We decked the halls, loaded the iPod with Christmas music and made sure we were all prepared for the holidays….even Zellar and our old man, Miles!
Archive for November, 2009
Tis the season
Posted in Dogs, Holidays on Sunday, November 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thanksgiving weekend in wine country
Posted in Weekends on Saturday, November 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thanksgiving weekend is a fantastic time to be in Oregon’s wine country. All the vineyards throw open their doors and host larger-scale wine tastings. We accepted an invitation to join Anne and Jeff at Bergstrom Vineyards. The day was crisp and, most importantly, dry, which made for a lovely drive west through Newberg. We tasted [...]
(Little) Girls love chocolate cake
Posted in Family on Thursday, November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Scenes from a Thanksgiving dinner
Posted in Family, Holidays on Thursday, November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A grandma making gravy, a family with a chocolate lovin’ girl and a baby on the way, 3 pugs sneaking table scraps, knee slapping, hand clapping laughter, a card table for the under-30 crowd, and bellies full of flaky biscuits, spicy collard greens, sweet potato casserole and slabs of t-bone-size chocolate cake.
Recommended: The Blueprint 3
Posted in Recommendations on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Jay-Z’s newest album is fantastic, start to finish. I’ve been playing it on non-stop repeat at the gym! Empire State of Mind is my new run-an-extra-half-mile song. The live performance with Alicia Keys at this year’s AMA’s was a crowd pleaser.
Recommended: Precious
Posted in Recommendations on Sunday, November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Precious is 100% “kick in the stomach” powerful. An intense film full of inspiring performances. I’ll be disappointed if the actor who plays Precious’s mother isn’t at the very least nominated for a best actress Academy Award.
A weekend at the Biltmore
Posted in Travel on Sunday, November 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You can’t go wrong with a hotel known as the “jewel of the desert“! The Biltmore has been around for 80 years, and has hosted celebrities like Marilyn Monroe and every U.S. President since it opened its doors in 1929. John McCain’s camp actually took over more than 90% of the 739 rooms during the [...]
A delicious Sunday night
Posted in Weekends on Sunday, November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Little Monkey is curled up on my legs, we still have free HBO, the husband is working hard in the kitchen, and my favorite lamb stew with dark beer and barley is cooking in a cast-iron pot.
View from my desk
Posted in Amanda, Work on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I really hope they don’t build anything next to our office any time soon, because the view from my desk at sunset is breathtaking! That’s my darling Swedish teammate, Sara, hard at work.
