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Almost Finished with the Home Office
I was able to use the President's Day weekend to get oh-so-close to finishing my office, and getting the trainers set up in their own...

Rachel Erickson
Feb 16, 20151 min read


Valentine's Day Manicotti
Reaching for our "Cooking for Two" cookbook on Valentine's Day seemed like an appropriate place to start for this week's meal. I was...

Rachel Erickson
Feb 15, 20151 min read


Bison Curry Empanadas
Bison is a protein that neither my husband or I have tried before. We've seen it available as a beef alternative at restaurants and at...

Rachel Erickson
Feb 9, 20151 min read


The Sunday When Professional Football Plays a Championship Game
Just trying to keep it safe here - I don't want to get into any trouble for using the "S" word without permission... Tonight's new...

Rachel Erickson
Feb 1, 20151 min read


PI Holiday Party
The hubs and I attended the Pearl Izumi holiday party yesterday evening. It was possibly scheduled a little late to be considered a...

Rachel Erickson
Feb 1, 20151 min read


Coconut Shrimp
This might have been our first unsuccessful meal of the year... Not necessarily because it wasn't cooked correctly or because the flavors...

Rachel Erickson
Jan 26, 20152 min read


Thai Soup Night
So I don't usually do this... finish whatever I'm doing/eating/making and then immediately take pictures and fire up the blog. But dinner...

Rachel Erickson
Jan 17, 20151 min read


Home Office: Days 5 and 6
This weekend, I was able to complete a couple more days of work on the office. After doing a lot of research on why my stencil was not...

Rachel Erickson
Jan 11, 20152 min read


2015 New Year Resolution
This year, I am challenging myself to cook a new dish and learn something new in the kitchen every week. I received a new "Cooking for...

Rachel Erickson
Jan 3, 20151 min read


Welcome to 2015!
We spent our New Year's Eve as we traditionally do... We found a new steak house in the area and headed downtown to have a fantastic...

Rachel Erickson
Jan 1, 20152 min read


Home Office: Days 3 and 4
I've had some successes and some failures over the past weekend. My successes are mostly coming in the form of furniture updates. After...

Rachel Erickson
Dec 28, 20141 min read


Christmas in the New House
We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas cooking and enjoying our new house this year. The neighborhood and the house was quiet and peaceful,...

Rachel Erickson
Dec 26, 20142 min read


Home Office: Days 1 and 2
My project for the days I have off this holiday week was to finish my home office. There are stacks of books and file folders all over...

Rachel Erickson
Dec 23, 20142 min read


My New Toy
My company was offering some amazing discounts for the holidays this year, and one of them was for some available Trek frames. I'd been...

Rachel Erickson
Dec 21, 20141 min read


Christmas Decorations
We haven't had a big Christmas Tree since we lived in Ohio, and I was so excited to put one up in the house this year. 7' tall and it...

Rachel Erickson
Nov 30, 20141 min read


First Thanksgiving in the New House
Last year, we tried to make Thanksgiving a more "formal" affair by setting up a table with nice place settings and silverware. It had...

Rachel Erickson
Nov 27, 20141 min read


First Trip to Asia
My profession has always had a strong connection to manufacturing and building relationships with partners in Asia. I've worked with...

Rachel Erickson
Nov 15, 20141 min read


The Winds of Fall in Colorado
It has been a very windy Autumn Season this year, challenging us whenever we're outside and pushing the flags to their limits. We planted...

Rachel Erickson
Nov 4, 20141 min read


Windows and Walls
Before the official move, we wanted to get a few jobs completed in the house. Once the builders finally signed off on their work, we were...

Rachel Erickson
Oct 18, 20141 min read


Working From Home
I ended up taking an unexpected day off / work from home day today to make sure that our to-do list at the house was tackled as much as...

Rachel Erickson
Oct 7, 20141 min read
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