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Fall Friday

by Kimberly | Oct 5, 2018 | Uncategorized

So, I live in the South. And it is totally not Fall yet in the deep South. I love the cooler temps of the high 60s but that’s not really fall, just maybe early summer.

I did drive by a tree today that was changing colors. But, I remember last year late November when all the trees in main drive of our neighborhood were yellow and red and orange. That’s Fall.

But, I just wanted to take a few moments to help get you in the Fall mood – like a Fall mood board.

After taking a look at this list – tell me what your go-to Fall loves are?

This candle is my favorite – maybe for all year, but definitely in the Fall and Winter. I’ve had it for years and totally need a new one.

This Pottery Barn throw in gray – or in the light blue color. For the nights sitting on the couch reading a book after the boys go to bed.

Loving these books right now: Oxford, Family, SkinnyTaste (comes in the mail soon), Half Baked Harvest, The Hobbit,

These cupcakes which I made today – but I just tasted and sent the rest to a catering event.

This new to me website. If only I were that creative. Need to step up my game a little bit! For all the inspiration. What sites give you inspiration for all you do?

My dream of going to this place. Just a little out of our price range, but a girl can dream right?

These soups and writing from my friend. Her inspiration in the kitchen inspires mine. And we feed each other goodies throughout any given week. Be on the look out from something new from her too!

This whole outfit from my friends up at High Cotton.

DIY to Build Community

by Kimberly | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized

Some times it is really easy to build community over food and pretty things.

Some times you need a project. My friends over at A Hosting Home built a barn door for our Master bedroom and I will be doing another post on that soon to show it off – in love is a short statement!

But, my mister may be talented in many things, but when it comes to an “expert” home project, he’d rather bring some one in.

So I mentioned it to my friend Ivey yesterday and her and her expert husband in the home projects department – came over today. How fast! And we had fun, they worked, and had another mini food styling shoot with the new Best of Augusta magazine. I saw my first photo in an ad in the magazine – here’s to more, right?

And we had pumpkin muffins. And I painted. Always paint, right? And that is a great way to build community: projects, food, coffee, and pretty things. All while wearing yoga pants and I hadn’t even showered after exercising. It was ok.

And I’m ready to giveaway this Bible – perfect for the girl in grade school in your life. Ok, I say girl because it is yellow and sparkly on the cover. But, I mean, whatever.

Tommy Nelson sends some great things my way. This is the International Children’s Bible edition. Topics that kids may want to know more about are bolded within the text. Beautiful full color illustrations portray different Bible stories. It would be a great hardcover, durable Bible for your little girl.

How to win: just leave a DIY project you are working on – or would be a dream to work on.

And if you are curious, my mister loves the pumpkin muffins at Panera. These muffins are a copycat recipe.

This post was sponsored by Tommy Nelson. All opinions are my own.

Simple Fall Brunch

by Kimberly | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized

Food is such a part of my story, that I love sharing it with others.

I remember the meal my husband cooked for me during my “year of vegetarian” when we met, dated, got engaged, and got married – he cooked the meal before he asked me to marry him.

There are food stories I have that bring a smile to my face and ones that bring me to tears – either because they bring sadness or deep hurt.

Weight has always been a part of my story as I have been heavy most of my life. I wasn’t even the skinny ballerina during my one year of ballet in Kindergarten, and I probably had a plus size tutu for clogging in 4th grade. I loved clogging. And I still remember some of the steps. And it still is a part of my story. I remember specific life events and the weight I was when those events happened. I’ve lost weight and gained weight so many times I’ve lost count.

But today, I got to share my love of food with new friends. Being in the creative industry gives us a common ground, being mamas is another line of commonality, but today, we also got to enjoy loving food together. And I enjoyed putting it all together.

One of my favorite things to do is be in the kitchen together with friends. So, today, I still had to put this quiche together (go run by leeks and make this tonight for dinner). And my friend jumped right in and helped. We talked, photographed food, and made food together. Food is one of the only things in life that every human has in common. We all have food.

So, food is a wonderful joiner. Hopefully. Today, we joined over conversation about our motherhood journeys, food, creative business, weddings, travel, and community.

Having some friends over for brunch should not be hard. And we through in a toddler too! I just picked a few things to make – a quiche, fruit and cheese tray, and cookies. I made the cookies yesterday. The board is super easy with just some fresh fruit, cheese, and little danishes from the Publix bakery.

The quiche was made during the preparation this morning and my friend helped. Don’t be afraid of help. Allow friends (and family, including littles) to join you in the kitchen. And y’all, even though I know how to make a crust, I always use Pillsbury rolled doughs. So easy and yummy.

And the cookies, I just made them yesterday as I was home and the recipe said they would be better the next day. Reading recipes is super important. And I didn’t have dirty dishes from baking this morning.

And here’s a little hint: my floor hadn’t been swept, but for the most part my home was picked up. Two things: having people over regularly keeps your home clean. And if you pick up a little every day and have a husband and kids that help – it makes cleaning easier. And you know what, your friends shouldn’t care if your home is super clean or not. But, I think it is good stewardship of your home to keep it tidy.

The Fall – perfect time to bring people in, hear their stories, share yours, enjoy good food, and live life with other people. And Hannah Anderson, who launched a new book yesterday, also wrote a piece today in CT about doing community with broken people (hint: we are all broken). Go read it!

Big Trucks

by Kimberly | Oct 2, 2018 | Books

Ever since my boys were little, they have loved mighty machines. There was a show called Might Machines on Netflix for years that we watched constantly. Always singing the songs.

My older boys favorite word before he could really talk was “boowah” – for bulldozer.

Tommy Nelson sent me a great book called Big Trucks, about these mighty machine friends. It is a touch and feel book so it is helpful when teaching toddlers about tactile and touch and feel things.

I love the touch and feel aspect of this book, but also the encouragement between the main characters and the fact that they work together..

As soon as the box came to our porch, we opened it up, and have read it several times already. And now the younger is showing the older all about the touch and feel parts.

Great book for toddler (boys, especially)

Do you want to read this with your toddler – You can win one. What was the first fun thing your child would say?

Thanks Tommy Nelson. All opinions are my own.

Something Blue Feature on Southeastern Bride

by Kimberly | Oct 2, 2018 | creatives

It never gets old having your work featured on a national bridal magazine. And let me tell you, its not because it is my work. It is because a team of amazing creative vendors: women, men, singles, married, mamas, creatives…all hustling doing their thing – came together to do this!

Here are some of my favorites from the Something Blue styled shoot that happened a few weeks ago out at Pine Knoll Farms about 20 minutes away…out in the beautiful country, near where two of my friends grew up, long before I moved here.