I worked at Starbucks for 2 years in college. I have always loved the smell of coffee, but not the taste. This kinda sucked since I had access to all the coffee/espresso I wanted while working. Plus they would give us one pound of free coffee a week! To this day I am not a regular coffee drinker, ... Read More about That new coffee smell
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Marriage confirmation & my Mexican Family
Facebook sent me this email...I thought it was funny: Benjamin said on Facebook that you two are married.  We need you to confirm that you are, in fact, married to Benjamin. Well, I confirmed it with Facebook, so it must be true! Tonight we watched our wedding video. It was very nice to be ... Read More about Marriage confirmation & my Mexican Family
Back to work
I left my old job 2 weeks ago and in that time I've packed up all my stuff in Southern California and drove all the way across the US to Maryland. It still feels like a vacation, but today I'm going back to work. I start my new reporting job and I will keep you all posted with my stories :) Mary ... Read More about Back to work
Square meals and nice rack
I love my new set of dishes! They are white square ones and they make me happy :) Now all my meals will be square! Today Ben and IÂ explored our little corner of Maryland with my new boss and his wife. But, before the tour they took us out for Indian food. I love Indian food and completely ... Read More about Square meals and nice rack
Made it to Maryland
Matt (my little bro) pronounces Maryland like Disneyland - it's super cute :) Well, we finally made it! It was a very very l-o-n-g trip and I am glad to be in once location finally. Since we gave away everything we own except for what fit in the car we only had crap clothes to unpack. Then, we went ... Read More about Made it to Maryland
Big Jim's
You guys know I love Diner's, Drive-ins and Dives on the Food Network. I have always wanted to eat at one of the places Guy Fieri highlights. Well, we looked for one in Pittsburgh and scored since there  was a restaurant from the show close to where we were. Big Jim's actually has bad reviews on ... Read More about Big Jim's
Operation Marriage
Have you guys been following along as I leave Operation Beautiful notes around the USA? Well, I was hit by the Operation Marriage angel today! When we walked out of the coffee shop after breakfast we found a card and flowers on the car!!! (Remember how we decorated the car "Just Married")It was ... Read More about Operation Marriage
Roadtrip: Wyoming & South Dakota
Goodbye Wyoming… After driving away from Yellowstone it was nothing but open land for hours. When we finally came to a small town – Cody, WY we stopped for dinner at a Mexican restaurant. It was actually pretty busy since the signs around town informed us that there was a big rodeo going on and ... Read More about Roadtrip: Wyoming & South Dakota
Roadtrip : Yellowstone
We got into Yellowstone Sunday afternoon and most places in the park were full. We were very lucky to find a tent site in the Mammoth area. From my experience national parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite and  Sequoia fill up very fast in the summer. Make reservations well in advance or get there super ... Read More about Roadtrip : Yellowstone
What's that smell?
After camping out in Yellowstone National Park last night I stink - pretty bad actually. I'm off to take a much needed shower and I will be back with a full recap of the adventure tomorrow :) ... Read More about What's that smell?
So Salty
I made it to Salt Lake City! I am always sad to leave Las Vegas :( and this time was even harder because I had to tell my bro bye. Boo. We almost ran out of gas about 2 hours outside of Las Vegas so we had to turn off the AC. It was about 105 degrees and Ben and I had indulged in many beverages the ... Read More about So Salty
The Roadtrip to end all
Yesterday I set out on the roadtrip to end all roadtrips! I am driving from California to Maryland. Everything I own is in our car. See the odometer? We are going to jack that up real fast... On this journey I have collaborated with Caitlin for  Operation Beautiful. I will be leaving notes all ... Read More about The Roadtrip to end all
R.E.R is moving
I wrote this yesterday while on the road but wasn't able to post because my fancy internet machine is not as fancy as I thought. Boo. Here it is anyways... It was very hard for me to leave my mom’s today Matt knew I was super sad and he held it together really well. Actually, I held it together ... Read More about R.E.R is moving
T minus 1 day
So, I'm kinda packing up all my shit stuff and moving across the country tomorrow...which explains my tragic lack of blogging today. In addition to normal packing duties I have to wrap up post-wedding stuff like getting the table cameras developed and getting my dress preserved. That also kinda ... Read More about T minus 1 day
Cereal, schmeareal
I lalalove cereal, and actually it used to be my go-to binge food. In the process of Intuitive Eating I've been giving myself full permission to buy and eat whatever cereal I want including "BAD" cereals - dun dun dunnnnnnnn (say it like I just said something super scary). Well, I.E. is slowly ... Read More about Cereal, schmeareal
The Spot
I went to The Spot for lunch yesterday. It's a natural food restaurant in Hermosa Beach, CA. This place is only a block from the beach so people are riding by on their beach cruisers and walking by in bikinis or board shorts - a very fun environment. This is how The Spot is described on the ... Read More about The Spot