Sister Escape: Coffee with Carly x The Seven Guide

My sister and I took a little road trip last week for a blog-related event called Coffee With Carly presented by The Seven Guide in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. So, who is Carly you're probably wondering? Well, she is a blogger over on CarlyThePrepster.com! She has been blogging about her life, travels, style, etc. since her college days in 2008. My sister reads her blog and asked if I would tag along for the event. Never one to turn down an opportunity for some sister time of course I said yes! 

How to Use a Cricut + A Craft Night with my Sister

Every time I get something new -- a new gadget, purse, even new clothes -- I always want to use it immediately and frequently. Does that happen to you? Well, my sister recently purchased a Cricut Maker machine and invited me over for a craft night to try it out.

Skinny Avocado Egg Salad recipe (without fresh avocados)

I hope you all enjoy this recipe as much as I am enjoying noshing on it right now as I type this post! Today I am sharing an easy, quick, and healthy egg salad recipe that's perfect by itself, on toast, on a salad, or really any way you can think to use it. Continue reading for the recipe.

Travel Itinerary: Two Weeks in Italy

The Last Italy Recap: Final Days in Florence

Oh my goodness it is about time this gets posted, right? I mean, our trip to Italy was literally over six months ago but no big. I've recapped our time in Rome (part one and part two), Vatican City (part one and part two), Pompeii, Venice (part one and part two), and Milan. Now it's time to share how we spent our final days in Florence!

Maxing Out Our Time in Milan

From Venice we traveled north to Milan. I was psyched to see Milan and all of its fashionable inhabitants but I was also really looking forward to our day trip to Lake Como. We were in Milan for three days but I really count it as one and a half because we only went sightseeing the first day and the third morning we were there. This is what we did on those days!

A FEW DAYS IN VENICE - DAY TWO

For day two/our last day in Venice it was back to sunny skies all day. We hit the road water and visited the Venetian islands of Murano and Burano. These islands were so tiny and fun to explore.

A Few Days in Venice - Day One

We only had a few days to spend in Venice during our two weeks in Italy in September. I really wish we would have added one more time though because wandering the canals and waterways was so much fun. It's like another world and was completely different than what we are used to. This is how we spent our few days in vivacious Venice.

How to Finish a Cross-Stitch Stocking (requires a sewing machine)

DIY How to Install Shadow Box Trim Yourself

As soon as we moved into this house I started envisioning all the projects I wanted to do. At the top of my list was to add shadow box trim/molding to our formal dining room. We saw it in a few of the houses we toured and I always liked the look of it. Turns out it's really easy to DIY too!

PLENTY OF POMPEII + CLIMBING VESUVIUS

Our second day in Naples was filled with a trip to visit what was one of the most astonishing places I have ever been. Pompeii was no doubt a sight to behold in its heyday and continues to be even despite the very palpable history and sense of catastrophe that was with us as we explored the massive town. Walking into Pompeii it was clear that the town was so much more than rubble and overgrown grass we could see--it was a whole new world.

TRAVEL DAY: ROME TO NAPLES

Okay, let's get back to recapping our adventure in Italy from September shall we? I went for margaritas with my sister yesterday and she reminded me how I sort of left it hanging after posting about our day at Vatican City. So here I am continuing on with a little bit more of our trip! Our next day was a travel day to re-position ourselves from Rome to Naples. But we started the day in Rome with time to kill before our afternoon train and we wanted to cram in some additional touristy things.