The weather this past weekend was spectacular, so Mac and I decided to go exploring. We headed up to the Denver area to explore Red Rocks. Red Rocks is a park containing monolith red sandstone formations very similar to Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. It sits above Denver at over 6400 feet above sea level. The main attraction is the natural amphitheater in the center of it, so it has… View Post »
Opening Day 2015
Today is the start of another baseball season. The grass is green, the hot dogs fresh. Every team is dreaming of playing in October. Sadly, this season, I am a very displaced fan. As the Braves have a terrible media contract, I will spend most of the season watching games online and hoping for highlights on TV. The Braves also inexplicably traded Craig Kimbrel (seemingly to end the dumpster fire… View Post »
Happy Easter!
I hope everyone has a blessed and Happy Easter! 5 As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe1 sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed. 6 “Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene,2 who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. 7 But go, tell his disciples and Peter,… View Post »
H54F: April & Easter
1. Mac had his unit hail and farewell ceremony on Wednesday. We’re super cool and wore the same color. I also met a fellow wife in the unit who’s a Hokie! 2. We had carpet installed in the basement. Whoot. Maybe, we’ll be motivated to use the larger room now. I’m so in love with this carpet, I’m already campaigning to replace all of the carpet in the house. 3…. View Post »
Easy Easter wreath
As a Christian, I try to find Christian décor for our major holidays. Even with Hobby Lobby barely a mile away, I still have trouble finding stuff that’s more religious than not. I’ve been on the lookout for a non-egg Easter wreath but haven’t been able to find one, so I made one. You will need: 1 wreath (this is a $4 grapevine) 8-12 silk lily stems 1 cross (this… View Post »
April currently
Wearing: A t-shirt and yoga pants, so my normal everyday gear. Sipping: Black cherry Propel. Wishlisting: Our home improvement list. We talked about expanding our deck, and the estimates just for the deck came in around $10,000. Time to win the lottery. Writing: This blog post? Working on a few more. I need to start publishing more recipe drafts. Exploring: Vacation ideas. We’re looking at Alaska. Have any of y’all… View Post »