Big Mama

On this episode I have some deep reflection on all of last year's preparations for Caroline's freshman dorm room, and I do this because I started the process of moving Caroline out of her dorm room this past weekend. Suffice it to say: LESSONS WERE LEARNED. We also talk about the ramp up to Alex's high school graduation weekend (when Sophie was editing she wondered if she should use "Sunrise, Read More

If you follow me on Instagram then you know that my week has been consumed by our master bed and bath project. We started the week by discovering we had a water leak in our shower and it's just been good times from there. The good news is I've had plenty of time to look online for cute clothes while construction workers have taken over my house. Here are some things I found: 1. bl-nk Read More

There has been a lot of life in the last week: My home improvement situation has leveled up in a couple of significant ways, and senior year festivities have overtaken Sophie's life in Birmingham. So for entirely different reasons, both of us have been feeling some feelings. You'll hear all about that. We also continue our discussion of The Dress Situation, and it's Sophie's turn for Five Read More

Well, hold on everyone because it's gonna be May. via GIPHY And we all know May is the December equivalent for spring. So many things going on, so many celebrations, so many last minute school projects. Plus, it's the last month to enjoy before summer comes to kill us all with the heat. That's a lot of pressure for one month to hold. Fortunately, I found some cute things this week. 1. Read More

It's been a week-o-special-events for both of us, and on this episode we're going to talk about all of them. You'll hear about Perry and me getting all dressed up for a wedding, Sophie's quick trip to see college friends, and Alex's performance in Into the Woods. Plus, I have some exciting new skin care strategies to share. We're also going to discuss TV (it's Sophie's favorite coping mechanism Read More

You may not be aware if you don't live in South Texas but we are in a bit of a drought. And every day this week it's been overcast and unbelievably humid and, well, just gross. If this is going to be our new weather pattern then I, at the very least, need it to amount to some measurable rainfall. It doesn't seem like too much to ask. All that say, the old "March winds and April showers" Read More

We're all over the place this week, so if you would like to hear about what's on sale at Anthropologie along with the snake situation at the ranch along with a round-up of some recent TV shows along with a story about some leggings, this is the episode for you. We also talk about my latest additions to her skin care routine. And it's Sophie's turn for Five Favorites. Only somehow she ended up Read More

I'm posting this early because tomorrow is Good Friday and Caroline is driving in from school and I just want to enjoy Easter weekend with both my real and marshmallow peeps. Except I don't like marshmallow peeps. Anyway, here are some cute things I found this week: 1. just hold on white eyelet midi dress A lot of you have emailed and messaged me asking about dresses for graduation Read More

We both had lively weekends - Parents' Weekend for me, a John Mayer concert and daddy's birthday celebration for Sophie - and you're gonna get a recap of all of the above. We have some thoughts about concert couples and late-night fast food and the sweetness of being with family. We also revisit the topics of doom piles and radishes, and it's my turn for Five Favorites. Hope y'all Read More