relishing the life God has given us
Since our first year of marriage, the idea of becoming homesteaders has been a pleasant dream of ours. We often would think of the small things that we would do: raise goats and chickens, plant an orchard and a garden, and overall do our best to be self-sufficient. Unfortunately, the Navy does not lend itself well to the large scale… Read More
A few months back when my family was visiting us here in Charleston, we ate at one restaurant (Acme Kitchen of the Lowcountry on Isle of Palms) where Curtis and I tried succotash for the first time. We haven’t stopped talking about it since. I understand it’s a pretty common Southern meal, but what made this one unique and delicious is… Read More
I haven’t shared any recipes that I’ve created in a long time, but I decided that this new favorite of ours deserves to have its own post 😉 Back when we lived in Tucson, we used to love going to this one restaurant near the U of A campus called The Fix. It specializes in gourmet mac & cheese, but serves other… Read More
Last weekend (March 12-13) we were so excited to welcome our first guests to our new home in SC: My family! This is the first time that my family has been able to visit – my mom came to see us in Tucson in November of 2014, but this was the first time we hosted {almost} all of them in… Read More
Day 4 of our Valentine’s Weekend Getaway | Palm Coast, Florida | Sunday, February 14, 2016 It was our last full day in Florida, and we had saved the things we knew we’d love for Valentine’s day: hiking and letterboxing! We ran out and grabbed some heart shaped donuts for breakfast, then took off heading South on I-95 for Palm… Read More
If you remember from my last post about Curtis’ woodworking projects [featuring our coffee table and bed frame!] I mentioned briefly at the end that he was currently working on a table. Well, he is now finished and I just had to take a break from talking about adventures to share what is one of my new favorite things! He did an AMAZING… Read More