Outpost 505

I grew up an hour from Madison, and have many fond memories of Saturday daytrips there with my family.  We’d go to a children’s play at the Civic Center and get lunch at Dotty Dumpling’s Dowry.  We’d pick up wee cinnamon rolls at Ovens of Brittany or bagels from Bagels Forever.  We’d have lunch at [...]

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When we were home for the holidays, I had a conversation with my mom about jobs, kids, and home buying – you know, the “adult” stuff you’re supposed to have and do in your 30s. She made a comment that has been nagging at me, especially lately, and I want to try to unpack that [...]

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I could attempt to recount the things we’ve eaten over the last week, but really, you can probably imagine it.  You’ve been reading about our meals for a year.  You know that before we go out of town for a few days, we try to eat down the fridge, which is what we did on [...]

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We’re leaving in the very wee hours of the morning to drive to Iowa to spend Thanksgiving with my family and also with the Wadsgreens – so tonight was very much about clearing the fridge, packing the bags, and doing a bit of meal prep since we’re likely to roll into Davenport just in time [...]

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Today was all about Mom – from breakfast to football to cake. For breakfast: French toast and fried apples.  I don’t love French toast, but Mom and Shane both do, so while they slept in, I battered and grilled up slices of challah dipped in egg, milk, vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice.  I also cut [...]

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In honor of Fathers’ Day, I want to say a few things about my dad. His childhood wasn’t the happiest, and he did everything from shoveling dog food to running the mouse game to put himself through college and med school. He has worked long hours all of my life to provide the sort of [...]

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Day 5 (the big one!): Rockford, IL States: Illinois We woke up bright and early for our wedding day responsibilities – for me, this meant picking up breakfast items and coffee for the other ladies since I had punked out on spending the night.  I hung out and chatted for a while as Cass and [...]

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Day 3: Lakewood, OH > Rockford, IL States: Ohio, Indiana, Illinois We hit the road early to cover the 7 hour drive to Rockford, stopping for bagels before driving through a torrential downpour for basically the entire state of Ohio.  We listened to NPR as long as we could, quering Twitter for information about stations [...]

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(or: 7 days, 8 states, 1 wedding, 2 families, 1 apt, and 2 tired librarians) Day 1: Alexandria, VA > Lakewood, OH States: Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio After a very full day of Important Work Stuff, we loaded up the car and set out at 5pm, basically the worst possible time to drive anywhere in any metro [...]

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MARRIED!, originally uploaded by brixton. My sister really isn’t a giant, but she really IS married! Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.

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