January 2010
NYE 2009: Reverse Chic
December 2009
Getting there is half the fun?
Bad news first:
Flight delayed by hours effectively sabotaging all connections (our’s most definitely included).
Because of said delays, we will be spending our night at the misnamed “Quality Motel” in Atlanta, courtesy of Delta Airlines.
Computer glitch assigns multiple passengers to the same seat. ClusterF.
Runway closed. Needs to be shoveled. That will be another hour....
A few tips for making your day a little...
Because….there’s no day like today:
Try replacing the milk/cream in your coffee with soy: If you want to get fancy- ask the barista to steam your soy.
Smile at strangers: You may surprise by how many smile back.
Push-ups: Do as many as you can, as often as you can. I don’t just make this suggestion for the obvious strength-building benefits…but also because you get...
Tonight
10:30 showing of Avatar at IMAX.
Pretty psyched.
Late night movie on a school night….yup, that’s how we roll.
Really Chicago, 18 degrees?
That’s it…Simon and I are going to Miami tomorrow night.
New Years Eve in South Beach!!!!!
Last night I was drunk dialed...
By my sister.
She just called to tell me how much she loved me.
As far as middle-of-the-night drunk dials go….this one was boss!
No-Chip Mani Review (1/2)
Tonight I swung by my neighborhood nail salon for a much needed mani/pedi and I couldn’t help but peer over my US Weekly and check out the girl next to me getting the OPI no-chip manicure.
Far be it for me to be left out of a polish trend…I decided to give this sounds-too-good-to-be-true product a shot.
The no-chip manicure cost about $30 (vs $13 for a regular mani) and is supposed...
An open letter to (Birthday Girl) Ms. Alishan,...
Dear Alishan, What a joyous day…. a monumentous occasion… oh glory of glories….Today is your Birthday!!!!! From the moment you brought us the most beautiful dress the Internet has ever seen, I knew I liked you. And then you did awesome shit like this, this and this, and I knew I loved you. And in honor of your special day, I share a story:
Rewind to about a year ago. Emphasis...
Christmas Redux: Santa's Lap
Let’s just say, we have a serious hook-up with Santa.
Every year the big guy takes a few minutes out of his busy gift-delivering schedule to swing by Mimi & Papa’s house to hand out treats to all the grandchildren.
Simon and Santa clearly have some sort of bromance going on…
And I may be wrong, but Santa’s cheeks seem to get a little rosier everytime Ellie climbs...
Christmas Redux: 8 days of Xmas
While I may not have made it through all the verses, it looks my Christmas Calendar has earned me at least eight maids a milking…
Our holiday schedule:
Monday: Bro-In-Law (to be) xmas
Tuesday: Husb/Wife xmas
Wednesday: Mom, Dad, Em, Simon, El and Hen xmas
Thursday: Dad’s family xmas
And then a drive down to St. Louis for time with my married-into family…
Friday:...
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
And then there is that...
(The following exchange took place this morning as my Husb brought me coffee while I was drying my hair.)
Me: Babe, you know what I want to blog about today...
Husb: How I bring you coffee every morning while you dry your hair?
Me: No...well, yes...but that wasn't it
Husb: How as of lately you have had all these flyaways on top of your hair?
Me: No...wait, what? My flyaways are bad?
Husb: Yes? No! Back to blog talk...
Figgy Pudding...or not.
Tonight Simon and I are having husb/wife Christmas. We will be cooking a fancyish dinner, exchanging gifts and watching a “Muppet Christmas Carol” while we knock out any remaining wrapping. One minor problem… I still don’t know what to serve for our Christmas Dinner this evening! I need your help, please! Does anyone have any great, healthy-ish, easy-ish menu ideas?
Am I being punked?
I received an email today notifying me that “Fresh Whipped Egg Nog” was being served in our company cafe.
Wha?
Woohoo!
Oh, and on Friday, I was I was invited to visit one of the cookie decorating tables set-up throughout our office. And, in the off chance sugar cookies weren’t tempting enough, they offered up several different choices of icing colors in piping bags to meet...
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Lights Up...In Washington Heights...
I have mentioned the musical “In The Heights” seven separate times on my blog. I have listened to the songs from the soundtrack on every single lakefront run and 20+ mile car drive over the past two years. I have fallen hard for this show without ever having actually seen it.
But Saturday night that all changed! This weekend, Simon and I had tickets for the touring production of...
Weekend in Review: Quinoa and Christmas Cards
Friday night date night included a trip to the mega Whole Foods and back home to our Husb/Wife Christmas Card Assembly Line (I tape, Simon signs, I label, He licks).
I wish I could pretend that the grocery store isn’t one of my favorite date spots in the city…but um, it is. Come on, it is not as lame as it sounds…inside this store there are two bars, about 6 different cafes and...
"Operation: Christmas is here, yo!"
Here I am!
I took a few days off from writing to prepare and participate in the Christmas season that more or less snuck up on me!
I am happy to report:
Christmas Cards have been signed, stamped and mailed
Stockings have been stuffed
Christmas gifts have been procured (please note: 48 hours ago, approximately 10% of my gifts had been purchased. Last minute shopping is so not like me, but...
The 12 dates of Christmas!
Last year, I was totally on top of my gift-buying business.
So much so, in fact…that I found the time to go all themey-themey on Simon’s present and gift him with the “The Twevle Dates of Christmas”
I gave him 12 different dates (or date related gifts)to enjoy through out the winter. Dates included:
2 tickets for a date night to a Black Hawks game
Some graphic novels...
Domino's Eyes Bloggers To Help Buzz Up Recipe... →
Um, I know I don’t really eat pizza (much less Domino’s), but give my husb a free ‘za and I’ll help spread the word, yo!
Christmas Irony
New Manager at New Job came to work bearing gifts this morning.
She treated everyone on our team to a pair of cozy PJ’s.
Adorable, thoughtful and kind!
I spent the better part of my day dreaming about crawling into New Pajamas.
It is 12:01 and I am just now accopmlishing above mentioned goal.
Funny…shopping for Christmas gifts stood between me and my Christmas gifts.
