All the Weihnactsmark dates you need for Germany and Beyond! The most magical time of year is just around the corner! Cozy villages nestled in the snowy mountains and grand city squares filled with twinkling lights and festive stalls, air scented with cinnamon and roasting chestnuts, music, crackling firepits, laughter and cheer filling the air…Christmas Markets in Europe are simply the best! Whether you’re a … Continue reading Christmas Market Calendar
Every year, the small village of Zundert Netherlands, and birthplace of Vincent Van Gogh, hosts the largest flower parade in the World! For over 80 years, 12 local hamlets have competed for the best float design, each year being bigger and better than the one before. Created entirely of dahlia flowers, the floats are moving masterpieces! Competitors dedicate most of their year to design, engineering, … Continue reading The Corso-Zundert Netherlands Flower Parade
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(This blog is a repost from an old Travel Blog) Berlin – Bavaria – Paris – Bastogne – Christmas Markets — our German vacation was so full of spectacular sites, that I just would not be able to fit it all in one blog! Therefore, I will write this in sections, with each major segment of our trip having it’s own post. This is segment … Continue reading Germany and Beyond: Induction to Germany (2013)
(This blog is a repost from an old Travel Blog) This year marked the fifth anniversary of our marriage, and since Jeremy was stuck in Georgia, I decided to take a trip down there to see him. We decided that Savannah would be a better place to spend the weekend than Brunswick, so after I flew into Brunswick we made the hour drive up to … Continue reading Savannah on the 4th for our 5th (2009)
Hello, my name is Launie and I hate spaghetti. Like really hate it. I am not exaggerating when I tell you that my husband (who, by the way, LOVES spaghetti!) only gets it maybe twice a year! I have tried different things to try to grow to like it. I tried chicken spaghetti, I tried using different sauces. Nothing really works. I just resigned to … Continue reading Spaghetti Meat Sauce
Well really, this is week 4 plus 2 days. Days 22-30 for the whole 30 days! Woot woot! I finished! More on that later! First to the recipes! As always… In the interest of saving time, I’m just going to copy/paste the intro from week 1 meals (which you could read here, and week 2 meals here, and week 3 meals here) and head right to the dishes! … Continue reading Whole 30 Week 4 Meals
Who’s ready for week 3 meals? I hope you are not doing with challenge with me…since it’s day 30 and I am posting days 15-21! BUT…you will be fully stocked with ideas to smash out this challenge for Sept (or any other 30-days) if you’d like! As always… In the interest of saving time, I’m just going to copy/paste the intro from week 1 meals … Continue reading Whole 30 Week 3 Meals
Week 2 meals coming at you! In the interest of saving time, I’m just going to copy/paste the intro from week 1 meals (which you could read here) and head right to the dishes! Usually, I would take the time to blog each recipe and make a recipe card for it, but there are just too many to do! So I’ve decided I will just give … Continue reading Whole 30 Week 2 Meals
Wow! I am super behind with this! Here I am finishing up week 3 and writing about week 1! Typical! Usually, I would take the time to blog each recipe and make a recipe card for it, but there are just too many to do! So I’ve decided I will just give you some basic info, and links to recipes that I modified (and list … Continue reading Whole 30 Week 1 Meals
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