I saw these cupcakes on Georgetown Cupcake’s Instagram feed and decided to whip up a batch myself. After searching through dozens of recipes, I settled on a Martha Stewart recipe for chocolate chip cupcakes and a bowl of her raspberry Swiss meringue buttercream. This raspberry chocolate chip cake is a perfect Valentine’s Day treat. The cake is sweet while the egg whites give it a nice lightness. The buttercream adds… View Post »
Making the most of a new duty station
I grew up as an Air Force brat, and most of our family vacations were road trips. I really enjoyed exploring new places and made a lot of good memories visiting 47 states by the age of 21. Back in 2012, I had the total joy of unvoluntarily attending a “ladies’ luncheon” for the battalion, and we talked about how to have the best Army experience at each duty station. My… View Post »
Starting the 21 Day Fix
After seeing loads of fellow bloggers rave about their experiences with 21 Day Fix, I’m going to give it a shot. If you aren’t familiar, 21 Day Fix is a Beachbody program that focuses on portion control and clean eating. You have a designated number of calories per day and divide them up between different color-coded food groups (fruits, veggies, protein, grains, and healthy fats). Mac is going to do… View Post »
The early bird and the night owl
Mac and I have settled into something of routine after about a month here in Colorado. As has been the case for our entire relationship, he’s an early-to-bed-early-to-rise sort of guy while I’m a bit more of a night owl. When you have to be at PT between 5 and 6 am, going to bed at 9 pm makes total sense. But me? I can totally stay awake until 2… View Post »
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
The weather was incredibly nice last week, so we headed over to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. I grew up going here, and Mac and I stopped on our Washington-to-Oklahoma trip back in 2009. We both really like it, so we bought a zoo membership. With the military discount, we paid under $60 for the whole year (for comparison: a non-member adult admission is $17 per trip). Buying a membership also gets… View Post »
Chicken rice casserole
Do you have an ultimate comfort food? Like no matter what is going on, that food takes you to a happy, warm and fuzzy place? For me, this chicken rice casserole is that food. This chicken rice casserole was one of our go-to meals when I was growing up, and I still love it to this day. Honestly, I’m in my 30s, and my mom offers to make it whenever… View Post »