SNOW!!!

HOLY CRAP, THERE’S A LOT OF IT. And with the snow yesterday came a realization: I really do need winter tires. The salt in the trunk is not gonna cut it. So I stopped at Steve’s Tire and Auto, the place in my neighborhood most-recommended by the internet. I was so impressed with the guys there. They were super-nice, not ...

i’m going to be cold from now til jamaica.

Jamaica’s in 69 days, by the way. AWWYEAH. Yesterday, I managed to stay indoors for the entire day, except for the 10 minutes or so it took us to shovel. This was preceded by the 15 minutes it took me to get ready to shovel, during which I donned my full-body long underwear, thermal pants, knee-high socks with wool socks ...

dirty sunday*

cranberry-pecan bread! Friendsgiving was awesome. There was deep-fried turkey and a million starchy side dishes, A Christmas Story on TV, and Rock Band 2 on Pete’s gigantic projection screen. We left a little after midnight, when Adam fell asleep on the couch. Today is all about cleaning (our house is currently very shiny), knitting, and hoping the Vikings don’t hand ...

let me see your hips SWAAANG 1

So, the Gay 90s last night. Pros: 1. There are beds in the Annex. We jumped on them too excitedly, before we realized they were apparently wooden boxes with Ikea linens on top. Ouch. 2. Gertrude, Wendy’s favorite (and at the same time, most-hated) bartender was working. 3. We came home with three coconut-shaped shotglasses with the Malibu logo on ...