The holidays started early ‘round here.

Target just gets me

The silver lining has been getting to spend so much time with my loves.

I just started watching Long Way Up the other night, an electric motorcycle journey from the tip of South America, up to LA, with Ewan McGregor. Someone mentioned that not everyone watched Evel Knievel jumping the Grand Canyon to see him make it—some watched it to see if he WOULDN’T. I stopped the episode and YouTubed Evel and fell into a hole. I never knew the guy was such a character. Highly recommended if you’re up sick and need something strange but interesting to watch.

Indian to open up those sinuses. Mmm

The culmination of many years of work finally paid off today with our recognition as Italian citizens. It still hasn’t fully set in, but I’m overjoyed, especially to be able to pass this onto my kids. Fingers crossed for some other good news today as well! 🇮🇹🇺🇸 . . . . . #juresanguinis #dualcitizenship #planB #italiandiaspora #italianamerican #italia #veneto

Hold the phone

Happy 4th birthday to our dog daughter, Zoey :) Pax wanted to sing happy birthday but then insisted on cake afterwords. Sorry bud, it’s 8 am and there isn’t any 🎂 lol.

Cheap entertainment #thriftstorefinds #trainthemyoung

That time my mom went back to college and finished her degree near the top of her class.

I touched that tiny sliver of pepper to my tongue for roughly a second, then pulled it away. I didn’t feel anything at all for another 2-3 seconds. And then it literally took my breath away and my mouth is still burning 10 minutes later. The Carolina Reaper is a cross between a “really nastily hot” La Soufriere pepper from the Caribbean island of St. Vincent and a Naga Viper pepper from Pakistan, with an average Scoville heat rating of about 1.5 million. #carolinareaper #whathaveidone #chiles #hotpeppers #peppers #hotsauce #chilipeppers #fermentation

Pax got new homemade slippers and some PJs in the mail from gramma @hag1961 today, too cute. He wanted to put them on immediately LOL.

It’s garlic sowing season! After this year’s harvest, I’m eager to try something new and keep things going year-round. Thanks to our local @territorialseedcompany. There’s even a shout out to my alma mater on this variety’s packaging. #gardening #gardenersofinstagram #gardenersofig #gardenlife #pnw #pnwgardening #msuext #garlic #wintergarden #urbangarden #growingvegetables #oregongrown

Smashing Pumpkins 🎃 #smashingpumpkins @smashingpumpkins

Still looking for that perfect toy I guess

Autumn!