A Dairing Life

How to make the best Watermelon Margarita Recipe!

· The perfect summer drink with only 4 ingredients! ·

Wedges of watermelon lay on top of a pink background

Summer is in full swing, and with the holiday weekend coming up, I wanted to share a quick and easy cocktail that’s perfect to sip by the pool, at a cookout, or hunkered down over a bowl of chips and salsa – no judgment here! Get ready to whip up a watermelon margarita and celebrate…

How to Install Magical Fairy Christmas Lights

Exterior photo of two story house.Windows are filled and illuminated with Christmas lights

This post contains affiliate links to products I use and love. Clicking my links helps keep my site running. See my disclosure for details. It’s the most wonderful time, of the year! Today I’m coming at ya with a tutorial for how we install our Christmas lights on (in?) in our house. This technique is…

Hey Sweet Baby A!|Langston’s Birth Story

A new mother holds her baby for the first time after giving birth. He is small and swaddled in blankets.

Trigger warning: While our birth story has a happy ending, if you’ve been through something similar, you could find our experience particularly triggering. Possible triggers – placental abruption, preterm labor, low birth weight, emergency c-section, birth trauma, fetal distress, NICU Braxton Hicks…or so I thought Before I went to bed on April 2, I wrote…

Chocolate Cherry Cordials Recipe – From Scratch!

· Sure to satisfy any candy lovers sweet tooth! ·

Chocolate covered cherry cordials lined up

Oh baby, do I have a sweet one for you today! I’m admittedly not a huge fan of cherries. But my hubs? Cherry flavored treats are at the top of his list. When we were dating, I discovered his (and his dad’s!) love for chocolate cherry cordials – those boxed candies you see everywhere this…