cooking, baking, and a home in the making
Earlier this week, I baked too much pumpkin bread. I can definitely consume a loaf, but two loaves was a bit excessive, even for me. I was trying to think of what I could make with this extra loaf, and I thought about french toast. …
Yesterday was the first day of fall. It’s been staying pretty chilly here in Chicago lately and I was majorly craving some comfort food. I couldn’t think of anything better than a giant chicken pot pie. I am a firm believer that all pot pies …
Let me start by saying I had every intention of making a football-worthy dinner consisting of wings and cheesy potatoes for the Lions/49rs game. And then this happened: It’s the thought that counts. Right? (I promise I’ll have a real post later this week!)
Today is Molly’s FOURTH birthday! Technically I’ve only had her for a year, but she was 3 when I got her, so I’ve decided that the day she was adopted is her new birthday. She was spoiled rotten today. Can you blame me?! She got …
This weekend I actually went out for once in my life. On Friday night, the BradsDeals office had tickets at a rooftop for the Bruce Springsteen concert at Wrigley. It was a blast. I mostly hung out in the bar (shocker) and not on the …
So, Labor Day has come and gone. This makes me both sad and excited. Sad because it means summer is coming to a close, but excited because it means fall is coming and work will get super busy and fun for the holidays! I was …
I mentioned that my friend Melia flew back to Chicago from Boston with me on Thursday. Better yet, my friend Andrea drove in from Michigan so we had an amazing girls weekend in Chicago! Our weekend was full of candy, diet Pepsi, Army Wives, giggling …
I’m on vacation! I just went to visit my friend Melia in Boston on Monday and she flew back with me to Chicago yesterday morning. Before I left, I was cleaning out some of the pictures on my phone and I ran across so many …
