That Happened Fast...

It was Christmas.
Then I had 'Year End' at work and we all know what that's like.
The day after year end we flew off to Maui for TWO WHOLE WEEKS!
Part Vacation *all vacation
Part family wedding.

One of my nephews got married.
He married the most wonderful girl.
We've had the chance to get to know her over the years of their on again off again relationship and I can honestly say, he is so lucky.

He married into an amazing family.
Expanding our family.
It was beautiful.

All wedding should be in Maui and please feel free to invite me and my hubs.

Seriously.

Yes we were in Maui for the 'false alarm' missile attack.
Yes there are plenty of jokes now on why you shouldn't travel with me. (for those who don't know I was hiding in a parking lot in Las Vegas on 10/1 during the mass shooting)

London is coming up and I think my family is a questioning getting on the tube with me.

Heck I'm questioning it.

Anyway.

Whirlwind trip to Maui.
Beautiful Wedding.
Two weeks playing catch up at work.
I'm knitting.
Like honest to goodness knitting.

I had a lofty goal last year of knitting all things Jane Richmond and well, depression, stress, and life in general I just put the needles down for a while.

This year I have another lofty goal and I have to be honest. It's already going off the rails.
What started as a goal of knitting 12 Fairisle hats has now loomed into 20 hats, 2 yoked sweaters, and I just added Baa a fairisle sheep by Susan B. Anderson

Off. The. Rails.

My other goal.
Eat more meals at home. Meal plan. Prep. Repeat.
I am planning most of my meals from these four blogs for the next year. Throwing in some recipes that I haven't tried before because they scare me.

1. Pinch of Yum I adore Lindsay and Bjork her husband. I love the world they've created. I love the world they share. They suffered a tragedy and heartbreak last year and following her journey has been inspiring, amazing, and heartbreaking. Her food is amazing. Please follow them online, on Facebook, on Instagram. I promise you won't be disappointed.
2. Smitten Kitchen Deb Perelman is hilarious in her writing and her kitchen creations. Amazing meals, funny prose, beautiful photos and now two cookbooks, which I need to add to my library. Please follow her as well and I suggest you immediately try her Quick Pasta with Chickpeas sounds weird I know but it is amazing comfort food at it's best.
3. Once Upon a Chef I have been following Jenn Segal for a few years now. Her recipes are beautifully written. Easy to follow and turn out amazing. Last night we had her Chicken Marsala. You should go out and make it right now. Double that recipe and just I can't even form a thought thinking about how good it was. Amazing.
4. The Kitchen Really more than just a food blog. They cover all things food, kitchen, travel eating related and I get a lot of amazing ideas from them. You won't be disappointed.

So I know you probably want to see some pictures and I'm not here to disappoint.
Happy Friday Ya'll :)

And again, Congratulations Jacob and Sarah I am so honored to have shared in your beautiful day.