I'm just saying

busy bee

2010-10-14T19:20:00.014-04:00

Nothing like being busy and doing lots of fun things! The end of this summer brought with it lots of boat time where i was lucky enough to catch many many sunsets such as these...

The Navesink River and the Raritan Bay connect many little towns and there are lots of different places to "dock and dine" as they call it or to just dock for a swim on a random beach.

Makes it more fun if you have an eager frisbee player along for the ride. Isis was a timid passenger in the beginning, but the frisbee play quickly convinced her that boat rides brought good things.

She's the best.

September walks on the beach are also the best!

Mid September brought a long weekend trip down to South Carolina, just south of myrtle beach, with my cousins, to check out Coastal Carolina as a potential college destination. The eight hour drive seems like half that when you leave at four in the morning! Already deep into Virginia as the sun is coming up...

Stopped for some produce once we hit the dirty south. Love the way this stand transported their fruit! Guess the boxes should have alerted us that this may not have been all local produce!

In South Carolina golf carts are a way of life. I am very jealous of this fact. I want one.

Laying on the beach was the perfect extension of summer and the water was unbelievably warm and clear.

South Carolina remains one of my most favorite places ever and gets a huge thumbs up. Can't wait to relocate there one day...who's going with me?!

For some fall foliage, decided to head with the boys to the cabin in Equinunk, PA, on the delaware river. Friday night brought some beers and a bonfire.

Such a cute, small town. Really in the middle of nowhere. But that's what we love about it!!

Saturday we were driving around and stumbled upon a course in Hancock, NY that was designed by the famous golfer Bobby Jones. Despite having no clubs or appropriate attire, the views were too good to pass up and we rented what few clubs they could scrape up for us. I was just happy to drive the cart around.

It was a beautiful day.

Finally, just last weekend I had the privilege of attending my good friend sam's fabulous birthday weekend getaway to the Dominican Republic. The house he rented was about an hour and a half from the airport, across several mountain ranges and through many small towns. When we arrived at "casa kimball" we were all in awe of its beauty.

That first shot was my view from my room. The Infinity pool was the most amazing thing about the house, and we spent most of our time in it, playing pool volleyball and drinking fabulous drinks that the wonderful Wellington, the full-time bartenter/guest service master prepared for us (he's pictured below). The guy knows how to make the best bloody mary I have ever tasted. Hands down.

More shots of the house:

The food was also second to none and we enjoyed three square meals a day at this fabulous dinner table which rocked twenty people. We were truly spoiled.

We also managed to see some beautiful beaches, one a short drive to Playa Grande and the other a short walk down the cliff by the house.

The last night we were there, three of us ventured out into the heart of the small town Cabrera and watched some truly entertaining salsa dancing. I was forced to partake and learned very quickly that i cannot move my hips as they do. The locals were suprisingly welcoming and friendly. It might be time for some classes.

All in all it was a wildly entertaining four days where we were spoiled by the hospitality of the staff, and by the beauty of the surroundings and the sun.

Can't wait to see what the coming months will bring! Smile!

Ridin 2010

2010-06-21T16:29:00.015-04:00

Seems like the summer is a busy one for all of us, but we managed to carve out some time for our now annual motorcycle road trip. With the addition of lovely little Mia, papa Pete came over to Todd's in the morning, so we ended up hitting the road a little later than last year. The other change from last year is that Pete was able to borrow a bike from a friend (sweet!) so that eliminated the need for a rental.
We were a little unorganized this year for some reason, and we hadn't really thought about where we wanted to go. My original plan took us wayyy out in WV and just wasn't feasible in the time we had. So, we set off towards Harper's Ferry. First stop, breakfast. Found this cute truck stop diner.

The plan, as usual, was to take as many back roads as possible and to put in as many hours on the bike as possible. This involves a lot of expert map reading.

We went down through Winchester, VA, and then into West Virginia. Right off the bat, we found some great roads.

Here are some "do-it-yourself" shots by pete. We had made it to Mt. Storm Lake in WV by this point and had stopped to take a breather.

After that stop, it was a game called beat the rain.

Yes, that rain. Luckily for us, we were able to play a pretty good game. We only had to stop twice for rain that was hard but fleeting. First stop was at Alpine's, a lucky find right before a downpour. It coincided perfectly with lunch. This was the inside of Alpine's, a real treat. Nothing like dining with stuffed animals. Yes, that's a bear on the ceiling and if you look closely, there are a few other heads to be found.

But the food was good and the service excellent and we finished just in time for the sun to pop back out.

Oh and that's pete in what we figured was one of the last remaining telephone booths in the east! Hit the road and went down through the Canaan Valley. Some shots:
Had one more emergent pit stop because of the rain, where the people of Dairy Queen were nice enough to let us park the bikes under the drive thru, and then we made it to Deep Creek Lake for the night. Had a great dinner, some beers, and a night's sleep and got back on the bikes in the a.m. headed east. So beautiful and so lush out in western maryland, we couldn't stop commenting on how everything was so green!

Now this is hard to see, but smack dab in the middle of that harley bag, on the top, there lies a piece of gum. That would be todd's gum, that he actually managed to stick there throwing it up in the air while riding in front of pete. Ah yes, the things that amuse us while on the road!

We were only gone for thirty-some hours, but, as always, its some of my favorite hours of the year! Being on the bike is complete freedom, and being with two of my favorite people makes it one hell of a ride! thanks boys :)

CAR SHOW 2010

2010-05-29T10:52:00.010-04:00

Once a year in May, Ocean City turns into a hotspot for all lovers of vintage cars, classic cars, muscle cars, street rods, hot rods, whatever anyone may call them. It is quite the scene! This year surpassed all others in the decade in which i have been joining my family for this event, and there were more cars, and more spectators then ever.

THE CARS: My uncle Chris drove the red Oldsmobile on the left down from the Boston area, my uncle pat drove the middle 442 Oldsmobile up from Tampa with his wife, my aunt kay, and the red convertible Cutlass oldsmobile was driven by my uncle butch out from columbia. Yes, these are Oldsmobile people! (i was going to try and give the years of the cars but i am too afraid of the wrath should i mess them up :) )

Thursday and Friday both start out with an early parade down the boardwalk. The weather was perfect both days! check out the ocean - an early morning empty beach is one of my favorite things.

Friday brought out a ton of drivers and a ton of spectators. The boardwalk was packed with people filming the parade and taking photos of their favorite cars.

That's myself, my aunt chrissy and her sister anne. We are the crowd- proclaimed 442 girls! (And likely the only ones in the parade perched in the back of a convertible waving to people like we are beauty queens, but whatever! we have fun.)

After the parade, we chill in the inlet. Everyone gets to walk around and look at all the cars. I also like to sunbathe.

I just think its pretty cool when you are stopped at a red light and this is what you see behind you. Takes me back. No wait, I was never there! Maybe thats why I like it so much, it brings me to an era that I think was super cool.

Here's the clan at one of the show venues, Harpoon Hanna's. From left to right, my uncle butch, aunt kay, uncle pat, aunt maureen, mom, dad (gotta give a shout out to my dad who made it down for the first time, good job dad), uncle chris, anne, steve and my aunt chrissy. And then me with my aunt chrissy.

Something you must have in your car: dice.

Something you may also have? A funny sign:

Oh, I saw what must have been the original smart car! well, not quite. A 1972 honda, i believe, the first honda ever made...tiny.

And one of my favorites...

All in all, it was a great show, a great opportunity to hang with the Higgins side of my family, good times. I wish I had some pictures of the crowds that lined the streets at night just sitting and watching these cars peel out and burn rubber. I also wish i had some footage of the police chasing after them! Anyone ever have an opportunity to visit OC during this show, I would highly recommend it! It is quite the American experience.

Beautifulness

2010-04-05T16:14:00.014-04:00

Western Howard County is one of my favorite places on Earth. I know I may be slightly biased because I had an amazing childhood here, but its beautiful landscape, lush, green rolling hills, friendly people and general air of contentedness makes it an amazing, peaceful place to which to return "home." I left my parents house and walked about eight miles, just to breathe in the air before the gross drive back to Jerz. Here were some of my fav sights.

I mean seriously, how could a driveway be prettier?!

It was a great walk, a great weekend, and I am sorry to be leaving. But, thankfully, there is always this to come home to!

Just a Reminder....

2010-02-14T21:08:00.004-05:00

...of when the sky was blue and the grass was green! Although, I must say, there is an eerie prettiness to the snow...

Just another day, working in the ghetto

2009-10-21T09:50:00.002-04:00

Car window smashed in. Camera stolen. Not that i had been blogging for awhile, but i had a bunch of pics I was ready to put up. But they are all gone now! Hopefully it won't be too long until I get another camera and have something to post. Thanks for checking in!

TRIPS TRIPS TRIPS

2009-07-09T20:53:00.011-04:00

PART III: West Virginia Motorcycle Trip

Peter, Todd and I set out for our 2nd annual weekend motorcycle trip this year before the sun. Rise and shine at Todd's house at 4:45 for an anticipated 5 a.m. start. The weather was cool and crisp, and we were super excited for another trip. The destination this year was West Virginia and the plan was to head south way past Harper's ferry to hit a route that would take us West, over the Blue Ridge mountains and into West Virginia.

The bikes getting a shine to wash off the morning dew...

Crossing into Virginia as the sun popped up. I was seriously needing some sun, the air was quite cool, even in my heavy leather jacket!

Going through the Blue Ridge mountains we stumbled upon Seneca Rocks. There were lots of cars parked by a tourist center and when we looked closely we could see people on the top. A hike for another trip...

Just a cool shot Peter took of an old Ford tractor center right across from the rocks.

Peter, Todd and I are great traveling partners for this kind of a trip because we all want the same thing: to be on the bike as many hours as possible and to see as many back roads as possible! But biking is tiring! (And I wasn't even driving!) So after a long search for the best possible spot to take a nap, we stumbled upon this field where we took our siesta...there's pete, in his slumber :)

Two shots of the kinds of roads we like to travel. Shout out to Todd, the best motorcycle driver a girl could want to ride with!....i never feel anything but 100% comfortable with him driving, so thanks todd!

All in all Saturday was full of some AMAZING roads. We ended up in Deep Creek Lake for some amazing grub at a brick oven pizza place there before crashing at a hotel...We took the liberty of sleeping in a bit and then we were off again, to explore some waterfalls in the area.

We found a cool, unpopulated recreational lake just outside of Deep Creek just into West Virginia that made us seriously long for a boat! Love my boys! Overall, another great trip! Cannot wait until our next adventure...

TRIPS TRIPS TRIPS...

2009-06-22T19:06:00.007-04:00

PART II: Equinox, PA

Dan's parents have owned a rustic cabin on the Delaware river for years. it has a great view, right on the river. once and awhile we make the trip up to Equinox, PA, right on the border of PA and NY for some canoeing, grilling and an overall relaxing time; no phone service, no tv, no stove. Its a little piece of heaven.

As my friend Todd said, the river is like glass.

A few beers or not, this mud was damn slippery! thats our lil canoe!

Dan's dad landing a bird in his palm after it fed...

TRIPS TRIPS TRIPS...

2009-06-15T18:36:00.022-04:00

PART I: ITALY

There are so many phrases that Liz and I could probably come up with to describe this trip to Italy, among them, "We walk where no one else walks", "The quest for honeysuckle" and "Eat. Eat. Drink. Eat." All in all we had an AMAZING whirlwind of a trip that included ten destinations, six hostels/hotels, one overnight train ride, one encounter with the transit police, several not so friendly encounters with older Italian women and multiple bottles of wine! Here are some of my fav pics...

First meal/glass of wine in Rome at the Mozzarella Bar. So far so good!

Just one of the many amazing visuals you see during a day at the Vatican. This is the ceiling of the hallway leading to the Sistine Chapel. Pretty much everything you see on this tour is unbelievable, even though you are witnessing it with your own eyes. Just unbelievable.

Um. This is like my heaven. Can it get any fresher than that?!

The Colosseum at dusk.

PIZZA! PIZZA! PIZZA! Thanks to a very friendly train conductor who couldn't have been prouder of his beloved hometown, Naples, we were able to find the "best" pizza place in the city, Pizzeria da Michele. The fresh mozz was sweet and very wet and the crust very very thin. We put down two pies easily!

Venice. We loved Venice. The crowds could be overwhelming at times, but we mostly managed to navigate ourselves away from the mad rush. Although i use the term "navigate" lightly. I don't think anyone can actually really navigate around Venice, its a serious maze! They try to be helpful with signs and arrows, but I swear you follow an arrow one way only to find another arrow pointing back where you just came from!

Surrounding Venice are other little islands, accessible only by boat. We were lucky enough to spend a day and night on the quaint San Erasmo Island, where we laid on the beach, walked around pretty much the entire island, fell in love with the fresh scent of honeysuckle and made an "out of the suitcase" dinner from pistachios, almonds, some canned tuna and two bottles of wine!

Ah Bologna. Liz had been dreaming of the food in Bologna since she first thought of going to Italy. And it did not disappoint.

I couldn't even guess what half these meats are.

One of my absolute favorite things about the cities in Italy? The very cold and very refreshing water fountains! I got excited every time I saw one. Really. (Maybe, however, this was because Italy was hot as hell and I am a water junky who couldn't for the life of me stay hydrated because of the copious amounts of sweat that my body was producing on an hourly basis! But I'm guessing no one really wanted to know that :) )

The David. Probably the coolest thing Florence had to offer (we were otherwise not the biggest fans of the city). Liz kinda twisted my arm to get me to go in but i was super happy I waited the hour in line with her. It is impressive to say the least. This is my illegally taken photo!

We were under the Tuscan sun! Walking ten plus miles this day (done while singing duets of random songs such as Whitney's "We believe the Children are our Future") allowed us to see some beautiful countryside, buy a few bottles of wine and get a brief but informative tour of a vineyard.

The streets of Siena. Siena was by far our favorite place. The vibe was chill, the people friendly, our hostel/hotel fabulous, the food amazing and the stores wonderful. It was a perfect place for our last night.

And finally, this shot that I took through the window of a cafe in San Gimignano, a Tuscan hill town. I just thought it was beautiful. All in all we had such a great time! Shout out to Lizzy for taking me with her, I couldn't have asked for a better traveling companion!

Stay tuned for Part II....

only in the Ghetto

2009-04-21T10:52:00.005-04:00

i think this should be a new regular segment. seeing as i spend a lot of my time in the ghetto, seeing truly ghetto things. this one, however, comes from good ol Bmore. a classic.

backstreet's back, alright!

2009-03-29T20:19:00.009-04:00

ok that was kinda gay. but i was thinkin, i'm back (to blogging that is) and thats the first song that came to my mind. oh man, sad. anyhow, hello! just got back from florida, tanned and relaxed, so i thought i would share some stuff. it was perfect weather in tampa. cool in the morning, (embracing the weather i actually got up and ran every morning) and then by afternoon it was 80 and breezy. forida at its best. went to see some family. they are into vintage cars and its kinda cool actually, the cars are awesome to look at, and there is something to be said about older people looking back, and appreciating a simpler time...to be honest, its really heartwarming to me somehow. so, didn't get to get a new pickup truck after totaling my tacoma (this time round), but i was thinking maybe this would be my next!
was playing with my camera and thought this was a cool pic...

we went to the hard rock cafe and casino (yes there is actually one in tampa) and my aunt gave me a free coupon for twenty dollars worth of "gameing" (does that word have an e or no e. i don't know and am too lazy to consult a dictionary) if i signed up for a hard rock card. so i signed up and had to take my twenty dollars to one and only one machine. my aunt and i settled on a 2 cent slot machine and on the second button push, yes beginner's luck set in and i won 66 bucks!!! sweet! here's me with my lucky slot.

come to think of it i don't think its legal to take pics in casinos! oh well. no one threw me out. i took my winnings and left, for the first time ever, without losing it all! but then i went shopping and spent it all.

ok so i don't know where this idea came from, but as soon as i saw it, i knew i needed one.

a cooler on wheels?! i. love. this.

anyhow, all in all it was a great time away. just a few days makes a big difference. but now back to the drama of my life. i'll leave you with this shot of my aunt's pool...this guy has the life.

sunday funday

2009-01-09T17:13:00.005-05:00

always a big fan of getting out on sundays to do whatever! and this last sunday was no exception. can't remember the last time i went ice skating, but i am going to say it was probably in high school! a friend up here has a large pond outside of his house and these past few weeks have brought cold enough weather to freeze it over...not frozen enough to skate on, but pretty close! we were out walking on it for the most part. so in anticipation of the frozen pond, thought i'd better get back in the groove of skating. after an early morning movie, Bedtime Stories (very cute), we headed to the red bank armory. i am pleased to say, i didn't fall once! in fact, i think i kinda got the hang of it. good times!

The Pros:

Me:

TA-DAHHHHH!!!

2009-01-03T16:25:00.006-05:00

new camera. finally some pics up in here! well first of all, happy new year to all! this year's new years was pretty quiet but we enjoyed new year's day immensely. headed down to asbury park and went to the Brick Wall where we had amazing bloody marys and good times with friends. that would be dan trying to shove one of the very same into my mouth! our waitress was clearly on crack, but the bloody marys made up for it!

last night we went out to The Quay in Sea Bright for what was described as a lobster buffet. it included different types of pasta, shrimp cocktail, crab legs and yes, as many lobsters as you could eat. i can't say however, that i am the biggest fan of lobster, so this was mostly for dan. i had shrimp cocktail and this salad...greens with golden raisins, toasted pecans, cucs, tomatoes and that big ol hunk of goat cheese, with a raspberry vinagrette. delicious.

but this place was otherwise all around just ok and isn't making it to my "places to eat" list. the vibe was totally weird. and altho he had three, dan said the lobsters were just ok. i dunno what it was about the place, but def will NOT be headed back. you should have seen the mound of ice they served under my shrimp cocktail. it was ridic. anyhow, can't believe there are still two more days of this weekend!

thanks carron

2008-12-22T12:00:00.003-05:00

tag, i'm it! i thought i would tag myself to do the christmas quiz that carron posted on her blog. need some christmasness!

Christmas Quiz

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Wrapping paper. preferably. not that i do a particularly good job of wrapping, but i like the whole process of it. but sometimes a gift bag is in order.

2. Real tree or Artificial?
Real tree. i hate fake tree people.

3. When do you put up the tree?
when i get around to it. which happens to be tonight! better late than never.

4. When do you take the tree down?
after new year's sometime

5. Do you like eggnog?
to be honest, don't think i have ever even tried it!

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
i thought it was really cool when we got a ping pong table. i also really really loved this pink turtleneck with green horizontal stripes from Gap.

7. Hardest person to buy for?
Ian. definitely.

8. Easiest person to buy for?
this year i am going to have to say dan is shaping up to be the easiest person to shop for.

9. Do you have a nativity scene?
no.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards?
Mail. was really bad this year and just didn't do it at all. tsk,tsk.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
in my mind you can never get a bad gift on christmas

12. Favorite Christmas Movie?
I have always loved White Christmas with bing crosby. and yesterday i watched Elf while wrapping presents and loved it! thats a new tradition. my favorite part is the meeting when the midget runs across the table to get at buddy who keeps calling him an Elf and Buddy is standing there wiggling his fingers, like, "come here, oooh look at you!" super funny.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
I usually start right after thanksgiving. i do a lot of it online.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
nope

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
i love this broccoli and cheese casserole that the Higgins side of the family makes using cream of mushroom soup. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

16. Lights on the tree?
white lights

17. Favorite Christmas song?
Sleigh Ride. we played it at the winter concert in high school for four years and i can still remember like every instrument's parts. makes me nostalgic.

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home?
home to hoco.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer?
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen and Rudolph!

20. Angel on the tree top or a star?
star

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
i am not allowed to open anything till christmas morning. mom's rules.

22. Favorite Christmas Tradition?
family. food. fun. dad putting lotto tickets in my stocking

23. Favorite ornament, theme or color?
i am a big fan of red glass stuff. i like that my mom got us ornaments each year growing up that had to do with something we did that year. its cool to look back and remember stuff when i see them. ( altho she stopped putting them up on the tree and that has pissed ian and i off for the past like five years. )

24. Favorite Christmas dinner?
broc casserole, salad, thinkly sliced roast beef

25. What do you want for Christmas this year?
a camera so these posts aren't so damn boring!!!!

merry christmas everybody!

pictures pictures pictures

2008-12-18T09:53:00.003-05:00

just kidding. there are no pictures. but there will be, i promise, after christmas! on sunday dan and i went into the city to walk around, see the tree and get the general christmas spirit with the millions of others who parade the streets of new york during this time of year...it was fun. saw an awesome sidewalk show of two drummers, one on a real set and one playing on large buckets...they were quite good. chowed down on all the new york favorites, hot dogs, soft pretzals and pizza and popped into the Joshua Tree to catch some afternoon football while enjoying a bloody mary. and some french fries (with bacon and cheese). the ferrry ride across the water heading back home was amazing, nothing quite like leaving NYC in darkness on a boat. the week is flying by! last night stopped into Outback Steakhouse for some grub. I crave their pumpernickle bread sometimes. and the whipped butter? like what is that?! its heaven, thats what it is. I had a chopped blue cheese salad, loaded baked potato and a cheeseburger. and a large blue moon. it was so good. only ate half the burger tho cause it was so much food. but it didn't go to waste, i ate the other half this morning on the way to work! anyhow, lotsa snow expected tomo night, can't wait!

Two Words

2008-12-12T11:43:00.004-05:00

unlimited. sangria. all i want is my bed. had our office holiday party last night at The City Tavern, a place down the street from our office here in Elizabeth. great food served family style, garlic shrimp, calamari and baked clams to start, huge bowls of garlic oil linguini and penne vodka as a second course, chicken marsala, hanger steak with sauteed onions, Bacalao (spanish cod) and salad as the main dishes. so much food! the men in my office particularly like this restaurant because, in true elizabeth fashion, the waitresses (all Spanish and well, lets just say "well endowed") all wear the skimpiest clothing i have EVER seen. last night was no exception and their Santa's helper's outfits really added to the ambiance, let me tell you. maybe i'm just grumpy. i really want my bed. have a super weekend all!

Raw Meat.

2008-12-10T11:22:00.003-05:00

so last night i went into the city to have dinner with my best bud sam. we have the same routine every time i go into the city, namely, we cannot ever decide where to eat. we sit in his apartment for a good half hour to forty-five minutes while he looks online picking out various places and then ruling them out. last night i said no rice and no italian. other than that, anything could go. so we decide on one place finally, the name escapes me, and when we get to the door of the restaurant we notice that its pretty much empty. even on a tuesday, in the city, that is never a good sign. we read over the menu again, tapas mostly, and i see one too many references to suckling pig. now i eat ham, and i get that ham is pig, but when you put the suckling in front of it, i'm done! can't help it. so anyhow, we leave. now we are on the street and back to square one. even a shaking of sam's iphone couldn't give us an idea. so we decided to go to an old staple, Les Halles.
Les Halles is a Parisian Brasserie that has locations not only in NYC but also in D.C. Its also the "home base" of Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen Confidential and host of The Travel Channel’s No Reservations. They make a great steak and frites. with bernaise sauce. delicious. i always get this. always except for last night. no last night i made the bizarre choice of ordering their steak tartar. yes, raw meat. i used to eat raw meat a lot with my ex-boyfriend's family, he's Syrian and his mom makes a version of it thats just so good. served with radishes and raw onion and you roll it up in some pita, mmmmmm. i digress. i guess i was missing that? so i ordered it. first of all it was like this huge mound of meat in a bowl. the waiter made it tableside which i thought was going to be cool, but i didn't actually end up paying attention when he came over. (he was a jerk by the way, total jerk.) bottom line: it wasn't like my ex-boyfriend's mom's. i looked longingly at sam's steak the whole dinner and ended up stealing some of his bernaise sauce for my french fries. they, at least, were good. we split a bottle of wine, a pinot noir, and had great conversation. thanks sam! (he didn't even mind me taking pictures of all the food. but none of them came out well, and the batteries died. i am asking for a new camera for christmas.)

really? top five?

2008-12-09T10:30:00.005-05:00

so last night we run up to 7-11 ("sevs" as it is affectionately called) to grab a snack and as we are paying we see the large sheet of name brand rice crispy treats that they are selling next to the counter. Well first of all, really? parents are so lazy nowadays they can't even be bothered to make a pan of treats for their kids bake sale? they have to buy a sheet of the crappy name brand ones and cut them up? that poor kid who is the one who has to bring those in! how can that compete with the two inch thick, so much marshmellow they are almost white, greasy hand made ones?! (they still, like, have bake sales and stuff don't they? i got a little worried right there, thinking this may be a thing of the past. like everything else that has disappeared since i left high school.) ANYHOW, this led me to making the statement to Dan that rice crispy treats are in my top five favorite things which of course sparked, "Top five? really?!" hence, the blog list. cause i think he's right. i dont think it makes my top five. at least not today! can you name your top five? i'm just saying. its harder than you think.

stinky

2008-12-03T09:46:00.002-05:00

thankfully, there is a kitchen on my office floor. complete with a stovetop. unfortunately for the rest of the office, I would have to say, I use it! and sometimes, end up stinking up the whole place. there was the burnt popcorn that sent everyone down the hall with their hands over their noses, the chicken breasts frying in butter that sent everyone down to see where the wonderful smell of butter was coming from, the black bean burgers that some were enticed enough to buy, the nachos for breakfast with extra extra cheese that had everyone wondering how i could eat anything at any time, and this morning, the egg salad. just finished mashing some freshly boiled eggs and am letting them cool in the icebox and have already gotten yelled at to "cover the damn things up!" OOPS! hee hee! food is fabulous.

oh yeah

2008-11-26T11:08:00.001-05:00

and this could be the most boring-est looking site ever. i'll try to work on it!

the beginning of the end?

2008-11-26T10:37:00.001-05:00

i really didn't want to start a blog. i just didn't! i really don't even want to read blogs. but. once in awhile i do. (damn you lauren.) and once in awhile i feel like i have something to say. so. here it is. can't tell you how often i will post or what the hell it will even be about, but here it is! The Dan man in my life says that one of my favorite things to say, (usually in response to him taking issue with something ELSE i have said), is "I'm just saying." For example, Me: "You know Dan you really shouldn't feel bad about really needing a morning Coke cause i just saw the drive thru line at dunkin donuts and its obscene!" Dan: "Actually, I don't feel bad." Me: "Well. I'm just saying." and so, my title! (I wish that he hadn't pointed out this particular habit of mine because i was perfectly happy not noticing how annoying i can be. cause i see now, i say this alot.)
alright. well its 10:50 and i have already had a banana on the drive in and salad when i got to work. it was a great salad i made the other night:
--spinach mix (wegman's has great salad mix, and its pretty cheap)
--chopped cucs
--chopped hard boiled eggs (only some yoke from each)
--sliced pears
--chopped celery
--chopped onions
--sauteed mushrooms
--shredded cheese
--apple cider vinegar

i find that with salads, nothing but a yummy flavored vinegar is necc if you have the right ingredients...the secret ingredient definitely is the sauteed mushrooms...sautee them in some olive oil till they are completely tender, let cool to room temp and then add. Wish i had a nut of some kind for this, but it was good nonetheless. and super healthy!
so. i am still hungry. i have serious eating issues while at work. unless i am in court, i just constantly need to munch. so i am off to make some nachos. and i heard there was cake in the office later for a secretary who is about to pop out a baby...i see this day as an opportunity to stretch my stomach for tomo! not that it has far to go. but hopefully i will be able to leave early so i can get in a run while it is still light out!
ok well thanks for listening to my first, and possibly only? blog!