putting the "blah" in "blog" since 2012
Can you think of a better place to hide from the scorching summer sun than a cold movie theatre (okay, I guess a pool isn't bad, but sometimes you just want to get blasted by air conditioning, ya know)? I looooove going to the movies. Always have. Always will. You're welcome, Hollywood Big Shots, it's [...]
It's hard to believe that we finished renovating and officially moved into our home four years ago last weekend (our very first party was a Memorial Day party that we had the day Joel moved in). Even though, technically, I've only lived here full time for two years (we barely lived together before we were [...]
Did you know that Pittsburgh is actually the second hilliest city in the United States after San Francisco? Not sure if there's any truth to that because my fact checker is currently downstairs making us vegan meatball subs for dinner, but I heard it once in passing. Anyway, with so many hills comes lots and [...]
It's been two years since the most fun wedding I've ever been to: mine! Honestly, it feels like Joel and I have been married so much longer than that. When we would tell people that our anniversary was coming up, the usual response from family and friends was "oh that's right! what's it been like [...]
Here's a sexy scenario for you: You're on the couch with your significant other and he (or she) turns to you and says "hey baby, I'm going to build you the closet of your dreams. Let's go to Ikea on Friday night to get the stuff." *SWOON* First of all, Ikea on a Friday evening [...]
Ahhhh, Pinterest. I remember when I first got a Pinterest account, my BFF and I would text each other screen shots of the craft projects we wanted to make (totally made earring hangers out of cheese graters). Then, anytime I'd begin a sentence with "did you see, on Pinterest..." she'd stop me quickly and say [...]
Charming, delightful, quaint, adorable, and pleasant are all synonyms for "cute" (according to the thesaurus app on my phone); also, they can all be used to describe the city of Asheville. Asheville, North Carolina has been at the top of our "must visit" U.S. cities list for a while now. We've all heard from someone [...]
