Carded

9.30.12

Look at all these lovely birthday cards I am accumulating! Everyone has really made me feel so special. It's just 26...nothing special!

More Eating

9.29.12

Celebrated yet again today with my family in KC. We went downtown and ate BBQ at Jack Stack. It was amazing! Always love spending time with dad and Daniel.

Calorie Fest

9.28.12

My coworkers and I ordered in today at school to celebrate my bday! Can't beat some sweet and sour chicken, fried rice, crab rangoon and soup!

It Ain't No Chef Boyardee

9.27.12

Brian took me out tonight for an early birthday celebration. We went to Blackfinn Bar and Grill, a new restaurant around here. http://stlouis.blackfinnamericangrille.com/ 

Addiction?

9.26.12

It's established that we have a thing for books around here... These are a few new ones I hope to read in the (somewhat) near future. 

Cute First Grade Moment

9.25.12

This is hilarious. I gave a pretest and this kiddo had no clue...and he made it known he had made a "random pick" almost spelled random and idea correctly. Love it.

Food Again

9.24.12

If you follow my blog or know we as a person, you know I like my food. I love corn muffins. 

Fall Family Pictures

9.23.12

We took family pictures this afternoon for mom's Christmas card. This is a cute shot of the guys I happened to catch with my phone. I'm thankful mom pays for these pictures and I am looking forward to ordering our own Christmas cards to send. It's going to be my favorite time of year soon!

Cribbage

9.22.12

We went and got a cribbage board this afternoon and sat down together to figure it out together tonight. Might be a new favorite... 

To Be Appreciated

9.21.12

I'm grateful for administrators who take time for small tokens of appreciation like this. I found a 100 grand bar in my mailbox today with this attached. Love it!

No Critics

9.20.12

This is my new cmoplimentary gym bag from my new gym - Planet Fitness. I decided my old gym was too far from home and that's why I'm not getting there. I found one closer and cheaper. I like their style. No grunting allowed. That means normal (curvy) people like me are welcomed. 

A Chair

9.19.12

This here is a chair. A comfy chair that my husband usually hogs. He's letting me sit in it tonight! Going to "take a load off" and read a bit. Wednesday evenings are always nice...the thought of 2 more work days to go.

Leafy

9.18.12

I am really enjoying this new piece of art. We found it in Mcgregor, IA on our little getaway last weekend in a local artist shop. These leaf pieces were beautiful and reasonably priced! We were able to get some as gifts for Christmas. I had to get one for us...

Chocolaty Goodnesssss

9.17.12

Tonight I am thankful for Betty Crocker and the invention of boxed brownie mix! I generally prefer to bake from scratch but good old Betty makes it possible for me to whip up a batch of brownies for my man after a 10 hour work day. Brownie mix, oil, water, eggs and POOF - brownies! 

Lonely Cat

9.16.12

Huxley was really happy to have us back home this evening!

Love Birds

9.15.12

The cute couple! Congrats, guys! 

Road Trip

9.14.12

We were road tripping to Iowa today for David and Sarah Fleener's wedding. The scenery was beautiful.

Uh oh

9.13.12

This "yellow note" came back to school ripped. I guess someone thought maybe they could rip it up and hide it from mom. No such luck. LOL.

Gift Wrapped

9.12.12.

We are heading up north to Iowa/Wisconsin this weekend for a wedding. Tonight I got the gifts wrapped!

Chocolate

9.11.12

Brian got our bedroom curtain hung this evening! Makes it a little more homey in there.

Anticipating The Next

9.10.12

Somehow or other I am finding a bit of time for reading. I am excited to finish Prisoner of Heaven by Carlos Ruiz Zafon so I can begin Oryx and the Crake by Margaret Atwood. Atwood is definitely the favorite author I have discovered this year. Captivating!

Curtain Call

9.9.12

These curtains have been the source of much stress since July. Just finding the right curtains (color, size, quantity) was a mess. Once I found the ones I liked I had to pick out hardware which posed another challenge. Then there were ordering and shipping issues. Anyway the stars finally aligned (almost) today and we got my gray curtains up! The only remaining problem is that we need one more panel for our largest picture window. At least they are up though. They really make the apartment more homey. Thanks to my amazing hubby for putting them up today EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OPENING DAY FOR FOOTBALL. :0)

Parade

9.8.12

Today we were in the Manchester parade supporting Andrew, Brian's brother. He is a state rep running for re-election this fall.

Lego

9.7.12

What a great invention.

Beauty Sleep

9.6.12

Isn't my hubby cute when he sleeps? LOL. 

Pesto Presto!

9.5.12

Pesto chicken, garlic mashed potatoes and spinach salad!

Mums

9.4.12

I got these yellow mums at the grocery store today. I am trying hard to ring in the cool fall weather by getting my mum on.

Yogurt Fiend

9.3.12

Yes, this is my husband spoon feeding our cat! Huxley likes yogurt. He's also a spoiled little guy.

Favorite Shot

9.2.12

Every time we go to the family cabin we get this shot from a bridge nearby. This is looking toward the cabin and our section of the creek. It gets more beautiful every year.

Place Holder

9.1.12

Here are the men...doing a manly thing. Setting up a tent.

Wontons

8.31.12

Added a new food to our Trader Joe's repertoire. Chicken cilantro wontons. Nom Nom!