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As most of you know, I was born in Honduras. My whole life, though, I was very involved (and enthralled) in the American culture. I went to “The American School” in Honduras, I’ve spoken both Spanish and English since I was little, my family and I frequented the United States, and some of my very best friends in school were American. Born a Honduran, Destined to Become an American I don’t know what it was that always drew me towards the “American way of life”, but there was always something there. Now don’t get me wrong, I love my...

That Night on Those Steps

Holidays, Personal | 28

“Do not go out with the first boy that asks you!” Those were my mother’s words when I was leaving for college. I promised her I wouldn’t. I’m not exactly sure why that was her advice, but I guess she wanted me to explore my options. Well, my whole life I pretty much did what my parents told me, never really got in any sort of trouble, and definitely kept my promises to them. In this case though, that was one promise that I will never regret breaking! I’m pretty sure my mom is OK with the fact I...

Cookies, cookies, and more cookies!

Cooking, Holidays | 4

When we lived in Honduras, Ryan used to spend the days before Christmas, baking cookies in our kitchen for us to give out to our friends and family down there. About 15 years ago, he ordered this amazing cookbook called Diner Desserts by Tish Boyle, and he would bake 3 different kinds of cookies each year. Our friends and family loved them! They would eagerly wait each year to receive the plate with Ryan’s cookies. When we moved back to Texas, Ryan went on a baking hiatus since we really didn’t have many friends and family to give them...

Christmas Mini Home Tour

Decorating, Holidays | 14

Decorating for Christmas is one of my favorite things to do! It wasn’t always like that. I used to get overwhelmed with the clutter caused by the decorations, and couldn’t wait to take everything down! I finally realized one year, that I was decorating on top of my everyday decorations, instead of completely replacing my decorations with Christmas ones. I never saw my mom put away any of her everyday decorations during Christmas, instead she would just add the Christmas ones. In my opinion, this caused for visual clutter, so when I finally realized the key was to switch everything...

The Cooper’s First Christmas Card (Ever)

Holidays | 12

For years we have wanted to make a Christmas card. Every year we swear we will have one ready by the end of November. Every year, December 25th rolls around and…no Christmas card. We were determined not to let another year go by without getting it done. Ryan even set a reminder on his phone a year ago so we wouldn’t forget! Well, it worked! 18 years of marriage and 5 kids later, we finally made a Christmas card! Since it was such a momentous occasion for us 😉 I thought I’d share it with you and show you...