Thanksgiving 2010 was complete with my favorite things: family, food, and a new canine friend. My mom set a beautiful table, with “harvest” dishes.I went to Starbucks in the afternoon for a cappuccino pick me up. Their red cups make me happy, and I was feeling the holiday cheer. We had dinner early, however; I [...]
I feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now. Two of the things I cherish most in life are family and food. An evening that includes good company, inspirational conversation and mouth watering food is my ultimate definition of relaxation. Tonight I was fortunate enough to have all three. I met my dinner [...]
Before heading out for our father-daughter bike ride yesterday, I had a light yet energizing snack: crunchy peanut butter sandwiched between frozen banana. This is my new favorite snack, it really helped fuel my bike ride. We decided to do our typical 18 mile route in the opposite direction to spice things up, neglecting to [...]
Note: I did not ACTUALLY have dessert before dinner tonight. I just thought that it was necessary to discuss the most important matter of business first. Are you drooling yet? Yea, this dessert changed my life thus the urgency to blog about it first. After work on Friday I decided to stop at Phillips European [...]
Lack of internet + no time= my demise. Although I have been completely disconnected for the past few days, I did not forget about my dear blog. My internet is not going to be installed until Wednesday, so I am EXTREMELY grateful right now for free Wi-Fi at coffee shops….I’m also extremely grateful for my [...]
My friends, I am sad to report that late Easter night, Mr. Chocolate Almond Bunny lost his head. He put up a good fight, but my strength cannot be matched and I ultimately pried him from his cute little package and did some damage. My mom reminded me today that when I was a little [...]
What a day! I’m so thankful to have such a wonderful family and great friends. My birthday has been a time to reflect on all the important people in my life. I have received so many messages today from friends I haven’t spoken to in years (thank you facebook for birthday announcements haha!) and I [...]
