Its been a pretty hectic time around here for the past several weeks. Between house hunting and then the whole purchasing process, arranging a mini vacay to the Florida Keys and a nasty bout of the flu that seemed to hit everyone but me and that lasted for weeks, the l...

Well, we've finally found a house that took our breath away the moment we walked in through the front door, made a bid, had it accepted and have jumped through the financing and home inspection hoops. All that is left now is to wait for the legal guys to get all the du...

As 2014 comes to a close, I decided to reflect on this past year. It's been a phenonmenal year for us, jam-packed with adventures, milestones and some pretty darn good eats! In June of 2014, this blog sprang to life and since that time, we've had over 10,000 page views...

This past Sunday was my husband's 50th Birthday. He was adamant that he didn't want a party or big celebration and in fact, said he'd like for the day to quietly slip by without notice. ( Why does it seem that men have a harder time with those milestone birthdays?) I b...

This past Saturday night, I wanted to make something for 'Date Night at Home' that was creative yet low stress, impressive yet approachable, romantic yet casual. When I think 'romance', Italy immediately comes to mind, and not just because I'm GREEN with envy about the...