we’re very ready for the holidays!

It’s been a week since I’ve had time to post! You know what that means? A LIST. 1) Last Tuesday, Matt and I shopped and wrapped gifts for the Aliveness Project. We did really well this year! 2) Thursday, we went to Stub’s for dinner and their Deschutes tapping, then to bowling leagues. My god, can my bowling possibly get ...

the dam trail

Guys, here’s the thing with the Draft Party. It’s AWESOME. Despite things like Scotche and Riot Punch and the Crimson Tide. Just thinking about them makes me a littleĀ nauseous. And that’s why I’ll always have the Friday before Labor Day off work. Well, that and camping. Friday, once we were able to stand, we headed east to a new campground ...

march madness

The baby shower was pretty much perfect. Though that’s how it goes when you have awesome friends. People asked for my recipes, so here they are. With photos! Fauxstess Cupcakes Chocolate cupcakes filled with seven-minute frosting, and dipped in ganache. You could use any recipe for those, but I followed the instructions on this site and the results were excellent, ...

tong and the pizza tree

Reasons Milwaukee was way more awesome than anyone might expect: We were there with Chris, Meg, Missy, Joe, Wendy, and Amelia. We all got rooms at the Hyatt downtown for $40. Thanks, Priceline! The flight took 50 minutes and put me over the 25,000 mile marker on Delta. Matt and I now both have enough miles for another domestic roundtrip. ...