Gourmet Runner

Some pretty major news happened the other day. Earth shattering stuff. I don't if my life will ever be the same. After long discussions and serious financial talks, hubby and I decided to take the next step in our married life together. Soon there will be a new addition to the family! With all the extra space in our new house, it just seems too big for the two of us, and two little cats. I only found out two days ago that it was official, so you are all the very first to hear the news! I'm getting a treadmill! Gosh, I hope that wasn't misleading at all. This is the next addition ordered on Sunday night, a NordicTrack Commercial 1750. Suggested by Kari ! Hopefully I can start running as fast as her once I get it. Isn't she beautiful? I just spent 30 minutes on hold trying to figure out when it would arrive. The answer is "probably two weeks or so." Super helpful. I'm too excited to wait for that long. Want. it. now.  We live so far from any gyms,...

I've been asked by a few readers what's going on with my house---I mention it occasionally, but I leave all the details to my hubby over on his blog . So here's the deal: Hubs and I have ZERO experience doing something like this, but it's a dream to have our own home, exactly the way we want it, on our land in NW Georgia. We moved here from a tiny studio apartment (350 square feet!) in a highrise in Hong Kong, so this is a crazy difference. Here'e what has happened so far: -pre-fab panels went up -roof put on -siding around the house put on -electric -plumbing -drywall ...and here we are. With me getting in trouble for playing on the "important builder man stuff." Lame. It's not like I'm ridiculously clumsy and fall over all the time or anything. Oh, wait. Right.  Moving on.... There is no room in our house I'm more excited about than the one we can just call "the awesome and amazing perfect Vanessa room." It has a ni...