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Merry Christmas

December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas, friends! The holidays always tend to sneak up on me, but this year they did more than ever. Autumn was a blur. I've been sick off and on since August and hardly remember what it feels like to breathe, sleep, or function normally. Most of my free time this season has been spent ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Holidays Tagged: holidays, life lately, real life

Halloween Greek-ings!

October 31, 2024

Happy Halloween! We hope you've all had a wickedly wonderful October and have enjoyed plenty of treats and thrills ahead of All Hallow's Eve. This is always our favorite time of year, and it always goes by way too fast. It's been a beautiful fall here in Indiana, though it got off to an incredibly ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Aly + Jeremy, Holidays Tagged: halloween, holidays

How to Transform Your Home into a Spooky Sanctuary This Halloween

October 1, 2023

There are no words to accurately describe just how much I love Halloween. I’ve obsessed with all things spooky since I was a kid, and while I’m also a fan of the many holidays that follow, for me, nothing will ever trump this season of scary movies, haunted houses, Halloween treats, and things that ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Holidays, Living Tagged: halloween, holidays, home decor

Happy Halloweenie!

October 31, 2018

How is Halloween here already?! This month moved at such lightning-speed, we almost forgot all about our annual family costume. Which was truly scary! ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Aly + Jeremy, DIY, Holidays Tagged: DIY, halloween, holidays

Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2017

Hi friends! I just wanted to drop a quick line and wish you all a very happy holiday season. ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Holidays, Living Tagged: holidays

Cookie Exchange + Craft Night

December 17, 2017

Christmas is right around the corner and to kick things off, my (practically) mother and sisters-in-law and nieces got together last night for a cookie exchange and craft night. ...

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Posted by Aly Hess
Filed Under: Crafts, Desserts, DIY, Gatherings, Holidays, Recipes Tagged: crafts, DIY, holidays, recipes, vegan, vegetarian

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Hey, cuties. Have a sweet weekend. 🌸 #bakestag Hey, cuties. Have a sweet weekend. 🌸

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June starting off strong, reminding me how much my June starting off strong, reminding me how much my soul craves a good summer golden hour. ✨
A little bang and a little blonde for summer. 🌞 A little bang and a little blonde for summer. 🌞

Thanks to my girl @alissa.serres for always making my hair dreams come true! ✨

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Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled Almost every nook and cranny of our home is filled with sentimental pieces. I’m the daughter, granddaughter, and niece that will gladly take items the family may otherwise get rid of or have tucked away in closets for decades, untouched. The kind of traveler that looks for leaves and shells and rocks to keep in my pockets and carry with me, so I can always hold a piece of where I’ve been. Usually, I have no idea where these things may come to live in my own home, but they always manage to find their perfect places in time.

These shelves alone hold a basket full of stones and shells from around the world, framed high school love letters my grandpa wrote to my grandma in the 1940s, an assortment of found and inherited books, some well more than a century old, and sweet portraits of my great grandparents. 

While I strive to avoid clutter, I do love filling every room with as many meaningful pieces as I can. Because while many things are just things, some are so much more. 🤍

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