December 16, 2015

It’s funny because we’ve had such a mild winter so far, that when I left the house to walk yesterday morning I thought, wow, it’s a bit chilly!  I looked at my weather app on my phone and it was 40 degrees!  Spoiled much?! It was a bit windy, I guess that’s what made it a little cold, but I am not complaining!  After some...

If there are two things Hannah loves most, it’s coffee and . . .marshmallows.  So when I found this recipe on Pinterest for coffee marshmallows I knew I had to make them for her.   If you read the instructions it seems a bit complicated, but trust me, these are really easy.  The only thing I did different was used cold dark roast coffee instead of...

Another whirlwind weekend is in the books.  I don’t know if it’s just the time of year, but the days keep going by so fast.  Friday was my office luncheon, and I am usually in charge of the menu, location, etc.  So I always have a touch of nervousness when the day of the event comes around  because I want to make sure that I...

I had to get up bright and early for my doctors appointment.  My appointment was at 8:00 a.m., and even with the slow traffic on I-90, I got there about 7:50.  I had to go to the bathroom, but they said “hold on, they might need a sample.”  A few minutes later she said “Jackie isn’t even here yet, so go ahead.”  She finally came...

I woke up yesterday with a sore throat and a stuffy head.  I haven’t gotten a flu shot yet – that was one of the things Tony and I did together and I mostly got mine so that he would get one, and I just haven’t gotten around to it yet.  I need to do that this weekend.  My first thought on getting up was...

Dark Cherry Jalapeno Jelly This dark cherry jalapeno jelly is amazing.  Sweet/Spicy – so good! My Aunt Bea made pepper jelly for Christmas gifts every year when I was growing up.  The popular thing to do was to pour some of the jelly over cream cheese and use it as a spread on crackers.  Back when I was a kid I was such a picky...

In the last few days I’ve been feeling like my old self again.  I don’t know if it’s just the fact that I’ve lived a year without Tony that I know that I can go on without him, my day spent in Chicago doing something I wanted, or just my overall feeling of being happy again.  It’s almost as if I’ve been living in a...

Saturday I had plans to meet my sister and her daughter downtown for Tasting Table in Fulton Market.   I knew my niece Claire had her placement test for high school (how did she get that old already?!) so I had some time to kill before meeting up with them.  Taking the train downtown was the best idea ever.  It’s an hour and 15 minute ride...

As I was putting my food together before work yesterday morning, when I opened the pantry I saw that there was one lone everything bagel left.  I know Jacob and Hannah usually eat them, but I said “snooze you lose!” and brought it to make a breakfast bagel. Later on I put that on Instagram to let Hannah and Jacob know that I took the...

Thanks for all your kind words about my post yesterday.  I cried yesterday morning when I was writing the post, but I surprisingly was okay the rest of the day.  I kept remembering the good times, how he used to make me laugh and it brought a smile to my face instead of tears.  And for some reason now that the first year without Tony...