Hi all! Ive been missing in action for far too long now... But boy was I enjoying my little sabbatical from posting! Married life has finally taken on a little bit of a routine and Ive be...
I love being married to J. Hes charming, handsome, appreciative, absurd... Oh how long the list goes. But with our marriage came lots of gifts. Lots of kitchen gifts. Talk about my l...
I married a manly man. You know how I know? Bacon is an every meal thing. If I served it breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, hed only fall more in love with me. Would he ha...
Last Sunday was my sweet baby brothers nineth birthday... Yeah, hes nine already! Ten rambunctious third graders joined Baby Bear for a jolly jumping good time followed by pizza and the Lizard Wizard...
so im married... (almost for a whole month now!) boy does time fly! and theres a new layout, as you can see. more understated. to remind myself its ok to leave some time between my ...
We attended our first wedding as a married couple this weekend. It was so fun to enjoy the festivities... Especially because it wasnt our day! The wedding was so beautiful! Duh, I was watching one of...
I know this isnt going to seem like enough... And really it isnt. Our photographer is still editing so we got these few as a sneak peak. Oh how we love them already. And here are two ...
Its been so long my dear readers. Oh I do apologize. But speaking of "I dos", I am married and absolutely adore sharing my life with my new husband. I am blessed to say the least. In the last...
Hi all! I have been cruising some blogs lately and have decided that I want to set up Fridays to be a special day in the world of the Simply Sweet Wife... I am loving the wh...
I made an amazing dinner tonight... And I was looking at some of my favorite cooking blogs. Welcome back to my undercover Betty Crocker self! I cant wait to get innovative in the kitchen and th...
graduating from college and moving home, preparing for a wedding and settling into a house thats soon to be "ours", starting a big girl job... all wonderful steps, but also huge changes that ...
Its been such a stretch since the last time that Ive written... Thank you for the sweet words throughout my silence. I am finally feeling better (who knew that a medicine Ive been taking for a l...
I finally heard from the doctors today after mybattery of blood tests and my stool test and my ultrasound... (via) (isnt this a sneaky ad campaign for United Colors of Benetton?) My blood came bac...
How does time escape me so? I cant believe that Ive fallen behind so horribly in my blogging... But I promise this isnt the only part of my life thats being neglected with me not feeling so...
[via] How could something so beautiful be so hurtful?Looking at that field makes my heart fill with awe. In 2008, USAToday published an article aboutthe rising popularity of gluten-free diets.&...
Wow, Ive been gone for far too long... A post on here is much overdue, I apologize for my little out-of-the-blue sabbatical but those tummy issues I wrote about two weeks ago are still...
Such a wonderful time of year with all of the baby birds and bunnies, bright and beautiful flowers, and, last, but not least, the absolutely amazing produce thats sprouting up all around! With all th...
My, oh my. I have been gone far too long. I have been under the weather and trying to get myself back in action. This weekend finally seems to be better (knock on wood... I dont dare jinx my poor sel...
So theres a little shift in my life plans after this last weekend... I got a horrible infection in my intestine that left me feeling like I was going to die for... Well, way too many days! I was comp...
I got a new Cuisine at Home magazine last week that had so many amazing recipes in it! I am a HUGE fan of cooking magazines because they promise to deliver many wonderful recipes every month and a su...
Yesterday morning Baby Bear came running inside and asked Mama Bird and I to check out the baby birds in the nest a bird built in our patio cover. We went outside to see their growth and realized the...
Im not so sure about you, but I know that I can pretend everythings perfect when its really not. Im good at telling myself, "No Amber, thats not you" or "Its ok Amber, you dont have a pro...
This weeks Simply Sweet Ingredient Challenge was to make hummus! Such an easy, but so fun and creative way to make a tasty treat that you can use as a dip, a condiment, a garnish, or fun tasting dish...
Im at one of those points in my life when I get it. (Its temporary I promise.) God has been working really diligently to make me understand what it means to share. He has revealed to me that sharing ...
J got a raise at work and I knew that it called for a little celebration at dinner. The only way to make a dinner worthy of celebration for him is with a barbecue feast. After finding this little rec...
J got a raise at work and I knew the only way to be properly celebrate was with his favorite food: barbecue. I ran into this sweet little recipe at "Can You Stay for Dinner?" and knew that I ...
So turns out that getting married isnt just about J and I. Well, I knew this, sort of. But yesterday, dear sweet Mama Bird day, God revealed to me that J and I are not just making our own family...
Today is one of those days. Yeah one of those days. My hair is just not right, not falling right, not straightening right, not going into a cute ponytail even! And I have been on a hunt for shor...
This past weekend my dear Popsicle sent Mama Bird and I away for a weekend trip.We loaded up our beach cruisers and headed for grand ol Indio. Yep, the middle of the desert with literally nothin...
So Ive been slacking. Oh man, I thought balancing school and work and life was hard... Balancing work and life, time between home and family and San Diego and J, and finding a moment or two for mysel...
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