Category Food
Christmas Eve Day
What a fun day! Justin and I started the day with an early brunch** at The Elk in the Woods, which is just a few doors down from my flat. (**Justin claims that anything before 10am doesn’t qualify as brunch and must be called breakfast; I’m just going to call it early brunch.) The […]
Holidaying
One thing I’m loving about December in London is how I can sleep in until 8am and still have that slightly-type-A satisfaction of having gotten up before dawn to “get stuff done”. Today specifically, the cozy grey pre-dawn hours were devoted to wrapping all the presents while Justin slept (thank heavens for jet lag!). He […]
Let the holidays begin
Today was technically a work day for me. But with most people already out for the holidays, it was more than quiet. I “worked” from home and basically wrapped up enough open threads to feel like I could disconnect with peace of mind. Around 2pm I turned off the laptop and we officially started the […]
Quick, to the Christmas market!
I’m in Luxembourg, in December, there’s fresh snow on the ground, and a Christmas market in the centre ville. How could I not go? I nearly didn’t. A combination of having gotten up at 4:30am to catch my flight followed by a day of back-to-back meetings meant that by the time I got to the […]
Thanksgiving
Eighteen people representing four generations, four states and two countries, all under one roof! The culinary winners? Justin’s yams and Lady’s apple pie. Love these people!
Towers, churches, and polenta dolce in Bergamo’s Citta Alta
I’m in Italy this weekend with my twin sister, Heather, and her husband and in-laws. The in-laws are living in Milan as mission presidents, but they took a break from presidential duties to show us around. We started out this morning with a stop in Bergamo, where we spent an hour or so exploring the […]
Work and waffles in Brussels
I’m in Brussels for a quick work trip. Took the Eurostar over this afternoon and of course the first thing I did upon arriving was get a gauffre in the gare. Because that’s what you do. Then work work work till late, and then (drumroll) a walk down into centre ville for a pita . […]
Seattle!
Last week in Madrid and Munich, next week in Seattle. I flew out on Saturday to have a weekend without work. Justin met me at the airport with a bunch of lilies. Then we got some tacos to stave off jet lag for a few more hours. And then went to his house where my […]
Tagliatelle in Munich
Two days in Munich and all I saw was the office and the Marriott. I ordered room service to avoid losing time in the restaurant–the hope was to get out for a run through the city center. Sadly, the pasta was not delicious and I still ended up working till 1am.
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 