animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

father’s day

We had both families over for a Father’s Day cookout this afternoon. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and we ended up hanging out in the family room. So far this summer has not been very summery. Brian and Jake had to handle most of the food preparation due to …

e i e i e i o

The PolkaFest is always the weekend before my birthday and there’s nothing like a little kielbasa, pierogies and polka to kick off the festivities. Since my birthday is during the week this year, I opted to celebrate with Brian and Jake on Sunday. Brian made some awesome ribs, potato salad …

annual bd dinner

My parents hosted the annual birthday dinner for my brother and me yesterday. I haven’t been in the mood to cook lately, so it was nice to take the day off cooking. Plus there was cheesecake. And homemade limoncello (along with a bonus bottle to take home). And presents. So, …

lucky 13

Today is Jacob’s 13th birthday. While we celebrated with the whole family yesterday, today it was just the three of us. We went to Rey Azteca for dinner for the occasion. Happy Birthday, Jacob!

extravaganza

Normally our family get-togethers are fairly laid back affairs, but we had some extended family and friends at Jacob’s birthday celebration/Mother’s Day dinner this afternoon and it was a bit more rambunctious than most. Since we were hosting so many people and were not able to do the cookout thing …