full grown woman

Fail.

Sometimes I get it into my head that I like baking. Even though pretty much every attempt that I make at baking fails, the nostalgia of baking with my mom and grandma takes over and I fool myself into thinking that I can bake and that it will be a stress free and effortless endeavor [...]

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Mon, November 23 2009 » Uncategorized » 3 Comments

Colorado Weather

I just love it here. I really, really do.
Last week this time, we had 28 inches of snow.

And today it was 78 degrees, sunny and beautiful. We went for a lovely walk to the park (5 miles round trip!) and had fun gathering up some of the last remaining snow and throwing snowballs.

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Thu, November 5 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments

Celebration of 5 and 33

years that is. My dear Matt turned 33 and we have been married a wonderful 5.
We decided a fancy dinner at home was the best way to celebrate. I decided on a menu of Rosemary bread,

Braciole:

and roasted brussels sprouts braised in butter and bacon.
For dessert was an ugly but yummy Espresso Cheesecake:

Here’s how I decorated [...]

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Thu, November 5 2009 » Uncategorized » No Comments

A Bloggy Roundup

I have had technical issues posting to my blog lately and also a lack of desire to do so. So, I’ll try and do a little roundup of what’s been going on around here.
In shoulder news, the outlook is pretty shiny. My pain is still under control and slowly, very slowly, I am regaining some [...]

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Thu, November 5 2009 » Uncategorized » 1 Comment