Country music, wine, deck.

Feeding my soul today... it's 50 degrees on the deck, red wine, and Tom Petty playing on the ipod dock.

Coffee on a snowy morning...

Bitter cold is bitter cold, but when we have the ability to be sitting inside a heated space with a warm cup of coffee, it just becomes beautiful.

Happy 2014!  Ringing in the new year with the Rose Parade and football, one of the few traditions I try to keep.  :)

Coffee on the deck in the snow, holiday candles burning inside.

Couch & coffee; beer, bloody's and wine;  football; Friends (the TV show.  Real friends, too, tho).  Happy Thanksgiving.

An afternoon with talk shows, fashion mags, and wine.

A steaming cup of tea on the deck, soaking in the fall colors, on a cloudy brisk day.

Bills paid, food in the house, enough money for another tank of gas before next payday.  House as clean as I care to get it.  No place to be today.  Biggest question right now is which book should I read... life is good.

Happiness is coming home to satin pajama pants.  Extra points if they're pink leopard print.

That first sip of coffee on a lazy morning...

Beers on the deck always make life a little better.  Add in a good book and some grilling... :D

Relatedly, tried the TexMex dog today: jalapeno-cheddar cheese dip, jalapenos and salsa.  Worth it.

Sometimes, in Minnesota, we have to wear jeans and hoodies in June.  I'm not a fan of extended winter, but I am a fan of hanging out under the overhang on my deck during a June thunderstorm.  Jeans and hoodies just make it cozy.

It's been awhile...

1) A smoke (bad, I know) in the sun when winter's just starting to turn the corner to spring.

2) A glass of wine and Jimmy Fallon after a long day.

Irish coffee and a smoke on the deck... even if it's December.  :)

As we prepare for a week of giving thanks, it is the simple act of cooking a meal that brings us all together.

There's something about the weather turning colder, the sun setting sooner, and long winter nights that makes life just seem cozier.

There's little in life cozier that that first day of cold and gray that you can spend in your PJs and on the couch.

I work long days, and occasionally really long days... but there's nothing like curling up with a good beer and a little football after one of those days.