snowing blizzards

For years Chris and I have been eating this dish, almost the entire time we’ve known each other.  It has become one of Sam’s favorites as well and has been known to convince people who otherwise hate beans to eat this dish (and love it).
Black Beans and Rice
2 TBS olive oil
1 Cup onions finely chopped
2 [...]

My friend Sarah has the most intense packing spreadsheet and organizational system for moving that I’ve ever seen.  It is something to behold and wonder over and maybe worry a bit about her sanity.   Two years ago it took on a new level with the onset of specially designed moving box labels.  They [...]

I have decided that I really need to do something about this house that we live in.� On Sarah’s suggestion I am doing the Apartment Therapy Fall Cure (aka major house cleaning/throwing out fest).� I do want to note that there will be no disposing of yarn and very little fabric during this time, only [...]

Today will be the last time that I pump breastmilk for Sam.
She stopped nursing at 3 months old and I have been pumping ever since.  I have thought a lot (possibly too much) about why she stopped nursing and I think that there were a variety of factors at play.  One of them being that [...]

I placed an order with Target.com last week.  After having to call Target to find out how to pay for the order with a gift card, the answer turned out to be “we know about this problem, try entering it in the last box available instead of the first one”.  Well it worked after a [...]

I think the picture says it all. We are very excited and are looking forward to early July. I’ll post news as it comes, and I’ll try and spare you the gory details.
The basic facts are as follows:

I am about 14 and change weeks in.
We will be finding out what the sex [...]

For the last 8 months I have been slowly scanning in my mothers slides from all of her trips to India. They go back as early as 1962. I have seen some interesting pictures of New Delhi back before there weren’t as many cars, bikes, scooters etc as there are now. I [...]

There has been a lot going on lately. Rather then going on and on about it all suffice it to say there is a lot going on.

I’m going back to school.

I’m not sure what exactly I want to study, I do however know that I want to work in nutrition and health development/awareness within impoverished [...]