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Before we talk about the running playlist, let me tell you a story. Almost fifteen years ago, my brother got engaged to my sister-in-law while we were all on a family cruise. After seeing myself in pictures from that cruise, I said that I was going to run five times a week from the day after the cruise to the day my brother got married. And my soon to be sister-in-law laughed and said there was no way I could do it....

With Memorial Day just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to share some free coloring pages that kids can color as a reminder of this special day and why we celebrate it. These printable Memorial Day coloring pages are designed to with icons and symbols that are meant to bring to remembrance all of those soldiers who fought and died in American Wars. Think hearts, stars, national emblems, and of course, the American flag....

Sponsored by: Cricut. All opinions are honest and my own. This post also contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. So one of the biggest things lately is charcuterie boards that aren’t actually charcuterie. I’ve made a handful of them including the cutest witch Halloween dessert board last year for a movie night at my house!...

This past week we did a Christmas mug exchange, and it was so much fun that I had to share it with all of you! You know I love gift exchange games, and I just loved the idea of doing it with a mug theme! We did this as a girls night, but it would be perfect for pretty much any holiday or Christmas party for adults (since most kids don’t use mugs that often)....

Girl Baby Showers I’ll admit it, I’ve always wanted a little girl. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE my boys but there’s just something about a little girl and all of the cute and frilly stuff that goes along with little girls that makes me excited about the possibility of someday having one of my own. Even the best boy baby shower themes aren’t quite the same. I do have a couple of darling nieces and thought it would be fun to put together 50 cute AND creative baby shower girl themes for girls from all of the ones I’ve seen!...

Last month I told you that I’m a part of the FloraCraft® #MakeItFunCrafts team for the next few months. Last month I made a simple spring cake centerpiece from foam wreaths and this month I’m so excited to share my new favorite party decoration made with 1 1/2 inch FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foam Balls. These foam ball garlands are the perfect way to add a pop of color to your party backdrop, to the front of a table, or even just for a little added decoration right on the table....

Two of my favorite fall flavors are pumpkin and maple and this delicious pumpkin dessert combines both of those. It’s not quite as easy as this pumpkin crunch cake, but it’s even more delicious! And it’s almost as easy – just one more step! The recipe includes an amazing pumpkin filling with a little maple flavor plus an oat crumble topping on the top and bottom of the filling. Pumpkin sandwiched between buttery, crumbly, goodness sounds like a pretty amazing fall dessert to me....

I am a huge fan of Disney. I’ve had either a Disney World or a Disneyland annual pass (or both) for the past few years even though we don’t actually live anywhere near either because we love it so much. It sounds so cliche to say but being in a Disney theme park is really my happy place. A place I’m missing so much right now. With Disney World and Disneyland finally open again, I thought it might be helpful to put together the ultimate Disney packing list – for today....

This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. In our house, we love dice games. Love them! From these dice birthday party games to gift exchange games using dice to the classic Yahtzee game – yeah we love playing dice games! This roll a Christmas tree dice game is a fun dice game for kids to play during the holiday season, like this roll a unicorn one works for birthdays....

This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase via these links, I may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Roll a Rainbow St. Patrick’s Day Game One of my family’s favorite games is left right center. It’s one of my son’s favorite birthday party games when we play with candy, and it’s one of my most popular gift exchange games ever! Ever since we started playing Left Right Center my son has been obsessed with dice games....

It’s time for another fun addition to our Christmas party games collection! I shared Thanksgiving outburst last month and it so popular that I knew I needed to do a fun version for Christmas too! If you’ve never played outburst, it’s one of the best party games if you like guessing and interactive group type games! Plus, it’s perfect for the entire family to get involved (or not!). The basic idea is you’re trying to guess all of the items on a list for a particular category (e....

I can’t tell you how much fun it’s been to live in the Kansas City area the past two years. There’s just something incredible about going out on Fridays during football season and seeing half the people around you wearing red for red Friday. And the team, the team is just so fun to root for. I’ve never been a huge football person, but I am a Chiefs person. I’ve (okay maybe Mahomes and Andy Reid and the rest of the players…) even converted my Dallas born husband into a Chiefs fan and that’s saying something....

I am all about easy appetizers these days. From crockpot grape jelly meatballs to the best buffalo chicken dip, I like things that take very few ingredients and very little time to make. This weekend I shared these amazing bacon wrapped dates and yesterday I shared bacon brie bites. Since we’re on a bacon trend, I figured I might as well share these bacon wrapped smokies now! I mean they’re delicious and great if you’re looking for Christmas appetizers, Super Bowl food, or really appetizers for any occasion!...

I’ll admit, I’ve a bit late to the hot chocolate bombs trend but it’s only because I’ve been testing out different methods and flavor combinations to get them perfect. Yesterday I posted the ultimate guide of how to make chocolate bombs with tons of tips and tricks to the best hot chocolate bombs. So make sure you read that post too. Today is all about mint hot chocolate bombs. These would be great any time of the year but I’m going to use them as St....

When I toured the Southern Living Test Kitchen a couple of years ago, one of the other bloggers on the trip asked the Test Kitchen Director, Robby Melvin, how they continue to come up with new recipes month after month. His answer really resounded with me. He said that it’s not about reinventing the wheel and coming up with completely new recipes, it’s about taking ideas and recipes that have been around forever and putting a new spin on it (like our white chicken chili with caramelized corn)....

One of my all-time favorite desserts is striped delight. My mom has been making for our family since I can remember, and it’s the most requested dessert anytime we get together. That along with pizza loaf. But in the fall, I like to add a little pumpkin to my life so I decided to make this pumpkin delight, a fall inspired version of that original striped delight recipe! It’s the ultimate fall dessert and I think you’re going to love it!...

I was provided with free samples to try out for many of the products in this post. I was also provided with free samples of many items that did not make it into this post. This post is only the things that I personally love and recommend whether they were provided for free or not! The opinions are 100% honest and my own. I already shared the best Mother’s Day gift ever with these Mother’s Day baskets (along with a day off) but if that’s not enough for you, here are some totally unique and amazing Mother’s Day gifts!...

Back before I started blogging I worked as a project manager and one of my colleagues would always do a big Christmas cookie day for the entire office every year. One year I volunteered to help her bake the cookies and she was an absolute machine. Every recipe planned out, multiple mixers going, and every little thing organized – down to the colored saran wrap to top the cookies. I learned a lot from her about baking Christmas cookies but one of the most important things I took away from that day was to keep the cookies simple....

A couple of weeks ago when I was filming videos for my Easter series on TikTok (watch it here!), my dad texted me a picture of this cute little dessert shop in Newport, Rhode Island selling Peeps pops. He mentioned that it was kind of a fun idea. I had just put the finishing touches on my Easter trifle and happened to have some Easter bunny rabbit Peeps and some colored straws (from making Easter cake pops) sitting around so thought I’d try them out....

The countdown is on! Just over two weeks until Halloween, and I’m finally sharing the last of my Halloween recipes for the year! Still lots of pumpkin and fall flavors to come but this is the end of the Halloween goodies. And I may have saved the best for last – I’ll let you choose! These yummy Halloween M&Ms cookie bars combine a typical cookie base with M&Ms, Oreos, and lots of Halloween sprinkles for not only a delicious but also a super festive treat!...