Posts by Amanda Slade
For FREEEEEEE: Birthday Edition
Happy birthday to me, happy birthday to me… It’s birthday month!!! We have a lot of birthdays in my family during March (including mine, woohoo!) and I know there are a lot of places that will give you really good deals on your birthday and during your birth month! So, here is a list of…
Read MoreSafe Songs for the Kiddos
Are you tired of listening to the same playlist with your kids over and over and over and over again? I think it’s time to… LET IT GO! 😉 (If the song is not stuck in your head yet, you have a stronger will than I). Sometimes we get stuck in a rut of listening…
Read MoreRain, Rain
Mason and I went home (to my parents’ place) for the weekend. We had a great time! We both needed a weekend to just relax, so that is exactly what we did. We had originally planned on paddleboarding and beaching ourselves in Laguna, but the weather had different plans… If you are ever bored, it…
Read MoreWe Didn’t Start the Fire
Ever since man figured out how to smash two rocks together, we have been obligated to attend the social gathering we call a bonfire. Some gatherings between friends are fun because you are familiar with each other, so the intimate setting is appropriate and warranted. However, sometimes your cousin’s wife’s great aunt’s friend’s great-niece is…
Read MoreBeating the Blues
We all have those days where nothing is going your way, where the little old lady is taking too long to cross the street and you are late for work. It probably is not the old lady’s fault that you are becoming increasingly more enraged, you just caught the that-kind-of-day bug. It is an ever-evolving…
Read MoreAmanda and Mason Sittin’ in a Tree
Well guys, this is a super romantic story… I got this job as a camp counselor, and there was an optional training for the ropes course. Mason and I locked eyes across the tarp during the trust fall, and… I’m totally lying. He started flirting with my friend (we’ll call her A) and they dated…
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