On This Day…

This morning, I sat for a while and I was thinking about an intense conversation the Mister and I had yesterday. It was a GREAT little conversation (insert sarcastic tone). He basically put me in my place for treating him like a child. In case I’ve never said this here before, “My name is LeslieRead more

Spicy Garlic Chicken Thighs

For the past 21 weeks the Mister and I have spent our date nights going out to have a meal, and then coming home to record an episode for our podcast, So This Is Love.  This week we just couldn’t fit it in the budget to hit up a place where we could eat somethingRead more

He Didn’t Forget- A Valentine’s Day story

For Valentine’s Day, I received my favorite lip gloss and a beautiful bracelet from my husband. He is so amazing and thoughtful! However, I WAS surprised that he didn’t get me flowers. . .For the past 8 years he has always given me flowers, that he arranges himself, and a card.  He made me breakfastRead more

Five Things I’ve Learned About My Marriage

Being married has taught me some things that I don’t think I could have learned any other way. Strange behaviors and strange information entered my life the day I was officially married to The Mister. We have been married for 8 years and I have learned a lot in that time. We have had many ups andRead more

My Life Is Over

My life is over. My beautiful wife, Leslie,  joined a CrossFit gym a little over a year ago, but that’s not why my life is over. I’m super happy, excited for, and proud of her. She has accomplished so many things in the past year that she never dreamed possible before. And her squats areRead more

Not Blogging But Still In The Kitchen

Hello my friends! Don’t you worry, even though I have not been blogging, I HAVE been in the kitchen. Life, as always has stayed busy but a girl and her Mister still have to eat. The week before Easter, the week of Easter and the week after Easter, I didn’t do much cooking at all.Read more

Guest Post: Trapped in the Empire

“If you had to be trapped inside a movie for five days, what movie would you pick?”  I thought this would be a PERFECT post for The Mister to handle… This question is almost as hard to answer as the question of what super power I would choose.  I mean, there are so many great moviesRead more