I can’t believe Thanksgiving is over! The holidays sure do fly. I hope your Thanksgiving was a special one. I celebrated mine with my favorite guy and our friends Molly, Brian, and their family. Molly was so kind to invite us over to her parents house for Thanksgiving. We aren’t traveling home for the holidays… [Read More]
It’s the day before Thanksgiving…
-and the first night of Hanukkah! Happy 8 days of lights everyone! Josh and I are breaking out the menorah tonight. -I just got my hair done! It has been long overdue. I love how my hair feels when I leave the salon. If only it could stay like this forever. -Have you seen this… [Read More]
Nebraska Crossing Outlet FIRST Look Fashion Show Recap
Yesterday was one of those days where plans pop up out of the blue and you just have to go with it. If you had asked me yesterday morning how I’d be spending my evening I’d have said eating dinner with girlfriends after work. Instead I spent it at the new Nebraska Crossing Outlets (Nex… [Read More]
Why I stopped sharing what I’m grateful for on Facebook
My Facebook has been inundated lately with posts of thanks and gratefulness. I love getting to read what everyone is grateful for, and celebrate any chance people take to count their blessings. I firmly believe that the key to happiness is appreciating what you have. So I jumped on the FB gratefulness bandwagon and started… [Read More]
A week with my in-laws
I didn’t expect to take a week long hiatus from blogging but I’m very glad I did. Josh’s parents came to visit the Friday before last and left yesterday. It was so great getting to see them. We’ve missed them a lot. We traveled all over Omaha to show them our favorite places and discovered… [Read More]
Halloween Party Recap
Happy Halloween! This year Josh and I weren’t sure what we were going to be until only a few days before our friends’ party. Any guesses what we were? I sure hope so because I’m wearing this again to work today for a Halloween costume contest! haha I’m competitive and want to win! (Edited to… [Read More]
Odds and Ends (and a Whole Foods sale!)
So much has been going on lately, I thought it would be fun to do a little catch-up of some things I’ve been meaning to share with you guys. We’re getting serious about decorating! I’m so excited with how our apartment is coming together! I need to get flowers to fill the mason jars with… [Read More]
Junkstock Shopping
Omaha has so many amazing traditions. This weekend Josh and I discovered my favorite one so far. It’s called Junkstock and the theme is peace love and junk. It’s one giant garage sale. If every garage sale was put on by professional store vendors that sell old stuff you actually want to decorate your house… [Read More]
Omaha’s Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Performance
It’s Friday! How the heck did that happen? Josh and I went to see Big Bad Voodoo Daddy last night at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Before the show Josh and I met up with Hannah at Blatt. We’ve wanted to go here for the longest time. We got happy hour drinks and mini pretzel… [Read More]
Priorities
I’ve always been a planner. I love to map out my goals, have a daily to-do list, and generally feel in control and on my A-game. Life has been amazing lately, but it has also been hectic. I’m sure you’ve noticed my blog posts have gotten pretty sporadic and my Twitter and Instagram feeds have… [Read More]
Introducing my Dad to Omaha
I feel like I blinked and this weekend was over. It was such a wonderful weekend that flew by way too quickly. It started out the way weekends usually do : I picked up groceries. I got gas. And did a little happy dance when I saw how cheap it was. When I interned for… [Read More]