Here’s the recipe for the spaghetti & meatballs I made for Josh’s birthday. They were wonderful!
MEATBALLS

1 pound ground meat loaf blend (beef, pork, veal)
1 cup bread crumbs
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
hand full of crushed fennel seeds
dash of cayenne pepper, dried basil & oregano
1 egg, beaten
1/4 [...]

I sailed a wild, wild sea
climbed up a tall, tall mountain
I met a old, old man
beneath a weeping willow tree

See I once was a young fool like you
afraid to do the things
that I knew I had to do
So I played an escapade just like you

Video footage Angie put together from my surprise birthday party.

:)

Posting these photos at 7:44pm EDT, the time of equinox.

I took them a couple hours earlier today, when the sun was still out.

Tomorrow I am having my final dress fitting, then doing my wedding “walk-through” with the caterer where we decide where to put everything. After that day, the picture in my head of how everything will look will no longer be fuzzy. I somehow ended up scheduling the walk-through for the spring equinox, the day I [...]

These are my links for March 17th:

The Psychology of Passive Barriers: Why Your Friends Don’t Save Money, Eat Healthier, or Clean Their Garages ∞ Get Rich SlowlySHHH… This guy's giving away the GOOD secrets…tags: selfhelp

Irish eyes: not so smiling, these days"Here's to a great day for the Irish, even if it isn't much of [...]

These are my links for March 4th through March 11th:

Random Ramblings of a Weary Winemaker: 10 Things I Hate About OHow the good ideas behind the organic food movement have gotten mutilated with all the hype.tags: environment health

Wall Street on the Tundra (Iceland’s de facto Bankruptcy)Long but well worth it. At the very least [...]

With my 30th birthday approaching, I can’t help but do some reflection. I’ve heard from many that the 30s are the best decade, and I hope that proves to be true. There’s no point in believing otherwise, really, since I can’t turn back time. I do suspect that the 30s will be my most comfortable [...]