just our day to day life
I like football. No, I LOVE football. Fall = football and this first fall-feeling weekend happened to coincide with the first week of NFL. I’m an Ohio State fan and a Steelers fan, but I have to admit to liking NFL more than college. I’ve …
On our way home from an exciting Friday night date that consisted of stopping at Tj Maxx and CVS on the way home from work, getting home and realizing the cashier didn’t give Lo his ID back (from buying sinus pills), returning to the CVS …
Prosciutto is the new bacon and this recipe proves it. I saw this recipe in a Food and Wine newsletter and I knew I had to make it while zucchini was in season. The original recipe calls for a mint dressing, but I didn’t think …
I don’t wake up in the morning early enough to make breakfast and I also prefer to eat a little later in the morning so I can work out during lunch without being hungry. I make a lot of egg bakes that I can reheat …
I had some rough workouts this week and by Thursday night I was feeling a little burned out. Lo’s volleyball team could have used a sub and even on a bad night I would have been helpful in that league, but I didn’t think I …
The August Birchbox theme was Beauty School, which I didn’t really get except there was a little booklet with beauty tips. I’m still pretty happy with this service and feel like it’s worth the $10, though I’ll probably take a break soon because I need …
The second part of remembering my past jobs in honor of Labor Day starts with my last quarter/semester at college. The school changed from Q to S in my senior year, so it was the transition year and was a weird schedule, which actually worked …
Labor Day has never really meant anything to me other than a day off work and the start of football season. Apparently is was created to “celebrate the economic and social contributions of workers”. Personally, I think a paycheck is celebration enough, but I certainly …
A grocery store in our area had a burger contest that a friend of ours entered. He didn’t win, but he got the recipe for the 1st place winner in the Veggie Burger category and said it was amazing. Kelley gave me the recipe for …
It’s time for yet another Foodie Penpal reveal! Lindsay from The Lean Green Bean created this program last September to link foodies from around the world. On the 5th of the month, each participant is assigned a penpal to send a box of goodies to, …