The other day I was booking tickets out to LA for the second time this year, and realized I'd never put up any photos for my first trip! I made the trip out west for my friend Morgan's bachelorette party back in May, and stayed another week to spend some time with family and a friend from c…

A friend of mine was telling me about one of her favorite conversations she's heard between Eric and I the other day. It was shortly after the two of us had moved in together in Durham, and went something like this: Amanda: "Do you guys think you'll move again?" Me: "Probably when we move …

I spend a lot of my free time out and about exploring new places. Since my stay in Durham is coming to a close this week, what better way to honor it than with a city guide of all my favorite spots. Here’s to hoping these lead you to your own new favorite spots in the Bull City! &…

If you've seen this throwback, you know I'm a longtime fan of the Charlotte Knights.  When Eric said we had tickets to the Knights game on 4th of July - in the new downtown stadium no less - I was super excited. We went with our two good friends from Dallas who were back in town for th…

This has been one busy month. Eric traveled to LA and Vegas, we lost a dear family member, we saw several of our good friends get married, and we attempted to pack up our apartment and cross off everything from our bucket list before moving to a new city. All this craziness and we barely had…

I'm both excited and a bit teary to announce that Eric, Bella and I will be moving to Charlotte in two weeks!  Over the last couple years Eric has been commuting back and forth to his job with his dad's company that's based in Charlotte, It's come time for him to be around the office a…

I can't eat like I used to. That's about the only thing I can say for sure after completing the Elimination Diet a few weeks ago. I figured I would go on this diet, figure out that I was allergic to gluten or soy, start feeling 100% again, blog about special diet recipes, and live happily e…

My mom has always been a huge animal and plant lover. Growing up, she'd take us to to all kinds of farm tours, lily pad farms, and garden centers. When I saw that Urban Ministries of Wake County was organizing the Tour D'Coop a few months ago, I knew it would make the perfect mother's day pr…

Again, I've fallen a little behind on my posting. It's been a whirlwind couple of weeks over here, but I promise I have a good excuse – Eric and I got engaged! I'll try not to get all mushy about the new ring on my finger, but I wanted to share my excitement about getting married to t…

I realize I’m a bit late on this post. I’m currently just about done with week 3 on the diet and well into the re-introduction phase.   I actually have very little to report from my second week, but I can say I was feeling a ton better! Only had one day early in the we…