Two weekends ago I headed up to Northeast Pennsylvania to steal stuff from Mandie, since she’s moving to Germany and doesn’t really need her spice collection anymore.

Things I acquired:

1) Baking dish which was possibly one of Mandie’s parent’s wedding presents. I’ve eaten so many casseroles out of that thing. This is why I’m fat.
2) Some Chicago Cutlery knives. They just cut cheese SO WELL.
3) A shitload of wooden spoons. One of them splintered into my dinner the other night. Thanks for spending the big bucks, Mand.
4) A cheese slicer that doesn’t really work but I like it because we used it in our first apartment.
5) A pitcher that includes matching plastic cups. We bought it to make some drink concoction, and later it was a home to Mandie’s beta fish, Dwight.
6) A collage of pictures Mandie made for her room….it’s now hanging over my bed, even if some of the pictures are from before Mandie and I knew each other.

Also while I was there…I played with Toby, made pasta sauce (per Mandie’s mother’s instructions, YUM), and got to take part in the celebration when Mandie’s parents brought home their very first shredder. Her dad even got out the camera to document its first use. See? We’re shredding pros.