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The beginning of Fall is a great occasion for making warm chocolatey drinks. Time to pull out the Capresso milk frothing machine!

This was pretty tasty, too. I love Salmon from Whole Foods. This one was served with a roasted red pepper pesto.

I think BJ is a little happier that I am cooking dinner again. I think he was getting tired of peanut butter and jelly or grilled cheese sandwiches. Today’s menu: -Beef slow cooked on low for 9 hours -Garlic mashed potatoes with the slow cooked gravy of the beef -Petite Green Peas

When I walked back up to our apartment I found an envelope marked with our apartment number on it. Opening it, I saw the message “Happy Birthday” and thought “How nice of our apartment complex to remember my birthday.” Alas, I was mistaken as it was a belated birthday card for Albert signed by all … Continue reading Happy Birthday, Albert?

One of Jenn’s favorite candies are the scotch kisses from See’s. She loves the combination of the marshmallow and caramel. She got a nice selection as a birthday treat.

BJ took me out to a lovely Michelin Starred restaurant named “The Plumed Horse” in Saratoga. They have a massive three story wine cellar full of over 20,000 bottles of wine. We opted for a delicate choice of Chilled Martinelli’s Apple Cider.

Jenn’s visiting teachers Lindsay and Rebecca took her out for a birthday lunch at a favorite Thai restaurant.

Jenn made some tasty monkey pull-apart bread in her new bundt cake pan. Each little piece was covered in cinnamon sugary goodness.

Microsoft is building a new store in our local mall. It will be conveniently placed directly across the way from the Apple store. I thought this was quite amusing.

The nursery is (pretty much) finished! After Panya helped organize things we were able to put the rest of the room in order. All that is left now is to put pictures in the frames and put on the crib bedding. The long golden colored bureau is Jenn’s crafting desk which neatly stores her sewing … Continue reading Nursery Reveal