09/19/2018
Sponsored by Delta® Faucet Homes are the most interesting of spaces to me. They’re different than hotels. Different than our places of work. Different than even the chicest of ‘grammable eateries. They’re not only a reflection of our style and what’s important to us, but they simultaneously serve the most utilitarian of purposes, too. They serve as a place of refuge, a place of connection, and a place where we will likely spend the majority of our time. We spent the better part of 2016 and all of 2017 designing and building our home here in Austin and now that it is complete, I have been thinking a lot about how I want to be able to create spaces for other people in our community. I haven’t known exactly what that would look like, but we hosted a giveaway on a … 
I was 25 when Aaron and I got engaged. A ripe old age in terms of southern tradition. The image of my Alabama-born grandmother expressing her concern over my lack of significant other at my college graduation party will forever be engrained in my memory. Fast forward three years later, though, and we were living in Los Angeles where 25 was anything but ripe for marriage. I distinctly remember people asking out of genuine concern why we were in such a hurry and would want to marry so young. I had no doubts, though, and hadn’t for some … 
The days are long but the years are short and these days I am in the habit of reminding myself that the only thing that will matter to me some day will be these mini people of mine—that I’ve raised them to know how unconditionally I love them and that they’re capable and empathetic and socially aware human beings. The older I get, the more sure of this I am. As Parker has gone from a baby to a toddler to a full on kid (and next year an elementary schooler!), there is definitely more to navigate, consider, and think about. Aaron and … 
There’s no denying that summer is the obvious travel season. The kids are out of school, many offices incite summer hours, and your social media feeds are likely filled with destination after beautiful destination, tempting you to book your own plane ticket. For us, it’s when Aaron is on hiatus so it’s always been our best time for travel. I’m convinced, though, that fall is really the ideal time to travel. The weather is often times a perfect mix of daytime sunshine and cool evenings, airports and cities alike are … 
The most requested recipes I (Lauren) get are easy meals, so this month I’ve got a series that will offer you the chance to take one cooked ingredient and turn it into 2 meals or maybe for you it’s a meal and then the other recipe is lunch for the week. Either way these will save you time, energy, and effort! This week we’ll take one whole chicken, stick it in a crockpot and use half to make Peach Rosemary BBQ Pulled Chicken and the other half to make a Roasted Corn Chicken Chili (recipe coming next week!). I like to call this recipe … 
