Category Archives: Non-house

Nana-penos: Our Secret Weapon

Nana-penos are our little invention. They evolved from a joke; a slice of banana, topped with a slice of jalapeno, & a dusting of cinnamon sugar. They honestly weren’t very good but some people actually seemed to enjoy the combination. … Continue reading

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Cooking Three Pork Moon Chili

This past Saturday, we competed in a chili cook-off. The tradition originated when we were in high school but was only rekindled a few years ago. It’s a fun thing we do with some of our best friends & family. … Continue reading

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Hibernating

I’m craving Costco French bread. If that’s not one of the most random things, I’m sure the fact that I’ve had this picture on my phone since March 2009 {taken 3/15/09} is. Or maybe it’s kinda crazy. Or fat. Either … Continue reading

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Three Pork Moon Chili

I need a weekend to recoup from my weekend and maintain that a weekend that required an alarm to be set BOTH days doesn’t count as a weekend. That said, it was a really good weekend. The chili cook-off was … Continue reading

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Dia De Los Chili

It’s chili cook-off time! TOMORROW! Back in high school, Rob & a few of this best friends entered a chili cook-off on a whim and won Best Tasting. A few years go, we started the tradition back up and have … Continue reading

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Hue Test

I first saw this color quiz back in September over at How About Orange. With all the plans to paint in 2010, I’ve had colors on the brain lately and it popped back to mind. The 2 end colors of each … Continue reading

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Christmas Traditions

The last week of Dare to DIY. {tear} Monday, Dec. 21: Dare to… have traditions! Everyone has traditions for the Holidays. Tell us all about your favorites or start a new tradition to share. Christmastime brings with it a lot … Continue reading

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Last Christmas, I Gave You My Card

While we’ve been together for over a decade, this is actually only our 2nd married Christmas. One of our new married-life traditions is sending Christmas cards. {Getting them isn’t half bad either.} We’re not your traditional type people. We like … Continue reading

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Movember Monday

Rob is now a Mo Bro. “What the eff is a ‘Mo Bro’,” you ask? {I DID TOO!!} Well. I’ll tell you. Actually, I’ll let the Movember website tell you. A Mo Bro starts Movember – the month formerly known … Continue reading

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This Weekend

This weekend, we will continue building. Not on our house, but on this. The set my dad is designing & building. More details to come.

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