Category Archives: winter

snow, snow, snow!!

this morning, i woke up and noticed that fat, white flakes of snow were falling outside my window. i was too excited to go back to sleep (plus, i’d been having a series of yucky dreams), so despite the rather … Continue reading

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the happy side of being sick

today’s the first day of a four day weekend and i am sick. i got the same thing mr. happy stuff had at the beginning of the week, so at least i’ll have some idea of the progression it should … Continue reading

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bread 2.0

here they are! not the most beautiful loaves, a bit on the lumpy side, but i baked them and i’m pretty sure they’re going to taste awesome!

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snow! hurrah!

finally! we are getting snow today. beautiful, thick white piles in my lawn. best part? it’s a holiday and i don’t have to leave the house if i don’t want to. poor mr. happy stuff… his job doesn’t take this … Continue reading

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spinnin’

for a few months now, mr. happy stuff has been able to join a group of our friends each monday night for group spinning (riding stationary bikes or regular bicycles mounted on trainers) at a friend’s house. it began when … Continue reading

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awesome weekend

we hosted a party at our place this weekend. several of our friends had (at other recent get-togethers) said things like, “oh, you have a pool table?” or “when are you getting that green carpet replaced?” both of which happened … Continue reading

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google reader will destroy my free time

do you read several different blogs? are any of them (like, ahem, sometimes this one) unreliable in their posting frequency making it difficult to remember to check them and frustrating when they always have the same top post and so … Continue reading

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house concert

tonight, a friend of ours hosted a house concert for his brother. they had a little “stage” area set up and it looked really cool. not all of our friends are back from their holiday traveling, but it was good … Continue reading

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back to life, back to reality

there is something lovely about being away from work and routine for so long that when you return it feels strange. like you’ve abandoned your rut for a little while and coming back to it, find it to be (slightly) … Continue reading

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peaceful night

last night, we had dinner at a friend’s house. as we were preparing the meal together, we thought of a few other food items that would round the meal out nicely and i offered to run to the store and … Continue reading

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