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One of the projects I was absolutely sure I wanted to incorporate into our wedding planning was Welcome Bags. Given that about half of our guests were traveling by plane and staying in hotels, we wanted to give them a little refresh and a warm welcome to Arizona. As with most of my other projects, I took to Pinterest to find some inspiration. I came across this article from Wedding...
My KNK Zing was yet another tool/material/[Insert crafty thing I’ve always wanted here] I purchased under the banner of, “It’s for my wedding! If I do it myself it will be cheaper!” My trusty and frugal new husband even helped me find a less expensive, refurbished model through KNK. Yes, I did buy it for wedding crafts, but I find myself using it all the time even now that the...
Unfortunately, I misplace things all the time – particularly because I am always trying to do twenty things at once. I have misplaced my FitBit One more times than I can count. As a result, my husband and I have developed a few tricks for locating your lost dongle. First, see if your FitBit syncs with your phone. If it is synched, your Fitbit is close by (I think within...
Since my future father-in-law moved in with us, it has been non-stop projects. He is a true busy body and amazingly driven. He always wants to be working on something. Lucky for us! This past Memorial Day Weekend, we chose to go camping to escape the heat of Phoenix. Camping was a major part of Chris (my fiancé’s) childhood and I love the outdoors. We chose to go to Big...
On May 11th, we went peach picking at Schnepf farms for the first time. It was a glorious, sticky, delicious experience. Here is some advice based on our first experience: Go early in the morning or on a week day. We went at 7:45am on Sunday and there were very few people there. I felt like we could move from tree to tree at our leisure. Get a box, not...
I’m coming back after a long absence writing on this website. My first order of business is to share our garden, which is a new passion. A lot of work and almost two years went in to designing and building the garden, including the fence, irrigation system, garden boxes, shade cover, and laying the stone and pebbles. Here is the layout of our backyard: The pictures below show the garden...
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Today is an epic day. When we arrived at the house it was slightly disappointing – no exterior paint, no roof. However, as we approached, we saw a giant white truck – foreshadowing! When we walked inside not only was the interior completely painted, but our lovely white country cabinets were being installed. Another lovely surprise – we have full upper and lower cabinets in the technology nook! Here is...