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On Cooking for Two...

To quote my favorite Scotsman, Craig Ferguson, “Today’s a great day for America everybody” except I really mean that, well, today is a great day for me. It probably is a great day for America, too, but I don’t have enough time to stay caught up with the news. But back to the point, today is a great day for me because today marks the close of our first month of being married! (Coincidentally, it’s also the last time I get to be excited about a 1 month relationship marker) Lately, I’ve been getting the question “So…how’s married life?” or some permutation quite often as a conversation starter from people. Given the recent popularity of the topic, I thought that today I’d share some of my thoughts.


So…how’s married life or, as  mein großer bruder likes to say, “marital bliss”?

Well, it is quite blissful and fun. In fact, I love it. It’s like in college after you got through that first awkward year of living with a complete stranger and you finally get to move in with someone you like, but better since that someone is stuck with you! Just kidding. It is, however, wonderful to get to live with your best friend. It’s different from how things were before and it’s not. I think it’s a subtle difference thus far, that I think will become greater gradually and perhaps imperceptibly.

Awesome

Star Wars with Syrup on Top...

Sunday morning with the Meffords…

…because when you’ve only got one day off a week, you have to do it right

Saturday was pretty lonely with the boy at the hospital all day. It was so lonely, in fact, I had to go out and get some living things to keep me company.

Our patio is so colorful now!

A Summer Summary

I’ve been gone for awhile. As it turns out, finishing up the first year of medical school, planning a wedding, actually getting married, and having some personal time during the last summer of one’s life keeps a girl quite busy!

Tonight, I made some delicious cupcakes for a friend’s birthday. It’s a recipe I’ve been wanting to try for awhile. They are coffee cupcakes…literally. There’s a good deal of coffee in the batter. I topped them off with a confectioner’s sugar-free chocolate frosting. It uses heavy cream instead of butter, which is convenient since I had some extra cream around from making ice cream last week.

I’m sure they will be a hit with coffee lovers such as myself. The boy and I certainly enjoyed it…

Apart from sharing my latest baking adventure with you, I thought I’d do a little photo-tour of the past few months.