Someone please stop me. For the past 12 hours I’ve eaten 5 bowls of this already! Champorado is a classic filipino chocolate rice porridge. Normally eaten with a side of fried fish, I have only had it as a breakfast (think of a chocolate substitute for oatmeal) or dessert dish. My mother used to make … Continue reading »
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Wordless Wednesday: Forever my Lazy
Sing in the style of Jodeci: “Forever my lazy…it’s like a dream! I’m holding you close, you’re keeping me warm…” Yes…it is very warm!
Merry Family Photo Card and a Happy New Year!
Is it me or does it seem like all of holiday cards we get are now photo cards? I have to admit that when I get a non-photo holiday card with just a signature, I immediately disregard it (sorry!). I don’t mean to. I’m just getting trained to look for the pictures immediately (yes another … Continue reading »
Birthday cupcakes? no…candy cane reindeer!
My youngest has the fortune of being born on Christmas day. That was not her original due date (um…hello January 10th, what happened to you?). However, all the stress of finishing a grad class, working full time, preparing for christmas, and lesson planning for my maternity leave was way too much for my body to … Continue reading »
Kickin’ Off the 2011 Holiday Season…at a work party
This past weekend I went to the hubby’s work holiday party. So much fun! I have to preface this post with explaining that I work (and have always worked) for the public school system. Decadent holiday parties are a foreign language to us (actually…anything decadent is an alien concept to schools). Holiday parties consist of … Continue reading »
Getting Caught in the American Girl Store Vortex
A few weeks ago we took a trip to the new American Girl store in Tyson’s Corner Center near Washington, D.C. Yes, we took a trip just to visit this store. If you don’t know what American Girl is, it is a line of 18″ dolls, clothes, and accessories. They have signature dolls from past … Continue reading »
