food and life in the foreign service
We were lucky enough to have season tickets to Georgetown Hoyas' basketball games in section 118 without knowing that the newly-formed alumni support group, the Georgetown Stonewalls, were based there. In 118, watching games was just like it had been in college; only better. It was regularly the most-filled section of the Verizon Center, and... Continue Reading →
We spent the spring of 2013 in Washington, DC, which meant that we were able to go see the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin. Early on a Saturday morning, we drove over to take a walk around with Scarlett. Although she was scared of getting too close to the water, Scarlett absolutely loved being... Continue Reading →
From September 2012 until April 2013, we were in language training at the Foreign Service Institute. We had a great time learning Serbian and actually enjoyed spending (just about) every minute of every day with each other, but to say we weren't happy when we tested and were officially done with language would be a... Continue Reading →
Life has drastically changed from this time last year, when I wrote the 12 of 2012 to sum up things up. The big change, obviously, is that we moved from the DC area to Belgrade. As a consequence, lots of other changes happened, and now I have a year full of things that belong in... Continue Reading →
Merry Christmas Eve! For some reason, these are cookies we only ever made at Christmas, but I really don't see why they can't become year-round staples. The recipe is from my Babba, my mom's mom, and they are good eaten at any temperature -- warm, room temperature, and cold. In fact, we usually ate them... Continue Reading →
kitchen cables 