The boys and I made the trek from Boerne to Retama Park last night. After the adventure of the late-5:00 traffic through north San Antonio, we spent the evening enjoying the beautiful weather and festival! Most of the event had transformed the parking lot and surrounding grounds into a magical winter wonderland! A large part of it was the lantern and lights display... dozens of unique and colorful sculptures made…
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First, I have to start with that it's been over a month since I've blogged?! Life got busy! Especially with also owning a children's portrait business, things have been crazy this holiday season! But I'm happy to be back at it. I'm happy that I set aside this time to make it happen. And I'm happy that I jumped out of my comfort zone... and also made myself get out of…
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I started the business during the summer of 2013. Right away, I signed up for a booth at the Boerne Handmade Market that October. So you could say, BHM really helped us kick off our business with a bang! The first market was fun and exhausting. Since no one had heard of us before, we had lots of talking and explaining to do. We told the stories of our new…
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I discovered The Mill in Cibolo just a few weeks after they began posting on instagram. I was intrigued by their 1929 lumber mill remodel; I was anxious to hear about what was going inside the building; I was loving the beautiful reclaimed materials that they were using! By July of 2016 they had opened their doors, welcoming people into a mish-mash of wood, metal, brick, vintage furniture, items for…
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A birthday trip made in heaven! My best friend (Myk) and I arrived at The Texas Bell on Thursday afternoon. We were greeted by the wonderful husband and wife team (Jess and Leslie) with a tour of the tent and the grounds. We did a little girly decorating (flowers and flamingos). We mixed a few drinks. And then Myk cooked up a wonderful dinner over the camp fire. …
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A camp for grown ass women?! A fun, adult, drunken, and crafty throwback to summer camp?! I was all over that! But I missed the deadline to sign up and attend. :( So I found another way to participate. From Scratch Farm became an official sponsor of the Saturday morning hangover bar. Along with some other great products for all of the campers' swag bags, I supplied everyone with a…
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A brilliant market subscription/gift box company based right here in Texas! The legend goes, that the products are hand-picked from the owners.... straight from farmers markets, local businesses, and Texas artisans. And each month there's a theme to the items they're selecting for the box. You can put all your trust in these experts, signing up for a 3-month or 6-month subscription. Or you can pick and choose (on…
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I wish today was a normal day. I wish there was nothing special about it. But.... Instead, it's a day that most of us will remember forever. It's a day that most of us will reflect on what we were doing on this very day 15 years ago. All of our stories matter. But I don't need to blog about mine. And you don't need to be reminded of the…
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Sadly, we didn't have any chickens to enter into the fair this year. But we didn't walk away without ribbons! I decided to enter the baking competition again. My mint chocolate cookies are some of my favorites. Love them still, even though they didn't win. My pumpkin muffins recipe is delicious. But I think using a different canned pumpkin changed them a little bit. No ribbon there. …
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First week of school is done! A couple bumps in the road... and I need a nap. But overall, it was a success. The middle schooler loves his classes and has a bunch of his friends with him throughout the day. The little loves his elementary school's new building and his classroom. And we're all biking to and from school (the weather has been fantastic for it!). We celebrated with…
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