Ah, my inbox has never been so full as it has been the last six-ish months with questions about ETSing (leaving the military). Getting out of the military is a very daunting transition, and what makes it even more of a blurry road is that you’re often left with very few people to ask questions to. As a soldier, you… Keep Reading
Backyard Patio Progress + 5 Tables I Considered
I wouldn’t say that this post is so much as a “backyard reveal” as it is more of a “here’s where we’re at with our back patio” post. 🙂 From birth, our kids have been soothed by the freedom of the great outdoors. Sadie was born in April 2016, and all summer long she basically lived in her little bouncy… Keep Reading
The Saturday Sit-Down #66: Keep Up Kate
Hello friends! Happy Kentucky Derby day! Happy Cinco de Mayo! Happy Graduation to soooo many people around the country who are walking today! Shoot, first weekend of May, there’s probably a ton of weddings too! Whoop! It’s a hoppin’ day! But you know what the four of us DeSpains are doing today? Probably not much! The last three weekends we… Keep Reading
Slice of Life: May 4th, 2018
Happy Friday!! I have a short and sweet “Slice of Life” for you today because while I’d love to spend a few hours blabbing about a few topics I have on tap to write about, I know that a better use of my time would be to continue working around our house. We haven’t been able to walk around in… Keep Reading
A Beautiful Weekend with Friends
My friend Meg and I both agreed that we were still on little highs on Monday after the very best weekend! The Landers family are some of our best friends (we met in Kansas), and they’re currently stationed down at Fort Rucker, which is about 4.5ish hours south of us. They’re PCSing soon, so we knew we needed to plan… Keep Reading
Introducing “In Good Company”: A Community for Bloggers
Oh, I kind of have butterflies in my stomach right now as I type this post; I don’t know why! Well, maybe it has SOMETHING to do with how EXCITED I am to share that a couple girlfriends and I have dreamed up something really neat that we’re finally launching today! Bloggers! Are you looking for community (a.k.a. people to… Keep Reading
We Finally Have a Front Porch! + How We Styled It
A new home always excitedly feels so much like a blank canvas just waiting for some color and personality, and our front porch was the first canvas that I couldn’t wait to “paint”. I adore the grey brick and stonework on our home’s exterior, but I knew from the get-go that adding a bit of color would be necessary to… Keep Reading
The Saturday Sit-Down #65: Courtney At Home
Happy weekend, everyone! Thanks for heading this way today to scope out who this week’s featured blogger is. I’m happy as could be this morning because some of our very best friends are waking up with us! Do you remember our buddies, the Landers? They’re here! In fact, Meg and I are probably drinking coffee on the back porch right… Keep Reading