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When Daddy’s Away, the Ladies Will PLAY!

As you’ve probably read here or on Facebook, it’s been me and the Nia-meister for the last eight days while Nick was away in Russia and Ukraine. I was definitely nervous about how the week would go, so I deferred to my tried-and-true strategy, the book-every-minute-with...

Look What Nick Got Us in Russia!

Hi everyone–If you’ve been following Facebook you know that I’ve been solo parenting for 8 days while Nick took a work trip to Russia and Ukraine. He did plenty of working, but in his spare moments he made it to the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg (above) and Red Square...

A Recap of Thanksgiving Weekend in DC

It was a lovely, quiet holiday weekend for the Novaks. Nick made us a Thanksgiving feast complete with homemade pumpkin pie, turkey, mashed taters and gravy. I was totally spoiled! It was our first ever turkey and a major upgrade from the Dominos Pizza we had last year! Other Thanksgiving...

A MN Food Taste Test

In this HILARIOUS video California Residents tried five Minnesota-y foods which included JELLO Salad, Lutefisk, Tator Tot Hotdish, the Juicy Lucy and a Nut Goodie. I almost died laughing watching them eat the Lutefisk. :) This is a must watch folks. PS – I am not surprised at all...