Out and About

  • One Day Weekend Getaway

    This past weekend, Bean and I flew to Virginia to spend the weekend with my sister. I haven’t seen her in forever and since my birthday is coming up in December, she sent…

  • Mini-Vacation, Mega-Fun: Part II

    Our weekend camping trip was centered around Sanibel Beach.  We actually chose Sanibel Island because they are known for their seashells.  The island runs parallel to the mainland and so all the seashells…

  • Happy Hallo-Bean!

    Well, Halloween this year was an epic fail on my part.  But Bean?  He NAILED Halloween this year… He even roared. My favorite part of this particular picture? The toes sticking out at…

  • I Broked It.

    On Wednesday night, Chris, Bean, and I headed up to the grocery store because the only options we had for dinner were a can of chicken and two slices of cheese.  When we…

  • A Festivus for the Rest of Us

    This past weekend was the Winter Park Autumn Arts Festival.  Which to me means “FUNNEL CAKES!” and to my mom means, “SHOPPING!”  But with Bean being an actual human being with preferences and…

  • If You Give a Bean a Pumpkin

    If you’re standing in the grocery store line and you see plastic Halloween pumpkins for 99 cents, you’ll probably decide to pick up a little treat for your Bean. And since the grocery…

  • A Day at the Dog Park

    (Warning: This post is about poop.  Lots of poop.  Proceed at your own risk.  Just be thankful that my camera cord is still missing and so I don’t have any pictures to share.)…