Ivon Auriemma

I wanted to make a blog post about this. I don't know if any of you know where this originated from but I would love to explain it to you a little further. Before ugly Christmas sweaters were a thing we used to get sweaters for Christmas from grandmas who used to hand knit them. They were call…

Since finishing my university and having learnt everything that I did. I cannot even begin to emphasize how important it is that when we can we shop local. Not only will it improve your local economy but also on a wide scale. A lot of shops are suffering because of online competitors but also beca…

This year we have kept our same small tree, but it has been a journey to be able to find the right ornaments for it. We had to go to a lot of different stores in LA and I was about to give up until Chase suggested we visit Target. We finally found the perfect ones! Below I'll add a link to whe…

Linzer Cookies

Ingredients
1/2 Cup Hazelnut flour 2 1/2 Cups Cake flour (not self-rising) 1 Tbsp Ground cinnamon 1 Tsp Baking powder Sprinkle of Salt 1 Cup Pecans 2 1/4 sticks unsalted butter (room temp) 1 Cup granulated sugar 1 Egg All purpose flour for surface Confectioners sugar for dusting 6 Tbsp Raspberry …

My must watch holiday movie list is here! 


These will be in no particular order and of course they are all my favorite!!!!


The Polar Express  This movie has been one that my family watches every christmas and has been my all time must watch holiday movie. This movie is a classic story that is an a…

Scents are always a huge part of the holidays for me! If you are lucky enough to be able to go to a tree farm and cut down your own tree and smell it all season long, ENJOY IT. Chase and I unfortunately can't do that in our tiny Los Angeles apartment so we have a teeny weenie little guy that w…

There are so many moods for Christmas songs that I couldn't pick just one! I have created or included playlists that I actively listen to so that you could enjoy as well! The links below are only through Youtube or SOundcloud as I didn't want you guys to have to purchase anything to be abl…

IT'S BLOGMAS TIME!

Who else is super excited to be cuddled up and drinking some hot cocoa? Because I know I am!
Last year I did a post a week for blogmas and this year I am feeling a little bit more ambitious, I am doing one post every day until the 24th. The topics will be very varied but of cou…