animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

dinner out

The days post-holiday have been rather uneventful. But I remedied that by going out to dinner with Jake, Amelia, and her mom last night. She’s heading back to school this weekend, so that was the reason. We went to one of my favorites, Tap814. They have the best cocktails there! …

phipps conservatory

I’ve been wanting to go to the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens for the longest time, so I went there this morning. As much as I hate driving in Pittsburgh, at least this wasn’t dahntahn. But, it was definitely worth fighting the traffic and the nonsensical roads of Pittsburgh–it was …

shopping and dinner

Jake and I made our semi-annual trip to TJ Maxx last night. For a change, I found some stuff for myself (I got 2 dress shirts and some socks). Jake always finds things he likes–he got some shirts, a pair of shorts, and a rain jacket. They had a pretty …