Of all the ways to kick off a weekend morning, I think a morning hike may be my all-time favorite. Before bed last night, Ryan and I discussed taking Sadie out to Weikwa Springs to hike our favorite nature trail if the weather was right. We awoke to the sun shining brightly through our bedroom…
Baldwin Park Festival of Lights
Wedding Recap: Groomsmen
Ryan had six groomsmen.Two childhood friends. One cousin and college roommate. Three fraternity brothers. Ryan’s mother always says, “Ryan surrounds himself with wonderful people.” I couldn’t agree more. I consider every one of his groomsmen a friend of my own and have always felt support and love from each of them. Not only are they…
Ugly Sweater Party
Gotta Love the Crunch + Q & A

Store-bought granola is great, but I’m a sucker for the homemade stuff. Gotta love the crunch! Last night I made a big batch of homemade granola to send to Kaitlin who won a batch of the crunchy goodness through Tina’s blog bake sale. After filling up a decorative Tupperware container for Kaitlin, I still had…
Wedding Recap: Behind the Door
Before our wedding day a wonderful blog reader, Holly, commented with a story about how she and her husband-to-be shared special moment before they walked down the aisle together. In her words: “I just got married three months ago…My husband and I didn’t want to see each other before the wedding, but there was a…