Essential Oils: 101
I’ve heard a lot of feedback recently from friends and family getting into essential oils. This is awesome! I grew up in health food stores. I was that weird 6th grade kid with a pocket sized herbal remedy book on their night stand and would eat raw tofu as an afternoon snack because I thought … Read more
BB ALIVE and Well
Remember this post regarding our interview with a local magazine? Well the day has come where we are now in print. (page 22). We were fortunate this hit for us during the month of Mother’s Day. Jayme and I were busy running around the weeks before her wedding getting new gift sets together and into our boutique … Read more
MRS. JAYME
You know what a groom does not need to be doing hours before their wedding? Feeding stray cats. But this guy did. And my business partner and friend, Jayme, married him on Saturday. The night before James and I drove up to the rehearsal. That’s right, we were part of the big day. James was an … Read more
And then we all went to get lunch
Man, I have got to get you all up to speed on my life. TWO weeks ago, my good friend Austyn came to town with her family. Begin that this is Missouri and the weather changes all the time we had a very deary Saturday that made April seem like late February. Butterfly House was … Read more
Private Gun Show
Feast your eyes on the fence master. Only comes out on certain glorious days of spring. And what’s this? Could it be the fence mistress of the house? What an unstoppable pair. OK, but seriously I ripped at least 70 boards and each time I kept thinking this will be the time I lose my … Read more
Kentucky Derby Shower
My old college roomie is getting married in July. I got the supreme title of Maid of Honor. Like how I said supreme title, as if it is a pageant? Life IS a pageant and I just won, folks. Part of my duties as reigning Maid of Honor included throwing a bridal shower. Bam done! Theme: Kentucky Derby … Read more
Master Balcony
I can feel the heat coming back back back. Time for wineries and outdoor dining adventures. PLUS landscaping and outdoor projects! It’s amazing that $200.00 worth of plants gets you no where for a planter bed. #Ineedtostartanursery It’s also amazing that James got into bed that night with above nasty dirt legs and I didn’t … Read more
Where’s the baby
When you have to say “Where’s the baby?” you know you are having one hell of an Easter. James and I went out to eat with his parents for brunch on Sunday. The car ride over to the restaurant included Hunter, myself and his mom in the backseat, his dad in the passenger seat, and … Read more
Worried Check Out
So I’m hoping the 14 inches of snow fall we got on Sunday will be the last. My SUV is awesome in the snow so we went to Target. And I got an awesome dress for $28, which I will post about on Easter. Anyways, on check out the lady ringing us out was like … Read more
Mother Son Attire
So recently I went to Branson, MO for work. I took the whole family. Which that just makes up James, myself, and Baby Hunter. BTW, I think I will call Hunter, Baby Hunter for the rest of his life. Poor thing. He was such an amazing travel companion on the way down. He slept a … Read more
I double dog dare you
SNOW SNOW SNOW READ ALL ABOUT IT. No literally, I want you to read all about my snow days. Actually, I want you to view lots of photos, because who has time to read? OK so snow day #1 like last month was Hunter’s real first snow. I bundled him up in something fierce, and … Read more
James’ response
The night before Spring Thaw my sister-in-law and hubby got in town via the TRAIN. Train travel is so romantic. Although they didn’t even go into the dinner car once. Hi Hello Seriously?! Drinking and nibbling on food is the whole point of taking a train, I thought? So the whole damn family went out … Read more
Spring Thaw 2013
Well Jayme and I have wrapped up all of our Black Birch pop-up stores under our 3rd annual Spring Thaw event umbrella. The first one was on March 3rd at a local winery called Chandler Hill, which you probably know from this post and this post (ahh, drinking), that I absolutely love that place. That … Read more
Let’s Work Together
