Monthly Archives: December 2011
The best is yet to come
It’s almost time! I am sitting around, digesting a delicious lunch from Blues City Deli. I keep double checking my wedding "to do" list to make sure I’m not forgetting anything, but guess what? I’m pretty much ready. All I have to do yet is pack my overnight bag, and SHOW UP to various events. [...]
Foodie Penpal and other gifts
This month’s foodie penpal was from Erin. Cute holiday "spreaders". I want to use these on a cheese ball, but haven’t. The chocolate is awesome, and the nut mix is delicious plain or on salad. I had some of the hazelnut spread on wheat bread, which was a little weird, but not bad. Probably would [...]
What I’ve learned
Don’t get married right after the holidays unless you are okay with being a few pounds heavier than the previous month. Or if you have better will power than me…which is possible, but unlikely. I’m okay with it half the time (the time I continue to eat) and the other half of the time I’m [...]
Boxing Day
Yesterday we had lunch with an old friend of Chris’s and also met her fiancé. They are getting married in May, so of course we talked "wedding." I gave some advice, you know, since I’m all knowledgeable about planning them and stuff, plus, if we brides and soon-to-be-brides didn’t give tons of (mostly) unsolicited advice, [...]
Christmas fails and wins
Fail: Remember my reservation I made for Eau Bistro? Evidently they made it for Cafe Eau when I called. We showed up at noon, and no record of our reservation. I was flipping out, and they said, oh, did you make it for Cafe Eau by accident? Well, I know that I didn’t…but that doesn’t [...]
Merry Christmas!
I hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones, no matter what you celebrate! We are going to a lovely brunch and then to see either Mission Impossible or the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I’m writing this the night before, though. It’s 8:23 pm and we are watching Forrest Gump, Rocky III [...]
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