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Day 20 – Darkness – Russian Imperial Stout

It is Day 20 of the Craft Beer Advent box for December 2022. Our twentieth beer is a Russian Imperial Stout, called Darkness, brewed by Surley Brewing Company out of Minneapolis & Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. My better half is more of a fan of this beer than I am. However, he’s more of a fan…

Weight Loss Journey – 12.20.2022

Today we learned the weather is going to disrupt some travel plans, so I made it a point to get the virtual 5k in after work to blow off some steam. Not quite sure what I pressed on the treadmill, but it looks like I ran over 10 miles in over 36 minutes… SO not…

Day 19 – Toffee Nut Brown Ale

It is Day 19 of the Craft Beer Advent box for December 2022. Our nineteenth beer is a Toffee Nut Brown Ale, which is brewed by Duclaw Brewing Company, based out of Baltimore, Maryland. There wasn’t much of a toffee smell or taste to this… so nothing to write too much about with this beer. …

Weight Loss Journey – 12.19.2022

I hope everyone had a great weekend! Workout today: Walking throughout the day. I’m over 13K steps. Weigh In: 157.8This time last week: 156.7 Breakfast: Coffee with creamer. Steak bites from the other day that I had gotten from The Buckhorn, with their horseradish sauce. Lunch: Chili with red peppers stuffed with cream cheese, wrapped with turkey bacon. …

Day 18 – Malted Milk Ball Pastry Stout

It is Day 18 of the Craft Beer Advent box for December 2022. Our eighteenth beer is a Malted Milk Ball Pastry Stout, which is brewed by Untitled Art that is out of Waunakee, Wisconsin. We picked this one up at Provisions, which is located in Boyne City, Michigan. Certain ingredients in beer make me…

Weight Loss Journey – 12.18.2022

I hope everyone has had a great weekend so far! As a heads up, my posts may be sporadic starting this Wednesday, December 21st, since we will be celebrating the holidays. Workout today: Walking throughout the day. I’m over 8300 steps. Weigh In: 157.6This time last week: 158 Breakfast: Coffee with creamer. Lunch: Salad with red onions, peppers,…

Day 17 – Snow Pilot – Pistachio Nut Brown Ale

It is Day 17 of the Craft Beer Advent box for December 2022. Our seventeenth beer is Snow Pilot, which is a Pistachio Nut Brown Ale. This beer is brewed by Stevens Point Brewery out of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. The Buckhorn in Trout Lake is where we snagged this beer from! We went in for…

Weight Loss Journey – 12.17.2022

I hope everyone has had a great weekend so far! As a heads up, my posts may be sporadic starting this Wednesday, December 21st, since we will be celebrating the holidays. Workout today: Walking throughout the day. I’m over 6300 steps. Weigh In: 157.1This time last week: 157.8 Breakfast: Coffee with creamer. The rest of the cauliflower…

Day 16 – Affogato Ice Cream Pastry Stout

It is Day 16 of the Craft Beer Advent box for December 2022. Our sixteenth beer is Affogato Ice Cream Pastry Stout which is brewed by a place called Untitled Art. Not quite sure where they are based out of – the can says Waunakee, Wisconsin, but not quite sure if that’s legit or…

Weight Loss Journey – 12.16.2022

Happy Friday everyone! Workout today: Walking throughout the day. I’m over 15k steps already! Weigh In: 158.4This time last week: 158.6 Breakfast: Coffee with creamer. Dave’s Killer Bread Breakfast Bread made into french toast (I used 2 eggs, almond milk and cinnamon for the mix) and the blueberries were put into a microwave safe bowl with lemon…

Day 15 – Sugarwood Baklava

It is Day 15 of the Craft Beer Advent box for December 2022. Our fifteenth beer is Sugarwood Baklava brewed by Boulevard Brewing Company out of Kansas City, Missouri. This is a limited release that we picked up somewhere – not quite sure where! If you are a fan of barrel-aged beers like we are,…

Weight Loss Journey – 12.15.2022

This morning we woke up without power… wind actually knocked our Starlink satellite out of the mount completely! That has not ever happened before. Luckily my better half fixed it before leaving for work and it didn’t happen again while he was at work. 🙂 Workout today: Walking throughout the day. I’m over 16k steps…