Today I was walking outside the mall and suddenly felt like I was hit with a brick of memories. It was a mixture of the cold air and the smell of exhaust pipes and the combination of the smells of the food court wafting into the sidewalk and the slushing of my boots along the […]

I admit it: I have never watched Star Trek before.  *collective gasp*  I know, right? So yesterday while we were making Christmas cookies and dipping pretzels in chocolate (our house is filled with holiday cheer!), we had the new Star Trek movie playing.  Everyone else in the world probably knows about the “Live long and […]

This weekend were our Christmas program services at church.  I was in the choir and it was truly such a fun experience!  Here were some highlights (in no particular order). 1.  “Joyful, Joyful” finale with the orchestra being so rock-my-socks-off that we couldn’t help but bop as we sang.  It was truly a joyful experience […]

I never thought I would be able to have a snow day after graduation.  Turns out, when you live in Iowa, snow days are still a possibility for adults. It’s been a freezing blizzard all day and at least I was prepared enough last night when I left work so I had a listing of […]

Today it snowed.  And snowed.  And snowed.  It hasn’t stopped.  I couldn’t wait to try out my camera with the snow.  It was cold and the snow came up to the tops of my boots, but it was worth it.

Spaghetti.  Three hours later, still full.