The State of the Taper

Tapering with my Baltimore partner in crime!!!!!!! She’s the one and only, Maggie Mae!I’m TAPERING! I’m pretty happy about it…so close! I was ecstatic to be done with my last 20-mile training run — especially because I did four of them. I...

Yummy Stuffed Peppers

Almost hree whole days without blogging? Yeah, that’s a record lately. I’ll tell you what, I’ve had some major food mishaps in the past week. Number one is the photos of these stuffed peppers. They are delicious and I’m going to tell you how to...

Taking a Bite Out of Breast Cancer

Almost everyone has been affected in some way or another by breast cancer. My family has a history of the disease and right after I was born, my great Aunt died of it. When I was about 8 or 9, my Grandma — only in her late forties at the time — was...

She Grew Up in an Indiana Town

Shelby, Giovanna, Mom, me, Lindsey and GrandmaI had an awesome, short little trip to Indiana last weekend for my BIRTHDAY! I’ve been lucky enough to visit home more than ever this year (thanks to my job working for an Indiana representative the first half of the...

Tasty, Cozy Chili for a Rainy Day

I had just come from Indiana, raving about my Dad’s awesome chili. He just sort of throws random stuff in a big pot and it always turns out amazing. This got us on a chili kick and Rick decided he could make the BEST pot of chili so I put him up to he...