I actually had a lovely birthday. So far it feels good to be 40. My mother made me a delicious lemon meringue pie. A co-worker brought red velvet cupcakes to work for me. I got to spend time with both friends and family without too much drama. Eric took me out to a fantastic restaurant [Read More]
Missing Her
Today is my grandmother’s birthday. It would have been her 100th birthday, if you can believe that. But, she’s been gone almost 20 years. That just hardly seems possible to me. I often think of her, but it always hits me the hardest in August. With our birthdays just days apart, we would celebrate them [Read More]
Birthday Wishlist
So here it is, just two weeks until my birthday. Two weeks, and I’m torn. I’m trying to do a little risk mitigation in order to avoid some of the horrible shenanigans that occurred on my birthday last year. So, in order to attempt to have the happiest 40th I could possibly have, I’m trying [Read More]
Happy 4th!
I hope you’re having a happy Fourth of July! Eric and I are fully enjoying the long weekend and I am thrilled that he’s been excited about cooking the past couple of days. While I’m going to be paying for it come weigh in time, I’ve been indulging in some summertime favorites. Above you can [Read More]
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve used to be a night spent at Eric’s parents’ house. But the past couple of years, Eric has wanted to host Christmas Eve at our house. He always does a magnificent job with planning the menu and creating an amazing meal. This year he asked me to make a dessert, so we went [Read More]
Holiday Entertaining
One of the things I enjoy about the holidays is entertaining. It’s a lot of work, but so worth it in the end. Every year we hold an Eggnog & Dessert Party for our families. It’s one of the few times both families get together during the year. This year, I spent the week before [Read More]
