02/12/2018
Just when I thought it wasn’t possible to love a room more, we went and refreshed it! Remember when we first put together our dining room in our rental last spring? (You can see the full post here.) I loved it! We were fortunate because the room was about the same size as our current dining room that we moved into in December, so we knew whatever we did there we could just move into our new space. Once we moved, we made a few tweaks—we loved the light fixture in our place, so we moved the lamp to the office and swapped out the rug … 
Creamy shrimp and grits is a classic Southern dish. Rich and full of flavor but quick enough to make for an easy weeknight meal. Simple but comforting and tasty enough to impress company. This dish is perfect for a date night in. Valentine’s Day is approaching and I’ve been thinking about date night dinners. With a newborn, date night often has to happen at home. Really though, a home cooked meal is sometimes the coziest way to enjoy a night with your special someone. When cooking at home for a date, I want to relax with a glass of wine … 
Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against the dinner date. My list of restaurants that I want to try in this delicious-food-laden city is constantly growing faster than my ability to make and keep a reservation. Some of my favorite times with Aaron have, in fact, taken place, in a well-recommended restaurant over heavenly small bites and exquisite entrees– but not all of them. No, some of them happen in less romantic and more impromptu settings. I’m sharing a handful of my favorite dates and a few others you can try … 
Connection: a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else. That’s the quick google definition, at least, and it’s not wrong. February has snuck up on us and with it this idea of love associated with chocolates and back massages, but we would be remiss to think that romantic love is what it’s all about– the great end all be all. The answer to our question and solution to all of our problems. I love this word connection. To lock into. To be joined with allies. To … 
