Christmas is by far one of my favorite seasons of the year. Sometimes I’m surprised by that fact since I might just give up bacon if I got to live in the sweet spot of May to September year-round. As a family, we’ve been known to keep our trees up perhaps way longer than deemed…
Before you toss out the last of the eggnog from your refrigerator, I should tell you how I made eggnog cinnamon rolls for Christmas this year. The chance is pretty strong you’ve either already drunk it … or tossed it … but if I don’t write about the recipe it feels like it never happened.…
There is this really interesting balance that comes with “going home for the holidays” when everyone is home. It’s amazing and relaxing … and an adjustment. It’s probably a weird intricacy of getting older and having routines. I’m used to spending my Sundays quietly drinking coffee and watching CBS Sunday Morning – as opposed to…
I’m a sucker for a reason to make a meal… and I love when the reason comes with a kickstart for what to eat. It’s part of the reason we ended up with all those multi-course meals for Downton Abbey last year. If I’m doing some slightly more adventurous cooking, it tends to be on…
Two life lessons today kids. And if life isn’t about learning lessons and taking adventures then you are probably just wasting your time. So here is what I learned today: If you go up the mountain, you have to come back down it… and the terrain isn’t going to magically be different. If the color…
About once a year I go cross country skiing. And while I did go a few other times when I was younger, I’m pretty much referring to NYE 2010 and NYE 2012. So my experience is limited – but that’s the great part about cross country skiing… it’s like you barely need experience. Slight exaggeration…
A couple of months ago, I got a surprise package in the mail from a “secret admirer”. Obviously, I can’t stand secrets and not knowing the full story … so I called the company and demanded they tell me who the package was from. I appeased to the gentleman’s good heart by telling him that…
I’ve been looking forward to last Wednesday for quite awhile. Although it isn’t quite Christmas just yet, it was Christmas and my brother’s birthday all wrapped in one. Big day right? See the thing is teenage boys are challenging to shop for. I just don’t have the eye for what is cool and interesting to…
I’ve long described breakfast as one of my favorite meals. I think it might be because it comes with endless cups of coffee and limited judgement for wearing your pajamas while you eat. If your definition of “getting dressed”is putting on pants… then I’ll be honest … I haven’t really gotten dressed in over a…
I’ve been on vacation for a few days and it’s been pretty great. I excel at taking vacations. I guess theoretically this is a staycation since I didn’t technically go anywhere… either way, I’m winning. I made an awesome to-do list last Friday of things that I was hoping to get done this week and…
