{"id":2920,"date":"2016-03-22T21:04:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T01:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/?p=2920"},"modified":"2016-03-22T21:50:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-23T01:50:03","slug":"has-it-really-been-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/22\/has-it-really-been-a-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Has it really been a year ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I sat down to write a blog post, and realized it&#8217;s just two days shy of a YEAR since my last one. Wow. I knew it had been a while, but THAT long?<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t my year healthwise. Let&#8217;s just say, if I vomit, it seems to portend something REALLY awful involving a hospital and specialists. Ugh. And the dog died (that&#8217;s been really hard). Then early this year, my dad got a pretty brutal health diagnosis, so I spent a little time in the midwest with my folks. The blog kinda fell to the wayside as I waded through that plus two rounds of RIFs at work and the usual releases and patches and bugs, oh my. Yeah, one of those years. Here&#8217;s hoping 2016 is a bit smoother ride!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160314_083956.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2924\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2924\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160314_083956-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160314_083956\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have been cooking and cocktailing along the way. I&#8217;d like to assure you, there was pie for Pi Day!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/holidayuranusfudge.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2926\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2926 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/holidayuranusfudge-150x150.png\" alt=\"holidayuranusfudge\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd on the drive from St Louis to my parents, I got a real kick out of the signs for THIS place!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160307_212103.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2928\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2928\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160307_212103-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160307_212103\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These cookies were pretty awesome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160309_091714.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2929\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2929\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160309_091714-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160309_091714\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And quinoa, doctored up with dried fruit, nuts, and some Greek honey, makes an amazing breakfast alternative to oatmeal!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160123_163007.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2931\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-2931\" src=\"http:\/\/www.michellematlack.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_20160123_163007-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160123_163007\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We visited our Florida place in December, allowing us to GORGE on the most amazing citrus ever. I bought an electric juicer for the Florida house, and it was either mimosas or margaritas nearly every night. I loved that juicer so much, I bought one for the brick house too. Here &#8212; ruby navels. OMG they were divine!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, I can&#8217;t guarantee my pacing, but I hope to take up the blogging again this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I sat down to write a blog post, and realized it&#8217;s just two days shy of a YEAR since my last one. Wow. I knew it had been a while, but THAT long? It wasn&#8217;t my year healthwise. 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