animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

hbd

Yesterday was my birthday so the three of us went to Balance Restaurant to celebrate. The food was quite good–I’d definitely go there again. I also got the best present–a wooden puzzle from Liberty Puzzles. Specifically, this one. Jake and I started it last night and I’m going to frame …

happy 50th

Yesterday afternoon, my parents had a party to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary (their actual anniversary is June 7). The event was well-attended and it was great catching up with some of the relatives I never get to see anymore. My mom was pretty excited about this party for a …

goings on

A lot has been happening, not the least of which are my suspect Ancestry.com results. They’re trying to tell me I’m 38% French. Can you believe it?!? I also got 36% Italian, 9% Eastern European/Russian, 5% German, and a bunch of other minor random stuff. Jake took his test before …

thanksgiving and such

We did Thanksgiving with Brian’s family this year. As is the custom, Brian’s sister’s family was in for the event. Since Thanksgiving is pretty much the only time we get to see them, it was especially nice to catch up on things. And, since Brian’s parents celebrated their 50th wedding …

one

Brian and I went to Canonsburg yesterday for Miss Avery’s first birthday! It’s hard to believe a year has already passed since she was born. She had quite a turnout for the event. With so many milestones on both sides, we got to see a lot of each other this …