I wish I had the chance to study in Seville, Spain during my college years. I first learned Spanish when I was 12 years old. It was one of my majors as an undergrad in college before becoming a bilingual education teacher. I spent many years studying not only the language but the history and cultures of Spanish […]
Continuing our travel wish list theme for 2016, I’m sharing posts from 5 travel bloggers this week. First up, Canyonlands National Park. I’ve had a long time craving to go see each of Utah’s National Parks, also dubbed “The Mighty 5.” I’ve asked local travel blogger, Jennifer Melroy who writes at Made All the Difference to […]
Happy New Year! Err, Happy February 1st! It’s been a rough start to the new year and I cannot believe it is already February. Can we all agree that time needs to slow the heck down? It’s been a bit of an unproductive January which is typically quite contrary to my style. January has always seemed […]
That’s a Wrap! It’s been so much fun to share thoughts, ideas, and inspiration for a Simple Proof Christmas with you this season. I’m signing off for 2015 today, but first I’ll leave you with some of my very favorite and simple gift wrap inspiration. Gift wrapping, cooking, and baking while listening to my Christmas […]
10 Simple Ideas for your Elf on the Shelf When the Elf on the Shelf first made it’s appearance on the shelves of local stores several years ago, I thought, “NO WAY, am I adding that to our Christmas chaos!” We made it through the first season without an Elf making his/her way into our […]
Naked cakes. I have definitely been loving this trend in cake decorating. Not being one for much frosting it’s right up my alley. I love how natural and beautiful the cakes look with minimal frosting. Why have we been covering them up all these years any way? It’s become tradition for Christmas Eve to be […]
A Winter Guide to Lake Tahoe. I was honored to be asked by Ashley, of Hither & Thither to write a piece for her 5 Things Series on Lake Tahoe, our home away from home. She featured the post I wrote last week and I couldn’t be more thrilled with how it turned out. I […]