If at First You Don't Succeed

So our witbier exploded. But, turns out our homebrew is in high holiday demand--thanks, Evan. Two weekends ago we tried our hand at making some American Brown Ale. This time, in order to cut our brewing time and (hopefully)...

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Behold, I Have Made Cubes

I finished up my semester today and wanted to celebrate my last Monday off work this year by tackling a sewing project I have been itching to do for months. Ever since Etsy told me to read Dorm Decor, I have been itching...

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Give a Hoot

I like to take my lunch on the fifth floor of the library. Today, seats were scarce because of finals here at UH. When I finally found a seat, my efforts were rewarded. There was a beautiful little owl roosting about 10...

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Thxgiving--We found some stuff under my bed...

We had an awesome time at home with the parents for Thanksgiving. We bid a fond farewell to our favorite Ozark institution, Riverside Inn:We also found some sweet, sweet "works of art" under my bed:This is a book I wrote...

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Happy Birthday, Eddy!

The other week, we went to Chicago to celebrate my 30th birthday with family and friends, and to visit some of my favorite Chicago places. We started off with a trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo on Thursday:We made sure to see...

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Beer and Bites in Portland

I recently attended an amazing conference in Portland and Eddy was able to join me over the weekend for a fun-filled mini vacation. Turns out, the best things to do in this town are drink microbrew and eat gourmet. Needless...

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Two Black Cats

In addition to the fun run, we also revived our escaped convict costumes. Here is a picture of us when we first made them. We also whipped up a batch of vampire cupcakes. Then we headed over to Dave and Dana's for a delicious...

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Green Sparkle Hair is the New Little Black Dress

We did a fun run/walk this Halloween with our friends Dave and Dana. Here we are all decked out after the race. But don't worry, we made sure to replenish all of those calories we burned with a trip to 59 Diner afterwards....

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Teenage Mutant Nicci Birthday

I had a birthday!Eddy prepared some surprises for me at home,made breakfast in bed,took me to the aquarium, and indulged Rupert and me while we opened presents.Thanks, everyone, for your birthday wishes!...

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Bling--Part 1

After Eddy proposed to me back in August, we visited our jeweler. Here is a photo of me literally RUNNING to the car 1st thing the next morning--I couldn't even be bothered to turn around for the photo.On Friday, October...

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