Bob's Sandwich Challenge: Round 1

For those of you who don't know Nate (or me!) personally, you might not know how much sandwiches are loved in our household. I'll admit that Nate's love of sandwiches makes mine look trivial but still, sandwiches are pretty fantastic.And for those of you who didn't go to school in, live in, or work in Medford, MA, you might not be aware of the haven that is Bob's Italian Foods Imports. Bob's is amazing and authentic; with amazing food cooked on site, every type of olive you could want, a vast assortment of imported Italian goods and... the sandwich menu. OH, the sandwich menu.

In the new house (see: We Love.. the Journey?) we're even closer to Bob's than we were before and it's led to frequent visits and the birth of a fantastic idea.

I present to you, the Bob's Sandwich Challenge - a bracket style assessment of ALL of Bob's sandwiches to find the ultimate winner. Okay, I know what you're thinking - these kids have too much time on their hands - but seriously, the menu has 48 sandwiches on it. LOVE.

We started the tournie off last night by comparing the Italian Deli Combo with the Deluxe Imported Italian Combo (the rest of the pairings were determined at random by assigning numbers to each sandwich and then using a random integer generator). This round was fairly easy for us to determine - both Nate and I preferred the Deluxe Imported Italian Combo with it's 4 meats (compared to 3 in the Italian Deli Combo) and prosciutto (oh how I love thee). Future rounds will be trickier as Nate and my personal preferences come to light but it'll be interesting to see which sandwich wins out. Stay tuned for weekly battles.

For now, Round 1 goes to the Deluxe Imported Italian Combo.

Some pics:

Deluxe Imported Italian Combo	Italian Deli Combo
Deluxe Imported Italian Combo	Italian Deli Combo

We Love... the Journey?

Oh my dear blog, I am so sorry that I have neglected you lately. It's not you, it's all me!

For those of you who don't know, the past few months have been full of the house-buying process; looking, offering, negotiating, closing, etc. Turns out buying a house isn't the most stress free process and there have been more than a few tearful calls made to my Dad (thanks Dad). In true Dad fashion, he's done a good job of reminding me that life isn't just about the destination but about the journey, that we need to spend time focusing on the path to what we want and how we get there. And I, in typical teenage daughter fashion, have mostly whined and pouted about the journey. I'm impatient, I just want to BE there!

Well, we are officially there. We closed on the 31st of March and moved in this past weekend. We've been thrilled to have help from some amazing friends (woo, painting party) and to have made some great changes to the space (stay tuned for DIY photos!). I am 100% in love with the house and awed every time I come home and the journey really was worth it. I won't say that I loved the journey but... it was an important part of getting to the destination and all in all, our journey was not that difficult.

I'll be posting room by rooms but in the meantime, if you want to check out some photos, here's the House Set on Flickr.

I Made That: Hamburcake!

In honor of Nate's 30th Birthday, I broke out all the baking skills I've got (I'm more of a cook than a baker) and whipped up this amazing (if I don't say so myself) Hamburger Cake. It went over very well.

Happy Birthday Nate!

from the front

a closeup

hamburcake on fire!