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• Peanut Butter Blondies

  

  During my nineteenth year of life, I ate peanut butter blondies on a regular basis. My best friend and I had found a coffee shop downtown Denver that served up... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bountiful Berry Muffins

  

  Lucy was born in the height of June last summer. Berries had come to market and their sweetness was unmatched. I ate berries each morning and spent the days... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Eleven Months of Lucille Amelia

  

  Eleven months…and I spent most of yesterday thinking: my baby is almost one. She is becoming more and more of a little girl each day, and yet neither of us are... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Honey Wheat Soft Pretzels

  

  I can’t stand the crunchy kind. Ryan, however, loves them…and I’ve seen Lucy reach for those brown salty sticks. I would only eat a bag if someone paid me (and ... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• 20/52

  

  She makes us laugh. She makes us laugh so hard sometimes that I don’t remember how I ever lived life without this constant joy-maker in our home. She talks and... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pork Eggrolls

  

  As I’ve mentioned a few times: my husband loves Asian food. Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Indian, Chinese…the list could go on. I, however, have had to warm up t... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cake Doughnuts

  

  Today is a busy day. I have a photo shoot scheduled at eleven. A meeting at the bank around two. There is no food in the house for lunch, which means I also nee... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• 19/52

  

  We are sleeping better. Going to bed is no longer a battle (but it still involves a marathon nursing session). She sleeps longer at night. She sleeps longer... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Very Banana Muffins

  

  A good day. May 9th. Ryan and I are celebrating our FIVE year wedding anniversary today. Over the last five years, we’ve walked through good and bad.  Suicides... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• 18/52

  

  I am sure that many of you heard about the tragic loss of Baby Boy Bakery blogger, Jacqui Saldana’s 3 year-old son. Through blog posts and instagram, mothers an... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spring Strata

  

  Mother’s day. My first. We’ll be celebrating at our house with both my family and Ryan’s family. I’m still tossing around menu ideas, but I know something... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Perfect Biscuits

  

  Despite spending my first decade in the south, I didn’t grow up eating biscuits. My husband, however, did. And so as we near our FIVE year wedding anniversary,... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• 17/52

  

  A portrait of my daughter every week of 2014. April is ending. The trees are blossoming and the days are stretching long beyond dinner. We’ve had sniffly noses... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Baby in Fort Collins

  

  The second of our baby travel guides! If you didn’t get a chance to read about our adventures in Boulder, you can do so here. Ryan and I took Lucy to Fort... Read more

  Posted on 28 April 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• 10 Months of Lucille Amelia

  

  And she speaks. Lucy talks more and more each day. For some reason, I didn’t anticipate my squishy newborn daughter would verbally communicate with us for... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Creamy Coconut Cake

  

  I spent a long time researching coconut cake options. As much as I bake…and I bake A LOT…I had never made a coconut cake before. With Easter and Mother’s Day... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• 15/52

  

  A portrait of my daughter every week of 2014. Some of the best moments of my day? Early afternoon. Lucy has recently awoken from her mid-day nap, and she’s happ... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Healthy Essentials For Spring

  

  Hey there, sweet friends. The lovely folks from HEALTHY ESSENTIALS® asked me to pass along this information to you all…so many good savings and a few great... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• Overnight Pizza Dough

  

  I just finished lesson planning. Only a few more weeks of the semester, and I’m happy to report that despite the demands of new motherhood, teaching has been a... Read more

  Posted on 14 April 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION

• 14/52

  

  A portrait of my daughter every week of 2014. Sleep. How it evades us. We’re nearing ten months of night-time nursing…and yet I get to wake up next to this swee... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2014 FOOD & DRINK, SELF EXPRESSION