just our day to day life
This post is a little late. We had a super busy weekend and I didn’t even turn on the computer. It was a great weekend though, with friends for dinner on Friday night, staying at my in-laws for a retirement party for my father-in-law (30 …
What I’m making this weekend: Bibimbap for dinner on Friday with friends: Shibuya Punch for cocktails on Friday: Lime Margarita Bars for dessert on Friday: Kentucky Bourbon Chex Mix for a snack at a party on Saturday: I’m also making Pineapple Martinis on Friday …
If you know me, you probably know that I’m obsessed with blueberries (on pretty much the same level on which I’m obsessed with chipotle peppers). So obsessed that one of the things I was most excited about buying a house was that we’d have a yard …
When I got my July Julep order, I was excited to paint my nails for the 4th of July. I didn’t have a great blue color to use, so I used Priti Flowers in Salvia, which is a shimmery dark grayish-blue. I used Julep Kate …
A friend of ours has taken an interest in cooking over the last year and got a homemade sauce recipe from his mom. Lo was at his house one day when he made lasagna and he came home raving about the sauce. Lo asked him …
My parents came to visit two weekends ago while they were in town for the Good Guys Car show. Unfortunately the show was scheduled for the hottest weekend to date, so they were a little miserable during the day at the fairgrounds (well, as miserable …
I was really excited to get my Julep Maven box for July. I initially planned to skip July, but when the email came through showing the colors, I couldn’t. I love the 3 main colors together, plus a bonus red, white, and blue?! Julep is …
Last week in my sand volleyball match I hurt my toe/foot a little. I went to run in one direction and had to go the other way and my toes kind of rolled under. I limped a little last week but it was mostly …
I’ve had a lot of random thoughts and happenings lately and I thought I’d share On donating blood: I scored the higher than ever on my iron test to give blood – 15.1! I was so excited! I used to fail almost every other time …
I needed something quick to make for dinner tonight to serve with some frozen haddock from Trader Joe’s that I had thawed. I considered rice but it would take 40+ minutes to cook. I realized it was a perfect night for quinoa since it only …