Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
The night before I knew I wouldn't sleep so I was thrilled when some old friends from the baseball years with 17 invited me out to dinner at Ruths Chris steak house. A lovely relaxing meal of superb steak and potatoes and then my favorite creme brulee with a modest amount of red wine sipped... Continue Reading →
I seriously had the BEST run coach/pacer ever! She pushed/pulled me to a time I could never have imagined. Instead of my initial thought of 12 minute miles, which I then adjusted to an 11 min or 11:30 pace (most of my training runs were in that range) - I finished in 2 hours, 12... Continue Reading →
First of all, here's the only picture I have of Christmas Eve or Christmas Day since my photographer boyfriend couldn't be there due to a sick doggie and the rest of us fail completely at taking pictures (suffice it to say, we all had a lovely day together) A dark iphone selfie of me and... Continue Reading →
Ok, so the specific completion of that title for today is: Bacon Wrapped Dates. This is not intended to be a recipe post, but in order to get that photo, the online search did result in one. Though I think all I really needed to find out after eating one of these is exactly how... Continue Reading →
I may be flailing at the Holidailies commitment, but at least I did write a Blogmutt post on Friday! So, the intention to have writing here spark the re-ignition of my writing THERE has worked! Right now my focus is on preparing for the Holiday Half Marathon on the 29th and on preparing for Christmas.... Continue Reading →
Yay! The first new recipe of the season that's a keeper! Source = Silver Palate Cookbook Ingredients: 12 tablespoons *unsalted* butter (1 1/2 sticks) 1 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup molasses 1 egg 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon... Continue Reading →
Hello 2013 Holidailies readers! I didn't forget you, I just...well...needed some recover time after last week's rush of tasks to get back in the swing of things. First of all, let me direct your attention to the Cookie Recipe Page at the top of the site. Several years ago I started experimenting with various cookie recipes... Continue Reading →
It happened so fast didn't it? First it's August 2004 and the first day of pop warner practice, then you blink, and it's Dec 2013 and the night of his final football banquet. The banquet day itself was a double blur. Last minute flurries of emails and running out to buy supplies and charging camera batteries... Continue Reading →
It's late, I am only posting this to sort of meet the holidailies commitment - but - after a manic two weeks of preparation, the dinner was fabulous. I brought my good camera and handed it off to #18's dad to take photos - some of them are good! But, this one is fomr my... Continue Reading →
I feel like my whole life this last 10 days has been hyper focused on getting me to tomorrow. Tonight, 17 & I went shopping for shirt/tie/dress pants for him. I am happy to report that he is not afraid of color! Also happy to report that after he was set free to meet his... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 