Reveal

We pulled together most of our family and friends this past weekend to celebrate the pregnancy and our journey into parenthood! The party was supposed to be our gender reveal but as fate would have it, I looked at the gender test results as soon as they came in and […]

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About Us, For Your Life

First Trimester & Morning Sickness

I have to say, the first trimester can be a rollercoaster! I’ve heard of so many women that have absolutely no trouble and feel great during those first 3 months but I’ve noticed more Mommas lately saying that they vomited their ENTIRE way through the first trimester. I fall into […]