My plan was to make a blog post about some yummy oatmeal I made for breakfast today. But while eating I reflected on how good I’ve been feeling lately and one thought led to 500 more thoughts and I wrote up a whole post on what I think the secret to happiness is. This oatmeal [...]
Though we’ve been planning on this move for awhile now, I was sworn to secrecy until everything was official. And as of yesterday everything is now 100% official. We are leaving Heidelberg and heading to the boonies of Germany. Really. Our new house is not even in a city, or a town. We are going [...]
German Christmas Market Magical. Cold. Festive. Charming. Quaint. Beautiful. Warm-cider-wine-that-warms-your-soul. Breathtaking. Memorable. Colorful. Twinkley. Delicious. Surreal. Just a few words to describe Christmas in Europe. I’ve been to 4 different markets this year and each one has gotten better and better. It’s a very different experience to be in Europe for Christmas. It feels more [...]
Dear Ina Garten, I love you. Every Ina Garten recipe I have ever made has turned out delicious. Her choice of ingredients and equisite taste makes her recipes just simply divine. I’ve had a bag of frozen salmon filets in my freezer for a month or so and was trying to figure out what to [...]
I haven’t made a dessert in a really long time. Most desserts I want to make involve flour. And anything that involves flour is an automatic disaster in my kitchen. I can’t bake. One of these days I think I will try and learn. But until then I’m cool with stuff that doesn’t involve much [...]
I lived in Hawaii for a year and theoretically living in paradise seems like a grand idea. Unless you’re someone like me who loves seasons. Especially the changing of the seasons. Summers are lovely in Germany and fall is simply picture perfect. I love the change in scenary as the trees and plants transcend from summer to winter [...]
A do it yourself cake stand has to be the coolest craft project I’ve ever seen! I love cake stands. It’s one of those things I’ve always wanted, but never really had a use for and never got around to buying one. But now that I am starting to love entertaining and planning parties I [...]
I made these for my Halloween Party. These are easy. They are cheap. They are quick. And they are yummy. Perfection. Such a great idea for gifts, parties, fundraisers, giveaways… Here’s what you’ll need: 1 (11 1/2 oz.) pkg. milk chocolate chips Pretzel Rods (as many as you would like to make) Mini pretzels (optional) [...]
Well it’s definitely fall in Germany and though fall is a gorgeous time of year for photography, it’s just too cold and dreary to be outside today. I really wanted to take some photos of the kids today, so I set up shop in my living room I’m no pro. And I don’t really know what I’m [...]
Recently I’ve been browsing homeschooling websites. These families are incredible. Like Jolanthe at Home School Creations. This lady is supermom. Seriously! I don’t know how she does it. It takes so much planning and work to create a structured learning environment at home. I never really thought about homeschooling our kids because it seems like they’d miss out on [...]
