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The Yard Milkshake Bar Arrives in The Colony

The Yard Milkshake Bar Arrives in The Colony

The Yard Milkshake Bar is OPEN in The Colony, Texas and you need to go get you one because it’s all that. Trust me. If extreme desserts are your thing, you need to go get in line because The Yard Milkshake Bar is a culinary experience. And when I say "get in line," I...

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Visiting the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach, Alabama

Visiting the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach, Alabama

Do you try and find the art when you're traveling? We do, and our recent trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama found us exploring the Coastal Arts Center of (nearby) Orange Beach. Here's a quick tour of what you can find there and why it should be on your bucket list of things...

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Teso Life Texas – Shopping and Unboxing!

Texas got its first Teso Life store and I shopped on its grand opening day! This Japanese specialty store has so many fun things to try, I could have spent the whooollle day there. Come along with me as I put my shopping list together and then unbox all the...

Daiso Haul of Crafting Supplies

If Texas's wild weather in February had any upside for me at all, it was that I had lots of time to binge-watch all the crafting videos. I'm a junkie for all the how-to's for dollar store craft supplies, but it's painful that there's no dollar store near me! But I do...

Date your Dog on Valentine’s Day in Dog-Friendly Texas

Who loves you unconditionally, day in and day out? Your fur family! You hang the moon for them, and I’ll bet you love them to that same moon and back. Here’s an idea – skip the long lines and reservations this Valentine’s Day and take your one and only on a doggie...

Visiting Pawhuska and The Pioneer Woman

“It’s always on the way.” That’s what the greeter at the Pioneer Woman’s set (her lodge!) told me about Pawhuska, Oklahoma. “It doesn’t matter where you’re traveling to; people always tell me that it’s on the way,” he chuckled. And isn’t that the case with your...
Leaky Con: Ten tips for your first visit

Leaky Con: Ten tips for your first visit

Harry Potter fans, lean in. We have to discuss Leaky Con, a Harry Potter fan convention. Leaky Con is a huge extremely well-organized experience of all things from J.K. Rowling’s world of wizards. There are discussion panels, autograph and photo sessions with the...

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Squeezing the last bits of summer at SummerFest

Squeezing the last bits of summer at SummerFest

This post is sponsored by the Gaylord Texan. All opinions are my own.Smurfs are where it's at y'all. I mean... have you ever seen a sad Smurf? At the end of the movie or the story or whatever? NO. They are living their best life! And you can too if you go get after...

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10 Family Activities in DFW to Beat the Summer Heat

10 Family Activities in DFW to Beat the Summer Heat

Stop it, Texas. Just stop it with your overachieving self and your record high temps over and over this month. You know who's over and over it? Me. There's a reason I'm in a bad mood from May through October.Seriously though, there's no relief in sight so grab your...

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Exploring the Frisco Fresh Market

Exploring the Frisco Fresh Market

Frisco, you are fab. We love your new farmer's market. The Cupcake and I went to your soft opening for the Frisco Fresh Market today, and I'm so glad we did. It's going to be crushed tomorrow once the word gets out about this fun new shopping experience. Here's our...

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Lazy Dog Restaurants Menu – Great for the WHOLE family!

Lazy Dog Restaurants Menu – Great for the WHOLE family!

This post is sponsored by Lazy Dog Restaurants. All opinions are my own. Jackson Hole, Wyoming is a bucket list trip for me, and but I feel like I had a little slice of that heaven recently when I discovered Lazy Dog Restaurants right here in North Texas. Chris Simms,...

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Deep in the heart: James Avery Jewelry

Deep in the heart: James Avery Jewelry

This post is sponsored by James Avery jewelers. All opinions are my own.When I was a little girl, my mom started a charm bracelet for me. It was sterling silver and so were the charms that went on it. The very first charm she got me was an airplane which naturally...

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Les Mis in Dallas and you need to go!

Les Mis in Dallas and you need to go!

This sponsored post is by Julie Grimmet, of juliemeasures.com. All opinions are her own.Can a musical live up to 25 years of anticipation? If that musical is Les Misérables, then yes it can. I grew up listening to the Les Misérables soundtrack. My parents both speak...

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Divine Consign’s Plano Consignment Pop-up Event!

Divine Consign’s Plano Consignment Pop-up Event!

This post is sponsored by Divine Consign. All opinions are my own."Mom, my toes hurt in these shoes." Ugh. THE WORST WORDS EVER. It's the first chip to fall in the domino effect that means new basketball shoes, new outdoor cleats, new indoor soccer shoes, then new...

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