I know I have shared this information with you in past years (here and here) but it’s again time for United We Dine: 2014 Edition! If you aren’t familiar with this program, I’ll break it down. United Way in Waukesha County partners with area restaurants in the months of October and November. These partnering restaurants provide United Way in Waukesha County a portion of the sales from the day(s) they chose. Each business can customize exactly how they want their day to work; some restaurants offer a full day percentage of sales and others will offer the proceeds if a special flyer is shown by the customer or the customer…

Last week Tuesday, I had plans to go to a beer dinner at Bernie’s Tap Room with a few friends but due to circumstances outside of Bernie’s control, the dinner had to be cancelled. We are patiently awaiting the next dinner and hope it’s a great brewery they feature!!  But we didn’t want to cancel our plans of a night out, so we started thinking of a different place to try. I have been going on a lot of walks on my lunches and noticed a sign outside of The Lucky Rabbit on St. Paul and Madison offering $2 taps and $2 pizzas on Tuesdays. I was curious about this…

 Day 8:  Homemade Broccoli Potato Cheese soup. Even though the “whipper doodle” stripped out on this soup, I still was able to blend it up and it was just as nutritious and delicious. Soup season is upon us.  Day 9:    I have known Tony since preschool and we still keep in touch and try to meet up a few times a year for a drink and dinner. This was one of those times and it was another great night! Day 10:  Happy Birthday to my Mom – Dinner at Matty’s and spending time with my family always makes me happy!  Day 11:  I just love this guitar in Waukesha…

I’m not someone that typically picks eggs for breakfast. I like French Toast, Pancakes, Waffles – the carb-loaded dishes. But this past Sunday, I decided to get myself started on the right path and eat some quality protein and make some eggs. Omelets, hard boiled and scrambled are the only ways I like my eggs. Runny yolks gross me out! So I cracked two of them in a bowl and added some milk. This gives fluffier eggs with a smoother texture. I add a little salt and pepper right at this point so it cooks into the eggs and I don’t salt them after. I was going to go for…

I had heard of Moe’s Southwest Grill from a few friends over the years, but never ventured in. I wasn’t sure if it was a sit down and be waited on place or a quick serve and it just never made it to the top of my list. This past summer, a perk I receive for working at the Waukesha County Fair is enjoying the Main Stage entertainment from the Hospitality Area. This includes a meal, 2 drinks and a raised platform to enjoy the concert from. Sponsors of the Fair are given access this area as a way of saying Thank You for their support of the Fair. Each…

Day 1: Couldn’t find the original, but here is a screen cap from Instagram. We got Kacey (the guy) and JB (the dog) to run at Lapham Peak. We started with Asthma Hill and did a nice loop and ended at the tower. Big feat for both of them. And JB walked down the tower no problems. Up was another story for that little guy so he was carried. Extra workout for his mom. (Kacey did both on his own with only minimal complaining!) A great workout overall.   Day 2:  It was a cold one this morning and I couldn’t warm up at work. I was gifted some Salted Caramel…

I attempted to sit outside my work yesterday and enjoy my lunch in the sun, but the bees had another plan for me. They tried to steal my lunch and get their germs all over it. I feared if I swatted them away one more time, I was going to be stung. So I went off on a walk around downtown Waukesha instead.  I love how the sun comes through this bridge on the Riverwalk. The Fox River really is beautiful this time of year.  This ugly building will soon become apartments with a skywalk (South Street)  Hard to see but Jackson’s added a garage door to the front for…

This past weekend I was supposed to go camping and hiking with some friends at Devil’s Lake. Unfortunately some of those going ran into issues of being able to go for the whole weekend and so we ended up cancelling the trip all together. Although I would have been a trooper and survived, the weekend started out on a rather rainy and chilly note, so I think it’s best we didn’t go. So when I had no plans in place for Saturday, I joined my parents on a road trip venture through 4 counties covering about 140 miles round trip. We started in Waukesha to hit up the Farmer’s Market.…

So apparently tonight is rev up your engine and let everyone know what you got under that hood night.  At least 4 cars have revved up and peeled out from some business or road near me. Exact location unknown truthfully. But not only do they peel out squealing and all, they keep at it down Grandview.  Don’t get me wrong, I love me some classic car engine revving and wandering around car shows and riding passenger in something speedy. But Grandview is a busy road all the time and I always see cops so I don’t get why they would choose this road? It’s not even car show night, so…

If you have been on social media sites in the past few months, you may notice that some people are tagging posts with #100happydays and the post is something that makes them happy. This is a movement that I have noticed going through my friends and wanted to know more about it. I went to the website: 100happydays.com and found out more. The point is to make you realize that something every day can make you happy and you should be ok telling others you are happy. Then after the 100 days you are more willing to find something everyday that is making you happy and you won’t need to…