Hi. My name is Anna and I am NOT a beauty blogger, nor do I intend to be. In fact, ALL of the makeup that I own fits in to one travel sized makeup bag. So I’m by no means an expert on this type of thing, but I did learn a technique a while… Continue reading How I clean my beautyblender®
History/Why I’m having the surgery: I have had recurring throat infections that have become much more frequent in recent years. I have visited a doctor for a sore throat at least 14 times in 2017 and early 2018. In most cases my strep test comes back negative, I’m diagnosed with a viral infection, and typically given an… Continue reading Adult Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy Recovery – Days 1-5
Aaron and I recently celebrated our 10 year wedding anniversary, so as that date approached, I kew that I wanted to get him a special gift. I’m usually the absolute worst gift-giver, so I started researching several weeks ahead of time to make sure that I came up with something good! I don’t remember how… Continue reading Personalized Anniversary Gift
Even though summer doesn’t officially arrive until June 21, we’re already well into the 95-100 degree weather here in North Texas, so it definitely feels like summertime already. Last year, I made a decision to have a “summer of fun” with Turner, and we ended up having so many good experiences, mostly involving swimming! We plan… Continue reading #sweetsummertime18
Last weekend, Aaron and I took Turner to play at the new Crayola Experience at Willow Bend mall in Plano. It’s a 60,000 square foot space with TONS of fun things for kids to do. At the time we went, daily pass prices were $20.99 per person (discounted to $18.99 if you pre-purchase online). That… Continue reading Crayola Experience Plano
Aaron and I recently reached our 10th wedding anniversary, so we decided to celebrate by taking a cruise to the Bahamas….sans Turner! We decided to sail on Disney Cruise Line because in all of our research, it was clear that Disney cruises are top of the line, and we wanted an excellent experience for our… Continue reading 10 Year Anniversary Cruise
I was with some friends/acquaintances recently, and 2 of the people started talking about their desire to lose weight. One person has recently lost about 30 pounds but still has a bit more to go, and the other person indicated that she really needs to lose even more than that, but all of her past… Continue reading When a thin person talks about weight loss…
To my precious Turner Cole, Wow! You’re 4 years old today! The past year has been a lot of fun because you absolutely loved to PLAY. As soon as we walked in the door each afternoon after school, you always asked if we could go upstairs to play with your toys right away. Your imagination… Continue reading Letter to Turner: 4 years old
Read about our previous day at Disney World here. The final day of our Disney World vacation started with our much-anticipated breakfast at Be Our Guest. It did not disappoint! We had pre-ordered our food online, so there was not much of a wait for the food. Once it was delivered, everything that I tried… Continue reading Disney Day 6: Magic Kingdom
Ready about Disney Day 1 and Day 2 here. On day 3 of our trip, we arrived before rope drop to Hollywood Studios in hopes to beat the line to the popular Toy Story Mania ride. It worked! We met up with Aaron’s sister and her family as we were walking in, and we were… Continue reading Disney Day 3: Hollywood Studios
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