This Winter

Ugh: The good news is, once this all melts (maybe, hopefully, by July), we might have waterfront property.  Bring your canoe and come visit!  Read More

Inappropriate Pot Pie

When snow and cold settle in, uninvited, for a record-breaking period of time, creativity becomes paramount in battling intense boredom.  Days are simply filled with work, the often-precarious drive home, and food.  Add in way too many trips to the mall, Target, the grocery store, and, of course, the wine shop, and you can pretty much envision what my life has been like, in Iowa, this winter.  Exciting, I know.  But, friendships have been strengthened... Read More

Super Bowl

I have a difficult time with the Super Bowl.  I love sports, so I thoroughly enjoy the actual game (Plus, I have to explain the intricacies of the sport to my mom.  She would rather sit and exclaim, “Whoa!  Look at that butt!”…On another note, yes, I watched the Super Bowl with my mom.  In pajamas.).  However, I also enjoy/enjoy complaining about the commercials.  On top of this, the Super Bowl, obviously, goes hand in hand... Read More

Happy New Year!

Some fresh snow for the new year:  Read More

Buried

The title says it all:  Read More

Snow. A lot of Snow.

Iowa is in the middle of a massive snow storm.  The heavy stuff should start in a few hours, but it’s already been snowing all day.  Tomorrow is supposed to bring a blizzard.  I’m weird.  I thoroughly enjoy severe weather.  I used to love waking up before school and watching the weather-related closings scroll across the television screen.  Power outages and road closings brought even more excitement.  Nothing beat a legitimate... Read More

Whoa! Winter…

First of all, I’m over here today!  It’s the story of my engagement, and it’s just as, um, romantic as you have probably come to expect.  Plus, it’s on Jill’s website.  I love her. Second of all, WTF?  Seriously.  WTF?  Read More