These apple-inspired ice cream cones make for a sweet treat to kick off the back to school season!…
Spicy Smoked Sausage & Pineapple Salsa Nachos
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You know what’s totally throwing off my groove at the moment? All of this back-to-school buzz that’s been piercing my ear lately. I mean, didn’t summer just get here? Why do we have to start thinking about getting back into the school time routine already? I need it to be summer ALL of the time! I’m just going to sit over here and cling to every little heavenly piece of summer I can get my hands on and savor it…and I’m starting with a gigantic plate of these Spicy Smoked Sausage Nachos with fresh Pineapple Salsa on top!
Go ahead and put those sun shades on and pull up a lawn chair, you’re going to want to sit back and bask in all of this sweet and savory summertime deliciousness, guaranteed!
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Purchasing Prescription Eyeglasses Online is Easy with GlassesShop!
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I was in the fourth grade when I first noticed my vision decreasing. I remember struggling to see the numbers and letters that my teacher would write on the board, so my mother took me to have my eyes examined and fit for glasses. I remember the first time I ever put them on. I felt unsure as to if my friends at school would be accepting of my new specs, and I was so nervous that they would make fun of me for having to wear them. I just knew my tender heart would melt into a puddle on the floor if anyone ever called me four-eyes or told me I was a nerd for wearing glasses.
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Football Sugar Wafers
These easy Football Sugar Wafers are a fun and simple snack idea to make your game day extra sweet!
Not to be that person, BUT my handy dandy “How Many Days Until Kickoff” tracker just informed me that there’s only 45 days until the Alabama Crimson Tide rolls in, and my daughter and I have been overflowing with excitement and doing a little happy dance all morning!…
Toddler Road Trip Entertainment: DIY Ocean Seek & Find Bottle
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Will you be hitting the open road this summer to travel to a family-favorite destination? Most American families plan at least 1 trip or vacation during the summer months, and what better time to travel than during the season that brings us those gorgeous sunny days where we can roll the windows down in the car and feel the cool breeze as we hit the highway!
While my family is in a season of life where traveling long distances is kept to a minimum (because toddlers can be super tricky to travel with), we do occasionally like to load up the car and head down to the gulf coast for the day a few times during the summer. It’s a fairly short driving distance from our home, so it’s an ideal spot to go to when we’re craving a little R&R and vitamin sea. The beach is the #1 travel destination spot in the state of Alabama, and once school is out for the summer across the nation, all of the highways and byways that lead to the beach in this state are flooded with road trippers who are looking to splash in the waves and have a little fun by the shore.
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Easy Chicken Salad – Ready in 20 Minutes!
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Does anyone else’s life seem to speed up during the weekend instead of slow down? Weekends are supposed to be a time to unwind from the busy work week, but my family is currently in a season of life where it seems like the only rest we get is when we close our eyes at night to get a little shuteye!
Because we’re still in the home building process, so much of my husband’s time is poured into working at the construction site. It seems like he works from sun up to sun down every chance he gets, and this past Saturday was no different. He’s a hard working man, that’s for sure!
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Big Girl Bedroom Reveal: Summer Storytime Simplicity with Mouse + Magpie
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Over the long 4th of July weekend, I caught myself looking at photos that I took of my daughter during this time last year. I set them beside a photo that I had just taken of her that day, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw how much of a transformation my baby girl had made in just 1 short year. Instead of shooting off fireworks, my emotions decided to cue the waterworks instead as I was reminded that my little baby is no longer a baby anymore.
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If You Knew, What Would You Do? Ending Domestic and Financial Abuse with Allstate Foundation Purple Purse
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I’ll never forget those words. I’ll never forget where I was, or the feelings I felt when I got the news. I woke up early one Saturday morning to drive down to my hometown to visit with my family. Not long after I left, I decided to give a quick call to my dear friend Allie* to see if she would be in the area later that afternoon. I had been carrying around a secret from her for about 10 weeks, and I was SO ready to break the news to her that I was going to become a mother. Growing up together, we always talked and daydreamed about the day that we would become mothers. We’d laugh and smile imagining what our children would be like, and how we’d be in big trouble if their personalities were anything like ours. I had been waiting for this moment for so long, and I just knew she was going to flip when I got to sit down and show her the ultrasound picture.
Only, the way that I had envisioned telling her that news never came to fruition. Instead, my words were stopped cold in their tracks when I called to speak to her that morning. Instead of hearing Allie’s sweet voice on the other end of the phone, I heard the tremble behind her mother’s voice as she told me that Allie was laying right beside her in a hospital bed – alive, but badly beaten.
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The Cutest Name Labels for Back to School from Stuck On You!
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There are just 4 weeks left of summer before all of the kids that live in my area start shopping for school supplies and zipping up their brand new backpacks to head off to their first day of school. Can you believe that?! I mean, didn’t summer just start? It truly feels like school begins earlier and earlier every year!
When I was still in school, I would count down the days to when school started back. I absolutely adored school. For me, summer was fun for about 2 weeks, and then I longed to be close to all of my friends again and in an organized setting with a structured routine. I’d nearly squeal with joy when the school board released the shopping lists for my school. I’d very meticulously pick out the perfect (and cutest) school supplies and rearrange the contents of my backpack multiple times in preparation for the 1st day back. I would see to it that all of my items had my name written on them, and then I’d do the same thing for all of my little brother’s school supplies, too!
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Unicorn Party Supplies on Amazon
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Ever since Starbucks launched their famous Unicorn Frappuccino blended crème beverage for a limited time back in April of this year, it seems like my Pinterest home page has been blowing up with people trying their hand at recreating the pretty pastel drink, or even taking the inspiration of the unicorn beverage and blending it into other popular food items. I’m not going to lie, I’m really feeling this trend! I love pretty girly things, and magical unicorns, pastel pinks and purples, and ALL the glittery and shimmery stuff makes me wish I could turn back time to when I was a 7 year old little girl with a Lisa Frank trapper keeper and sparkle gel pens. Those were the days!
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