Farm Raised | Shoe Enthusiast | Baking Queen | Mom
Welcome to December, friends! I officially ushered in the month by getting a little holiday shopping done, baking up some cranberry cinnamon sweet buns (recipe coming soon!), and watching my fair share of Hallmark Christmas movies. Buffalo has a pretty awesome little kitchen shop in town – The Abundant Kitchen. They carry a really nice […] Read more…
Another turkey week has come and gone, and The Thanksgiving Feast is no longer. But oh boy, was it good! My mom does a very classic Thanksgiving meal – roast turkey (no brining, no spatchcocking, no roulade, no complications – just perfectly roasted turkey), my Grandma’s amazing stuffing recipe, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce (homemade!), […] Read more…
Turkey Week is here, my friends … let the preparations commence and the feasting begin! My parents are hosting Thanksgiving, as usual, this year so I really don’t have much to get ready for. I’m in charge of the pumpkin pie so I will get at that Wednesday evening after work. I have my mom’s […] Read more…
And that’s a wrap! Joe’s confirmation, that is. Three years of Bible study, small group sessions, sermon notes, and service projects and he has affirmed his faith and officially became an adult member of the church now. We’re obviously proud parents, although not necessarily because he completed all his requirements. That’s not surprising for Joe […] Read more…
I’m seeing lots of fun posts from people who ran the Twin Cities Marathon or 10k today … and also posts from friends who are doing the #Last90days challenge and getting up an hour earlier, exercising every day, and drinking their weight in water. Meanwhile, I’m over here eating apple cinnamon swirl coffee cake for […] Read more…
Happy Sunday, friends! The weekend officially kicked-off the start of several birthday celebrations for me. I guess turning 50 is kind of a big deal. 😉 Here are a few of my favorite snaps: First up on Saturday … a golf date with Joe and Teacher Man. Thanks to my tennis elbow issues (ugh!), I […] Read more…
September signals a couple of birthdays in our family … the first being my mom’s! We celebrated the big 7-5 for her on Saturday night with the whole family. We started with a fantastic dinner and fun cocktails at The Noble Lion in Victoria. (I highly recommend the rhubarb sidecar and the seared halibut … […] Read more…
Full disclosure: I write my (almost) annual Minnesota State Fair post more for my historical record than anything else. 🙂 It’s been tradition since Joe was old enough to appreciate it for the two of us to spend a day at the fair, and I want to remember these photos, these moments. This year, my […] Read more…