fried pb&j

What happens when you promise a weekly sandwich post, run out of ideas after three weeks, and then don’t even manage to get any sandwich materials at the grocery store?
You fry a peanut butter & jelly sandwich.  It’s actually quite good, once you get past the expectation that you are biting into a grilled cheese.
YOU’LL [...]

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black friday

Let it be known that I have faced the wrath of Black Friday at 3 AM.  Let it also be known that I did not get my free copy of Lego Rock Band from Old Navy.  Apparently actually waking up to go there at 3 isn’t enough; you need to stand in line around midnight.  [...]

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a second and a first

Today marks my blog’s second anniversary! Hooray! I love that my blogiversary falls right in the middle of NaBloPoMo..it feels almost like a month-long celebration of my happy little blog! :o)
In order to celebrate and thank everyone for reading, I will be hosting my first ever blog contest! Check out the [...]

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ocd

These thrummed mittens?  They’re killing me.  I finished one.  The top was too short.  I had to fold my hand a little when I put it on.  It wasn’t horrible, but it sure was less than ideal.  So..I decided to take it out and add some more.  No big deal, right?

As I’m in the process [...]

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i got promoted

What I am about to say is going to sound horribly, ridiculously nerdy. You’ve been warned.
I went to a really great workshop today!!  Susan Butler, the author of Become the CEO of You, Inc. came to campus to speak to graduate students.  She gave a lot of good information about how to take control [...]

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make a pumpkin pie from scratch

Today I got really ballsy and decided to make a real pumpkin pie out of real pumpkin that I picked a couple weeks ago.  Now you can too!
Start out with a pie pumpkin or two.  Pie pumpkins are smaller than your average carving pumpkins.  Here’s some scale:

Now, cut the top off of that pumpkin and [...]

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happy birthday

This past week, my neighbors’ dog Cheyenne had her first litter of puppies!

We’d all been expecting her to have them over the weekend, but she held out until Tuesday (of course..the least convenient day for both of my neighbors).  I barely made it back from class to see the birth of the second pup.  It [...]

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kickin’ it old school

Last weekend, Dave came up to visit!!  We had such an awesome time just hanging out and relaxing and being sweeties.  After four months apart, it was something I really needed.  It’s easy to forget exactly what it feels like to be so happy with someone you love.  I can’t wait until December!
Sappiness aside, we [...]

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taking it easy

School is officially kicking my ass. I’ve been really busy with homework, exams, work, etc. which means, of course, that I’ve had little time for knitting, blogging, spinning, etc. However, this weekend I was able to get away for the Yarn Cravin’ Fall Retreat! It was a fantastic time with a bunch [...]

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a year of growth

It’s been exactly one year since the day we brought home Snake.  So scrawny you could see her hips sticking out the back of her butt, in pain from being spayed, and terrified in a new place, she was the puppy I’d always wanted.  And she still is.

It’s incredible how much has changed during this [...]

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