the best chocolate chip cookies recipe

I’m really obsessive about a lot of things – holidays, television shows, my favorite tees. But the one thing that probably tops the list is chocolate chip cookies. They are basically the only perfect thing on this earth and are by and large my favorite dessert. If I am ever faced with a choice of […]

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home for the holidays

Nothing beats Christmas. You can argue with me until the cows come home, but I will never change my mind. Everything about the season is magical. But this year my spirits were a little out of loop, and though I still can’t figure out why, my husband told me maybe it’s because I’m an adult […]

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happy holidays and new year

A bit late, but I wanted to pop in to wish you all a happy holiday season. I didn’t bring my computer with me back to Texas (best decision) so therefore no blogging. We arrived back in LA yesterday, drove to San Diego to pick up our Kipling, and are now back home trying to […]

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christmas at home

This year we had three Christmases: one just the two three of us in California, one with my husband’s side of the family, and one with mine. It’s difficult not being able to spend the actual holiday with everyone, but it’s great having the celebrations extend for several days. I love watching people open the […]

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Austin Portrait Photographer: Boy and Dog

Probably my favorite thing (or type of people) to photograph is children. They look cute no matter what, and if you are lucky enough to find a child who loves the camera, they have a bunch of fun posing and being silly for the camera. Plus, you change at the quickest rate during childhood, so […]

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things that make me happy

Gifts. Both giving and receiving (if I’m being honest here). My mother-in-law gave these to Kipling, and baby girl went through those two bones (on right) in about .5 seconds. I love holiday shopping and gifting and only wish I could afford to buy gifts for everybody. Family time. We don’t live in the same […]

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