Love + Marriage

  If you haven't experienced the charm of the historic downtown McKinney square, clear your calendar this weekend and head north on 75.  This down-home square is a little gem only a short drive north of the big city.  With...

Remember when the only stress associated with Thanksgiving was figuring out how you could convince your mom to let you have a double helping of pecan pie after you had already stuffed your face with turkey and dressing? Thanksgiving is one of...

It’s going to happen at some point. It might happen as early as preschool, or it might surface in elementary school, but one day you will disagree with something your child’s teacher does or says. Sometimes what the teacher has...

Since my youngest baby is now a little over two months old, it's time for my husband and I to start getting back in to our routine of having a regular date night. After waiting on our kids hand...

This post has been sponsored by Energy Ogre. All opinions are 100% our own! For the last few years, my husband and I had been hearing all about this new technology company making its way into North Texas. They're not...

All moms know the importance of self love and taking time for themselves-but mom guilt, time, finances, or a multitude of other reasons prevent us from taking a couple hours to put ourselves first.  Personally, my biggest obstacle is...

Once you hit the "mom of young kids" stage of life, it seems like you're constantly being invited to baby showers. I remember the same thing happening when everyone I knew got married at the same time, and we...

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The race to get into some popular Dallas preschools can be competitive and overwhelming.  Many programs operate on a "school year" calendar with registrations for the fall happening around now in February. While some programs require an extensive application process,...

When I think about JCPenney portraits, I think back to the overly propped/ posed images of my sister and I growing up in the 80s stuffed in a water bucket "bath" with a cheesy rubber ducky and shampoo bottles strewn...

Since I was a teenager, Roanoke has always been somewhat of a carefree weekend evening destination for my family thanks to the original Babe's Chicken Dinner House.  There was nothing better than packing up the family car and driving...

As a busy work from home mom, I have a million excuses why I don't have time to tend to my social life. While I do agree that it's sometimes hard to make the time to get out, I...