When was the last time you and your partner spent 24 straight hours together with no friends, kids, anyone else? While J and I are super lucky to have parents who like spending time with our children, we usually fill up that kid free time cleaning the house, DIY-ing & baking (me), working or doing man things (him) and we don’t usually just hang out. Those 24 hours away from home last week, just the two of us, reminded me of a few things. I really love a dinner where I don’t have to feed someone else or get up from the table 65 times because someone needs ketchup or a drink…
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Crockpot Cuban Sandwiches {2 ways}
My husband loves a good cuban sandwich which I usually pass on because of the sauerkraut. Turns out I’ve been confusing cuban and rueben sandwiches almost my entire life. Duh. When Lindsay posted this recipe for cuban sliders I knew I wanted to recreate them. But let’s face it, I’m way more lazy than she is so what’s great for lazy people? The crockpot. I turned to the internet to find a highly rated cuban crockpot recipe and stumbled upon this one from the food network which was pretty similar to Lindsay’s. I didn’t have everything needed to make each recipe, so I tweaked them both and came up with what turned out to…
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Weekend Recap + Life Lately
Since I didn’t get my 5 on Friday post up in time, today’s recap will catch you up on what we did this weekend as well as what we’ve been up to this last week. Tuesday night J and I snuck away for a night away to see Hozier. The concert was at The Pageant in downtown St. Louis and we stayed at the Moonrise hotel right next door so it was a quick 30 second walk. source Even though we were gone for less than 24 hours it was exactly what we needed. We ate dinner without rushing through it or having to take kids to the bathroom. At the hotel we lounged…
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Things to Buy at The Dollar Tree {Besides Gift Bags}
Dollar Trees have been around forever but lately it seems like they’ve been stepping up their game. It’s no secret that the Dollar Tree is a great place to buy gift bags and tissue paper, but they also have so much more if you just look around. Here are some of my favorite things. Mini coca-cola glasses-perfect for summer // Plastic serving platters Fiesta inspired dishes // The perfect patio glasses Name brand nail polish // Reusable bags that are actually cute Chalkboard labels // Mod Podge-perfect for little craft projects Blank Paris inspired notecards // Scrapbook stickers and letters Child proof candle lighters // Tools that for DIY projects …
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Weekend Recap
Sorry for the unintentional blogging break but things got busy and sleep won out when it was all said and done. Friday afternoon I got my greys covered up and enjoyed a little happy hour margarita to celebrate a co-worker’s birthday. That night we ate dinner at our favorite pizza place where the kids played more games than they ate pizza. Saturday included grocery shopping and hanging out at home in our jammies for the rest of the day. Ben and I made a new edible play-doh recipe and I tried out 2 new recipes which were a hit! Homemade Girl Scout Caramel Delites and Cuban Sandwiches. After lots of…