that’s MY side July 29, 2010

I sleep on the left side of the bed. I’m not really sure why exactly. I just do. And it is MY side. Maybe it is because the window is on the right side and I’m scared murderers might jump in and hurt me (and they wouldn’t on the left?). Or maybe it is because I [...]

visitors July 21, 2010

Last weekend we had the pleasure of hosting two of our friends from the Mitten State. It was their first time in Maine and they were only here for a few days – so we definitely made the most of their visit and saw all of the sights. Portland Headlight, the Old Port, Popham Beach [...]

hot child(ren) in the city July 8, 2010

I had never been to New York City before, to be honest I was a little scared. NYC has so much hype, so much build-up. I kept thinking – What if it’s too busy? What if it’s too loud? Or dirty? What if I hate it? It did not disappoint. Armed with our good friend [...]

When I Grow Up Pt 2 June 30, 2010

I think my first career aspiration was to work at Disneyworld. I wanted to be one of those costumed characters that walks around sweating profusely while signing autographs for spoiled children. It’s a good thing I grew out of that one.  I also recall  the dream of being a zookeeper. Really, though, what kid didn’t [...]

When I Grow Up June 13, 2010

Ben and I went out for a drink the other night and started talking about what our dream jobs would be. Our conversation then led to, “What did you want to be when you were a kid?” You know, the classic, “When I grow up…” essay. I went first. I think the first thing I [...]

what’s for dinner? June 9, 2010

Since Ben and I don’t eat meat very much anymore, we supplement our diet with a lot of beans for protein. Our favorite? Black beans! We make black bean soup, black bean burritos, and our recent favorite: black bean burgers! Here’s the recipe: Ingredients: 2-3 T Olive oil 1/2 C finely minced onion Two 15 oz. [...]

worries: confirmed. June 5, 2010

I went to take out the garbage today and ran into Roy. He was bending down planting tomatoes so I just said “Hey Roy” and turned to head back inside, but he started to stand up and asked how I was doing, so I stopped to chat for a minute. “Roy! What happened?” was the first [...]

happy birthday… May 31, 2010

…to me. It’s my 23rd birthday today. It was nice that it happened to land on Memorial Day this year – who doesn’t like to have the day off on their birthday? I was thinking back to last year’s Birthday Blues and how I was feeling at that time. It seems like ages ago that we [...]

This is Fun May 19, 2010

Architecture in Helsinki Hold Music

Roy May 12, 2010

Who is Roy? When Ben and I moved into our apartment back in late February, we didn’t meet many of our neighbors.  The one neighbor we did meet in the beginning – was Roy. Our first encounter with Roy was an accident. Ben had gone downstairs to do laundry and stumbled upon Monarch, Roy’s beloved [...]