animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

better than a tea party

Last night, my in-laws hosted a wine-tasting party. These wine-tasting parties are quickly becoming my favorite way to socialize. This party featured Shiraz. We got to try eight types of Shiraz (amazingly no one brought the same stuff). A bonus feature of focusing on one type of wine is that …

happy mother’s day

We got to see all of the moms at Jacob’s birthday party yesterday, but Brian’s parents invited us out for dinner at Off the Rak in Ebensburg today, so who were we to refuse a free meal? Dinner was quite good, as was their wine list. I had blackened tuna …

t.g.i.f.

It’s finally Friday. Whew! It is also a kidless evening, so we made the most of it. I took Jacob to my parent’s after I got off work (at 2:30. yes, working part-time is awesome). I’m refinishing a mission-style desk for them, so I put a coat of shellac on …

wine tasting party

My mom decided to host a wine tasting party, so we attended our second of these types of parties last night. It is of my professional opinion that someone should host one of these once an month and invite me and Brian. As usual, we had a blast. It was …

big dogz

I’ve been wanting to check out this place since it opened. We finally made it there this evening. The food was fine (Brian and I both had sandwiches). We ordered mac & cheese for Jake and it turned out to be deep-fried macaroni and cheese wedges, so they obviously serve …