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Here we go..again!

So it’s [almost] a new month so I figure what better way to kick off October than to actually start writing on my blog! There really is no excuse as to why I have been terribly delinquent in this other than i’m just lazy busy. Ok– i’m lazy. And I’m going to get better with that! 

So last time I was on here was when I was heading to St. Louis for a fun and food-filled week. Let me tell you: it ROCKED! not only did the Lou not let me down on the fabulous cuisine but I was also able to see and hang out with some of my amazing friends AND I got to see “Les Miserables” at The Muny. Priceless. I will post some pics from the trip but honestly I was way too busy having a good time to stop and snap. Perhaps being committed to the blog will help me be more conscientious of things around me.

It’s looking like a crazy October is in store for us but we are so looking forward to having my father visit for a bit, running our 6th (??) half marathon, Linger Longer boat and beach time, b-days, and of course….fall/winter comfort food! I’m going to switching up my work schedule so I can have more time during the week to whip up some amazing Julia Child recipes that seem to keep alluding me. OH! And how can I forget brisk fall evenings outside on the hammock sitting in front of our fabulous chiminea! Hopefully this year we won’t burn down our mandevilla plant!

well, that’s all I got for now. Stay tuned as I update my cookbooks tab and also add in all those favorite recipes of ours! Did I mention I made an amazing oxtail stew the other weekend!? 

Have a great day!

Here we go!

I’m sitting at the Northwest Florida Airport (read: a one terminal airport that is the closest thing for anyone living in the Northwest portion of Florida OR Dothan, Alabama) and I figure there is no better time than now to start off my blog…about cooking…while sitting at the airport…eating a stale bagel… while sipping on a vodka cranberry… Hey– you gotta start somewhere, right?

So why the airport, you ask? I am heading to my hometown of good ole St. Louis, Missouri for my bi-annual visit. I lived there when I was growing up until I moved to Phoenix for graduate school back in 2005. I’ve got lots of friends still there and my husband’s parents and family all live there. So the visit really encompasses friends and my most amazing and fabulous in-laws, Vicki and Don! And as a special treat– I’ll be able to see my best friend, Amee, before she and her amazing family moves to California!

So while this post is not directly related to food or cooking, I will be doing an awful lot of eating the next 6 days! And it all starts today when I get to town and I head to my favorite little bistro for some carpaccio at Bar Italia. Later it will be a Lou (St. Louis shorthand for all you non St. Louisans) classic of BBQ pork steaks. YUM!

The rest of the week will be a long winding road of new and all time favorite restaurants, a night under the stars at the Muny, seeing old and dear friends, and catching up all things St. Louis. Oh- and I need a new Cards cap!

So stay tuned for all the trouble  adventure I can get myself into!

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