I just wanted to write a quick little note to say that I hope everyone had a safe and happy new year.  I know that for me, 2008 has had its ups and downs and now I am looking forward to all that awaits us in 2009, including cooking lots of new yummy food and [...]

You may have noticed that I didn’t blog yesterday and that is because my grandfather passed away.

How lovely are thy branches. I think its the sweet smell of pine, the glowing lights and the beautiful decorations that make the Christmas tree one of my favorite parts of the season. For the past few years Ryan and I have made it a tradition to go and cut down our own, this year [...]

The twinkling lights, the Christmas music on the radio, the crackling of a warm fire, the tattered but cherished decorations and the anticipation of Christmas morning make this one of my favorite times of the year.

I just thought that I would take a few minutes to introduce you to my dog Pumpkin. She is a 3 year old, 6 pound dachshund, who thinks she owns the place. She wont walk outside if its wet or dark, it takes about 1.5 seconds for her to get from anywhere in the house [...]

Now many of you have probably heard about how much it rains in Seattle but please let me reiterate.
IT RAINS A LOT IN SEATTLE. Unless you live here you really have no idea, it’s not that it downpours every day but from about October to April we wake up to gray clouds and a constant [...]

Ryan and I were fortunate enough to travel to Italy for our honeymoon. It was one of the most amazing experiences we’ve ever had and from time to time I find myself longing to be walking the streets of Rome again. Today is one of those days.

Written by: Sabrina
The rain steadily came down, a thick blanket of clouds covered Seattle.
After making a few quick reservations and printing out maps we headed
out.  We threw our suitcases in the car and drove east towards the
Cascade mountain range.  After an hour of driving we descended out of
the rain laden mountains and into the sun [...]

This morning was cool, dark, wet and windy. That
may not sound nice on any other day, but it is a perfect Halloween day. 

Many of you have probably heard about the tradition of eating the top of your wedding cake for your 1st anniversary. And I am guessing, like me, an equal number of you have also heard horror stories of what the cake tastes like.