Boston in Colours

I just came back from Boston on Sunday.  I was attending the Society for Biomaterials conference at the Hynes convention center.  We stayed at the Sheraton Hotel.  We walked down Boylston street.  We met several people who were staying after the conference was over to watch the marathon.  They were really excited.

I was planning on posting all about my Boston adventures with some bubbly pictures of Pinkberry, but that seems inappropriate now.  Instead, I will share some thoughts on these tragic events.  

Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels

We all need to chill out.  Sometimes things get so wound up.  Sometimes, I realize that things that I started doing for fun are making me worry.  Sometimes we get so caught up in the little things that aren’t working out, that we forget to appreciate the things that are.  

Biscuit Sticky Buns

Most of the time, shortcuts are a bad idea.  At work I’ve learned this the hard way several times.  Do an experiment halfway and you’ll just end up having to do it again.  So you might as well just do it right the first time.  


These sticky buns are an exception to the rule.  They are a shortcut you should take.  With no yeast or rise time, they are sticky bun express.  

Birch Beer and Bourbon

Most of the time I go to the grocery store with a list.  I am fast and efficient.  In and out.  This isn’t because I hate grocery shopping.  This is so that I don’t buy everything I see, especially when I’m hungry.  It’s like my stomach thinks I will never feed it and insists to my brain that we stock up. 

Maple Pecan Marshmallows

Things are crazy over here!  Work is hectic; getting ready to go to a conference and frantically trying to get some more data.  Why does it always seem like it’ll be ready right before you have to go? 

Husband’s birthday is coming up, so plans are in full swing for that.

And I totally saw some buds on trees today!  Take that flurries!

I have definitely been on a marshmallow kick lately, ever since I discovered how easy marshmallows are to make at home.  So of course, now I want to see what I can change and stuff into them.  Totally normal.