Many of you know that Chris is from St. Simons Island, GA. The first time I visited his family, we went to a great restaurant, called Delaney’s. When Chris and I were engaged, this is the restaurant we went to to celebrate. Delaney’s is fabulous, and probably ranks up there as one of my top… Read More Barbara Jean’s
Writing about Halloween got me to thinking about holidays, which in turn got me to thinking about Christmas. December is a special month for so many reasons – my birthday, my sister Valerie’s birthday, and my SIL Nicki’s birthday are all in that month, along with our anniversary (4 years!), my sister Shelly and her… Read More Lovely Little Christmas Cards
Since we live about an hour away from Salem, MA, I’m already thinking about all of the fun, spooky, historical Halloween things that we can do during the month of October. (photo from Martha Stewart Online) I checked out the official “Haunted Happenings” website of Salem, and there are so many fun-sounding events that I… Read More All Hallows’ Eve
Last night, Chris and I watched “Hot Fuzz”, staring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy, Timothy Dalton, & Jim Broadbent. We’ve seen it before, but I was in the mood for something ridiculous and funny, and this fit the bill! I think that I am definitely becoming a Simon Pegg fan; at the very least,… Read More Hot Fuzz
While in Columbia for the oh-so-sad but much enjoyed South Carolina vs. GA game, the family decided to order in from California Dreaming the night before the game. We were thinking of eating out, but after driving to Green’s for some pre-game refreshments (a few bottles of Moet + Chandon Nectar Imperial and a case… Read More Michigan Salad
I found out today that I passed NCLEX (state boards for nursing)! Yay!!! What a relief – now, I can really enjoy my long weekend visiting family and going to the Univ. of South Carolina vs. GA game 🙂 Woo hoo!
Such a cute picture of my little niece, Carrie, sitting on her mama’s front porch in Iowa.
I’ve decided that for my next trip to Boston, I’m going to need to bring along a little helper: The Garmin nuvi 880. Boston may be a beautiful, fascinating city, but it’s hard to appreciate it when you are looking around, cursing the engineers who are in charge of those city streets and the darn… Read More For my next trip to Boston
“People ask me if my dog is a vicious beast, and I tell them, ‘No, but I’ve still got one in the house, and she growls at me from time to time…” Chris, commenting on my grumbling about which movie we were going to watch tonight 🙂 Love you, Honey!
How exciting is this? While checking out HWTM this morning and reading about the I Heart NY event, I read that the Hip Hostess Series will be coming to Boston in December with an event designed around holiday entertaining! I cannot wait for the chance to sign up and attend 🙂
I love to travel. Love, love, love, to travel! As a child, my family vacations revolved around camping, “roughing it” in tents, and taking long drives to get there. Imagine going tent camping with 14 people in a 15-passenger van, and you’ll begin to get an idea of what I’m talking about… In college, I… Read More Vacationing
Boo. South Carolina lost to Vanderbilt last night (final score: Vandy – 24, USC – 17). Still, I kind of like Vanderbilt, so it’s not as bad as if they’d lost to Clemson. Next game – South Carolina vs. Georgia!
My kitchen window has been almost continuously open since moving here. Usually, it is only closed if I’m out of the house or at night. I recently bought some columnar basil from the local farmer’s market to add to my cooking, and it sits right there on the sill, looking as happy as an herb… Read More My Kitchen Window
Hi Everyone! I hope that you had a great Labor Day weekend. Chris and I spent most of it doing work, but we were able to do a couple of fun things… 1. On Friday, we went to LongHorn Steakhouse. I had never been there before, and in the past really have not liked steakhouse… Read More Labor Day Weekend Wrap-Up
My darling husband surprised me yesterday with a dozen beautiful roses from Especially Yours, the florist just down the street. Isn’t he sweet?
I found this cute Gamecocks halter online for Bear. He is flying down with us for the game weekend, so naturally, he has to dress the part. He used to have a Gamecocks letter jacket, but he outgrew that. As you can see from the picture below, he couldn’t be more thrilled at the prospect… Read More Furry Football Fan
My husband is a HUGE Gamecocks fan. He did the whole kiddie summer camp, had pictures taken with the coach and on the field, went to the games… his blood is basically garnet + black. And it’s not just him – his whole family goes crazy over that team. I was lucky enough to marry… Read More Gamecock Football
As you all know, I like to try out new recipes. And you probably also know that I have been trying some from “Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey: Desserts for the Serious Sweet Tooth”, by Jill O’Connor. Today, as part of my NCLEX study break, I decided to try another recipe from this wonderful cookbook. Unfortunately,… Read More Mmmm… Cupcakes…
I’m going to take a moment to brag about my cute little niece. All of my nieces (and my nephew) are adorable, of course. These just happen to be the latest photos of my youngest one – Ella. All together now: “awwww”! Ella, looking like she’s about to tackle my sister; Ella being “pretty in… Read More Bragging
I just ordered this cute bag from Wisteria. I love tote bags like this – they always come in handy. And, it’s on sale for only $5.00 – not bad, huh?
