Archive for January, 2012

Whew.  You all blow me away. I can’t begin to explain just how much your comments, emails and messages meant to me over the past week.  I feel so supported by you and I really, really appreciate it. *Oh, in case you have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about, you can check out my [...]

So…I’m at a crossroads in my life and I’d like to share it with you. First off, I have decided to go back to school.  For nursing. No, not for culinary school.  Not for Psychology. Not for photography. Not even close, really.  Nursing. Dustin and I have been talking a lot lately about our family, [...]

I’ve been meaning to share this amazing Homemade Ranch Dressing with you guys for a while. I absolutely love this Ranch.  Well, to be fair, I just love Ranch.  A lot.  I know: shocking, right? But, do you know who doesn’t like Ranch?  (Or, should I say didn’t?) Dustin. I know: shocking, right? I mean…the [...]

My parents just visited us for a few days from California. It was really nice to see them and for Jordan and Savannah to spend time with their grandparents. While they were here, we visited the capitol building in downtown Austin. Man, oh man, was it impressive! I thought I’d share some of our pics [...]

Okay, I know it’s January and you’re probably sick of holiday candy… At least, I thought I was until Dustin brought up peppermint bark. Making your own bark candy, like toffee, is super, super easy. Let’s look at the ingredients, shall we? Dark chocolate.  White Chocolate.  Crushed Peppermint. I mean, c’mon, right? Plus, this peppermint [...]

I said in my recent post on How To Make Pumpkin Puree that I’d share my Pumpkin Spice Muffin recipe, so here it is! Especially this time of year, I love a good pumpkin muffin. For me, there’s something very special about the combination of pumpkin, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice.  (Um…and a latte at [...]

So 2011 has come and gone. Um…what?? A recap on our holiday: This was Savannah’s first Christmas and the first year where Jordan actually understood what was going on.  Dustin and I had way too much fun buying gifts for Jordan.  The girl is just so easy to shop for because she loves everything. Her [...]