How would you like your steak cooked? Medium. Okay that will be a hot pink center. Oh no no no, I don’t like any pink or red in it. Okay, then I recommend well done. No, I don’t like it cooked well done. Cook it to medium well. That will have a slight pink center.…
Happy Birthday to a guy who can fight with the best …and party with the rest I love you, Dad! Happy Birthday! Here are just a few of the reasons I love him (post from Father’s Day awhile ago)
Today marks the 127th day (4 months) that I have been gluten-free. I have cheated a few times, giving in to Mellow Mushroom pizza twice and Wheat Thins a few other times, but overall have been really careful about not ingesting it. The funny part is, I wasn’t completely on board with the whole gluten…
Seabrook Island, South Carolina A small island with some big, gorgeous trees! I was so happy Isaac snapped this picture of me under one of my favorite trees, I love the perspective. Not sure what type of tree it is, anybody know? I adore its curly branches. weekly photo challenge: Big
Dear USA, You know I will always love you (true BFF’s), but sometimes you really worry me. I consider myself to be an open-minded person so I have learned to accept things like macaroni and cheese pizza and chicken sandwiches made with two giant pieces of fried chicken where the bread should be. The beautiful…
For the past few months, Isaac and I have been trying to figure out where we should go on our Honeymoon in March. Friends, strangers, family members, and coworkers have been urging us to go to Europe, Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, you name it! Alaska and Colorado were even briefly talked…
The past two days I have spent my lunch breaks re-reading Loving What Is by Byron Katie. Her perspective and ideas repeatedly blow my mind. Every time I open the book I feel like my world is shifted, my stress eased, and my mind made more clear. Today’s mind grenade: People often ask me if I had…
Me: There have been a lot of burglaries in the area lately so we definitely need to keep our doors locked Isaac: Okay. I’ll setup booby traps like in Home Alone Me: <<laughs>> Isaac: Alright I put my free weights at the top of the stairs so we can drop them on burglars heads. I…
A few years ago on a warm summer night, I headed to a frozen yogurt shop in Tampa to do two of my favorite things: stuff my face with froyo and people watch. I’ve lived all the way from the Florida Keys to California and I must say, Floridians are some of the most interesting…
“No matter how old you are, no matter how badass you think you are, if a toddler hands you a ringing toy phone, you answer it.” My dad happens to be a fantastic leader of military operations during the week, and toy phone answer-er on the weekends. Such a good grandpa 🙂 Thank you Char for the…
The Other Courtney 