In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I no longer work at Whole Foods as a demonstration chef and I’ve moved to California. I know. Not a bad way to go. I am back to being a freelancer for the moment, but along with that title (and the state of this economy) comes [...]
He’s a Chicago guy and I’m a Pennsylvania girl, and we’re used to frigged cold weather and snow. However, I have never been so upset to see snow before as I was today. We bundled up, checked out of our hotel and loaded into our big moving truck (with car attached on a platform) and headed out of Denver, Colorado this morning at 8am. It was clear, almost sunny even, with just a little frost on our windshields.
Within 5 minutes of our drive, flurries start to fall.. no biggie. Within 10 minutes, traffic starts to build up and then we see an accident. Within 15 minutes, the snow is pounding down hard, blinding us. We start to see people get out of their cars and push them along the highway! By this time, all big trucks are stalled on the sides of the highway, with truckers whipping out their tire chains. At this point, Joe and I are praying and thinking “Lord God… please help us not have to USE the insurance we took out on this truck!” [...]
Joe and I have not been updating this blog at all because of our (sudden) big transitional move this month to the west coast. Yes that’s right… we’re moving to Orange County, California! In fact, we happen to be in Chicago right now in one of our pit stops on our long cross-country drive to say our farewells to his parents.
We have a 16 foot moving truck with an attached trailer holding our car on a platform. Don’t get me started on the craziness we’ve encountered so far in this first leg of the trip. [...]
Confession: I don’t do the homemade or from-scratch thing all the time. GASP! Hey now… don’t judge. I need a break once in a while, n’amean? That’s why on occasion, I turn to pre-made store bought food. However, it doesn’t mean that I can’t prepare and present my frozen food with some TLC, right? [...]
A couple of weekends ago we had a free opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon because we had airplane vouchers. We decided to go to Phoenix, AZ and make a pit stop to the GC. I went once with my parents and sister a long time ago, but didn’t appreciate it as a child. But going back again, this time as a slightly less whiny child, I truly did get to soak up the splendor of the incredible view. [...]
