Another camping trip is in the books! And now the blog 😄  Bear Creek Lake State Park was such a beautiful location! It was a HOT weekend though… good thing we were by the water! Lincoln had a great time on this trip too. He got to see/meet lots of other dogs, and he was […]

This past weekend, we went camping with Chris’s family (and brought Joelle along too)! He has been telling me about Grayson Highlands State Park ever since we met, and he said that I would love the rhododendrons in June, and the wild ponies. He was absolutely right!! We stayed at Grindstone Campground, which is about […]

Chris and I are in the very very beginning stages of creating a homestead. It is our ultimate goal to someday be as self sustaining as possible, achieved by having our own livestock and garden. That is a very big goal, not to mention expensive 😄 But we’re taking small steps to make that dream […]

Sometimes you just need to eat a warm, ooey gooey pretzel that’s been stuffed with chocolate chip cookie dough. Thursday was one of those days for me, so I whipped up a batch of these insanely healthy snacks (that is dripping with sarcasm, in case you couldn’t tell). I originally posted this recipe back in 2014, […]

Have I been great at keeping up with posting this winter? Nope. Honestly, have I been great at keeping up with posting since I started this blog?? Also nope 😄 But I’m just fine with that! There are a lot of important things happening, and I actually have decided to put blogging on the back […]