2025
Ho Ho Ho! Only 3 Days Until Christmas
I love Christmas. I truly do. But this year feels different. This is our first Christmas without Nannie, and I won’t lie—it’s been hard. I miss her deeply, and some moments feel heavier than others. Still, I’m showing up, doing the best I can, and holding space for both joy and grief. Yesterday marked the […]
Call Me Betty Crocker!
Call me Betty Crocker… because I spent the entire day making cookies yesterday.Yes. Me. Baking.I know—shocking. I kicked things off with peppermint and vanilla chip chocolate crinkle cookies (fancy, right?), then moved on to red vanilla chip cookies, and finished strong with Grinch sugar cookies topped with the cutest little red vanilla fondant hearts. And y’all… they […]
And So It Begins…
Well friends… here we go. This afternoon we have our first official paid Santa and Mrs. Claus gig, and I’ve gotta ask — should I be this nervous?! I mean, we’ve done the prep, the outfits are ready, and Santa B is already in character… but my stomach is doing that little flip thing anyway. What makes […]
Im Back And Guess What Day It Is
I’m back. I know, I know, I have got to stop disappearing on y’all. I swear every time I blink, life scoops me up, spins me around, and drops me straight into bed by 8 pm like I’m 95 years old. But shew. I promise I’m going to get better about popping in. Pinky promise, […]
Happy Belated Thanksgiving… Do People Even Say That?
Happy belated Thanksgiving, y’all!Wait—do people even say that? I don’t know, but we’re gonna roll with it because we were so busy/lazy (heavy emphasis on the lazy) that I didn’t even think about doing a check-in. My bad, friends. So instead… here I am, on December 3rd, with my late Thanksgiving love and early Christmas chaos. Classic […]
Nannie is probably turning over in her grave…
in a good way, though. I am making homemade pumpkin pies! Go ahead and reread that if you need to. But yes, you read it correctly. I, Sina, am in this kitchen today attempting something that feels very “grown woman holiday homemaker”… and also very “what on earth am I doing.” I am making homemade […]
Welcome to the World, Miss LakeLynn Ann
Welp guys, the little turd did not wait. Miss LakeLynn Ann was supposed to make her grand entrance on my birthday. She was going to be MeeMaw’s birthday present, wrapped in pink, squishy, newborn goodness, but her little self decided that yesterday was the day. On November 20, 2025 at 1:41 pm, weighing 7 pounds […]
Happy Wednesday, y’all — We’re Halfway to Thanksgiving!
We are officially halfway through the week before Thanksgiving, and let me tell you… the countdown is on. The kiddos only have a couple more days of school, then they’re home all next week, and honestly? I don’t know what in the turkey-stuffin’ world we’re going to do with ourselves. Pray for me. Light a candle. Hide the Oreos. […]
Happy Monday, Y’all!
Well, hey there, friends! Happy Monday from the festive side of Wesley Chapel! Let me tell you — we spent yet another Saturday down in Clearwater, and I swear every time we go, Florida turns the dial up on our holiday spirit just a little bit more. Santa B, Mrs. Sina Claus (yours truly), Elf Carson, and Elf […]
Happy Hump Day
We found out yesterday that we’ve finally been approved to volunteer at Quincy’s school—and might I just say—it’s about dang time! Even better, we get to tag along with his class (maybe the whole third grade?) to the Tampa Zoo this Friday. I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. I’ve always loved the zoo. […]
