Wow, what a week. It is always a bittersweet experience to have a vacation end–sad to leave the relaxation and fun but so ready to be home again. An early morning was necessary thanks to my 8:25am flight out of Orlando. Grams thought I was crazy for picking such a schedule! And maybe she was right! […]
The One with the Sappiness
After a whirl wind of a week in Canada helping Britt prepare for her big day, I am now sitting in the home of my Grams who lives near Orlando, FL! *whew* Maybe I’ll get to relax this week. :) I stayed quite busy at Britt’s helping as much as I could with wedding prepartions […]
The One with the Return
He’s here. I am whole again. Tomorrow is rehearsal day and then the wedding!
The One with the Ribbon
Lately, my days in Canada have been filled with yards (and yards and yards…leagues really…) of ribbon, assistance offered during the opening of countless gifts, meeting many new people, eating delicious foods, hanging out with some of the coolest girls I know, and watching every bridal movie known to man (or woman, rather.) It’s been […]
The One with the MIXER!
Friday was amazing. I’m not sure how much I can remember of it’s wonderfulness other than Kevin deciding to take me out to Kohl’s to buy my anniversary gift. Yes, you guessed it. A KitchenAid Stand Mixer–Artisan Series in Empire Red. Here, let me show you a picture. Just click on the last color swatch […]
The One with the Smattering
I’m busy. Busy packing for two weeks away from home…in two distinct climates…for two unique purposes. Saturday I will be picked up by my second family (correction: third family if you count the Eccles as second, but I kind of consider them my real family in addition to my blood family. But I digress.)–the Austins–are picking […]
The One with the Delay Due to Exhaustion
The weekend was fabulous. Fast. Filled. and Fabulous. Mom arrived around 4:30pm Friday after Kevin and I had spent a nice afternoon at home and we whisked her off with us to Kevin’s family’s house. We had a great dinner with them with good conversation and a perfect Mother’s Day/Birthday gift exchange. Both of the […]
Black Bean Salsa
Two weeks ago I was able to attend one of my great friend’s bridal showers in the Arbor. Amidst the endless variety of food, I found this delicious salsa that I absolutely loved! It’s chunky and fresh and oh so healthy! Caitlin shared the recipe with me and even if you can’t boil water you […]
Burgers with Garlic-Black Pepper-Parmesan Sauce
Once again, I followed through on Rachael Ray’s “What’s For Dinner Tonight.” I am providing you all with the full recipe but you must know that I whipped this up rather last minute and didn’t have time to roast the tomatoes and because I prepared the sauce from memory I forgot completely about the balmasic […]
Black Bean Salsa Chicken
Tonight I had a plan for dinner but I just wasn’t feeling it. Ever have those nights? Well, Kevin and I brainstormed via cell phones and came up with a few….general…ideas. I took some of those thoughts and ran with it. I created Black Bean Salsa Chicken. Now, in case you didn’t realize this about […]