a few days back, it was “cardio day” on my workout routine, so i packed my standard cardio items to go to the gym after i dropped off the girls at school. then, on a whim, i grabbed some bare minimum hiking essentials also. i literally had no idea which activity i planned to do, […]
Author: sarah
sea turtle cake for my friend amanda.
my boss (and the owner of the quilt shop i work at) has a daughter named amanda, who has special needs. every year, just after christmas, amanda starts counting down to her birthday. in april. this includes dozens of invitations in all of our work mailboxes. and for me, every since i became her personal […]
rainbow-y raffle cake
last year, hazel’s favorite teacher’s husband, who is the director of development at riverwood therapeutic riding center, asked if i would donate a cake to be raffled at an annual giant fundraiser. of course, i obliged and went all out with some florals (which you can see that cake here if you wish). well, this […]
easter twentytwentyfiver.
we hosted the easter festivities at our (stupid new house) again this year. which was obviously just my big fat excuse to make one million easter themed treats and sweets. despite plans to make two cakes and decorate sugar cookies with the girls, i decided it would be necessary to also make massive brown butter […]
the very last ever vienna chorus concert for the hazelnut and it’s ok i’m ok.
even though hazel didnt start public school until third grade, she jumped right in with all of the activities and you would never even know she was a weird homeschooler. this year, for their spring concert, i finally snagged front row seats and get an up close viewing of my favorite little crooner. between me, […]
stupid new house face lift.
you may recall, i am not a huge fan of our stupid gross brady bunch mansion. when we rushed the decision to settle in wsnc, we chose this house for it’s size, property, cost, and potential. then slowly, we began chipping away at all the things. paint. carpet. lighting. popcorn ceilings. a new deck. etc. […]
upcycled hoodie, take one.
awhile back, i took a class at village fabric on the art of upcycling an old textile of some sort into an oversized hoodie. i used a thrifted chenille bedspread and it was pretty cool and i vowed to make a million more. and then i didn’t. but when the sully’s upcycled hoodie pattern was […]
impromptu to boone. (mostly a tale about another solo hike).
in an attempt to spice up our life a little, and not sit around all weekend in this stupid house, we made a semi-spontaneous decision to head to boone with the fam. and then we also made the decision to have me go up a day early to have some alone time without the fam. […]
march (very non-)madness
march was really quite boring around here. aside from a solo camping trip for me and a trip to nyc for derek and anna, the rest of the month was just standard mundane life. maybe even less exciting than that. first of all, i know this to be true, because about half of my camera […]
anna and derek in the big apple to see ponyboy.
i had high hopes of getting either derek or anna to write this blog post, but it looks like you’re stuck with me. i’ll do my best, considering i wasn’t even there. ok. so. it goes like this. anna is OBSESSED with the outsiders musical. we thought it would be a super cool birthday gift […]