Category Archives: Holidays

Vacation Recap

We had an amazing week at Lake Winnipessaukee. We rented a lake-front house with a bunch of friends. We got tans out on the dock and went swimming in the lake. We rented a boat and toured around the lake … Continue reading

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4th of July Antics

Happy Fourth of July! We’re enjoying an amazing week of great weather, good company, delicious food all at Lake Winnipesaukee. Here’s some photos of our vacation so far. I’ll hopefully have many more of all the delicious meals we’ve had … Continue reading

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Anniversary Dinner in Review

Photos from last night’s homemade dinner for our 11th anniversary/vday. After 6 years of promising to make Chile Verde, I finally did last night for our anniversary. Why’d I wait so long? I have no idea… I love Chile Verde … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Recap and Recipes

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and as many people I’ve already got my sights on recipes for Christmas. But, before I get too deep into that I wanted to share some highlights from our Thanksgiving meal. As I … Continue reading

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Wicked Wednesdays: Turkey Day Menu Preview

Hi All! I have been a very bad blogger as of late! Between the approaching holidays, my writing class wrapping up, a trip to Portland, Maine (which I’ll be blogging on later), and many other things I have neglected my … Continue reading

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Grill While You Chill

I hope everyone had an amazing Fourth of July. We spent a long weekend with a great group of friends in North Woodstock, NH at an awesome lake house. There was canoeing and kayaking, laying out in the sun, making … Continue reading

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Memorial Day Weekend: Grilling and Chilling

Well, Memorial Day weekend is winding to an end. Having taken Thursday and Friday off I had the opportunity to see my favorite DJ downtown with my best friend, lay out on the back deck and E. and I took … Continue reading

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Wicked Wednesdays: The Luck of the Irish – Connecticut Style

By Chrissy Timreck Chrissy hails from Connecticut and moved back over a year ago after living the good life in Boston. The change of pace has done her well and she truly enjoys living, working, and playing in her home … Continue reading

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Anniversary Gift Ideas

This year was our 10th year anniversary of dating. It can be hard having an anniversary right after the holidays and all the money spent over Christmas, New Years and so on. We of course wanted to do something special … Continue reading

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Valentines Dinner Date

E. and I decided to keep v-day simple this year since we’re doing a weekend away for our anniversary. We decided to go the ‘stay in and make dinner’ route, especially since it falls on a Monday night this year. … Continue reading

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