1. I turned 27 back on May 9. Similar to last year, part of my birthday weekend was spent in St. Louis, where I had the chance to spend some time with my Grandma Gige. We attended an early afternoon showing of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which was really good. I watched Ace Young’s […]
Dinner
Merry and Bright
Hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas! ‘Twas a great one in Arizona, for sure. The holiday week is automatically merrier and brighter when Mama Bender’s peppermint-eggnog punch is involved. The recipe just keeps getting better every year. For 2013, it featured: 32 ounces organic lowfat eggnog 32 ounces Fevertree ginger ale 1/4 cup Torani […]
Lambeau Leaps
The traditional third wedding anniversary gift is supposed to be leather. Admittedly, Bobby and I had no idea that was the case when we decided a late November trip to Chicago and Green Bay would be our gift to one another this year, but it ended up working out perfectly. Why? Because there is no […]
Order of the Phoenix, AZ: A Harry Potter Party in the Desert
A few weeks ago, an owl delivered a letter to our house. Not just any letter – because then why would an owl have delivered it? – this was a letter I had been waiting for since I was 12. The letter that proclaimed I had finally been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and […]
Not-So-Spooky Veggie Lasagna
First of all…HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! Do you have a fun costume planned for this year? The above is me as one of the three little pigs (the other two were my neighborhood friends) and baby bro as Superman in 1994. You’ll notice the many layers under his costume and warm sweatshirt material of mine. Halloween in […]
Reading Between the Wines: The Compound by S.A. Bodeen
‘Twas another great meeting of Reading Between the Wines this past weekend! Everyone in our book club has officially hosted a month, so October’s meeting was back at my house. It’s amazing to think we’ve had almost a full year of great reads, food and conversation! Up for discussion this month: The Compound by S.A. […]
Gone To Maui {Part Three}
Recaps so far: Part One Part Two Our final day in Maui began with a walk down Wailea Beach. We weren’t walking aimlessly – there was a final destination in mind! As I mentioned in an earlier post, an amazing coincidence put two of our friends – Joe and Nadia – on the same flight […]
Gone To Maui {Part Two}
After a wonderful first night in Maui, we woke up bright and early – as in, 2:45 am – to climb drive 10,000 feet up to the Haleakala Visitor Center in time for the sunrise. This is something I’ve been wanting to do since my mom and I visited Maui. The reviews said to bundle […]