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Uncategorized | November 16, 2015

Because Cinnamon Rolls Make Everything Better

How do you prepare your home for guests? Whenever we have guests visiting from out of town, I try and come up with a few simple ways to make them feel welcomed and at home with:
fresh sheets on the bed
fluffy towels laid out just for them
 extra toiletries (I like to save sample sizes of tooth paste, shampoo, conditioner, soap on hand for guests….and a few extra toothbrushes too!)
their favorite snack in the pantry
a few magazines on the nightstand
their favorite coffee
….and of course a yummy breakfast.


Pillsbury™ Grands! Cinnamon Rolls are the perfect indulgent breakfast for when those special guests are visiting from out of town. They make everything better! I picked up a can of cinnamon rolls to bake and literally my mouth started watering. 

Seriously they turned out SO yummy! They were so good and totally make me look like the best hostess ever.

Hudson of course loves when guests are over….especially if that means

he gets a special treat!

And let’s be real…any guests we have get to put up with the craziness that is our house….so they deserve something extra sweet.


I love that Pillsbury™ Grands! Cinnamon Rolls are easy and simple to prepare and taste homemade. Making these cinnamon rolls is an easy way for me to help our guests feel welcomed…without having to slave away in the kitchen! Which means instead of doing dishes I have more time to actually spend with our guests.

What special things do you do to prepare for out of town visitors?

Disclosure: This post was sponsored by General Mills through their partnership with POPSUGAR Select. While I was compensated to write a post about Pillsbury™ Grands! Cinnamon Rolls, all opinions are my own.


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Comments

  1. P!nky says

    November 16, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    We had Saturday Cinnamon Rolls as a family tradition and it is something I always look back on fondly. YUMMY!

  2. Jess Scott says

    November 16, 2015 at 2:11 pm

    Cinnamon rolls make EVERYTHING better!! Amen!

  3. Christina @ Still Lucky says

    November 16, 2015 at 3:03 pm

    I totally want a cinnamon roll now!

  4. Rachael A says

    November 16, 2015 at 3:56 pm

    I love cinnamon rolls- hope they bring the product over to the UK!

  5. Rachael A says

    November 16, 2015 at 3:56 pm

    I love cinnamon rolls- hope they bring the product over to the UK!

  6. StaceyWalden says

    November 16, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    I always keep these on hand during the holidays!

  7. Colleen Sullivan says

    November 16, 2015 at 6:09 pm

    Yum! We love those cinnamon rolls. I made some from scratch last year and they were so delicious, but a lot of work, and who has all that free time — ready to bake it the way to go!

  8. Jenny says

    November 16, 2015 at 6:59 pm

    Those are our favorite sweet treat! Holidays or guests I love those and they are the reason i've yet to learn how to make them from scratch because they're so good! ps I don't know if I've said it but I love your new blog design!

  9. Meghan says

    November 17, 2015 at 3:10 am

    I'll come visit you anytime if this is what you are serving up 🙂

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