Monthly Archives: August 2011

FFB and Sunday Night Dessert

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Thursday night after the baseball game and before Irene came to town, RP and I made a late night run to the grocery store. Neither of us can resist a beautiful and fragrant peach, so we came home with more … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Preparedness, Chocolate Needed

Posted on August 28, 2011 by

With Hurricane Irene looming in the distance yesterday, I decided I’d spend some time in the kitchen before there was a possibility that we’d lose power. I had gathered two recipes that I deemed “essential.” Essential = Nutella and chocolate. … Continue reading →

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Sevens

Posted on August 27, 2011 by

When Kristen tagged me in her ‘Sevens’ post, I put off writing this post because I didn’t think I had been blogging long enough to have seven links. But, it turns out I can put together seven links! Kristen’s post … Continue reading →

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Any Given Day

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

On any given day, you can experience an earthquake and your husband can catch his first MLB foul ball. WHAT?!? An earthquake, you say? But Chaaron, don’t you live in Virginia? I thought the east coast didn’t have earthquakes. Tell … Continue reading →

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Bear Runs Races

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

You may have noticed that at the very beginning of this blogging venture, I ran a half marathon. Oh boy was I proud of myself. I wore my medal around my house (not kidding) and thought of all of the … Continue reading →

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A Proper Send-Off

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

This could have been another weekend of self-pity for me. Between saying goodbye to Rachel at the office and sending off Marty and Calyn, I have all intention of pouting for the rest of the week, however, this weekend was … Continue reading →

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Red Velvet Cupcakes, Bear’s Way

Posted on August 13, 2011 by

Since my co-worker Rachel is leaving me to start a new job, I set aside my self-pity and set out to make her some red velvet cupcakes for her send-off lunch at work. These cupcakes almost didn’t happen. Almost everything … Continue reading →

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Bear’s California Adventure

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

My association’s annual convention was this past week in Los Angeles. Convention is an annual event that is like planning a wedding. We spend an entire year planning for three days and in the blink of an eye (and very … Continue reading →

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