Last weekend I spent less than 48 hours in Chicago with three of my life-long best friends. Carrie, Michaela, Leah and I have been friends since elementary school and stayed very close through high school, college, post-college “real world” shenanigans, weddings, babies and more. Few people know me and understand me better than these three…
Gratzzi
Hello and happy Sunday! I hope your weekend is winding down in a fun and relaxing way. Our Saturday night was filled with food and family. My parents, sister, sister’s boyfriend, Ryan and I drove to downtown St. Pete for a nice Italian dinner at Gratzzi. Our meal started with freshly baked bread, olive oil…
Healthy Italian Meatloaf
Pasta Party
This morning while watching Sadie hunt lizards in our new backyard (!!!), I had a chance to upload pictures from Saturday night’s pasta party. After moving all day on Saturday, Ryan and I were so ready to chow down! Our friends Merri and Pete were having a pasta dinner party to “carbo-load” for Sunday morning’s…
Two Birds, One Stone
As I made the ravioli for last night’s dinner, I prepped my pasta lunch for today… gotta love killin’ two birds with one stone. (<– What an awful expression, huh?) Sorry, I can never resist the opportunity for a cute animal picture. My pasta lunch was t-a-s-t-y. My big bowl of noodly goodness included: Carba…