Adam and I finally had a down weekend where we didn’t have to go anywhere and it was glorious. Just absolutely fabulous. Life around here has been just a tad crazy and it’s still going to be crazy in the coming months, but for at least two days we had some calm.
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Surprise Day Off
I had a rare two days off this week and it was glorious. Wednesday was the 4th and we spent it with family trying not to drown in a pool of sweat and eating all the grilled things. Thursday I got a surprise day off and I was able to get a lot of behind the scenes work done.
Twas a good two days.

Allll the grilled meat please
Happy 4th of July!
I hope you have an amazing 4th of July full of parades, BBQ, and fireworks!
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Let’s Go Camping
After work today, Adam and I are headed off on our first camping trip of the season! We’re staying at Starved Rock and I could not be more excited. We have a new tent, our supplies packed up, and we are ready to get out there.
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Oldies but Goodies
I am AWFUL at updating my recipe page. Which is a shame because that makes it really hard to find all the tasty things that I post on the blog. But every now and then I finally get my act together and update the page.
Often that involves going back months and months to find everything I made so I don’t forget anything. It’s time-consuming, which it wouldn’t be if I just updated it regularly like an adult.
But what fun would that be?
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