Monthly Archives: August 2008
School Bags: Succumbing to the Backpack?
I have a real problem loyal S&S readers – I can’t find a school bag. Oh yes, I realize this is right up there with the Russia/Georgia conflict, our troops in Iraq, and what to do about that pesky North … Continue reading
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Guacamole is Heaven
Sitting here watching the Olympics, the strangest thing popped into my head: guacamole! Although I can’t really make it right now (c’mon people, I have no avocados on hand, and it’s almost 11pm!), I thought I might as well share … Continue reading
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Newport Rocks My World
Getting that quintessential New England experience before starting school was important, and a last minute decision to head to Newport on Saturday afternoon sealed the deal! After Saturday morning’s farmers market in Wooster Square (which was such a pleasant surprise!), … Continue reading
Thunderstorms
Who knew that thunderstorms occurred in the summer?! Well, to all my native California friends – they do! It’s weird that every afternoon so far, it gets cloudy (after being perfectly sunny and hot), and starts pouring, thundering and even … Continue reading
New Haven
Hello, from New Haven! We’ve slowly been settling in, and getting things in order. For some reason, this has been a particularly difficult settling-in/organization process. We have almost no cabinet space in the kitchen, so we’ve had to make a … Continue reading
We’ve Arrived!
We’re in our new home! We got into town at 2:15pm this afternoon, and immediately had a list of quick to-do’s, like securing space for the moving truck (which took an hour of dealing with stupid city government bureaucracy!), and … Continue reading
We’re Toll Poor, but Krumpes Rich!
I can’t tell you just how much we’ve spent on tolls since approaching the east coast. It’s amazes me that virtually all the freeways charge you to ride on them. Kurt says it’s because the state doesn’t collect enough in … Continue reading
Chicago Baby, Part Deux!
I have to say again, I’m in love with Chicago! The last time I was there it was cold in a way that makes you cry a little, and was years ago. We were lucky to have very temperate weather, … Continue reading
Chicago Baby!
Still feeling (and probably looking) like death warmed over, we left Des Moines this morning for Chicago. First let me say, Des Moines has a really great downtown! Who knew?! It helped that we had a fantastic hotel there, and … Continue reading
