there is no better smell to fill your home than freshly baked chocolate chip cookies.  last night, i baked some large chocolate chip cooki...

yesterday's walk home from work was perfect. what had started out as a drizzly + chilly morning turned into a warm + sunny late afternoo...

since returning to portland, i've experienced some highs and lows. mostly highs. but, let's get the lows out of the way first: appa...

never having to share a box of macaroni + cheese for dinner. true love means not judging your partner for wanting to eat an entire box all b...

dear, portland - i love you in the summertime. i love you for warm, sunny days with no humidity. days where we can hang out on our lawn...

it's hard to believe that almost a month at home has gone by already.  are you seriously putting me on a plane again? it was a won...

i thought five things friday was going to have to be canceled earlier today, when i woke up at the crack of dawn feeling feverish and nause...