Moms' Coffee Date

Happy Friday! It's our favorite linkup with  Erika ,  Narci , and  Andrea ! Favorite #1 The Slice app. It is an order tracking app. You give it permission to access your e-mail and it culls all of your purchases. Then, you can check the status of any online orders in one place. ALSO, I recently ordered some boots from Zappos, and it alerted me to a fairly significant price drop. I then clicked a couple of buttons and sent an email to Zappos and they are refunding the money! LOVE it!! Favorite #2 Alison.com I think I saw it advertised on Facebook. I have always had an interest in photography. Recently, I have been wanting to take a class. I am watching a class from Harvard (!!!) for free.  Favorite #3 One of my dearest friends knows my affinity for Trader Joe's Star Cookies during the holiday season. I start hunting them down in November and buy a lot of boxes. I have drug poor Trina around on our very rare visits to the l...

WHAT WE'RE EATING THIS WEEK...  I actually meal planned this week! We are having Chicken Caesar salads, Linguine with Tomato Cream Sauce and Meatballs, Pioneer Woman's Simple, Perfect Chili, and also her Ginger Steak Salad. What are you eating? WHAT I'M REMINISCING ABOUT...  Today is my Dad's birthday. He would have been 71 today. I miss him so so much. I am trying to remember the good times today. WHAT I'M LOVING...  That we have already had snow once this year! Here in Virginia, we get snow, but not a lot. Especially in my area. So, things shut down and you actually get a snow day when even just a little snow falls. I am hoping for another good snow before snow season is over! I know, random, right? WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO...  We've been crazy busy! Eddie and I went to the International Builders' Show in Orlando earlier this month (if you'd like to read more about that click  here  and  here ). Elliot starte...

Thanks for coming back to see what happened on our last day at the International Builders' Show! We got up EARLY and went to the convention center. We had previously booked a tour of about 5 homes in the Orlando area to learn about their market and building practices and standards. When we arrived to meet the group, this was in the entrance on both sides. Isn't it cool?! In case you can't tell, it is a hydroponic system to grow food here inside for them to use to feed the visitors. These are some of the cool details in the homes that we saw. I LOVE these beams!! These stained doors seem to be a big trend in homes. Look at this cool magazine rack and storage in the bathroom! This style of wood is very popular as well. I have always loved coffered ceilings! My husband loved this room! I thought the wallpaper was pretty bold, but I can see why a man might like this for his office. I thought this was...