Last Wednesday, I received an email that made me break out in hives and set my heart to racing. It was an email notifying me that someone had nominated me for the Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year Award. I now needed to decide whether, or not, to accept the nomination. I was…
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Happy Birthday and Happy New Year!
Well, well, well…hello, 2018! Nice of you to arrive! Happy New Year to you! I suppose if you’re reading this, you’ve survived 2017 like the boss that you are. You’ve also had to cross out “2017”, like, ten times already because you’re not used to writing “2018”. No matter, and no judgement. Welcome to a…
Pomegranate-Rosemary Sparklers
Did you know that you tend to get drunk faster on champagne than with most other alcoholic beverages? It’s true. I read it in Cosmo once. Something about the oxygenated bubbles causing the alcohol to go to your brain quicker. I think that’s what it said, at least. I find, personally, that I’m a bit…
Holiday Home Tour: It’s Not Over Yet
It truly is The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! The holiday season here runs long compared to most families we know. If you’re a typical celebrant of the Christmas season, your tree may already be down. For us, however, the holiday season doesn’t end until after Epiphany- January 6th. El Dia de Los Reyes, or Three…
We Reno’d Our Dining Room- And SURVIVED!
Crappy picture, I know. This is part of the reason why renovating our dining room was a thing. Renovating it a month before Thanksgiving shouldn’t have been a thing, but it was. Our dining room has a twelve foot wall. TWELVE FEET, my friend. Do you know how difficult it is to furnish a wall…
Boozy Spiced Cranberry Sauce
So, Thanksgiving is coming. This year I’m thankful that my family hasn’t wrapped me in a wool blanket and beaten me with socks filled with soap bars. It seems like they want to, though. They don’t say it, but I can see it in their eyes. There’s definitely an old-fashioned “Blanket Party” in my future…
Cutting the Cheese…and Being Okay with It.
I checked my email two weeks ago and found this message. Words can’t tell you how excited I was to have placed in my first, ever, food photography contest. The Cut the Cheese 2017 photo contest was hosted by cuttingboard.com and sponsored by John Boos & Co. I felt pretty amazing since this was my…
When Hurricanes Threaten Peace: In the Eye of the Storm
I was planning a post on how to breakdown a chicken this week. My local news station kept kicking me back into reality, though. This is a map that was posted on social media of the weather that was forecasted for us this past weekend. As I type this post, people are wading through waist-high…
Part 2 of NYC Eats: 15 Places You Must Visit in NYC
I don’t know what’s harder- having to leave New York City, or having to hunt down amazing restaurants in a food desert. The Twinks and I found ourselves searching for a dinner spot after spending the day de-hoarding their rooms (don’t ask). Signs that read “CLOSED” are what the we faced on Saturday evening, instead….
NYC Eats (Part 1): 15 Places You Must Visit in NYC (Plus a Few Extras)
This is actually a piece from Ferdinand Hodler, called “The Despairing Souls”. It’s currently on display at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Our trip to NYC was so exciting and full of amazing times and GREAT eats, that we felt like these dudes on the way home; especially knowing we still have months to…
