this year for Easter we made plans to celebrate with Bonnie & Andy at their house...the first time we spent the holidays with friends in...

this year, I got to take spring break for the first time in years!  I'm liking this working in schools already!  So I decided to hop in ...

it's not easy being a Yankees fan in Baltimore...but I still get to see my boys in pinstripes every once and a while :)

One of my good friends from Virginia Tech, Alison, asked me to design some jewelry for her bridesmaids, and as always I was honored to be a ...

all that studying has paid off...the Praxis is just another step conquered on the way to becoming a teacher!  so the study guides are going ...

 Don's Weather Rock

it's my first show of the season!!! come on out to Fenton Street Market's Silver Spring Bling this Saturday from 9am-2pm for a jew...

  last weekend we ventured up to Vermont, for our annual family ski trip...and this year, I skied!  for real!  I went down a legitimate tra...

 Lauren B & Lauren B...happy birthday little one!  :)  love you!

you know when you start something, and it seems like you'll have forever to finish it, leisurely and without having to rush through it.....

how cool is this!?  I've been experimenting with making iced coffee for a few months now...for convenience and of course for the $$ ...

this week's item is....these stunning and brighter than bright hot pink chalcedony earrings !  I just love this gemstone- so pretty!  Th...

for this week's favorite shop, I am bringing the love right back home to The Littlest Bean , run by Jen Menkhaus, BEST leader extraordin...

back in January when I made a trip home to NJ...I stopped and visited with my Uncle and cousins :) and to my surprise and delight...Unc...

another beautiful treasury featuring JerseyGirlDesign, and some of the other BEST talent!!

without a doubt, one of my favorite things to eat in the whole world, are pickles...I have a few favorite brands, and they each have their o...

I am super excited to be doing my very first giveaway of JerseyGirlDesign jewelry with an awesome blogger and fashionista, Paulette of Ms C...

1. pickles- but not just any...Heinz Hamburger Dill Sliced pickles...very important detail 2. pizza - again, very specifically, from Alfon...

so I've been working a bit on my polymer clay skills, and here are some photos of my first round of ideas...of course, they involve glit...

In the spirit of eating healthier, and spending less money on restaurants and take out (minus pizza...pizza will always be in the diet and b...