We’re having an amazing time here on the island. It’s chilly, but the clear blue sunny skies make up for it. A margarita kicked off the vacation and then we spent most of Wednesday afternoon catching up and showing Matt’s family around the island. Of course, we visited the wedding chapel. It’s so cute! And we enjoyed our Thanksgiving feast at the reception site!! There was Beach House red to start and then tons of family-style Thanksgiving regulars, some with…
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Way back when I lived in Boston, I stumbled upon a modern butcher shop of sorts, called The Meat House. The store wasn’t close to our apartment, so we only shopped there once, but we did enjoy the wide variety of meat and the neighborhood grocery feel. So, when the social media coordinator asked me if I would like the opportunity to review something from the store, I wanted to say sure! Only, I was asked to prepare a Meat…
It was a low-key weekend around here because of the big holiday week coming up. So, we got drinks & nachos with friends on Friday, and had date night on Saturday. Of course, other boring things like laundry, spinning, and grocery shopping took place. Matt and I have been planning to buy our wedding bands during the annual sale at Diamonds Direct – I was expecting it around Christmas, but was surprised to hear that it was this weekend! So,…
After a crazy weekend, I was in desperate need of a night on the couch. So far, so good:) I wanted to cook something above average, and this recipe for pistachio & goat cheese chicken popped into my head. Kath discovered it years ago, and it’s one of my very favorites! I remember I used to buy those little packages of chicken tenders because they were the cheapest chicken available. These days, I can buy a whole breast! So, these…
I eat Tex-Mex a lot. I mean sweet potatoes and black beans are on my grocery list every week and there’s always cheese, salsa, and tortillas/chips in my kitchen. But as much as I love it, I needed a new recipe in the rotation. Lucky for me, Kath’s MIL Karen shared her taco salad recipe. When she first told me about it, I was picturing meat and fixin’s on salad. But this stuff is gooood. Her secret is in the…
Is it Thanksgiving yet? Having summers off is one of the greatest things in life, but it sometimes gets frustrating that there’s no flexibility to take vacation days during the year. Luckily, next Monday is a holiday!!!!! I’m so pumped, but I gotta get through this week first. And tomorrow is an exciting day! I still have to work, but I’m planning to watch election day coverage all night. I still feel like I’m new to voting:) Tonight, I channeled…
There’s really nothing better than pizza and wine. Actually, there is – gourmet pizza and wine with friends… These lovely ladies (and the men) and I went to the new Pizzeria Toro for a late birthday celebration. The restaurant is a adorable, but small, and we were told there would be over an hour wait for a table. Luckily, we were seated after only 30 minutes! Our table shared pizzas topped with… oyster mushrooms and truffle cheese, delicatta squash, gorgonzola,…
Since our family loooves to celebrate everything with food, we dined at L’Uva for my Dad’s birthday! It’s an Italian restaurant that’s fairly new in Durham and I really haven’t heard much about it. After seeing the seasonal and awesome menu (and the really reasonable prices), I thought it would be a good place for a nice dinner. And now I would definitely recommend it! But first, we stopped into Pinhook for a beer and conversation! Like any good Italian…
I think this is the first year ever that I haven’t dressed up for Halloween and I feel very old and un-festive:( Wednesday is a very inconvenient night, as no one around here quite knew when to celebrate. I feel ok about it though because we will be doing a lot of celebrating tomorrow night in honor of my Dad’s birth (happy early birthday Dad!)! I hit up 6am spinning, not because I had anything at all on the agenda…