bakin’ 3

Last night, I made this: I saw the recipe posted a couple days ago, and knew we had to try it. I did just get 500 pounds of flour at Costco, after all. I’m still not that comfortable with using the dough hook in the stand mixer; I’ve made bread twice now, and I can never tell when the dough ...

south dakota, v.4

Once we crossed the South Dakota border, it took us a good portion of the drive to figure out how many times I’d been to Watertown. We finally decided that this was my fourth visit. (We based it on the number of times I’d been to the Harbor Bar, i.e. every time.) We rolled in around 8 on Thursday night, ...

westbound (and down)

We’re heading off the the wilds of Sodakia after work today. I couldn’t be more excited about that. Seriously. Visits to Watertown are rife with traditions, some of which include: 1) dancing at the Dakota Sioux Casino 2) getting massages in the $1 massage chairs at the Watertown Mall 3) shopping at Shopko 4) playing cards with Matt’s parents 5) ...

a thought 6

My mom always told me to bring an extra pair of underwear on vacation, just in case. So I always have; on week-long trips, I’ll sometimes even bring two pairs. I’ve never, ever needed that extra pair of underpants. It’s always come home with me, the last one in the ziploc underpants bag, and I’ll throw them in the wash ...