Author Archive for somegosoftly
TB is teaching me the kitchen. There are utensils and concepts I’ve never even heard of, and I used to think that I knew what on earth I was doing. I might even receive a copy of the super secret family book of good cooking, and get tips from TB’s SIL. Wait until you come […]
We took a drive out of Park City yesterday and headed toward Heber and Sundance, the ski resort Robert Redford opened. It was really beautiful. We saw wild mountain goats. We drove to Provo and didn’t see anything even worth getting out of the car for. Then we headed back to SLC. The drive through […]
The whole thing - over 8 feet tall, with 4 looong strings of lights, and bows and ribbon for decorations, under 50$!
The trees at most vendors were 80$ for 6 feet - we got this one at the grocery store for 35$.
Yay Bargain Christmas!
PS - It’s hard to do them justice, Christmas Trees this lovely […]
There’s not much to exploring the nightlife of Park City. But at least now that the slopes are open there are some tourists and things are starting to pick up (and get more expensive, boo). Those that did ski tend to favor happy hour or the bars on the slopes. We wanted to see if […]
Did I totally forget to tell you? Oh my. Well, there is a giant Tanger Outlet in my backyard. It’s the only one in Utah, as a matter of fact. We’ve been quite a bit. Wednesday before Thanksgiving all the sales had begun. We got MK some sweaters and I got a new pair of […]
Shop the deals. It was pretty busy.
#73
Five Stores We Visited Today:
Kohl’s.
Walmart.
Dillards.
Cole Sport.
Subway. (Ha!)
Thanksgiving this year got me thinking about the fact that I’ve been doing this a while. I always question the cheesy autobiographical nature it tended to take on - but right now I can be thankful. Even MK has noted there is a bit of worth to being able to check here to recall our […]
There are only two things that SomeGoSoftly has in common with Dooce.
1. I have a blog.
2. I now live in Utah.
That’s where that ends. I was painfully reminded recently of the awesomeness that is the first blog ever to cause an uproar. Because hey, I’m in her state. I’m on her territory. I should be […]
Some of you are excited about Chinese Democracy, I’m just excited about free Dr. Pepper!
Not aware of the story? Link One and Link Two
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Top 10 Most Irritating Phrases of the English Language
In his book Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare, Jeremy Butterfield outlined the top 10 most irritating phrases of the English language. (Why damp squid?)
… the book’s author Jeremy Butterfield says that many annoyingly over-used expressions actually began as office lingo, such as 24/7 and […]