I know it’s Wednesday, but my euphoria is still lingering. The Packers won the Super Bowl!!!!!!!! It was an amazing weekend. The game was certainly a thriller and, as always, I enjoyed watching the commercials. There were a few that I wasn’t a fan of (er…Groupon) but a lot that I really appreciated. I made […]
Dessert
Cheese, Swine + Wine
As promised, a review of Dralion is at the end of this post (hint: it was incredible). But first, I want to tell you about the most exciting events of the weekend. On Saturday night, I saw Guster with my friend Lauren. They were amazing! What, you can’t make out their faces? I blame the […]
The Honeymooners: Day Three
It has taken much longer than expected to document our honeymoon (er…it was back in November), but as long as you are still enjoying the posts, I will continue! Here are the first two installments: Day One Day Two The third morning of our trip brought us to San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf! We explored the […]
Crinkle, Crinkle, Cookie Star
How I wonder…how delicious you are. 🙂 I have been wanting to make Mint Chocolate Crinkle Cookies ever since I saw them at Panera almost a month ago. I combed various websites for recipes and never found one that I truly loved. Then it hit me: I have two shelves worth of cookbooks! I quickly […]
Giving Thanks
We made it! From Chicago to Arizona to San Francisco to Napa…and now back to Arizona again! I have so much to show and tell from our honeymoon. Everything from fantastic farmer’s markets to wonderful wine tastings. Plus, a broken wrist thrown in for good measure. Wait, what?! You’ll soon find out. 😉 But today, […]
7 Year Itch
I woke up this morning with an itch I didn’t want to scratch. 🙂 Seven years ago, I had my first kiss with a boy I would end up deciding to spend the rest of my life with. We had been best friends for a little less than a year, but we decided it was […]
I SPI With My Eye: Belgians + Bananas!
Thank you all for the kind comments on Bobby’s birthday post. We were both grinning ear to ear as we read through each one of them, and Bobby says, “thank you!” Additionally, we’d like to wish the happiest of birthdays to Maggie and Val TODAY!! *** The birthday weekend itself brought about some truly delicious […]
The Birthday Boy No Longer Named Karen
This weekend we are celebrating Bobby’s 24th birthday. He officially turns 24 on Monday, September 13, but we wanted to make the most of the weekend free time and decided to start the party a little early. If you happened to be reading this blog last year, you may remember the funny story called The […]