December 2011
11 posts
Fail. →
So, this happened.
Remember how I was undefeated in fantasy football for much of this season? Of course you do, because I blabbed about it approximately every 10 seconds. Remember how I…
Photo Friday: Expansive Art →
Players We Like: Arian Foster →
Last night, while doing my normal thing reading Sports Illustrated in bed, I learned that Arian Foster, Houston Texans running back, is awesome. I always like someone who could be referred to as “a…
WTF Wednesday: I like the treadmill. →
Here are some options for running:
a) run on a treadmill
b) run outside when the weather is nice
c) run outside when the weather is okay
d) run outside when the weather is bad
Without…
Blogs and Wealth →
Warning: I got maybe three hours of interrupted, unsatisfying sleep last night and am a little wacky today.
I’m having a hard time finding good blogs to read.
Over the past few weeks, I’ve…
My Favorite Thing →
Today I got to do one of my favorite things in the world: pick out new glasses (at Denver’s most awesome place to get glasses). Do you know what I love more than glasses? My family. My animals….
Photo Friday: Play-Doh →
WTF Wednesday: Tebow Time →
I am so not going to become one of those people who talks about Tim Tebow all the time. I promise. I wrote my post about why I hate him and figured I’d be done with it. Since then, a few things have…
How to Wash Cloth Diapers →
Yesterday, Ben mentioned that I should write instructions on how to wash the diapers, because he never remembers. I figured I’d share my instructions with you guys because (1) I don’t think it can…
Pizza Nite →
Back in the day, I did really exciting things on Saturday nights. Since high school, I always had to be out and about at the current place to be. It wasn’t just going out, either — it was…
Photo Friday: The Artist at Work →
It’s his “Yellow!!” phase.
November 2011
13 posts
PMS & Antlers →
I hate to write about stuff that’s totally a downer or getting into girly-TMI territory (sorry, dudes), but once every three months or so, I get, like, the worst PMS ever. I’ll first notice it…
Photo Friday: A Boy and His Dog (well, one of... →
MNDR Remix →
You guys! This is awesome! Ben and his buddy made a remix of Cut Me Out by MNDR and it’s featured on Green Label Sound. Check it!
About our Non-Wedding Wedding →
Here’s the thing. I believe that you get to expect the universe to give a shit about the fact that you’re getting married once. I expected the universe to give a shit about the fact that…
70s & 80s →
This Holy Ghost!/Nancy Whang/Juan Maclean remix of Ministry’s I Wanted to Tell Her is filthy. Ministry was one of my favorite bands in the 80s and one I can still appreciate now. (Sorry…
WTF Wednesday: I jacked my child’s toy. →
One of the gifts Soren received for his birthday is this giraffe. The giraffe (who doesn’t have a name yet) is very soft and makes four soothing sounds that help you fall asleep. I kind…
Recipe: Birthday Cupcakes →
These are the cupcakes I made for Soren’s birthday. They were easy to make and everybody seemed to like them. Also, I’m pretty cautious about food safety and I’m happy to report that…
Solemnizing Your Own Marriage in Colorado →
This is kind of weird and totally awesome — in Colorado, a bride and groom can solemnize their own marriage. In normal-people-speak, that means you can marry yourselves and don’t need a…
Saving Daylight Saving Time →
random GIS result
When daylight saving time starts in the spring, I’m all about springing forward as early as possible. All the clocks in our house are set for the new time well before…
Photo Friday: Mormons in My Neighborhood →
Train Sets →
I had a teeny tiny train set when I was a kid. It had some tracks and just an engine with no cars. The coolest feature was a u-shaped bridge portion of track that…
WTF Wednesday: I look like a cartoon character. →
The fact that I’m posting this picture of myself publicly on the internet is a problem, but I have to show you something. My bangs are at the most awful stage bangs ever experience, which I refer to…
HBP Playlist: October 2011 →
This is a day late for being an October playlist, but it might be worth it because I just discovered a few new songs I think you might enjoy. This is a playlist to listen to in the following…
October 2011
22 posts
I don’t want to read your goddamn sponsored posts. →
I have a very hard time finding blogs I like to read that don’t annoy me so much I have to stop reading them. I had to unsubscribe from yet another blog the other day after something annoying…
In the Grace of Your Love →
This song is fantastic.
Also we are dorks.
Photo Friday: Hand-Me-Down iPhone →
Good thing there’s no “What Soren Wore” blog. It would just be 100 pictures of him in this shirt.
It’s exciting! →
One thing that’s awesome about having a kid is that things become more exciting. I noticed this the night before my parents got here for Soren’s birthday festivities. I was so excited…
WTF Wednesday: I got kind of shitfaced at my kid’s... →
Although I talk about drinking all the time, I don’t actually drink all that much. I’m not, like, one of those moms carrying a flask of vodka to playdates or throwing back cosmos (Do people still…
Happy Birthday →
So this was tonight. I’ve had too many margaritas (oops!) to say more right now. It was a good day. xoxo
Everything I Ever Needed to Know About not Getting... →
One of the people I remember from my LiveJournal days was runfaster. I wasn’t LJ friends with her, but we were LJ friends of LJ friends and I’d hear about her from time to time. At some point…
Photo Friday (a day early): The Germans →
Although the miniature pinscher and the Rottweiler (collectively, The Germans) are totally BFFs, they do not get anywhere near snuggly very often. This lasted for as long as it took me…
WTF Wednesday: Pool Crashing →
In addition to planning a non-wedding wedding (which, honestly, isn’t much work at all — our wedding to-do list looks like this: 1. get marriage license), Ben and I are planning a staycation…
I survived the corn maze. →
Well, let’s be honest. I didn’t even go in the corn maze.
I know right? What a wuss. Here’s the thing, though. It was very crowded. As we waited in line (seriously) to get…
Fun at the Dog Party →
Although we have 100 dogs (slight exaggeration), we don’t go to the dog park very often. First of all, you can’t really take a toddler to the regular dog park. The other…
A Fun Way to Eat Some Vegetables →
I don’t often tell you about stuff I ate when I’m not posting a recipe, but maybe I should when it’s really good.
Tonight’s dinner is something easy that was inspired in part by an…
WTF Wednesday: I’m kind of afraid of the corn... →
If you’re claustrophobic, wandering around a giant maze made of corn might not be the best way to spend a weekend afternoon. I mean, I think I’m pretty much a garden-variety claustrophobic…
Fantasy Football: This shit is bananas. →
I can’t even brag about my fantasy football team any more because, holy crap, there’s only so much one person can say about how awesome her team is. I’m 5-0. Okay, done.
Sit/Start…
Bedside Walter Payton →
As I’ve mentioned before, in an effort to fall asleep, like, ever, I read Sports Illustrated in bed for a while almost every night. Sports Illustrated is entertaining in a non-stressful way…
Recipe: Koldunai →
Let’s talk about Lithuanian grandma food.
When I was a kid, one of the highlights of Christmas Eve was going to my Lithuanian aunt’s house in Cicero (holla!) and stuffing myself on koldunai….
Photo Friday: Last Year at this Time →
Welcome to Sox Management, Robin Ventura →
I’ve always liked a man who knows how to charge the mound.
WTF Wednesday: My kid is named after a cat. →
When I was in college, my boyfriend and I got a cat. The cat was large and orange or brown (memory is fuzzy) and around 7 years old. He had been the subject of a “free to good home” ad…
Fantasy Football: Rolling on to Week 5 →
I don’t know how to say this without sounding like a complete asshole, so I’m just going to own the fact that I’m a complete asshole. But I’ll put it in quotes so maybe you’ll think it…
The 2011 GABF Experience →
on the goddamn light rail
“Noooooo!” I screamed as loud as I could. I was by myself on a light rail train stopped at 30th and Downing. The other people in the car probably thought I…
Photo Friday: Beer Week →
It’s beer week in Denver, and saying “Holy crap I’m so excited about beer right now” would totally be an understatement.
I was going to write a list of tips for people attending the Great American Beer Festival
September 2011
6 posts
Photo Friday: ER →
Don’t worry! Everybody’s fine! (I always say that right away after mentioning that we went to the emergency room.)
Fortunately, we had the best experience at the ER you can really…
Cat Cake →
When September rolls around, in addition to getting nostalgic and becoming one of those people who are 10 for $1 on the internet who get all OMG yay fall stripey scarves and hot apple cider oh wait…
Currently Digging: Azari & III →
Replacement Parts →
Quick! What’s the ugliest thing in this living room?
It’s the hiddy blanket-covered ottoman monstrosity, right?
Under that blanket lurks an ottoman that used to be awesome but now…