Full of Firsts

These past two weeks have been a whirlwind of incredible family fun time, working my butt off to make up for vacation time taken, not really sleeping, eating amazingly delicious food and drinking a little bit too much wine. And … Continue reading

There’s No Place Like Home

There is something about going home that just refreshes me.  It makes me get all introspective and think about the person I was when I lived there.  I think about who I was and who I’ve become.  I think of … Continue reading

Brad & Kels Leap Day

Yesterday was the day that comes only once every four years. And it was awesome. I like to tell people that Leap Day was my actual due date, but I was born three days early.  Now that I am older, … Continue reading

Elbowing My Way Into The Kitchen with Chocolate Bread Pudding

I used to cook ALL THE TIME. I mean, I took a class while I was studying abroad in Italy that was called “Italian Cooking”.  I have well-worn cookbooks and family recipes that were scanned in, emailed, printed out, and … Continue reading