I found this beautiful ribbon at Santa’s Trees and love how it pops on our wreath. I love to cozy up and stay in during the holiday season, baking cookies and watching movies, surrounded by the twinkling lights. This precious time tends to go too quickly, and I try to slow down and savor the…
Our Christmas Tree and Lights
Happy December! This joyful and bright month brings Christmas trees and lights to admire – one of my favorite things about the holiday season. This past week, I decorated our Christmas tree and wrapped some lights around our wreath (in addition to our boxwood lights, which I set up previously) and love how our home…
The 2023 Holiday Gift Guide
Cheekwood I have been holiday gift shopping for my family over the past week and gathered some favorite finds here (many on sale, and some that H and I even have from years past!). I have created the guide with four simple categories this year and have only included the best, in a variety of…
2023 Christmas Decorations in Our New Home
I woke up Saturday morning in a gleeful mood, full of gratitude for our new home which is just a dream come true, and for the start of the Christmas season, a time of joy and magic. This past week, I decorated for the season over two late afternoons, craving the soft string lighting and…
A Cozy Autumnal Evening with Friends
Saturday night, I had friends over for a cozy and casual evening. I made butternut squash soup, cooked in our Staub Cocotte (a lovely wedding present) which is a dream for preparing warm dishes. I roasted pumpkin seeds coated with olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt to serve atop the soup. I sliced a…
Thanksgiving Outfits for a Cozy Day
This weekend, I tried on some outfits I had in my closet to get ideas for Thanksgiving wear. I love being both cute and comfortable on Thanksgiving, and felt drawn to sweaters and these jeans, which are soft and stretchy, as well as these incredible boots that I wore to our rehearsal dinner last year….
