Happy Fri-YAY! You guys, Facebook can be both wonderful and obnoxious. For the most part I enjoy looking back on my Facebook "memories" section, until I get back into my high school years obviously. Back when I thought that my opinion mattered, and I constantly posted vague, passive aggressive, and very mean statuses. This morning [...]
I love reading, I always have. So it should come as no surprise that the minute I was finished driving back from my college graduation that I would immediately dig into the long list of books that I've been DYING to read once I had more time. I decided to start with the one that [...]
Spring break. We didn't have any huge vacation plans this year, but we did end up doing a few fun (semi) local things! Two weekends ago we took the boys to the Monster Jam at Van Andel arena in Grand Rapids, MI. To say that was a blast would be an understatement, though I wish [...]
Again, I hate the terms "step mom" or "step child" or "step dad". We use the term "blended family" so that I can avoid the shiver that follows those words. However for all intents and purposes, I'm going to make an exception for this post to avoid confusion. Having a blended family can be so [...]
Happy Wednesday, Y'all! I sincerely apologize for being very absent lately from blogging, it's mostly because I was enjoying my one week break from classes while also traveling twice last week for work. Between that and Marek's late birthday party, I haven't really made much time to write. I've been slowly learning that it's okay [...]
Is there truly anything better in this world than easy meals? No, I don't think so. Especially when you're cooking for more than just yourself. Today I'm going to be sharing one of my favorite dinners to make because not only do Brian and I like it, but the kids LOVE it! It's super easy, [...]
This post is personal and probably won't be of interest to most, but to anyone who has had strong feelings toward a place they call "home", it might be relatable. We moved next door to my grandparents on a dead end dirt road in our small town when I was 5. When I say small, [...]
Happy Tuesday everyone! In case you haven't been watching the news or the weather channel, the mid-west has really been taking a beating with this Polar Vortex. Last week my kids didn't have school once because of the sub zero temperatures. Now of course they were ecstatic the first day, but by the time they [...]
Happy Tuesday, y'all! I've gotten the question probably 250 times now. "Where did you and Brian go on your honeymoon?" It's not that I haven't wanted to write about our honeymoon, to be honest I just haven't found the time. This post is going to be slightly lengthy in comparison to my previous posts, but that [...]
Welcome back to Favorite Things Friday Sunday here at Picking Up the Pendrick's! This weeks Favorite Things Sunday edition is somewhat of a negative-turned-positive I guess you could say. I am really trying to get back into my normal schedule that I promised a few weeks back which was to post on Tuesdays and Fridays. This [...]
