I love seeing all of the patriotic decor and desserts come out for the Fourth. There's nothing like seeing red, white, and blue to make me feel proud to be an American. The Fourth is one of those fantastic holidays that we celebrate by grilling and spending time on the water. What better way to end a day on the lake than a cool and refreshing trifle with fresh fruit. Don't let the fresh fruit fool you, this dessert isn't guilt free. But, you can always make an exception during the holidays, and it's absolutely worth every single calorie. I promise this is sure to be a show stopper. I'm already getting requests to make it again on the Fourth. Print Berry Cheesecake Trifle for the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2015
friday favorite: nickel and suede
Happy Friday, friends! I have the best jewelry to share with you today from I love it for two reasons: 1. It is darling! Seriously, the best colors and trendy designs. 2. It is incredible light-weight! My one complaint about a few of my favorite earrings is the weight, I end up taking them out before I get back home in the evenings and I'm always searching for missing earrings in the bottom of my purse. Not these. I don't even notice them during the day because they are so incredibly light. You won't notice them, but I promise everyone else will. I received so many compliments and by the end of the day, I was writing down the website for friends and random strangers in Publix. These … [Read more...]
weekend recap
It's been a while since I put together a weekend recap, but we are loving these summer weekends. A few weeks ago, we bought a boat and we have had a blast on the lake. Allen has been trying persuade me that a boat would be a fantastic idea for years. He's persistent, that's for sure. His main problem in convincing me of our need for a boat was using the words fishing boat. Don't get me wrong, fishing is fun, but fishing isn't a word that I would use to talk me into buying something. Then around Memorial Day, he changed his verbiage a bit and started trying to convince me that a ski boat would be a great idea. And here we are. It has seriously been … [Read more...]