Hello Friends! It’s hard to complain about life when you look at all of the positives over the last year. So in the midst of bidding farewell for another long period of time to my dear Dave (the BF) and packing to move to a new city AND preparing for another packed semester of school,…
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{WIAW #40} Des Moines, Iowa Foodie Fun
Hello Friends! Welp I’m blogging live from the Nebraska University that I love and hate. Usually at this time I am heading to my extra Chemistry recitation class (read: I go to an extra one because I don’t get what the frick we are learning so it requires not one, but two recitations per…
Des Moines, Iowa Race: How to Make Lemonade
Hello Friends! I am usually a planner. To the extreme. When I go on trips, I will often have a list with little check boxes to make sure I remember everything. Lately, I have been trying to relax a little. Or maybe I have turned to procrastination. Whatever it is…my list-making did not show up…
{WIAW #36} Egg Bagelwich
Hello Friends! First of all, today is the last day of my Gymboss Interval Timer giveaway! Enter now and come back to check out my food creation. Second of all, I am trade-marking Bagelwich. Okay not really, but I wish I could keep things like “Bagelwich” and “Oatcakes” and “Nebrexican Guac” all to my goofball…
{Friday Five Foodie Finds #22} Housekeeping
Hello Friends! This post almost didn’t happen today. For my Friday Five Foodie Finds posts, I have been trying to just let the finds come to me…and try to not search for them in order to post every single Friday. (Does that even make sense?) Well, after hanging out with my good friend Emily to…
BLEND: Out of my Comfort Zone + Link-Up
Hello Friends! So I have been back from Blend a full week now. Goodness I miss those lovely views! Back porch at our cabin In case you didn’t know, Blend = Blogger + Friend (although some of the ladies were just readers). Amanda, Katie, Elizabeth, Christine, Me Also in case you didn’t check out my…
All Studied Up and Smart and All
Hello Friends! Well I did it. Participated in the graduation ceremony for my associate’s degree. Did I want to go? Heck no! Daddio and I If you know me at all, the last thing I want to do is be around people I don’t know and walk on a stage in front of thousands of…
First Giveaway Ever: Fitmixer Slim AND Aminos
Hello Friends! Although I’ve participated in giveaways and actually won a couple of products (that I still need to review…), I’ve never done a giveaway on my blog! I thought since my blog is almost 2 years old that I should probably reward my faithful readers with an amazing product giveaway. I won a couple…
Blend Retreat in Colorado: A Foodie’s Dream
Tons of delicious food to eat in Boulder, Colorado!
Blend Retreat in Colorado Kicked my Booty
Happy Monday Friends! In case you didn’t catch my last post entitled “Uncomfortable,” I addressed the fact that I was super nervous about attending my first blogging meet-up, Blend 2012. I’m happy to inform you that I did survive the Denver airport. But now I’m not quite so sure why I was nervous about…
