Blue Apron Delivered

We tried Blue Apron for the first time last night – after hearing friends and colleagues rave about it and post lovely pictures on Facebook. One of my friends sent me a coupon and I signed up, scheduled my first delivery and waited to be impressed. Ordering online was super easy. I followed the link…

Hometown Days Fun

One of my favorite things about San Carlos is Hometown Days. Everyone in town comes out to celebrate our town in some way or another throughout this weekend! I love it because it is usually on or around my birthday, which is the third weekend in May. Hometown Days has been happening since 1979 –…

The Instrument Petting Zoo

Instrument Selection Night, or otherwise affectionately referred to as the Instrument Petting Zoo, was held this week for both of our middle schools in San Carlos. Bret and I run the trombone station, along with a couple of student helpers, and we’ve been doing this together for years. In fact, I think I have been…

Favorite Christmas Foods

I have a few favorite foods that only make an appearance at Christmas. Like candy canes, mulled wine, eggnog, and gingerbread cookies. I used to love getting the giant candy canes that were about a foot long and an inch in diameter. I could eat that for days. I remember we had a gift exchange…