Marshalls Abroad

• Evening at the Carmel Mission 1 week ago Last night, we got ice cream and walked around the beautiful Carmel Mission. The Spanish architecture, lemon trees, bougainvillea, climbing grape vines, olive trees, garden roses, figs, fruit trees and other mediterranean flowers and colors everywhere make it such a lovely place to explore.Growing...
• Everyday Balsamic Vinaigrette 2 weeks ago Making a really good, simple salad and vinaigrette may just be one of my love languages. This is the quickest and most delicious vinaigrette that I whip up, and we like it so much that we have been having it with dinner multiple times a week in one form or another since we were married.  It's...
• John Shea at 10 Months 3 weeks ago Our John Shea baby doll is already ten months old! He is the most joyous, friendly, beautiful, lover of a little person. He is all about Daddy right now -- following him everywhere, wanting to help Daddy by playing with tools while he works on projects around the house, laughs hard with him, only...
• Quick Trip to Santa Barbara 3 weeks ago My big brother, Matty!Three years is a really long time to be away, but that time in Japan flew by for us, and since being back in the States, with every single person we've gotten to see, it's felt like no time has gone by at all. I think that must be a testament to the quality of people and...
• Start Somewhere {Simple Coffee Table Vignette} 4 weeks ago When it comes to the whirlwind of unpacking boxes with stuff literally everywhere, you just have to start somewhere. I started with our coffee table, or atleast half of it. I put it in its spot, even though our couch and rug aren't here yet, and the books for the other side of it are still in a...

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