Posts from the “*General” Category

Weekend Reading

Posted on May 17, 2013

Three cheers to the weekend! Oh this has been a week of no sleep and back pain but my new mattress arrived, my snoring husband is away for the weekend and I will probably have some of the best sleep of my life. Can you see how excited I am to have a new bed all to myself? LOL Don’t get me wrong, I love the guy I just wish his nose loved me and would stop snoring. So what am I getting into this weekend while the husband is away? Three new books that I downloaded!

First on my list, even though I’m not a parent in the traditional sense (I’ve been told I’m the best godmother on planet earth though) I am obsessed with the Honest Toddler. First as a silly twitter feed, then a hilarious blog and now a book! Oh I’ve already started reading it and am actually highlighting the funny parts…which is all of it. If you need a good laugh about life from the perspective of a toddler I highly recommend picking up The Honest Toddler A Child’s Guide to Parenting.

Next up on my list is something I think the Honest Toddler would appreciate, Crackers & Dips More than 50 Handmade Snacks. The cover made me drool and I’ve seen lots of recipes on how to make your own cheese crackers and what not so I want to give this a spin. When I have the time (and energy) to really cook I go hard and I prefer making as much as I can instead of buying processed foods. It always tastes better, is healthier and you know everything in it! I’m kind of excited to try out the Ritz cracker recipe they have in there first! I’ll let you know how it goes.

And last but not least on my list, Dan Brown’s Inferno!! Remember when I found the golden ticket and won an autographed copy of Lost Symbol? Yeah, I’m a big Dan Brown novel fan. I event went on the Angels & Demons tour with my family in Rome and have toured DC monuments just because of his books. I’m a fan. So I’m ready to get wrapped up in the mystery and excitement that Dan Brown always brings. So that’s my latest purchase folks, books. Anything else I should be adding to my list anytime soon?

Categories: *General

Statue Quest | Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial

Posted on May 13, 2013

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Can we talk about the gorgeousness that is the Navy-Merchant Marine Memorial? My husband is a runner and runs a lot of trails around the area and he saw this memorial in Lady Bird Johnson Park but didn’t know what it was for so we decided to stop to check this one off on our statue quest.
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This memorial honors the American sailors and marines killed at sea during World War I and was completed in 1934.

It’s a memorial that’s off the beaten path for me but so unexpectedly beautiful. I also loved all of the red tulips surrounding the memorial.

I couldn’t find much online about the memorial but it was definitely a beautiful gem off of the GW Parkway.

Categories: *Beauty, *Colorful, *General, *Photography, Red

2 Things | Mugs & Moccasins

Posted on April 29, 2013

There's a latte in my lens! Thanks for the mug @annieb_1113 #sistersurprise
We cleaned out the cabinets this past weekend and have been organizing what’s in our kitchen. With that I also purchased a couple of Keep Cups (I waited for them to go back on sale on fab.com) to add to our cabinets since they’re the perfect size and we use them daily with our Dolce Gusto Circolo machine. So it was a nice surprise when my sister gave me this coffee mug that looks like a Canon camera lens! My DSLR is a Canon and I’ve seen these mugs before but never bought one for myself. She thought it was cool and picked it up for me.
Happy feet.
I’m also mildly obsessed with my Minnetonka moccasins. Two of my girlfriends have always been fans and have worn them faithfully or a version of their boots since forever. I finally picked up a grey pair for myself and I’m kicking myself for not doing it sooner. They’re super comfy and they seem to go with a lot more than I thought they would. I have a feeling a pair of the booties will be in my future for the fall.

Categories: *Colorful, *General, *Style, Neutrals

Snow & Alice Smith

Posted on March 25, 2013

Seriously?
Despite the fact that the first day of spring was last week, I woke up to a winter wonderland in my Maryland suburb. Because of the snow and ridiculousness of people who drive in the DC area I took the subway to work instead of driving in. I wouldn’t be as irritated by the colder temperatures if my furnace hadn’t been acting up for the last week, so it’s been a bit chilly in my house. Fortunately, this morning it was fixed and I plan to come home to a very warm and toasty house this evening.
I rarely listen to music at work but today I bought a speaker for my desk just to listen to @alicesmithmusic #AliceSmithShe
The only other thing that has been keeping me in a good mood lately has been good music. On Tuesday, Justin Timberlake’s and Alice Smith’s new albums dropped. You might remember me expressing my love of Alice Smith a few years ago and every time she comes to town the husband and I buy tickets. Well, she’s coming back next week to Ram’s Head Tavern and I bought tickets the day I heard so I’ll be the girl sitting right next to the stage singing along. I contributed to her Kickstarter fund to get this album She created and it is such good music. There isn’t a track that I don’t love and that’s saying a lot. And even though I got the digital download as part of my Kickstarter campaign, I downloaded another copy just for my phone and I’m telling everyone I know to grab a copy too.

And speaking of buying an album twice…I did do the digital download of the 20/20 Experience but I wanted the two bonus tracks on the Target deluxe edition (damn you, Justin!). So when I was in Target I picked up the actual CD – first time I’ve bought a CD in ages but it is so cute! It looks like a classic record. Love it! I’m also loving the songs Strawberry Bubblegum and Tunnel Vision like crazy. So that’s what I’m loving, what has warmed you up recently?

Categories: *Creativity, *General

Oh So Quiet

Posted on February 15, 2013

@annieb_1113 & I decided to celebrate early with cookie cake!
I hope you had a nice Valentine’s day and celebrated the day with those that you love the most. I made my husband’s favorite for dinner last night, beef and mushroom ragu or as we like to call it…fancy spaghetti. It’s like your traditional spaghetti gets a mature and delicious upgrade. It takes a bit of time to cook (2 hours) and I like to make it the night before so that the flavors blend together overnight. A delicious past dinner topped of with a piece of cookie cake…Yum! That’s my kind of Valentine’s day date! I plan on knitting and relaxing over the long weekend, I hope you enjoy it yourself!

Categories: *Deliciousness, *General