Memorial Day Weekend
Our long Memorial Day weekend was mostly low-key and laid back. + Friday was J and my 10th anniversary. We wanted to go somewhere for a day trip and I had suggested going back to...
Month: May 2016
Currently | May
reading The Ramblers by Aidan Donnelley Rowley (Aidan blogs, too.) listening to the Budgets and Cents Podcast. I am kind of in a budgeting phase right now and the topics that are covered are informative...
Davis Pride Run for Equality 10k
On a whim, and to get some more race experience under my belt, I signed up for the Davis Pride Run for Equality 10k two weeks ago. At my last 10k race (which was my...
Recipe | Homemade pumpkin seed granola
A couple of weeks ago, I started making my own granola. I really feel so silly for never trying that before, but I think I told you that I had found the pretty much perfect...
Friday Facts
I’m working today and while I am very thankful for my flexible hours (I’m making up some hours that I “borrowed” as vacation time when I took my trip to Germany in March), this week...
Girl time: Kayaking in Napa
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I was planning another “girls’ day getaway” with my friend Susi, which we’re trying to make an annual thing) and that happened to be last Sunday. We...
May Link Love
This is powerful. If you only click on one of my links today, make it this one: A different kind of love letter. Does your loved one have all this critical information? Grilled balsamic steak...
Awkward & Awesome
This is a regular feature post on my blog. See the archives here. AWKWARD + When a couple goes shopping at Trader Joe’s and both stand there, arms crossed and watch the store employee bag their groceries...
Daily life | Artisan Kitchenaid splurge
You guys, I don’t know for how long I have been talking about my desire to own a KitchenAid mixer. It’s been on my (Christmas) wishlist for at least 2-3 years. We never had counter-space...
Travel recap: Munich
On our way to and from the Italian Alps, we had two stop-overs in Munich. One, to break up the long drive and two, because it’s always a good idea to stay a night or...