After spending a wonderful Friday evening eating delicious food with family to celebrate Brian and Kevin’s birthdays and playing a rousing game of “personal preference,” Saturday dawned the perfect fall day for a wedding. Kevin and I took off for Battle Creek at 11:30, looking quite lovely I must say (*smile*), and made it perfectly […]
The One Where Melanie Gets to the Point
So I just realized that I never actually got around to writing about the blog title in yesterday’s post. sheesh. I must be getting old. Anyways, the point of the “sponge” was to describe to you the conclusion I had come to the other day. If you know me well, you must have realized by […]
The One with the Sponge
So many exciting things. Ok. First, I’m eating applesauce. Out of the jar. And enjoying every uncultured minute of it. (Yes, I do have manners. And yes, I do know when to use them. But I’m also not a hard-nose about it. the end.) Second, I’ve finally organized the iTunes on this desktop. (Oh speaking […]
The One with the Visual Aids
The following is a photo documentary of our weekend of Canadian Thanksgiving. Descriptions found above image. (Yes I’m a professional, in case you were wondering.) Kevin and Mel chilling before Thanksgiving dinner::: Mel & Kevin showing off their marksman skills (Mel was a first time genius at it.)::: Mel’s expression tells it all (That is, […]
The One with the Pastors
Despite the fact that my alarm went off at 6am yesterday morning, the day was quite delightful. I drove off toward Spring Arbor while the skies were still dark and thoroughly enjoyed the rising sun showcasing the changing leaves. I arrived at the Pastor’s meeting right on time and had plenty of time to meet […]
The One Where I Feel Like Overviewing
1) I’m watching Pearl Harbor on t.v. (you’re welcome, Kevin.) 2) Canadian Thanksgiving is the bomb! ;) Between a trip to Bulk Barn for a “sweet” fix, a walk in the park, laughing so hard I cried at the dinner table, eating the most amazing homemade burgers I have EVER had (seriously…), shooting a […]
The One with the Furniture
ok, before we get to the furniture topic, I have to pay my respects to a very trustworthy pair of jeans. Just this morning I pulled my favorite old pair out of the bottom of my drawer. I had been ignoring them for a while cause I wasn’t in the mood for their semi-tightness. Anyways, […]
The One with the [not so] Secret Recipe
Yesterday at this time I was in the middle of pulling fresh chocolate chip cookies from the oven. mmm. There wasn’t much of a reason for this particular baking frenzy…other than I was just really craving chocolate chip cookies. I have tried out a variety of recipes for this timeless cookie. (It amazes me how […]
The One That’s Short
I completely forgot how great Chips Ahoy! cookies are. Yesterday I dropped off the “we’re moving out” paperwork to our apartment manager (who’s fantastic, in case you were curious) and on my way out I decided to grab a cookie. There’s always cookies out in the office and I have never taken them, but yesterday […]
The One with Too Much Goodness
This is going to be an account of the absolutely incredible weekend I had. With one exception. My precious little Mac iBook that was oh so tired a few months back has been officially declared “dead” as of Friday by the tech department. *sigh* I was holding out hope for a while that some of […]