Hello! Hello! How's your LAST day of January going so far? (Seriously, already?) Before I go on to anything else, I want to apologize for any slow loading of STSL you may have been experiencing over the past day or two. Unfortunately, I got word that my server is going down the pooper, so I'm ...
Birthday Dinner with the Family
After an absolutely fantastic birthday at work, I couldn’t think of any better way to spend the rest of the evening, than with my family. Jay and I met up with my parents and my brother at Villa Valenti restaurant, which has long been a local favorite spot of mine (I can’t believe I haven’t been ...
29 Is Off To A Good Start
So far, today has been a pretty spectacular day. For one, my morning was immediately a gazillion times better once I got a call saying that I had a special delivery waiting for me... Aren't they beautiful?! I'll tell ya...I have one heck of an amazing husband. :) Then this afternoon, a couple ...
WIAW: My Last Birthday Week Request
Happy, happy Wednesday to you all! And welcome to another fantastic edition of WIAW. So how's the day going so far? Good? Great? Mine's pretty snazzy, I can't lie. I mean, as of today, I am now officially one year away from turning the big 3-0. That, to me, is just crazy. But for now, I'm going to ...
10-10-10 Strength & Cardio Circuit
So I know I told you all this morning that I had a really fun workout to share...well, I'm not one to back down on my word! Back almost a year ago exactly, I ended up stumbling upon Brittany's 10-10-10 Quick Interval Workout. Since then, it's remained a good staple in our home, and has been kept ...
Tomato & Butternut Squash Mac ‘n’ Cheese
You know those meals where you totally feel like you could go back for seconds...maybe even thirds? Yeah, that was me last night with this meal. As I mentioned earlier, last night was a successful attempt at one of my pinned Pinterest recipes. The first recipe I decided to tackle came courtesy ...
WIAW: The Worst Doctor Appointment I’ve Ever Had
Well good morning, to all of my favorite readers! How’s everyone doing today? Although today is a WIAW post, it also turned out to be somewhat of a lengthy one, so it’s a little mix of both for ya today. Although parts of yesterday totally sucked (you’ll see below) it all turned out okay, so all is ...
Easy Soda Cupcakes
It should come as no surprise that I love sweet treats. Sometimes, I enjoy spending hours in the kitchen, mixing batters from scratch, testing different recipes and making fully homemade baked goods for my family, friends and co-workers. But those times are few and far between. So, recipes that ...
Oreo Cream Cupcake Recipe
Oreo Cream Cupcakes with Oreo Frosting - 3/4 cup butter, room temp - 1 cup brown sugar -1 cup white sugar - 7-8oz dark or milk chocolate, melted - 3 large eggs - 2 tsp vanilla extract -2 cups all-purpose flour -1 tsp baking powder - 1 tsp baking soda - 1 3/4 cups milk - 8-10 Oreo ...
Pizza…On The GRILL!
Before I get to this fantastic dinner experiment tonight, first let me share with you my decadent Coffee Friday beverage... It was a delicious Raspberry Iced Coffee with skim milk (not too much of it, just how I like it! I hate when you can't tell whether they just gave you a lot of skim milk or ...