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Eurotrip 2013 Checklist

Pssst - so, a combination of an overwhelming amount of photos, wanting to take some time off to just be in eachother's presence after a paticularly long time apart from Bill, and then a pretty bad bout of food poisoning on Sunday/Monday has left things pretty quiet here on the blog and wayyyy delayed.  So… Continue reading Eurotrip 2013 Checklist

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Toes in the Sand on the Other Side of the Atlantic

Like I mentioned in yesterday's post, after spending the day at Stonehenge and Salisbury Cathedral, we came back to Brynn & Gary's and had a sunset adventure. Ya know what's weird for an East-coaster to see?  The sun setting over the ocean.  Weirder still is when you're not in California or the Outer Banks to… Continue reading Toes in the Sand on the Other Side of the Atlantic

london phonebooth @ BandBBuildALife.com
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So This One Time I Flew Across the Ocean…

...and MAN were my arms tired!  *badumcheech* So I've managed to make it back after a wonderful 10 days in southern England, London and Paris.  And what an amazing trip it was!  I went with my childhood best friend, Molly, stayed with our best friend Brynn and her husband Gary, before meeting up with my… Continue reading So This One Time I Flew Across the Ocean…

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I Survived Europe!

I promise there will be plennnty of blogger vacation photos, but even better I totally did some decor shopping and of course took some inspiration photos too! So I have a LOT to share! The trouble is, I took over 2000 photos on the trip which means I have a good amount of cleaning up… Continue reading I Survived Europe!

Decor, Our Story

Parisian Perusing

All this week we're sharing inspiring decor from Europe because, well, after MONTHS of planning I am FINALLY there!  By now I'm likely ogling the designer labels through shop windows while filling an entire memory card with pictures of the Eiffel tower alone. Speaking of, this iconic Parisian landmark is quite the point of inspiration… Continue reading Parisian Perusing

Decor, Our Story

London Calling

So, like I mentioned, this week I am off and away in the UK (then Paris!) to visit a dear friend who's expecting her first little girl in July!  (If your comments don't appear, that's because nobody's home to approve them.  They'll show up when I return!)So what better way to celebrate such a trip… Continue reading London Calling

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This Lady is a Packing Pro

With the power of Pinterest, I found an old article from the New York Times highlighting how a Flight Attendant packs 10 days worth of clothes in a carry on. Everyone knows at least in the back of their mind that rolling your clothes works better than folding when packing in a tight fit.... but… Continue reading This Lady is a Packing Pro

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Hey girl. April 2013 in Review

April, where did you go!  There was a lot of roller-coaster weather and still a pretty good smattering of projects despite some blogging MIA. And to keep the new tradition going, we'll start this recap off with a little Hey Girl action... If you missed last month's recap, here's the two Hey Girls for March.… Continue reading Hey girl. April 2013 in Review

buy the good stuff young house love book project @ BandBBuildALife.com
Book Project Bonanza!, Series

Buy the Good Stuff

This is a quick one here that I meant to share weeeeeeks ago. Yup, it's a super easy YHL Book project for you.  Buy the good stuff.  At least once.  Then refill if  you want but keep the pretty bottles. At Christmastime, Target sold these cute gift packages of Caldera hand soap and lotion.  They… Continue reading Buy the Good Stuff

Ampersand Decor @ BandBBuildALife.com
Decor, Our Apartments

AND some Decor

So it should come as no surprise that I really dig Ampersands.  I mean, I have an entire pinterest board for them.  There's one in our blog header above (though you can't use an & in a URL.  Bummer.) and I seem to be drawn to them every time I end up in HomeGoods. So… Continue reading AND some Decor

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Crafty, Decor, Our Apartments, Projects, Thrifting

A Pillar of Inspiration from Target

Raise your hand if you're a Target fan.  Yes, a room full of people who appear to want to high-five me.  Excellent.  Then you'll know how this goes. So, I found myself running in to my local Target for a 'rare' (so, only my 3rd stop that week) trip to peruse the latest decor and… Continue reading A Pillar of Inspiration from Target

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Crafty, Decor, Our Apartments, Projects

A Quick Bathroom Pop

So you know how it goes.  You're scrollin' on down....down down down.... through your pinterest searches and then WHAM you get hit with inspiration.  Mine came from this: I mean, GORG right? I saw it and was instantly getting that angel chorus sound effect in my head. You know the one. Fortunately, I had some… Continue reading A Quick Bathroom Pop

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Cherry Blossom Bliss

Like I mentioned last week, Bill and I did make it down for an afternoon of biking around downtown DC to check out the Cherry Blossoms. Pro tip for those who want to see a lot in one day - bike it.  I'm by no means a biker, but you get to see MILES more… Continue reading Cherry Blossom Bliss

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Liebster Award – what?

Bill & I haven't been at this blogging thing very long - our Blogiversary isn't until this summer.  So not all the things about the blogging world have quite set in yet.  I like to think we have the etiquette thing down - giving credit where it's due, linking back to sources and such, and… Continue reading Liebster Award – what?

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Quick & Easy Fan Shirt

Hello all!  We were lazy bums last week because of the great weather we've had.  But this week we've returned with new vigor, so hopefully we'll  be back to our usual 3 posts a week with more content than a rant about HomeGoods. For those of you who're not into hockey, this past weekend was… Continue reading Quick & Easy Fan Shirt