December 2010
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Two years ago exactly, this is what was happening on the 96th floor of the John Hancock building in Chicago.
Him- on one knee, opening a heavy little box, nervously shaking as he asked a question to which he already knew the answer
Me- in gleeful shock, sporting hives to my face [cleverly hidden with a black and white photo], repeating “are you serious?!”, eventually saying...
Real Problems
When I got my eyebrows waxed last week, I didn’t notice they were using a different type of lotion than usual. This is probably because I was too busy staring at the heterosexual man in front of me get a clear gloss on his nails.
Fast forward 5 hours and I have a unibrow of zits from the lotion. It’s very sexy, really. Thankfully I have been working from home the majority of the week...
The Year in Review
Noting the big, little and silly things that happened in 2010.
January- celebrated NYE in Atlanta for the first time. Joe swore he’d quit smoking forever. He did. I swore I’d work out in 2010. I did.
February- we went on a circus Valentine’s date on the night the zebra fled the Greatest Show on Earth for downtown rush hour traffic. We celebrated Ronin’s third birthday. I...
In case you haven't heard
The bird is the word.
I finally went to see Black Swan last night with my perma-movie lady date, Nazli. She shamelessly ate sushi [with chopsticks] in the theater and I found myself repeatedly tucking my head into the arm of the man beside me when things got intense.
At one such intense moment, the emergency alarm sounded in the theater and we were forced to evacuate. We made it all of two steps...
“Cause we’d be so free-
Happy alone
Sharing a smile
So far from home...”
– KOL
Natalie Portman is engaged and pregnant →
bbbjones:
today:
Sorry, boys.
Say whaaaat?! This pregnancy thing seems to be catching like wildfire.
Is it bad that I found the most disturbing part of this article to be the news of her upcoming role in a romantic comedy alongside Ashton Kutcher?
December 25, 2010
This Christmas, like all of the ones before it, was spent at my grandma’s house. I love the comfort and chaos of a big family Christmas. It’s the reason I want a big family of my own someday. Gift wrap covering the floors, yelling out thank yous over the television blaring Christmas Vacation.
Yet another Christmas spent apart from Joe. It’s more so the fact that he has to...
{yet another} Christmas Fail
A knock on the door at 10:30 AM. Natch, I assume I’m about to be butchered by an intruder. I looked through the peephole and saw an intimidatingly huge man. It was the friendly postman with Christmas packages- for me!?
I ripped open the first one. My new work shoes! YES!
I ripped open the second one. An adorable Hobo wallet in Pumpkin! YES, YES, YES! My in-laws are so sweet!
I call the...
Today
I find myself working from home. I’m sporting mis-matched pajamas, Beetlejuice hair and eating assorted holiday cookies for breakfast. My dogs will not venture further than 2 feet from me. I’m watching 16 and Pregnant on the DVR and checking things off of my lists.
I love being in the office, but today I love that my office is home.
Matt Costa- Wash Away
Tuesday tunes
Mom: "I was watching Oprah today and you would not believe what happened."
Me: "I can tell you want me to guess, so, what?"
Mom: "Oprah started giving things out left and right! iPads, diamond earrings and-"
Me: "A Volkswagon, Tory Burch Flats, a 3D TV..."
Mom: "YES! YES! How did you watch it if you were at work?!"
Me: "I really hate to do this, Mom, but that episode aired weeks ago. Was it called 'Oprah's Favorite Things'?"
Mom: [dejected] "Yes."
She lives in yesteryear, but I love her for her naivete.
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Somehow
I manage to have a dog who is envious of our Christmas tree and consequently acts out. Paging a mental health professional for my canines.
The perfect holiday party dress. Compliments of Phillip Lim.
Bank Error in our Favor
It’s payday.
I pulled up my budget and bills spreadsheet and opened the home page of my bank. I love bill paying day, not the amount that we have to pay, per se, but the actual act of paying bills. I am well aware that this is abnormal, but I think it stems from having an accountant for a father and a toy cash register as a child.
I looked at our account balance and my eyes bugged out of...
News from my 'hood →
atlurbanist:
How about someone at the MARTA PR department gettin’ on this bad boy and letting people in Atlanta know when they’re riding the most efficient high-speed urban rail line in the US? This is the kind of thing you wanna get in the headlines to combat the Atlanta Journal’s…
No. Just, no.
Like looking in the mirror
Me: "I haven't purchased a single Christmas gift, not one, and it's December 13th."
Dad: "Hun, Christmas is a week and a half away. That's practically a lifetime. I won't even think about it until next week."
Me: "Gah- you are so right. I have no idea why I was stressing. We have up until Christmas Eve, right?"
Dad: "Right. That's when I usually get your mom's gift."
Mom: Audible sigh in the background
I am my father. I have no idea how my mom tolerates us.
My Boss
Today he is wearing shotgun cuff links.
I respect people who can be themselves in all environments; especially if that environment is corporate America.
Saturday
I cleaned and ran errands all day. I did my “have tos” instead of my “want tos”. I got a cute side table and antique lantern for the den. I went grocery shopping. I thought about how much I hated the weather, but conversely love the holiday season. I thought I wanted some me time, but frankly, it was an utterly boring Saturday.
That is, until 10:56 PM when my phone rang....
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“And I’ve got my gun in my boot purse
And I don’t bust back
Because...”
– Weezy F. Baby
I’ve been singing this all day and I must say, it’s empowering.
Christmas Fail
I just participated in the Marketing team White Elephant gift exchange.
I contributed the most absurd stuffed snowman with his stick arms wrapped around a throw blanket. He is endearing but hysterical to look at. I wrapped it up in an oversized silver glitter bag with an excess of tissue paper so that it would be the most appealing.
White Elephant parties are for ridiculousness. They are for...
Crab Hash
Hash
2 russet potatoes, diced
8 oz. lump crab meat
1 tomato, diced
2 eggs
salt and pepper to taste
Hollandaise Sauce
4 eggs [yolks only]
1 stick butter
1 tsp cayenne
1 tbsp lemon juice (fresh squeezed)
1 tsp salt
*Makes 2 servings
Bake potatoes in glass pan at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Continue cooking the diced potatoes in a skillet on medium high heat until lightly browned...
Want. [thesartorialist]
“The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And, yes,...”
– rest in peace Elizabeth Edwards (via partiallycommitted)
True Confession Tuesday
I have never had a stocking. But I want one.
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Lovely.
Typical Monday. I worked late, worked out (still closer to the couch than the 5K- but getting there), hit Trader Joe’s and headed home to stuff my face full o’ calzone.
Teetering towards my front door toting my gym bag, massive purse, laptop and all my groceries, I hear my neighbor’s pizza man singing to me, “I-N-D-E-P-E-N-D-E-N-T, YOU know what that means- she got her own...
