6 NOT Potato Salad Summer Cookout Recipes

Awh, summer! ...or as Dan keeps reminding me 'late spring.' He's super analytical, but I consider anything from Memorial Day to Labor Day, Summer. This time of year, for us, is the craziest, it's wedding season and hay season, and somewhere towards the end of June it finally stops raining long enough in Kentucky to …

The Grilled Cheeserie – A Love Story

If there is one thing that always rings true for me, it is that I am obsessed with grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. I know, that is such a low-key item, and easy to come by, but I love them SO MUCH. Nashville is about two hours from our home, so not too far, …

A New Beginning

Since 75% of my blog traffic comes from Facebook, you probably noticed the change in name. Yes, High Heels & Shotgun Shells has morphed into DaniSquared. I went back and forth on this decision for months. I was having a hard time coming back to blogging because I felt weighted down with my old identity, …

Trick Candles and The Crashed Cake

I'm not great with dates. As a matter of fact, I struggle remembering if my husband's birthday is September 29 or 30. It's the 30th... But it doesn't stop me from debating between the those two days constantly. So it works well for me that my dad and my father-in-law's birthdays fall within a day …

BURN ALL THE THINGS

As I sat there in my home office, on a beautiful spring day, the breeze blowing, the birds singing, the temperature inviting. It was the perfect combo for a day of windows open as fresh air circulated through our home. But, no. Instead I accepted that I was, in fact, living on a post apocalyptic …

What Marriage Is

As my second wedding anniversary approached my head was flooded with thoughts. I knew I wanted to write something, but wasn’t set on a direction. I could easily write something incredibly mushy or a monologue of sarcasm, woven with humor. However, going solely in either direction didn’t settle right for me. Then, I thought about …

The Days I have to be Quiet

I'm terrible at being quiet. Actually, I'm incredible at being quiet. I can go hours without feeling the need to mutter a word, I can stealthily slink around our home and farm so silently My Someone is constantly hollaring out to find me when I'm in the next room. We have a tiny home, friends, …

Dog Costumes and Frito Chili Pies

My Someone and I hosted our annual party this past weekend. I say annual party with no particular theme involved. You see, after our wedding, My Someone quickly realized his wife personality was "go big or go home" when it came to party planning and hosting. My creative driven mind and obsessive attention to detail …

For the Love of Habaneros

I have a lot of "I told you so moments" happen in my life, I can be a little bit of a quiet know-it-all and as it goes with any form of know-it-all, when the moments of being wrong come hither, they come hither strong. A couple of months ago, My Someone and I were …

Searching for Simplicity

Every blog, social media training/seminar I've attended says "do not apologize for long absences of non blogging." But, on the other hand I'm a chronic over apologizer... Who is needing a Segway to jump back into the blogging game. The last few months have been a lot. A new job. Discovering I couldn't balance the …