Wow. Two posts in a row. I’d make some joke about this being a sign of the apocalypse, but what with that rapture thing occurring last week and all, we know that the end of the world is imminent anyway. All kidding about some crazy, religious yahoo aside, I wanted to give my loyal readers-yes, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘wine’
When You Give a Girl a Marathon
Posted in dessert is my favorite food group, thons and other long running distances, Wine, workin' on my fitness, tagged cake, marathons, running, sweet treats, wine on June 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Wine Tasting for Schmucks
Posted in life in the big city, Wine, tagged chicago, wine on October 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
I love wine. My husband loves wine. I like to think of us as the poster-couple for Wine Spectator‘s younger, urban cousin. But then I realize that I oftentimes describe my ideal wine using terms like, cheap, high alcohol content, and preferably a screw-cap and I am quickly reminded as to why I am so [...]
Sarcastically Engaged: Getting Married ‡ Getting Adult or Oh, the Shit we Registered For
Posted in eureka moments, sunday funday, tagged epic fails, the fiance, wine on August 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
You probably don’t know this, but I’m getting married in two weeks. I know, it’s cliche to be all I’ve-been-MIA-because-I’m-sooo-busy, but literally…I have been sooo busy. There have been the showers, the bachelor/bachelorette parties, the picking of flowers and caterers, the dealing with totally incompetent event coordinators at the Marriott (exhausting,) and then, of course, [...]
lessons from detox
Posted in diet/lifestyle changes, eureka moments, tagged balance, cake, cooking, disordered eating, healthy eating, sweet treats, vegetarianism, wine on March 23, 2010 | 2 Comments »
just like tiger woods came away from sex rehab with a boat-load of life lessons, i’m entering my last day of detox having learned a bunch about me, myself & healthy eating (of course, my lessons are more eat this, not that and well…actually, come to think of it…tiger’s lessons are also probably a lot [...]
oh baby, baby…it’s a cruel effing world
Posted in dessert is my favorite food group, diet/lifestyle changes, food feuds, tagged balance, cake, detox, healthy eating, sweet treats, the fiance, wine on March 19, 2010 | 7 Comments »
so i was officially in the thick of detox day 4, yesterday, and now that my stomach has acclimated to digesting 9-15 servings of fruits & vegetables on a daily basis, i was all ready to rave about how good i was feeling. and then jesus decided to shit on me: double. chocolate. cupcakes…with sprinkles. [...]
fabby food find and the snack-food detox diet
Posted in eureka moments, fabby food finds, food feuds, tagged balance, college years, detox, fat days, food reviews, healthy eating, portion control, recipes, wine on March 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
this is a two-part post; one part fabby food find and one part (desperately-needed) fat smash diet. let me begin with my fabby food find, which i discovered just in time to cut out of my diet for the next 10 days (it’s a cruel world that we live in.) let me start by saying [...]
sunday funday: a very foodie valentine’s day
Posted in sunday funday, the sizequeen cooks, why i effing hate winter, tagged chicago, cooking, nut butter, portion control, running, scenic city half, sweet treats, the fiance, wine on February 14, 2010 | 1 Comment »
our valentine’s day celebration(s) actually started on friday with a nice dinner at jacky’s in evanston, il. it was delish, as French food and red wine always are. we celebrated again this morning with a homemade breakfast. i whipped-up some blueberry pancakes using the krusteaz wheat & honey mix. interestingly, the fiance and i have [...]
