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How to Get Away with Halloween

October 29, 2015

Happy #TGIT! We can’t believe it’s Halloween this week! When this holiday rolls around every year, I know that November is literally right around the corner. What I love about this year’s Halloween weekend, is the that it’s time to turn the clocks back! Our favorite new show out of the gate last year was How to Get Away with Murder, a show we make an effort to watch live –…

October 29, 2015 By Brian

Autumn/ Celebrations/ DIY/ Garden Thyme/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

Garden Thyme: Halloween Beer Garden

October 27, 2015

With winter on the way, that can mean one thing – most of my garden has been harvested! The only things I have left are my brussel sprouts and kale. They love cold weather and should be ready for harvest just in time for Thanksgiving! Lilies and Loafers has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not by Lilies…

October 27, 2015 By Colleen

Celebrations/ DIY/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

Halloween 2015: Costumes

October 26, 2015

What are you going to be for Halloween? For us, finding Halloween costumes is a stressful process. It’s not so much the making of the costume, it’s more about the idea. Either we’ve come up with an idea a month before and prep for it, or we turn up last-minute as salt and pepper – the literal version. We hate trying to pull something together last-minute and there’s only so…

October 26, 2015 By Brian

Celebrations/ DIY/ Family Fun/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

#TBT: DIY Tissue Ghosts

October 22, 2015

As mentioned in our DIY pumpkin wreath tutorial, I used to make these DIY tissue ghosts. And not just a few around Halloween, but hundreds all year long. I must have made thousands over the course of my childhood. I don’t know why and I don’t know how I picked up the habit, but our house would be filled with these little guys. So, to honor this childhood tradition, I’m…

October 22, 2015 By Brian

All Recipes/ Autumn/ Celebrations/ Dad Bakes Cookies/ Dessert/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

Mini Candy Apple Fail

October 12, 2015

Oh Pinterest, you pain me sometimes. While we don’t have many cooking fails, when we do, they are complete utter failures. It took us a few tries, but we finally got these chocolate chip cookies to be thick and chewy. When putting together our fall food preview party, we wanted to try to make mini candy apples. We saw a lot of failures, but also other food blogs who seemingly made it work. While…

October 12, 2015 By Brian

Autumn/ Celebrations/ DIY/ Halloween/ Side Dishes

DIY Pumpkin Wreath

September 30, 2015

When it comes to fall and Halloween, my two favorite things to decorate with are ghosts and pumpkins. As a kid I would make little tissue ghosts. They’d be everywhere. I think I made millions of them throughout my entire childhood. Now, Fatima limits my ghost decor to one… Pumpkins, on the the other hand, are sprinkled throughout our apartment. This year, we wanted to get a wreath for fall.…

September 30, 2015 By Brian

Autumn/ Celebrations/ Garden Thyme/ Side Dishes

Garden Thyme: Fall Flower Inspiration

September 25, 2015

Fall is a beautiful time of the year, and so are the fall flowers that bloom! After the grocery store the other day, I stopped at the flower shop to pick up some loose flowers to create some bouquets around are apartment. Paired with some sunflowers, these came out pretty good looking! Here are some flower picks to inspire your fall bouquets: For more flower inspiration, check out our fall wedding flower…

September 25, 2015 By Fatima

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#LoveSummer: Beach Weekends

September 22, 2015

After a beachless summer last year, we vowed to try to make this summer full of beach weekends. We won’t count our week in Cabo as part of this challenge, but we made the effort to get to the beach twice. Yes, TWICE! Living in NYC, we are surrounded by beaches in Connecticut, New Jersey, Long Island, and even right here in the city. Our first #beachweekend was at Coney Island…

September 22, 2015 By Brian

#LoveSummer/ Celebrations/ New York City/ Side Dishes/ Travel

#LoveSummer: Coney Island

August 26, 2015

We went to Coney Island, twice!…

August 26, 2015 By Brian

Cabo San Lucas/ Side Dishes/ Travel/ Wedding

#LoveSummer: Honeymoon 2.0

August 19, 2015

We finally got to go to Cabo! After Hurricane Odile devastated Cabo about 10 days before our Honeymoon, we weren’t sure when we’d be able to go back. However, we made it a point to get out there this summer for a get-away. When looking for a vacation destination, especially one that’s coastal, Fatima and I just want to relax and take in the sun. With Fatima’s busy work schedule,…

August 19, 2015 By Brian

#LoveSummer/ Cabo San Lucas/ Celebrations/ Side Dishes/ Travel/ Wedding

#LoveSummer: His and Her Packing List for a Beach Vacation

August 12, 2015

As you may know, last September we got hitched! What you may not know, was that our Honeymoon was washed away with Hurricane Odile when it devastated Cabo San Lucas, 10 days before we were supposed to leave last year. So we had to shift our plans and ended up in Martha’s Vineyard for the week. It turned out to be fantastic. However, we wanted to get out to Cabo,…

August 12, 2015 By Brian

Garden Thyme/ Side Dishes

Garden Thyme: Blueberry Bushes

July 16, 2015

Blueberry bushes are a perennial flowering bush that can produce fruit up to 20 years. I have three blueberry bushes and I space them about 4-5 feet from each other as to anticipate their growth. You should at least have two or three bushes because they are partially self fertile which means they pollinate themselves. When you first plant them, find an area that is well drained but can be…

July 16, 2015 By Colleen

#LoveSummer/ Celebrations/ Side Dishes/ Travel

#LoveSummer: Mt. Washington (Booze) Cruise

July 15, 2015

Summers on Lake Winnipesaukee have been a staple in our vacation plans for over two decades. We would spend a hot summer day, all day on the boat tubing, zipping around to different islands, and exploring various bays, coves, and inlets. Since we’ve always been on our boat, we’ve never had the need to try out a cruise on the Mt. Washington. The first Mt. Washington ship was launched 1872. Today, the ship holds 1250…

July 15, 2015 By Brian

#LoveSummer/ Celebrations/ DIY/ Side Dishes/ Travel

#LoveSummer: Putting it ‘On the Map’

July 8, 2015

The summer is a great time to freshen up your apartment or office space with some new decor. My collaboration with Lilies & Loafers as part of their #LoveSummer series introduces fun DIY projects you can do to satisfy that travel bug you have in you this summer. A few weeks ago, I shared how you can turn all the paper goods that you amass during a trip into a decorative…

July 8, 2015 By Edwin

#LoveSummer/ Celebrations/ New York City/ Side Dishes/ Travel

#LoveSummer: American Museum of Natural History

July 1, 2015

One of the things on our bucket list this summer, was to visit the American Museum of Natural History. Right in our backyard, we hadn’t been to the museum in years and thought it would be a great thing to do on a rainy day. So far, this summer has been a little rainy on the weekends, so we used on of our rainy weekend days to hit up the…

July 1, 2015 By Brian

#LoveSummer/ Celebrations/ DIY/ Side Dishes/ Travel

#LoveSummer: Traveling with a Paper Trail

June 24, 2015

Summer is usually a popular time of year for vacation and travel, right? Well, if you’re staying local this summer and skipping out on a jet-setting trip – here’s a fun DIY project you can work on to still make you feel like you’re a world traveler. And it doesn’t even involve having to pack a suitcase or having to get past pre-flight inspection. #winning Remembering past travels is arguably…

June 24, 2015 By Edwin

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