Ridin’ in Style

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Things definitely got a little crazy last night in the Windy City! After sufficiently stuffing our bellies during the progressive dinner that had us eating from 1 to 7 p.m., we drove to my friend Kristen’s apartment in downtown Chicago to kick off the nighttime activities. We walked into an apartment that was fully decked [...]

Scavenger Hunt + Progressive Dinner

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What a whirlwind of a weekend! I cannot believe how fast this weekend flew by, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised because time with my best friends from grade school always seems to pass too quickly. Let’s take it back to the beginning of the bachelorette party weekend festivities, shall we? Scavenger Hunt Saturday [...]

Ryan’s First Guest Post

Welcome blog readers! With Julie partying in Chicago, Sadie and I are home alone. When Julie leaves us, Sadie and I hang out 24/7. We eat together, we sit on the couch together, and we get bored together. Very bored. Julie is the light of my life and it’s just not the same without her. [...]

Back to Childhood

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One thing that’s great about being an early riser and waking up before everyone else? Ample time to blog! I am blogging from the comfy couch of one of my very best friends from elementary school. How surreal! And We’re Off! After work yesterday, my sister drove to Orlando to meet up with me and [...]

Puppy Chow Ruins Appetites

I wasn’t actually hungry around lunchtime due to the Foodie Friday goodie that one of my coworkers brought into the office today… Puppy chow!!! This stuff is unbelievably addicting. I probably ate a whole solo cup (aka the token beer cups from college) full of it throughout the morning. Even though my tummy wasn’t grumbling [...]

Am I Off My Rocker?

Cheesecake for dinner and now cake for breakfast… Am I off my rocker? No, no, no. I haven’t completely abandoned my healthy ways! Today’s cake for breakfast came in the form of a protein cake! To make this sweet mini cake, I simply combined the following ingredients: 1 scoop All the Whey chocolate peanut butter [...]