For a long time I have wanted to be the kind of person who could have people over for dinner at a moment’s notice. I have wanted to be spontaneous with my hospitality. But to be honest, this goes against the core of who I am in one way: a planner. I meal plan and…
Month: August 2015
{If you want to read more about our time in Asheville, go here.} As soon as we started making plans to go to Asheville for our anniversary this month, we knew the main thing we wanted to do was a food tour. We had heard so many great things about food tours; and with the…
Five years ago Gerrit and I went on our little honeymoon to Asheville, NC. We ate food, went hiking, went to see the Biltmore, and basically decided we loved that mountain city. And at some point during our five years of marriage, we decided that we should make a point to return to Asheville every…
Truth: the idea of throwing a birthday party for a one year old kind of intimidated me. I wanted to make it nice, but not extravagant. I wanted it cute, but not pinterest crazy. I wanted it to be enjoyable for both kids and adults alike. I wanted a cute cake that wasn’t crazy expensive,…
It was one year ago tonight that I got into bed and felt the first contractions. I laid there for an hour, timing them and wondering if it was really it, because they didn’t hurt as terribly as I expected. I woke Gerrit up and we watched Late Night with Seth Myers (which we never…