“A Seamstress’s Daughter”, Re-blogged from 1/3/13. Thread, fabric scraps, scissors, needles, a cutting board and a sewing machine could all be found in my parents’ bedroom when my mom was sewing a garment. She is a seamstress by trade and growing up as the eldest in a family with 9Read More →

YAY!! My Etsy Shop, Lovely You Boutique: Where All Things Are Lovely,  is now open! I have a few lovely items listed with more to come. Check it out and let me know what you think! Have a wonderfully blessed weekend! -NatashaRead More →

Semi-Homemade Fish and Chips As a mom that works outside the home, the only way to do dinner is Quick and Easy! For this dish, I made some homemade mashed potatoes and paired it with some frozen fish sticks to create this semi-homemade Fish and Chips dinner. It was aRead More →

Jacket: Express, Top: via Marshalls, Accessories: Express, Pants: Express, Shoes: Nine West Monthly Measures I’ll start by saying I feel so heavy…from last Monthly Measures, I weighed 172.8lb. Today I’m at 173lb, so really no gain or lose in the month of April. I was thinking to do some dieting justRead More →

My hubby and I love watching movies! A typical date night includes dinner, a good movie and maybe a little shopping. The last movie that we went to see was Oz, the Great and Powerful. I so enjoyed it, as it shed light on the original story line and the characters andRead More →

I love Italian food and one of my favorite dishes is Farfalle Alfredo from one of my favorite restaurants Biaggi’s. At Biaggi’s, the dish includes grilled boneless chicken, red onion, peas, prosciutto and roasted red pepper in an alfredo sauce. I prepared a very simplified version of the Farfalle Alfredo dishRead More →

T-shirt: “Hope” via Ross, Jacket: Banana Republic, Vest: Express, Skirt: Old Navy, Shoes: Journeys My hubby, kids and I stopped by my sister’s house a few weeks ago, so while we were there; I had to take some pics in front of her beautiful home and flowers! There’s nothing likeRead More →

My hubby (So Awesome) bought me tickets to see one of my favorite favorite bands, Third Day, as one of my gifts for Valentine’s Day!  Third Day is a Christian Rock/Contemporary Christian Band, formed in the 1990s, now touring, “The Miracle Tour”, and seeing them in concert for the 4th timeRead More →

{via} Today is Nicole’s very first… BLOGIVERSARY, [blog-uh-vur-suh-ree], you know, the yearly anniversary of her blog!!!So enough with the lessons, let’s celebrate! I’ve teamed up with her and the fabulous ladies below to giveaway $250 cash via Paypal! Be sure to read the Official Giveaway Rules. Note: This giveaway is open internationally.Read More →