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November 25, 2009

I hope your day is filled with good food, family, and friends. I know mine will be and I couldn't possibly be more thankful for everything I have.

Now, off to make some of these!

From Cookies and Cups

Gobble! Gobble!

July 10, 2009

We spent our July 4th at Fort McHenry, an important battlefield during the War of 1812 and the birthplace of our National Anthem. One of the highlights of our day was the unfurling of a replica of the flag that was Francis Scott Key's inspiration for writing what would become the Star Spangled Banner.

When the flag was laid out, the crowd joined in a chorus of the anthem. If you are someone who cries at parades (no mocking), you would have shed tears along with me. It was a beautiful and purely patriotic moment.

After a short round of applause a lone, deep voice emerged from the crowd. Quietly and confused, we listened.

And celebrated independence.

Yeah, I really cried after that one.

Happy belated Fourth of July, my friends.

the greatest gift(s) i could imagine

May 10, 2009

Thing 1 and Thing 2

Happy Mother's Day to every woman with a child in her heart.

fried love

May 5, 2009

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I'm going to attempt to make sopapillas tonight (using a recipe from Emeril). While in New Mexico a few years ago, I fell in love with these fluffy pillows of fried dough. We ordered them at every restaurant from Albuquerque to the Colorado border.

I might as well include some photos from Flickr because if they're good, they'll be eaten before the camera comes out. If they're bad, well...is fried dough ever really bad?