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Dollywood Flower and Food Festival

By sunshineandholly on May 4, 2021

Everything You Need to Know About the Dollywood Flower and Food Festival

Last week, Dollywood Parks and Resorts hosted a bunch of influencers for the Dollywood Flower and Food Festival. I was honored to be invited and super excited to check out everything the festival has to offer. From delicious food, to fragrant flowers, to toe-tapping music, there was something exciting around every corner.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Dollywood Flower and Food Festival so you can plan your own family getaway to Dollywood!

Easy Valentine’s Day Candy Charcuterie Board

By sunshineandholly on January 29, 2021

Since we’re stuck at home this year, I wanted to do something special for my family for Valentine’s Day. I keep seeing yummy candy boards all over Pinterest, so I decided to try to make us an easy Valentine’s Day candy charcuterie board to share. Plus we just got a brand new cheese board and I’ve been taking advantage of any excuse to use it lately. My kids are all about make-your-own and choose-your-own type of meals (taco night/make your own pizza night/etc). And I knew if I pulled out a huge charcuterie board full of candy and sweets – they were going to flip! Here’s how I made it:

Easy Valentine’s Day Candy Charcuterie Board

First I browsed Target.com to see all of the different types of Valentine’s Day candy and sweets they had available. I tried to keep the colors simple (reds and pinks) and also tried to pick things with different shapes and sizes. And I couldn’t resist adding a cute heart table runner to my cart!

I placed a drive-up order and headed over to Target to pick up our goodies. Later that afternoon while the kids were playing outside, I got out all the things I had bought. Starting with the larger items, I placed things around the board, moving them around until I was happy with how it looked. Then I threw a clean dish towel over the whole thing and waited to surprise the kids after dinner! Unfortunately, Maddie (my sneaky child) ended up peaking under the towel while I was cooking. Such a stinker! So I didn’t get to surprise the kids like I wanted to, but they still loved it!

Here’s a link to our charcuterie board. It’s amazing and I’m so glad we bought it!

How is your family celebrating Valentine’s Day this year?

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The Perfect Recipe for Spaghetti Carbonara

By sunshineandholly on June 24, 2020

The Perfect Recipe for Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti Carbonara is one of my husband’s favorite things to eat. In fact, when we were in Italy he ate it almost every day! It’s creamy and salty and gooey and meaty and comes together fairly quickly. It’s also made of mostly pantry ingredients, so it’s easy to throw together when you’re not sure what to make for dinner. We’ve made a lot of versions over the years, but I think we’ve finally figured out the perfect recipe for spaghetti carbonara.

We like to use pancetta (our grocery store usually has pre-chopped pancetta near the hummus and Boar’s Head sliced meats) but you can also use bacon. I typically throw in some peas too so we can have a vegetable. Asparagus is another tasty option!

The trickiest part of the dish is not scrambling the eggs when you add them to the hot pasta. But if you temper them first and make sure to continuously stir the pasta when you add the eggs, you’ll end up with a creamy sauce instead of chunky scrambled eggs. But honestly, even if the eggs do scramble a little bit, the pasta is still delicious!

What’s your favorite pasta dish?

Click here for the recipe!

Where to Eat Play and Stay at Myrtle Beach

By sunshineandholly on March 6, 2020

We received complimentary accommodations in Myrtle Beach from Condo-World in exchange for an honest review. As always, all thoughts and opinions are my own!

Where to Eat Play and Stay at Myrtle Beach

Last weekend we took a quick trip to Myrtle Beach. The weather in Atlanta was rainy and dreary, and I was so happy to be escaping to the sunny beach for a few days! We’ve never taken the kids to Myrtle Beach, so I had no idea where to begin to look for somewhere to stay. Luckily, Condo-World stepped in and helped us to find a great place!

Where to Stay:

Condo-World offers the area’s largest selection of oceanfront Myrtle Beach condo rentals. (Because I always say that if you’re going to the beach, you might as well stay ON the beach!) Condo-World has condos for all budgets and tastes and you can book online or over the phone with ease. (They also have vacation rentals in Gatlinburg, Panama City Beach, Destin, South Walton, Pigeon Forge, Orlando, and Hilton Head!) We stayed at the Bay View Resort, which was close to all of the local attractions and restaurants.

Bay View Resort has beautiful oceanfront suites and 1, 2, 3, and 4 bedroom condos. I mean – just look at this view!!! You can’t beat that!

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Disney Cruise Recap Days 3 and 4

By sunshineandholly on February 13, 2020

Disney Cruise Recap Days 3 and 4

Day 3

Day 3 started out with some morning snuggles! Then the kids went to the kid’s club so the adults could enjoy the spa. I didn’t take any pictures inside the spa area, but we enjoyed checking it out. I will say that we probably won’t do the spa on our next cruise. I found it hard to lay around and relax when there were so many other fun things I wanted to do and experience! After the spa, we met up with my dad for some lunch.