tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48163525445068256942024-02-08T01:01:24.698-05:00My Ode to Rainemilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-80888993720192363382011-04-11T14:27:00.003-04:002011-04-11T14:36:38.677-04:00Meat and MosquitoesThe lunch special of the day today at Cafe Emily is roast beef and baby Swiss on toasted rye bread with cranberry chutney and apple slices. Deeeelightful. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2WeUshOklSZe81JJPh9fMTmYXBhNi7Nb3yvSonPRyD753MYkN7NkGZh-9Rib4Cdil7S4ptbI0rOeSp47eMXxMgxnkrLVpFSYWj5iyUA09sISsOwlTqqc7tW_yA355i5cWqlXjB3yBOqw/s1600/04.11.11+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT2WeUshOklSZe81JJPh9fMTmYXBhNi7Nb3yvSonPRyD753MYkN7NkGZh-9Rib4Cdil7S4ptbI0rOeSp47eMXxMgxnkrLVpFSYWj5iyUA09sISsOwlTqqc7tW_yA355i5cWqlXjB3yBOqw/s400/04.11.11+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594394736164931202" border="0" /></a>The weather is insanely beautiful today. I poked around in the garden this afternoon for awhile. I dumped a bunch of standing water and got scared that we already inadvertently started a mosquito epidemic. They were really bad last summer and we couldn't really enjoy the backyard because of all the bugs. Any suggestions for keeping the mosquitoes to a minimum?<br /><br />Hope everyone makes the most of today!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-7021727519480498152011-03-31T13:43:00.005-04:002011-03-31T14:04:39.876-04:00ho hum<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKttT2l8rcMTF0AFBgg-EHpTP-f5rbel-GcUQAPFjTFrreSVwcp5Cb_3D0lCKPf0CsKPTbR5WnvqPfTnkefiq35HFOgle3PrqU18Wg4WVBl38fbrO4svqGtQVVbMAkwTLBxNwhAfqtVht/s1600/mom+with+tulips.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKttT2l8rcMTF0AFBgg-EHpTP-f5rbel-GcUQAPFjTFrreSVwcp5Cb_3D0lCKPf0CsKPTbR5WnvqPfTnkefiq35HFOgle3PrqU18Wg4WVBl38fbrO4svqGtQVVbMAkwTLBxNwhAfqtVht/s400/mom+with+tulips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590305891322048930" border="0" /></a><br />After an incredibly stressful and frustrating meeting this morning, I was feeling pretty down. Joe took the day off of work to provide moral support, which he was doing very well in the form of a duck confit omelet and a side of scrapple at a nearby restaurant.<br /><br />After the meeting, we came home and walked around the Italian Market in the cold mist. I don't think I've ever been there on a Thursday. It's much less crowded but there are just as many options. We got a bunch of produce, including a huge basket of strawberries for $5. I am brainstorming what to make.<br /><br />I am relaxing and enjoying a cup of coffee with a chocolate covered pretzel and a raspberry jelly I got at the market. It is a delicious snack. We have no plans until five o'clock and I for one plan to do a lot of nothing. There is a lot on my mind today and I think a little nothing will be very nice.<br />Hope you all have a good day and a fun weekend. kisses.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-77714345976954311492011-03-21T12:04:00.005-04:002011-03-21T12:36:13.882-04:00Clouds in My CoffeeI've come to the conclusion that I'm not a true coffee lover. If cream and sugar aren't available, I'll pass, thanks. I know cream has 40 calories per tablespoon but that is why it's so delicious. It's worth it. And don't try to sell me on the wonders of fat-free half and half. Maybe I was in a healthy mood when we went grocery shopping, because we only have 2% milk. Grey skies, pounding rain, and a freezing house left me really wanting coffee, so I jazzed it up with the milk. It's all about the foam.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVx-Wd81H2L01dpUhv6bLDx5geKmlUQ5VzYqVqEIp0FcmFkKdbw4__vEjh3JcVz2uV-luJMkS_eX4OLDQkKgK-4ixDPom8pKnFBBp6J5tXygeRx-3nz7PnFcLvTkqT9oPSQJ44udn2mAso/s1600/06.13.10+097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVx-Wd81H2L01dpUhv6bLDx5geKmlUQ5VzYqVqEIp0FcmFkKdbw4__vEjh3JcVz2uV-luJMkS_eX4OLDQkKgK-4ixDPom8pKnFBBp6J5tXygeRx-3nz7PnFcLvTkqT9oPSQJ44udn2mAso/s400/06.13.10+097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586568615740268834" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Recipe:<br /><br />3/4 cup 2% milk, hot<br />dash vanilla extract<br />tbsp sugar<br />dash pumpkin pie spice<br />1 cup coffee, hot<br /><br /><br />Whisk first four ingredients together until foamy. Pour on top of coffee and enjoy, preferably with a chocolate croissant.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I had my coffee today with a whole wheat cinnamon raisin English muffin with cream cheese and some fruit salad.<br /><br />I'm painting and creating art today. Maybe soon I'll have something to show you. There's something about the rain that, in addition to making me crave coffee, also makes my head spin with creativity. I'm off to tap it.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-39255270218997790722011-03-16T20:01:00.004-04:002011-03-16T20:14:56.959-04:00LUMIThis post is for my family. I couldn't figure out how to email the videos because the files are too large. They aren't really talking about anything too amusing, but they still make me laugh. Miss you Love you Mean it.<br /><br />Hi Mel Mel!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx583aJaLk1oymxzkRTrgoMmehdKjEuw13fsdfxo1xFxv5IEMUz3G4LS0Y0pVQMB2LXE_LtrGtTO0BgtT4blg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Hi Gin Gin!<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzPpGGFY6uvsOp8pexExgczZRW7XIygQ8bjAPh38chpC7lnoIA4qaPlmTzNBW2w_5mCyL1PVf1kj1qhudhR0g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-40923121677961008732011-02-10T10:15:00.003-05:002011-02-10T10:19:26.269-05:00Breakfast of Champions<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVndNf-QdXjfUrQ-mXSEsCSu73NZ5JYJhiTho20fIkBlDxFtc0zZpS7AfqssbvDMoBblWt1FyCZ2_wKt9dbtJNE3fsWnps1wHHwFRyVeYjA5Z4rxmEaQkNfBUhJlkp9HWtn4pbjrAubyMI/s1600/01.25.11+003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVndNf-QdXjfUrQ-mXSEsCSu73NZ5JYJhiTho20fIkBlDxFtc0zZpS7AfqssbvDMoBblWt1FyCZ2_wKt9dbtJNE3fsWnps1wHHwFRyVeYjA5Z4rxmEaQkNfBUhJlkp9HWtn4pbjrAubyMI/s400/01.25.11+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572080461745722290" border="0" /></a>The best thing about having steak for dinner is breakfast the next day.<br /></div>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-11489295773344581722011-01-26T10:00:00.000-05:002011-01-26T10:00:14.096-05:00RIP The Wire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi_2-8ez-osU0HNaqC8IjHFB9r5n-HbCqI6yuSyrP-GQwg7bzDOEah6ECLMoAaZbLVNgA0dt35NqsfncZzAMeqiqaJYVYPUlfVmPDXh3G3IKewFgIDU249ZL1PnB1LoiAUpWL0dwzJ5aQ/s1600/clay+davis.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJi_2-8ez-osU0HNaqC8IjHFB9r5n-HbCqI6yuSyrP-GQwg7bzDOEah6ECLMoAaZbLVNgA0dt35NqsfncZzAMeqiqaJYVYPUlfVmPDXh3G3IKewFgIDU249ZL1PnB1LoiAUpWL0dwzJ5aQ/s400/clay+davis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566139975929862498" border="0" /></a>Several months ago, Joe found a good deal online for the entire series of <a href="http://www.hbo.com/the-wire/index.html">The Wire</a>, which aired on HBO from 2002-2008. We've been watching little by little and just finished the last episode on Sunday. I highly recommend the show for anyone that can handle a little violence and gore. I like that nothing is sugar coated but nothing is over-dramatized either. It is a funny, poignant, and thought-provoking show.<br /><br />I found these clever illustrations from a quick google search. Check out the rest of them on the <a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Wire-Illustrations/252777">artist's website</a>.<br /><br />We're going to take a little break from excessive television and try to be productive members of society. When the novelty of that wears off, maybe we'll try <a href="http://www.sho.com/site/dexter/home.do">Dexter</a>. Any other suggestions?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRkwP_vgqVEbUoTWaRPXLDkXEynTQEoFq7z8-HDDexrSGeSsMZpvLxweXeaP78CZPb54PSfR6ZwiaiAwynKfCpCJus5o6j_yfn5CApY_w9pBhRXozQRihaW0UTH6BtpS-QD4UwlfW7hov/s1600/omar+little.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 376px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRkwP_vgqVEbUoTWaRPXLDkXEynTQEoFq7z8-HDDexrSGeSsMZpvLxweXeaP78CZPb54PSfR6ZwiaiAwynKfCpCJus5o6j_yfn5CApY_w9pBhRXozQRihaW0UTH6BtpS-QD4UwlfW7hov/s400/omar+little.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566139986553716434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVP3gZ_Q-zG8zg4bOIoMQiAZD7414V4sDC9uiOD4rnXjSA24nLFkba06pB3wFUDHImx7VeeJBiRPrVpe3eylhfsE0WeW1bopIayx3q0d0CDaRl11YeJw-aBeCYco9Wrd9F0Ju1ItOtiMX/s1600/cedric+daniels.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 359px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtVP3gZ_Q-zG8zg4bOIoMQiAZD7414V4sDC9uiOD4rnXjSA24nLFkba06pB3wFUDHImx7VeeJBiRPrVpe3eylhfsE0WeW1bopIayx3q0d0CDaRl11YeJw-aBeCYco9Wrd9F0Ju1ItOtiMX/s400/cedric+daniels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566139971462715042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qtMSNYX5hwKZvU6ZW-F-N7RVaEwNYiRmGEqUUd6pnrNXazE0JuiDkKDI7si12rPwMM0jzDMEritxGsUocNmTaaWNRKME9t1-Zso78Otj5-6rB6RyUtFyy1OlSZ5f7vvHn-jKs0fzIn0w/s1600/snoop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qtMSNYX5hwKZvU6ZW-F-N7RVaEwNYiRmGEqUUd6pnrNXazE0JuiDkKDI7si12rPwMM0jzDMEritxGsUocNmTaaWNRKME9t1-Zso78Otj5-6rB6RyUtFyy1OlSZ5f7vvHn-jKs0fzIn0w/s400/snoop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566140135041582130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPj-lpMV8hSccxzAGmf1JOJrVH9VZyj3dbKu1c0Bw_7iqGTt-eN8ruXE_4e7WXN493SwuhhxIbNYSU_RIDms2QPC86yipm2CAsI1ZAy0Klugn0tRwuWxGv0Q3H9GnQ6P3pfrQYYmbeOkAE/s1600/mcnulty.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPj-lpMV8hSccxzAGmf1JOJrVH9VZyj3dbKu1c0Bw_7iqGTt-eN8ruXE_4e7WXN493SwuhhxIbNYSU_RIDms2QPC86yipm2CAsI1ZAy0Klugn0tRwuWxGv0Q3H9GnQ6P3pfrQYYmbeOkAE/s400/mcnulty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566139975576358482" border="0" /></a><br />all illustrations via <a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Wire-Illustrations/252777">blake hicks</a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-62133953287868538452011-01-25T09:49:00.002-05:002011-01-25T09:55:08.205-05:00Love and Calories are in the Air<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDZCHT8y7wbFsC-tWxqNi8oQ9wyLQN0SjvbIRReJFAAn3GvfPKFJ_89FdoJ8XLRzDIuthIB5CiwziHuZI0Kw7zzp904tumcqSbWgo3vDLlmLw8b7rpUWPnSSaXVzU_U_9RI9ffXcJC4Wi/s1600/01.25.11+002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDZCHT8y7wbFsC-tWxqNi8oQ9wyLQN0SjvbIRReJFAAn3GvfPKFJ_89FdoJ8XLRzDIuthIB5CiwziHuZI0Kw7zzp904tumcqSbWgo3vDLlmLw8b7rpUWPnSSaXVzU_U_9RI9ffXcJC4Wi/s400/01.25.11+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566135819785256786" border="0" /></a><br />I experimented a little yesterday with my new cookie cutters and piping tips and gel food coloring. I'm a few weeks early for Valentine's Day, but is it ever really a bad time to have cute heart-shaped cookies in the house?<br />(The answer is yes if you want to fit in a wedding dress in nine months)<br /><br />Have a great day!<br /><br />P.S. Does anyone have a recipe for royal icing that actually tastes good?emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-10901246818545477162011-01-19T11:00:00.009-05:002011-01-19T11:29:08.027-05:00The Sketchbook Project<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9Y56p8bwjAgvTcT1qEKt_d88ob0qBU6qeNmNYP9ZknflV3RqGqKBBG5eYcUuu9FQLMdcjwD5HLoBpuUyRQfBpg9Rmdi06tx7jW3bfLUzMYNWAVKeDOHSIN9eUydfag1KZQ1QWwr4yxPb/s1600/Sketchbook001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd9Y56p8bwjAgvTcT1qEKt_d88ob0qBU6qeNmNYP9ZknflV3RqGqKBBG5eYcUuu9FQLMdcjwD5HLoBpuUyRQfBpg9Rmdi06tx7jW3bfLUzMYNWAVKeDOHSIN9eUydfag1KZQ1QWwr4yxPb/s400/Sketchbook001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563928454034363010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPr-TWMN0qUDiVoUuJ_DIfEkWW7C5LJmgRlmj5AwImG9vkrzpDnHDDOgSloCIiV5J-EmQ3lPw8bYEKITRG-1LNhZqohFGumm5aWxJni5kyGZ1zehASfPQLsq28JPE6mHC5q109F2yY-pMs/s1600/Sketchbook002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpBfCqxSNnl079_rsh_ljBKdNNWMOqCwrkbCGAE1BNlBCFAm94QaheQZSIZND6tQ-EX4SWD2z0xHBapi9X5VLnMej1cRSkgZ-_5BZResvWuWGW0I5fOXEdT8unlE5nxLLymX7bhCCBcK4/s400/Sketchbook034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563934259435264722" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0otSHypZj9jRlQE2piXob5kX-rKZkwx2DIjU05uGO6A91rIZ3hCGExfc6xGJdXztHxAJTPW-3QyTMNJIFZ7kXKDhsshPTIe9RsJebD62QAmQBu3VRI3_HuA5maI2aRXiZGBux7SC_9VKE/s1600/Sketchbook035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0otSHypZj9jRlQE2piXob5kX-rKZkwx2DIjU05uGO6A91rIZ3hCGExfc6xGJdXztHxAJTPW-3QyTMNJIFZ7kXKDhsshPTIe9RsJebD62QAmQBu3VRI3_HuA5maI2aRXiZGBux7SC_9VKE/s400/Sketchbook035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563934245578436578" border="0" /></a>emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-55622654738070469982010-08-10T16:13:00.005-04:002010-08-10T16:26:05.284-04:00"I Quit: A How To"Apparently today is the day to quit your job in a dramatic fashion, as evidenced by the people in these two articles.<br /><br /><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2010/08/09/awesome-fed-up-jetblue-flight-attendant-curses-out-passengers-quits-then-pops-emergency-chute-and-flees/">Fed up flight attendent</a><br /><br /><a href="http://thechive.com/2010/08/10/girl-quits-her-job-on-dry-erase-board-emails-entire-office-33-photos/">Fed up assistant</a><br /><br />I'd like to see follow up articles on these people. Will any of the people that copied these articles stating "This guy is my hero!" be willing to hire him? Does the pleasure and catharsis of a public resignation outweigh the blemish to the person in questions references and reputations? Either way, it does seem like a victory for the average guy.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-51309342635359363472010-07-21T08:17:00.004-04:002010-07-21T08:42:02.104-04:00Double Rainbow all the way across the Sky!Unfortunately I didn't catch any double rainbows after the storm the other night. I hear it is supposed to rain again today so maybe there's still hope. Of course I don't think I could ever be as excited about a rainbow as this guy...<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OQSNhk5ICTI&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OQSNhk5ICTI&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br />For some reason this amuses me to no end. It's definitely worth it to hold out at least until he starts openly weeping.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EUmehyiglb5xxyyz3uqZPA-DsMkpT9ry4Lxph4hwVNgNkoSAvSSAXLn6NAk4SBsNt1asTVv7jZ_bXtqlZqds2AVuRF8yfVbaTCsP3GEKv1_d8DUerhyqr2_YQjA71SvSKbZMQ8Ikv9eu/s1600/07.19.10+004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7EUmehyiglb5xxyyz3uqZPA-DsMkpT9ry4Lxph4hwVNgNkoSAvSSAXLn6NAk4SBsNt1asTVv7jZ_bXtqlZqds2AVuRF8yfVbaTCsP3GEKv1_d8DUerhyqr2_YQjA71SvSKbZMQ8Ikv9eu/s400/07.19.10+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496336528040356162" border="0" /></a><br />In other news, we went to XPN fest on Sunday afternoon. The bands we were interested in seeing weren't playing until later in the day, so we had a lazy morning and finally ventured into the heat around 3 o'clock. We (as in Joe) accidentally missed the correct stop on the PATCO train, so we spent a good twenty five minutes playing Scrabble and staring at this view. Which I thought was pretty cool. I like the thumb tack graffiti.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSHfgzZmmAPTGBRCe5YUz-PmvIV0xAtKa2JNdrEmSyNX6Xc4DyrJ1epyUUCbabl_XFGYxRsR5q5OhmsbEB4jUiLpDkfStq392IUk7pg7mpqG4FBVT27RkZdyRZuUjH-GaCcc3DRf76yZ_/s1600/07.19.10+010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSHfgzZmmAPTGBRCe5YUz-PmvIV0xAtKa2JNdrEmSyNX6Xc4DyrJ1epyUUCbabl_XFGYxRsR5q5OhmsbEB4jUiLpDkfStq392IUk7pg7mpqG4FBVT27RkZdyRZuUjH-GaCcc3DRf76yZ_/s400/07.19.10+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496333516871362866" border="0" /></a><br />We finally got to Wiggins Park and squeezed in among this crowd. We had beer and watermelon peach gazpacho and people watched. We saw Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes and Dr. Dog perform. Robert Randolph and the Family Band were up next but we've seen them before and by then we were both feeling kind of meh about the heat and the proximity to hippies and the comfort of the hill we were sitting on. Last year we held out much longer. Maybe we are becoming more yuppie with each passing day. Or maybe Joe is starting to hate fun too!! AH HAH! I might be on to something here.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-88684811899623496672010-07-19T19:29:00.005-04:002010-07-19T20:01:45.821-04:00There's a storm a brewin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-jJUgqHsNHcSQzOapq_nxcxyJM8baoz08AvXwC5_-BsHMGFdlkXsCMB0tLRa7n7YIEdxTIS-46eZVr7eVxj1WzbxGbghpVdiO35WRxt9RO_Ha5zK6680YrKqk40Yy3fPltOQesDuxrXr/s1600/07.19.10+029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-jJUgqHsNHcSQzOapq_nxcxyJM8baoz08AvXwC5_-BsHMGFdlkXsCMB0tLRa7n7YIEdxTIS-46eZVr7eVxj1WzbxGbghpVdiO35WRxt9RO_Ha5zK6680YrKqk40Yy3fPltOQesDuxrXr/s400/07.19.10+029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495767005939063266" border="0" /></a>At least there was when I started this post. Between then and now there was a hell of a storm. There is still some thunder in the distance, but the sky is bright. Brighter than it seems like it should be at 8pm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDwUkQwQvkG85r1q_ZH2AbqbyE0qkD9wL6wAu-Dv3bQ-zVBa-XOJD4Ujn1D5m3-Sr8egew7Dh2W814CCniJod4tlT9dr3r8xXTyIOVlTEVjPMJm5b-Z1QFFPnW3s05ffNKCN6M4JrMDN1/s1600/07.19.10+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDwUkQwQvkG85r1q_ZH2AbqbyE0qkD9wL6wAu-Dv3bQ-zVBa-XOJD4Ujn1D5m3-Sr8egew7Dh2W814CCniJod4tlT9dr3r8xXTyIOVlTEVjPMJm5b-Z1QFFPnW3s05ffNKCN6M4JrMDN1/s400/07.19.10+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495766997546529362" border="0" /></a>I really really love rain. I love how green it makes everything, the smell right before and right after a storm and so many more things. It's just so beautiful and perfect. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBpiKNZHoX6rch4jsfenlLNmVG8iKK53FKZC4zrirEnIL-vij3FNDAB39QpMhwj1ySVGli-wOFoD2JAQlWE-TRuFt1weTAx-U4BiVsd2BhnwuehTQ5uVwy3trV3dn5Wxnt81U9CWx3LD_/s1600/07.19.10+026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeBpiKNZHoX6rch4jsfenlLNmVG8iKK53FKZC4zrirEnIL-vij3FNDAB39QpMhwj1ySVGli-wOFoD2JAQlWE-TRuFt1weTAx-U4BiVsd2BhnwuehTQ5uVwy3trV3dn5Wxnt81U9CWx3LD_/s400/07.19.10+026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495770240953602642" border="0" /></a>Another thing I love about rain is that I don't have to fill a bucket with water and trek up these stairs to water the plants on the roof deck. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviYecVOrkWrDhXm1pvJM6pUjNyVbmdn5uGTrQrIHKHvDlZ5DNHZVvK6hxXmjs7DYY7PyrsSEdgFQmOe-nVjKfSg0Z_-wVJaa00-6bqjCNk3y05v9LycF_iCW4cMk0lbeqlmT6vFeKbCwZ/s1600/07.19.10+028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviYecVOrkWrDhXm1pvJM6pUjNyVbmdn5uGTrQrIHKHvDlZ5DNHZVvK6hxXmjs7DYY7PyrsSEdgFQmOe-nVjKfSg0Z_-wVJaa00-6bqjCNk3y05v9LycF_iCW4cMk0lbeqlmT6vFeKbCwZ/s400/07.19.10+028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495769193673997746" border="0" /></a>During this wonderful rain, I am watching Bones and drinking a glass of wine (maybe two). Joe hates Bones, so it works out pretty well that he plays basketball on Monday nights when Bones is usually on. <br /><br />I had to take a food safety certification class today instead of going to work as usual. It was uneventful but surprisingly exhausting. Sitting in an uncomfortable chair and listening to someone read out of a textbook for 8 hours is TIRING! It's weird how I feel more worn out today than a typical workday of running around doing a million different things.<br /><br />Have a good night darlings. Sweet dreams!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-32895963314470378922010-07-07T20:52:00.003-04:002010-07-07T21:15:20.350-04:00Ups and DownsToday was a day of highs and lows. High of 105°. Low of incredibly frustrated and overwhelmed.<br /><br />It was a rough day at work dealing with a menopausal coworker who, on her best day, is crazy and bipolar. That stress was exacerbated by another employee and several unpleasant customers. My faith in humanity began to wane when a customer called to complain about a topping that was accidentally left off of his ice cream. Certainly, it should have been included. Absolutely, he was a little miffed to find that his hot fudge sundae was absent of wet walnuts- THE HORROR!- but to insist upon having us return to his workplace to deliver said wet walnuts immediately seemed a little ridiculous to my heat stroked brain. To waste my time (and his) yelling at me about that 75¢ topping when I already agreed to send my poor, sweaty delivery person all the way back to him was really crossing the line. <br /><br />My faith in humanity was restored when a group of about 8 adults came into the store, joking and being kind of loud. They took their time making up their minds about what to order, but they were very friendly. They ushered people behind them in line in front to order first. They joked around with us and seemed to be enjoying each others' company. While I was ringing them up one of the guys mentioned that they were having a memorial. Apparently their father passed away several years ago today and he really loved our ice cream, so every year on this date they come to the store together to remember him. Even though it was kind of a serious occasion, they were interacting pleasantly with strangers and putting a positive spin on the day. <br /><br />I really could go into more detail about this and MANY more work stories, but when Joe nods off while I'm telling them in person it makes me realize they're really only interesting to me. <br /><br />Stay cool tonight. Cross your fingers for rain and cooooooler weather!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-4969251744570146392010-07-04T12:33:00.003-04:002010-07-04T13:24:42.788-04:00Garces Trading CompanyIn case you're living under a rock (or not from Philly), Jose Garces is the most recent Food Network Iron Chef and my favorite chef/restaurateur. He recently won the Best Chef in the mid-Atlantic region award from the James Beard Foundation, and he is on fire these days. He owns six restaurants in Philadelphia, all of them incredible. One of his most recent restaurants is <a href="http://www.garcestradingcompany.com/">Garces Trading Company</a>, which the food critic at the Inquirer recently <a href="http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurant/20100627_Garces_Trading_Co___Tasty_Euro_classics_and_a_State_Store__too.html"><br />reviewed</a>. <br /><br />I went last week with my friend Marilys after running a rather surreal errand. Any excuse to eat an incredible meal is fine by me, and catching up with Lys was just the thing. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp83su8vnqB1X370ESyh2CwKbaPdiKdjIo6Tmu9jyHBgx3lumo2pXzkkQTdwUeRgKHXZac7yMYTvzusW0H9W1rsoLGX2NLAzlkvmWtJpQVi4xEc0_4D9QPBtYemzDJ_la0UCq4s7_pNqHT/s1600/07.04.10+060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp83su8vnqB1X370ESyh2CwKbaPdiKdjIo6Tmu9jyHBgx3lumo2pXzkkQTdwUeRgKHXZac7yMYTvzusW0H9W1rsoLGX2NLAzlkvmWtJpQVi4xEc0_4D9QPBtYemzDJ_la0UCq4s7_pNqHT/s400/07.04.10+060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490091178194292594" border="0" /></a>We bought a delicious champagne in the attached Wine and Spirits store. It's the first of its kind as far as I know, and very unusual for prudish Pennsylvania laws. It has recently attracted some legal trouble. Hopefully they pull out ahead and the concept becomes more popular around here. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4F9BkmkN7r63yqY0wT9H_QCxmvAbB39L-LiKse_hZFA_rGLPhZYrcOasrz4mujOTbSX5nMU1OUOs-8uJr9JwLwFeqZONmsLDLDWq0pfc2-PJuNf-TFmULtdRqXa9HOXZ6DG4LsTNYcum/s1600/07.04.10+055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4F9BkmkN7r63yqY0wT9H_QCxmvAbB39L-LiKse_hZFA_rGLPhZYrcOasrz4mujOTbSX5nMU1OUOs-8uJr9JwLwFeqZONmsLDLDWq0pfc2-PJuNf-TFmULtdRqXa9HOXZ6DG4LsTNYcum/s400/07.04.10+055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490091166349502706" border="0" /></a>We ordered the chef's tasting plate of cheese, which included a brie, a cheddar, and a fontina. The "sauces" were also amazing. white sangria honey, roasted garlic dulce de leche, pecan butter, and fig marmalade. I also got a jar of truffle lavender honey to take home. yum.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxygWSGmt_rQuF-yYJ7v4SmMVslybpDgUNpU8_ENdkk0GUGELrU0d7x7nlkrF3wuZXOs3e5bdetzLIfSe8xdLQ4kriQrtOVO5VocjXJQtKmRAptWZ22f6jd9boFJHDvLTYfRuyVai2LKU/s1600/07.04.10+054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxygWSGmt_rQuF-yYJ7v4SmMVslybpDgUNpU8_ENdkk0GUGELrU0d7x7nlkrF3wuZXOs3e5bdetzLIfSe8xdLQ4kriQrtOVO5VocjXJQtKmRAptWZ22f6jd9boFJHDvLTYfRuyVai2LKU/s400/07.04.10+054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490091155316031042" border="0" /></a>We also got the chef's tasting plate of smoked meats. I forget exactly what they were except delicious. We took almost an hour to eat the meats and cheeses, savoring each bite and sipping our champagne in between. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rfam5ZUb2ApppJrKG0ouYtE6lFl68mNJ1ZBtGXlrwnz9mvzthB1TjSwDPpCyTVSQXS2kUktd3xbeIHT82WLSLIFGSaMxXWajMXFW08_Z4_MLnnQRPdqs-Zz12-uNuWjgomKbApu0pWQ4/s1600/07.04.10+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4rfam5ZUb2ApppJrKG0ouYtE6lFl68mNJ1ZBtGXlrwnz9mvzthB1TjSwDPpCyTVSQXS2kUktd3xbeIHT82WLSLIFGSaMxXWajMXFW08_Z4_MLnnQRPdqs-Zz12-uNuWjgomKbApu0pWQ4/s400/07.04.10+058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490091168802600674" border="0" /></a>We split the Tuscon fusilli alla carbonara with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanciale">guanciale</a>, eggs, black pepper, and pecorino. Homemade pasta is about 74092547259 times better than the sad excuse for pasta everyone eats from a box. Bacon, egg, and cheese only makes it better.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbeuw6B3GjZFb6cI9whQoCekeOWDYjbJ1Pe_DhUGNOAJj2CK4kkCvJYhwn6ACeWguEVwNE_ZNtKtBeKhCXZvRy_63HRfb8Joqp6Ye2326SOI6L0GxeL2jvz8wPY8jfoDOUMqD0ynUWt-i/s1600/07.04.10+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipbeuw6B3GjZFb6cI9whQoCekeOWDYjbJ1Pe_DhUGNOAJj2CK4kkCvJYhwn6ACeWguEVwNE_ZNtKtBeKhCXZvRy_63HRfb8Joqp6Ye2326SOI6L0GxeL2jvz8wPY8jfoDOUMqD0ynUWt-i/s400/07.04.10+059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490091173917568258" border="0" /></a>This is the pizza we had with oven roasted tomatoes, mozzarella, prosciutto, and olive oil. It was all too much to eat so I took some home and put a fried egg on top for breakfast the next morning. When a restaurant is still making me happy a day later, you know it's amazing.<br /><br />I brought home a delicious salted caramel macaron for Joe (and one for me, of course). I can't wait to go back!<br /><br />Happy 4th! What are you doing today/tonight?emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-88711485709611565492010-06-29T20:40:00.006-04:002010-06-29T21:36:21.884-04:00Happy ThoughtsYesterday in my post I mentioned sending happy thoughts my way encouraging me to exercise. While you're at it, I have a few more suggestions for your happy thoughts, aka prayers. For Genna, who needs this job, for my grandparents, who need some positivity, and for Sue, who needs a good friend with a loving ear. Anyone else need some happy thoughts?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v_4Jz1mM-TpdOEyNKQGDQr6-TnyWO9mKa1904Gr_2pCRCTJoYN59EDzjJ1JSh1Q4i8YBx5ix3rMOQY9PJyPyckV0FH12DhUhaLCHVGcvMmU0tO_y-NFFybgcVf2knKTlUwSjj5pwZRgh/s1600/drop+dead+diva.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1v_4Jz1mM-TpdOEyNKQGDQr6-TnyWO9mKa1904Gr_2pCRCTJoYN59EDzjJ1JSh1Q4i8YBx5ix3rMOQY9PJyPyckV0FH12DhUhaLCHVGcvMmU0tO_y-NFFybgcVf2knKTlUwSjj5pwZRgh/s400/drop+dead+diva.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488373848580037058" /></a>via <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/drop-dead-diva/drop-dead-diva-season-2-episode-2-photos#id=3">lifetime</a><br /><br />Speaking of happy thoughts, I am watching Drop Dead Diva, a feel-good dramedy on Lifetime in its second season. The premise is that a ditzy young blonde model dies in a car accident and due to an incident checking her into heaven, she gets returned to earth in the body of an intelligent, overweight, brunette lawyer. The show follows her as she settles into her new existence and learns life lessons in the context of the cases she takes on. Sound cheesy? It sort of is, but it is also charming and clever. IMDB gives it an 8.1/10 and the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/arts/television/10fat.html">New York Times</a> gave it a decent review. Gotta love a guilty pleasure.<br /><br />That's all I've got tonight. I'm excited for this weekend- a concert with my favorite sister, visiting family, relaxing, fireworks!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-33566690008933981132010-06-28T21:52:00.005-04:002010-06-28T22:37:06.323-04:00Little Pleasures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMV71CVe8Z4pwSVyG1Kb-fh0YRydMrH29MOreVaMYXJg3_1mOixiTYxd0wPBdUWDUuELnep9oOlOvfp4Khqn6lP0yxWHhHLFe_YGNVvmD6BSt8-ddnKU64GFP3xMN3xKwR2Yrlx1arOYd/s1600/jungle+in+philly.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaMV71CVe8Z4pwSVyG1Kb-fh0YRydMrH29MOreVaMYXJg3_1mOixiTYxd0wPBdUWDUuELnep9oOlOvfp4Khqn6lP0yxWHhHLFe_YGNVvmD6BSt8-ddnKU64GFP3xMN3xKwR2Yrlx1arOYd/s400/jungle+in+philly.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488018742028535010" /></a>Our visit yesterday with Joe's parents was really nice. It is always low key and relaxing when we go there. We went to <a href="http://www.harrisburgarts.org/artofstate/index.htm">The Art of the State</a> exhibit at the State Museum in Harrisburg. We had hot dogs and sliders and angel food cake. We (I use the term "we" loosely) moved an old couch out of the basement. We practiced driving and got a few used books at a local store. <br /><br />Today I woke up happy. I made a healthy breakfast and chatted with AmyFuckingWilliams before getting ready for work. Two buses drove right by me which is very irritating but it gave me a chance to talk to Mom while I walked to work. <br /><br />It was an okay day at work. Meh, unexciting. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3K38kuya_3mYVovhzNaMeu_WT4IFNul7mUUcmdzLvnbJ3_klqE5vN4xRvWC6k8vcpsPWCE3TAnzjusayeJBfkcSFk92qyqZq0dEU-_g4qDicj-nkU3ThREjH6s0zCqlaR_w_blHMArDiv/s1600/woods10.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3K38kuya_3mYVovhzNaMeu_WT4IFNul7mUUcmdzLvnbJ3_klqE5vN4xRvWC6k8vcpsPWCE3TAnzjusayeJBfkcSFk92qyqZq0dEU-_g4qDicj-nkU3ThREjH6s0zCqlaR_w_blHMArDiv/s400/woods10.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488018754923373058" /></a>I ran some errands after work... Radio Shack, Sephora, H&M and the liquor store. I ordered some <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creme_de_violette">Creme de violette</a> and I can't wait for it to come so I can make an Aviation! YUM. <br />I had a light dinner and afterwards I got this funny feeling. It kind of felt like motivation. TO EXERCISE! This doesn't strike often, so I got ready quickly before it wore off. I haven't been running in months but I'm really glad I went. It was dusk when I went so the air was a little less sticky than the rest of the day and there was a little breeze. Send happy thoughts my way encouraging me to go again soon!<br /><br />When I got home I found my Amazon packages with some deliiiightful new books. I am really excited to read them. I'll let you know what I think. <br /><br />Have a great day. Indulge in something special.<br /><br />p.s. completely unrelated photos but they just looked happy.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-85024108803545143472010-06-27T09:48:00.003-04:002010-06-27T09:59:41.954-04:00A Beautiful DayI woke up this morning to Joe hugging me and kissing my cheek. "I'm getting up," he said. I drifted back off immediately and woke up again to him nudging me. "You said you were getting up too." I don't think I said that. But we'll give him the benefit of the doubt since I was sleeping and I don't know what I said.<br /><br />I got up and went up on the roof to water the plants. I neglected them yesterday and Joe was the official plant-waterer of the house while I was sick so I was anxious to see how they were doing. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKTEaWwthKd_JN5mGhuO0oad3LrMxG8wd47jSe9yvzvUuva9iqJS4OIw5NvTjROxKnCADLEKYKJ-8W6v1C225ViKKU_poT_dj4EM5-n5fzzjcGJZk13ywDuU6glCxkRl7lfa8r6rAtiSl/s1600/06.20.10+013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKTEaWwthKd_JN5mGhuO0oad3LrMxG8wd47jSe9yvzvUuva9iqJS4OIw5NvTjROxKnCADLEKYKJ-8W6v1C225ViKKU_poT_dj4EM5-n5fzzjcGJZk13ywDuU6glCxkRl7lfa8r6rAtiSl/s400/06.20.10+013.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487452620962802386" /></a>Unfortunately all of my hand made signs were a little broken. I guess hot glue doesn't hold up in a wicked thunderstorm... Any suggestions on how to secure these babies? They are just made of thin bass wood but they do splinter pretty easily. Oh well, the actual plants were thriving. Pictures to come later.<br /><br />I took a quick shower and came down to find Joe putting the finishing touches on breakfast. Pan-fried potatoes, over easy eggs, spinach and garlic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scape_%28botany%29">scapes</a>. Delicious!<br /><br />Now he is waiting patiently for me to finish this nonsense so we can get out of here to go visit his parents. Off we go!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-54477685599472990852010-06-26T16:55:00.005-04:002010-06-26T17:31:36.539-04:00Walking HomeDisclaimer: Our camera charger is hiding somewhere unbeknownst to me, so until I find it or buy a new one, forgive me for the grainy iPhone photos.<br /><br />Some days I take the bus home from work and some days I walk. Often I use the walk home to check my email or catch up with friends on the phone, and I admit yesterday was almost no different. But for some reason I decided to leave the phone in my pocket and be more aware of my surroundings. Here are just a few of the things I see on a daily basis that I took a closer look at yesterday.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oiZoPx9SjRKrEirtH8B04ehBcgPQgRMuWcs6_1l0NXcy4MX-t7aB8yQaU9BVrdNoxOucGO8dRX24jV2kXAMDnM9HdkpjZu9SzkFaTf1zkM9c9EeXL1xYbMT7YnnjdtLYibBakL_voeuJ/s1600/06.26.10+018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0oiZoPx9SjRKrEirtH8B04ehBcgPQgRMuWcs6_1l0NXcy4MX-t7aB8yQaU9BVrdNoxOucGO8dRX24jV2kXAMDnM9HdkpjZu9SzkFaTf1zkM9c9EeXL1xYbMT7YnnjdtLYibBakL_voeuJ/s400/06.26.10+018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487189180590927698" border="0" /></a>The first time I passed one of these it took me a second to figure it out. The second and third ones I walked by I giggled. The fourth one I finally took a picture. I believe several traffic lights went out during the crazy storm on Thursday afternoon and these are generators chained to the power for the intersection, making a lot of noise and reminding people to think "classy" when they think of Philadelphia.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgRWUxzvJzPPlQQGQAXvPfeP84OzHaaDbj0vM6KTMQkDyGQSy-iWrQ23WFZs_wBoSqYPnkqsrC7-HHa0DReuR5xLE9vg8ESEkvHQ_0GNfXl1tTpJVeO076wAZcMucZ41Kn3fTr_8G3ctK/s1600/06.26.10+038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivgRWUxzvJzPPlQQGQAXvPfeP84OzHaaDbj0vM6KTMQkDyGQSy-iWrQ23WFZs_wBoSqYPnkqsrC7-HHa0DReuR5xLE9vg8ESEkvHQ_0GNfXl1tTpJVeO076wAZcMucZ41Kn3fTr_8G3ctK/s400/06.26.10+038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487189188047145026" border="0" /></a> I stopped at the newly opened Feder's Fresh Produce on 19th St near Spring Garden. I was very thirsty and I noticed a sign for fresh squeezed lemonade in their window, so DUH I went in. I noticed this fruit I had never heard of- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamoncillo">Mamoncillo</a>. I bought a tiny little branch to taste it. It is basically a hard seed covered in slimy goo and a hard skin. From what I understand you are supposed to bite into the skin and suck the goo off the seed. The flavor was good but the texture left something to be desired and it was a lot of effort for virtually no results. I'm still glad I tried it though. If there is such a thing as mamoncillo juice, I'd drink it. The lemonade was also delicious. Just sweet enough and tart with little bits of mint and lemon peel. Yummm.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz4bOdzKmJPRswsiHLm5fVkhlMKsomPnglOu2mMf24vHKCwHFhxbE4teyDElKK8pG0IRxBqdvSSexi1Jw1SIpVBuvC-3PgWhUGmcKk0H-rbQx7KlByxsrapz7uYQc6wR9g1a_r2fNB_PA/s1600/06.26.10+036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz4bOdzKmJPRswsiHLm5fVkhlMKsomPnglOu2mMf24vHKCwHFhxbE4teyDElKK8pG0IRxBqdvSSexi1Jw1SIpVBuvC-3PgWhUGmcKk0H-rbQx7KlByxsrapz7uYQc6wR9g1a_r2fNB_PA/s400/06.26.10+036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487189188994438114" border="0" /></a>I walked past <a href="http://www.thespringgardens.org/">The Spring Gardens</a>, which is a one-square-block community garden that has some really cool wrought iron work around the perimeter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyh8t9JS5KXssE147UVp67VVdgcGantknrqCu3ZIJaaL6UxUiP2b6LH2ZTBSULBtL33lCX-ulzwykKYWBLGqrtvindhIu8b-myjKRzIiq1PMxdQa4XHv1hfwHIPjMrFRlycPBP5o64ukAY/s1600/06.26.10+032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyh8t9JS5KXssE147UVp67VVdgcGantknrqCu3ZIJaaL6UxUiP2b6LH2ZTBSULBtL33lCX-ulzwykKYWBLGqrtvindhIu8b-myjKRzIiq1PMxdQa4XHv1hfwHIPjMrFRlycPBP5o64ukAY/s400/06.26.10+032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487189181833392082" border="0" /></a>I love seeing greenery and plants around the city, but what is this? CORN??? Some kind of crazy weed growing out of the side of a building in an otherwise well-tended plant bed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwTYdKH8Bc8nHCFGjsqPF6QHSSK0NS8Tfm-a-ZHDCJGRyE6P5L66yBrK9VxuwDNmZFCB-pXNlq0dVoaiC5xRc7O6gHhQeE-uuzvOb5NZ16HdBoLfjeW7fYx35G9F_UGfCs6q4Kz8IRBsf/s1600/06.26.10+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbwTYdKH8Bc8nHCFGjsqPF6QHSSK0NS8Tfm-a-ZHDCJGRyE6P5L66yBrK9VxuwDNmZFCB-pXNlq0dVoaiC5xRc7O6gHhQeE-uuzvOb5NZ16HdBoLfjeW7fYx35G9F_UGfCs6q4Kz8IRBsf/s400/06.26.10+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487189174808121650" border="0" /></a>I walked past the mural-in-progress-of-which-I-will-withhold-my-judgment-until-its-completion. I will say that I'm impressed with how quickly it's coming together. I am a little confused about the theme and parts of the execution. Any mural is better than a blank wall, though. Do you agree?<br /><br />Have a great rest of the weekend!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-7729032415437011922010-06-21T20:49:00.008-04:002010-06-21T21:18:51.966-04:00Insert Clever Title HereToday was a very frustrating and stressful day at work. I don't have much more to say about that right now. Let's just look at some pictures of pretty flowers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSXKyuxXBCO8b1T3_NT_OUT5OnV8dCBO_jIojaCadtyqJ5zDO9RIRHNTNXJeTsK4p3ewM_MokqyX3_jQGE_JBWn8nD8l4XirgXwICVNMS1VQvkcYCgefntBohB1sA7PWuQihBVTHrSgce/s1600/06.13.10+201.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSXKyuxXBCO8b1T3_NT_OUT5OnV8dCBO_jIojaCadtyqJ5zDO9RIRHNTNXJeTsK4p3ewM_MokqyX3_jQGE_JBWn8nD8l4XirgXwICVNMS1VQvkcYCgefntBohB1sA7PWuQihBVTHrSgce/s400/06.13.10+201.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485397090986936098" /></a>I think peonies are my favorite flowers. Watching them bloom is amazing. And they smell incredible. I wish I had some around here now but the pictures will have to do.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtQj2L8PACs2wZdbVXskXARjs6eXzNwoXYCjixtOUHQbMw3i3HuE-yVuvHEXZJwGQU-0ntseEzvKxhwlag0sPjeICVQeu4ddZ61LUQR30B_yBNrkuAVpgJG0ZwqPbLmMUsjtYc3NaNjOc/s1600/06.13.10+200.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPtQj2L8PACs2wZdbVXskXARjs6eXzNwoXYCjixtOUHQbMw3i3HuE-yVuvHEXZJwGQU-0ntseEzvKxhwlag0sPjeICVQeu4ddZ61LUQR30B_yBNrkuAVpgJG0ZwqPbLmMUsjtYc3NaNjOc/s400/06.13.10+200.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485397086427878994" /></a>Wikipedia says there are between 25 and 40 different kinds of peonies. They come around in late spring or early summer and oohhhh do they make the changing season sweet.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZTAcvbti8Ug0hjpiJj5slHt-sPeCdEEObo3ivM8xhOSXAecchZW5n6-Szxxs32KEL6XLW_sBYlcxHIu6aVYFEP4Ln7gusgglnTV0R9w9k7nDQ7mkXOZjztNiiwmkPawIgu7nvNdKMtpg/s1600/06.13.10+186.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHZTAcvbti8Ug0hjpiJj5slHt-sPeCdEEObo3ivM8xhOSXAecchZW5n6-Szxxs32KEL6XLW_sBYlcxHIu6aVYFEP4Ln7gusgglnTV0R9w9k7nDQ7mkXOZjztNiiwmkPawIgu7nvNdKMtpg/s400/06.13.10+186.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485397078865604418" /></a>Here's hoping tomorrow is the most productive day ever. My list is 40 miles long. Think there's hope?emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-44745027628192917062010-06-20T23:19:00.004-04:002010-06-20T23:59:49.681-04:00Chocolate Covered Bananas!All week I've been craving a chocolate covered banana. And since it's not like I spend 40+ hours a week working in an ice cream/chocolate store or anything, I had to take matters into my own hands.<br /><br />First I melted a LOT (two bags) of bittersweet chocolate chips in short intervals in the microwave. As long as you stop and stir every thirty seconds or so, they won't burn. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzKInmkiJjRusucmu0KxMOkK45JTSF8SwuyVl6F9OW0O-zorcCohBtxfVWT1nHenLFzAkgqcWBVVI_IyWRJJxiV1mU7SvR-5ten_hMExWXqjdZbOIgE_qQ1nDLCpI7q19SsgKu16l8uhV/s1600/06.20.10+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzKInmkiJjRusucmu0KxMOkK45JTSF8SwuyVl6F9OW0O-zorcCohBtxfVWT1nHenLFzAkgqcWBVVI_IyWRJJxiV1mU7SvR-5ten_hMExWXqjdZbOIgE_qQ1nDLCpI7q19SsgKu16l8uhV/s400/06.20.10+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485061672679901634" border="0" /></a>As the chocolate was melting, I peeled half a dozen bananas and laid them in a serving platter.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-YvDrN5sRqZ8eDYQSgZwiqQFqgxEyJkPly00ZcnrRE3lGVs6a6Ao8dA49AzDHq3HYJqv71LjQ6Lfeb6iBrv4Dz7s4Z-QUV3JPs_Lo9tVacCawHLScHlZu1D-YyU3axFPWDSNuBrRTosx/s1600/06.20.10+017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-YvDrN5sRqZ8eDYQSgZwiqQFqgxEyJkPly00ZcnrRE3lGVs6a6Ao8dA49AzDHq3HYJqv71LjQ6Lfeb6iBrv4Dz7s4Z-QUV3JPs_Lo9tVacCawHLScHlZu1D-YyU3axFPWDSNuBrRTosx/s400/06.20.10+017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485061729989302626" border="0" /></a>I poured the chocolate on top and turned the bananas around in the chocolate. I got messy. Darn, I had to lick chocolate off my fingers.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_KewDkCUrmK-yYUhzdpJ8t-fXCR8ULEoMvjZDO8HBbJbKexDUv7yRbB5Zv2249R9MLhMFcWnLeniUNwLtV05_pwTgjxsGVtYNFOJeLSsqu8pV6k3hyctEMer1bJ5szWDBdp7BNSCQpzD/s1600/06.20.10+019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_KewDkCUrmK-yYUhzdpJ8t-fXCR8ULEoMvjZDO8HBbJbKexDUv7yRbB5Zv2249R9MLhMFcWnLeniUNwLtV05_pwTgjxsGVtYNFOJeLSsqu8pV6k3hyctEMer1bJ5szWDBdp7BNSCQpzD/s400/06.20.10+019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485061721428821378" border="0" /></a>I pulled the bananas out of the chocolate and laid them on a baking sheet to freeze. They are definitely not pretty but oooh they taste good. I tried to make one like a popsicle, but the sticks I had were too flimsy. Stronger popsicle sticks might work but so far I haven't had a problem.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrLvXJXw2w7_mnqeVswAtViQAjXY869VFD1Fw-86oWDXAR1jQjV7dPLyLgtDVxVjwU1lDXS7I6pAdQ5i7ILrf7OA3ododpXqhwx5Y_L9h3F_XTpkJG5Vkz_pnfhLsR8rKX62QcTniImr_/s1600/06.20.10+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrLvXJXw2w7_mnqeVswAtViQAjXY869VFD1Fw-86oWDXAR1jQjV7dPLyLgtDVxVjwU1lDXS7I6pAdQ5i7ILrf7OA3ododpXqhwx5Y_L9h3F_XTpkJG5Vkz_pnfhLsR8rKX62QcTniImr_/s400/06.20.10+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485061714597082578" border="0" /></a>I was left with a ridiculous amount of leftover chocolate. I spread it out on another baking sheet and cracked it up to freeze once it solidified. In retrospect I probably didn't need so much chocolate but I can live with the results of that...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeEkiClwqCFnnjriQv7YkOopNdTINGd0yltyyzOCoN-eKFJeEdSqVjHP4BRQ5KKmOnYZrWhvu-q_wN7Krk-5aGpzapOQLIy8mbON-oYENGFKNFMD3la1_lzmVeelB7mP654pSTffmerne/s1600/06.20.10+021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTeEkiClwqCFnnjriQv7YkOopNdTINGd0yltyyzOCoN-eKFJeEdSqVjHP4BRQ5KKmOnYZrWhvu-q_wN7Krk-5aGpzapOQLIy8mbON-oYENGFKNFMD3la1_lzmVeelB7mP654pSTffmerne/s400/06.20.10+021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485061678709756194" border="0" /></a>My roommate Ashley has been watching me write this post and staring at the photos. She finally succumbed to one of those bananas in the freezer. I asked how it was and she said "Bananas look bigger when they're covered in chocolate." <br /><br />Is it me or was this a pretty innuendo-filled post? I can't even help it!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-54134933464032470342010-06-19T20:35:00.006-04:002010-06-19T21:46:14.424-04:00YAWN! That was a great napOh, hey! I just had a little eight month hibernation. I think I'm back... I suppose time will tell.<br /><br />Here are some highlights from the last several months. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ9mON06YE01DrxZIJWan5tPBKxSwiMcWehv6gGGYnasvhR0n6CMNX61MB6v8dTxIYeXJLYAbTxfD28cmSTFRTqgzhm0NsZJBcba9zxFTN-1T66GCs1h9LeGMOm4VFc00kTCGTGP4DNp3/s1600/smores.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQ9mON06YE01DrxZIJWan5tPBKxSwiMcWehv6gGGYnasvhR0n6CMNX61MB6v8dTxIYeXJLYAbTxfD28cmSTFRTqgzhm0NsZJBcba9zxFTN-1T66GCs1h9LeGMOm4VFc00kTCGTGP4DNp3/s400/smores.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484660551692479314" /></a>we went camping...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihFBjFEtMUZqSBb2YPwpL_gBM-rGF83I23CD7Ck-HZr2Xy8nAuL7v5NeImritdaQLJ3H4s8u8tXX5bMHmcMicuhASRDjxxOx6fcWd_lUS3eUxuVwAWsaJXR-VRWL2wbWKwLQuVqqb0MhB/s1600/anti+deceptive+packaging.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhihFBjFEtMUZqSBb2YPwpL_gBM-rGF83I23CD7Ck-HZr2Xy8nAuL7v5NeImritdaQLJ3H4s8u8tXX5bMHmcMicuhASRDjxxOx6fcWd_lUS3eUxuVwAWsaJXR-VRWL2wbWKwLQuVqqb0MhB/s400/anti+deceptive+packaging.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484661193673767186" /></a>we enjoyed christmas... (with some hysterical anti-deceptive packaging courtesy of samantha)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblnm9wPQYolDJRFyDzkY4ylYF1TJCl3JjX3VGJxDS3JH5ZFwuJsHVXzITbW_ezoPrP24CG7_VZSinvL5PaehxkoJvO4n2VDzid-nRnHoJMQ-qMYfyzDjT5daBO445gKP3m3EuX3tgWTUk/s1600/garrett,+my+hero!.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgblnm9wPQYolDJRFyDzkY4ylYF1TJCl3JjX3VGJxDS3JH5ZFwuJsHVXzITbW_ezoPrP24CG7_VZSinvL5PaehxkoJvO4n2VDzid-nRnHoJMQ-qMYfyzDjT5daBO445gKP3m3EuX3tgWTUk/s400/garrett,+my+hero!.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484661243782756162" /></a>these jokers met their hero, the brewmaster of <a href="http://www.brooklynbrewery.com/">Brooklyn Brewery</a> and author of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brewmasters-Table-Discovering-Pleasures-Real/dp/006000570X"><span style="font-style:italic;">The Brewmaster's Table</span></a>, Garrett Oliver...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-_7vfUZi2fDpdEox34Lj5oCtAmJsCSaY1SygmdNjRrkmftuPmV3zaoNOYm8U6j88MgJAa8hGMYlS-h-s5Uy0rIEtUAz_xx2K65Gyi9olk3_93g5US83-RIkKN6ZWYd2eu7Q8kIzeKl1F/s1600/Snow+Destruction3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-_7vfUZi2fDpdEox34Lj5oCtAmJsCSaY1SygmdNjRrkmftuPmV3zaoNOYm8U6j88MgJAa8hGMYlS-h-s5Uy0rIEtUAz_xx2K65Gyi9olk3_93g5US83-RIkKN6ZWYd2eu7Q8kIzeKl1F/s400/Snow+Destruction3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484661219512950962" /></a>we survived several absurd snow storms...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirh2Exbi2S9ly5AwVNWYfzFiJheaWlPiW5fMl-IIgvLtRu65ScueycekNHxxqK7585FwfRW1rqQKA42l6OCvakct4bC-SJrBk736fmx27jgZrJyp-LthYFztJb08s4owS-tfMyDRJ4AOYC/s1600/Orchestra7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirh2Exbi2S9ly5AwVNWYfzFiJheaWlPiW5fMl-IIgvLtRu65ScueycekNHxxqK7585FwfRW1rqQKA42l6OCvakct4bC-SJrBk736fmx27jgZrJyp-LthYFztJb08s4owS-tfMyDRJ4AOYC/s400/Orchestra7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484662234230755058" /></a>we experienced culture... (this particular photo is the Philadelphia Orchestra)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAq0lNCfIN325b3oHjWFsBHQiK4M_N3gsjBbkm9MrX3GAfm2AeqICmQJ0evUYi79WedhVdh_ybegW-7QZ8BLPHT0NytqS0mBilEs2zRE_zZdtYiB2RKHhS0c3P48dZ0Csdll5jhMU2noVK/s1600/strawberry+rhubarb+pie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAq0lNCfIN325b3oHjWFsBHQiK4M_N3gsjBbkm9MrX3GAfm2AeqICmQJ0evUYi79WedhVdh_ybegW-7QZ8BLPHT0NytqS0mBilEs2zRE_zZdtYiB2RKHhS0c3P48dZ0Csdll5jhMU2noVK/s400/strawberry+rhubarb+pie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484661252835776914" /></a>we ate...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5n88_edfW1BaYdgfaZqszCzLp5EZaoo7SB9aAWYZvJNQ2F17FzIigdLIckWtOnu4x4l_ULwB_1uFXCdI6drP5JZmv6apWLp1EBrdHRCAU8uYFGNdK71Ruzzx5wvybcHS1rHjfLekDgmZQ/s1600/absurd+huevos+rancheros.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5n88_edfW1BaYdgfaZqszCzLp5EZaoo7SB9aAWYZvJNQ2F17FzIigdLIckWtOnu4x4l_ULwB_1uFXCdI6drP5JZmv6apWLp1EBrdHRCAU8uYFGNdK71Ruzzx5wvybcHS1rHjfLekDgmZQ/s400/absurd+huevos+rancheros.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484663127818789666" /></a>a lot...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrfWZyjjudC9MHbtJ-6tocE8in6xCdN6KU3j1-B1zC26H-og0E5bWbb5s9oRrDSew8AD34bGkEo439EhRt8UVWJN7N46K-jMFNbkULVJGtsPVAkezwdxFwBYgXcSs9rmvL4TuU07tf1UK/s1600/break+it+down+now.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQrfWZyjjudC9MHbtJ-6tocE8in6xCdN6KU3j1-B1zC26H-og0E5bWbb5s9oRrDSew8AD34bGkEo439EhRt8UVWJN7N46K-jMFNbkULVJGtsPVAkezwdxFwBYgXcSs9rmvL4TuU07tf1UK/s400/break+it+down+now.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484662253800485570" /></a>we went to a super fun and memorable wedding of some of our best friends, Andrew and Becky...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEchM4gwFwJult3kzwFdDkWxNaoPlC88vq3SJ-R2EtzrYNj6AnKDJYnMvO0dpWMKiilGV56opbfkHbmKGVLjEcN3qZNprXSdhrf1N36_qRQnH4aqavw90FQ3cY59-BH8Xe_IOngnMyhJYY/s1600/don+draper.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEchM4gwFwJult3kzwFdDkWxNaoPlC88vq3SJ-R2EtzrYNj6AnKDJYnMvO0dpWMKiilGV56opbfkHbmKGVLjEcN3qZNprXSdhrf1N36_qRQnH4aqavw90FQ3cY59-BH8Xe_IOngnMyhJYY/s400/don+draper.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484662245775705890" /></a>and I started dating <a href="http://whatalovelyrecession.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/don_draper.jpg">Don Draper</a>.<br /><br />I have a great life.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-10689235376026903612009-10-14T16:57:00.004-04:002009-10-14T17:12:08.800-04:00Fun haters unite!I've been a busy girl the last few days. If busy means lazy. I'll update you on our little camping trip and some other news soon, but for now I just have a couple random things.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJfjPy_rMGHJAAfT6ANBtKEHr73XbuVc2EfdOQceVi99azh_6LDbJFxrWbGg42WJ4x9bcbzk7c5o1Fp_t6zOBiq5tc_kUwUmbpmY9x6b2S_Wzyk_NBvCjkTSWGKYhKi233S3NIsoqcqKi/s1600-h/acorn+squash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZJfjPy_rMGHJAAfT6ANBtKEHr73XbuVc2EfdOQceVi99azh_6LDbJFxrWbGg42WJ4x9bcbzk7c5o1Fp_t6zOBiq5tc_kUwUmbpmY9x6b2S_Wzyk_NBvCjkTSWGKYhKi233S3NIsoqcqKi/s400/acorn+squash.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392565879698829842" /></a>Don't you want to make a stamp out of this? It's so cool that interesting shapes like this occur naturally so often.<br /><br />As life's official fun killer/hater (along with Becky), it's only natural that we both stumbled across this website. So clever! <a href="http://www.rolighetsteorin.se/en/">The Fun Theory</a><br /><br />My roommate Ashley came across this gem the other day. Apparently two very bored individuals are competing in a daily tie competition. Vote here: <a href="http://www.tieordie.com/">Who Wore It Best? A Daily Tie Competition</a> <br /><br />More to come another time. Have a great day!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-5892965331754892462009-10-07T11:00:00.002-04:002009-10-07T11:00:06.078-04:00Honest Scrap<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RnkhppujNHhAyPHvjNCNEZO16qcmEUqcpUIurE6P_0iKxrZ9MquwVWMmdLn38KtcIYKPKzcNYJt7oDcKjv48I6KMq39rCn1J_Cnpm2eGymNFDHe1Y0ItQrjYT7ZFQjipQmh9AS9yi9F9/s1600-h/Honest_Scrap_Award_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_RnkhppujNHhAyPHvjNCNEZO16qcmEUqcpUIurE6P_0iKxrZ9MquwVWMmdLn38KtcIYKPKzcNYJt7oDcKjv48I6KMq39rCn1J_Cnpm2eGymNFDHe1Y0ItQrjYT7ZFQjipQmh9AS9yi9F9/s400/Honest_Scrap_Award_thumb%5B3%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389572933702468066" /></a><br />My Aunt Kate <a href="http://www.chroniclesofacountrygirl.blogspot.com">(Chronicles of a Country Girl)</a> has given me an "award", albeit a loaded one! I have to thank the presenter of the award, tell you 10 honest things about myself, and pass the award on to 7 others whose blogs I find brilliant in content and/or design or those who have encouraged me. And soo... Thanks Katy! I love you! <br />>>> I am a compulsive list maker. I make several lists a day but rarely do I complete every item. I think the problem is forgetting there are only 24 hours in a day.<br />>>> I have a degree in fashion design, but sometimes I feel as though I have no personal style. I like to blame it on my lack of a discretionary income, but who really knows?<br />>>> I have a very low tolerance for pain. I can whine about a paper cut for a week. Three weeks ago I tripped over a chalkboard menu sign in front of a restaurant. It collapsed and fell on my foot and just yesterday I complained that the bruise still hurt when I put sneakers on.<br />>>> I am obsessed with letters and stationary but I can be very bad at writing prompt thank you notes. I feel very guilty about this. <br />> I believe in the local foods movement and I have really come a long way in my thinking about foods and planning my meals. But when winter is around the corner and I imagine several months without tomatoes or salad or berries, I find it difficult to completely comply. I also really love grapefruits and avocados and I'm pretty sure they aren't grown in the Philadelphia area.<br />>>> I don't have a drivers license. ugh. Most of you readers know me so this isn't a surprise but for some reason is still very amusing and/or irritating to some of you. It is very stupid at this point and I need to get on it.<br />>>> I really don't enjoy running. I have never gotten into the groove long enough that it has become a pleasant routine. Is this bad? <br />>>> I don't wear sunscreen every day. There is SPF 15 in my makeup but I don't wear makeup every day and even when I do, it doesn't cover all my exposed skin. I am such a sunscreen nazi with my friends that I should really invest in some moisturizer with SPF and actually wear it.<br />>>> I don't know how to knit. I own knitting needles, I know how to machine knit, and I was a sweater designer for heaven's sake but I have yet to learn hand knitting. <br />>>> I am an avid procrastinator. In fact, several of the 10 honest things in this list have something to do with procrastination. Geez. That reminds me, I have things to do!<br /><br />As for passing the award on.. this is difficult because I don't really have many blogging friends. If you think this looks fun, write your ten things in the comments section, post it on your blog, or even write it down and don't tell anyone.<br /><br />Have a great day!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-58816211609759336142009-10-06T11:00:00.000-04:002009-10-06T11:00:04.101-04:00Art Speak AheadThis weekend Joe and I went to the Rodin Museum on kind of a whim. We were walking by and I had never actually been there. It was...enlightening. In regular art museums I tend to gloss over the sculpture offerings and head straight to the paintings, but as this museum is all sculpture, it forced me to really focus on the medium. The manipulation of scale is especially interesting. Some of his work is very haunting and other pieces are very romantic and soft. That juxtaposition made me want to find out more about the man behind the work. Read more about him <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auguste_Rodin">here</a>.<br /> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONeaimfyG9vMWulne3fUenfiQnIrH2Z4_SOke1DWLx8RjTEyPp2wPx3og8KSEZm22MQKAMQYswIn5gzCOdbm6b_Jz5GuWkRKM8nep-TrZfZMIDPBKEGKediEN9zsbh1l2kWpRb2IkQna6/s1600-h/the+clenched+hand+via+rodinmuseum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 700px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjONeaimfyG9vMWulne3fUenfiQnIrH2Z4_SOke1DWLx8RjTEyPp2wPx3og8KSEZm22MQKAMQYswIn5gzCOdbm6b_Jz5GuWkRKM8nep-TrZfZMIDPBKEGKediEN9zsbh1l2kWpRb2IkQna6/s400/the+clenched+hand+via+rodinmuseum.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389218189221403874" /></a>via <a href="http://www.rodinmuseum.org/">rodin museum</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRFvObugWdCRedBZe6Svxg57kIfczphCfo52owWw5x9RFVenYpdf77-256RMEICyV5KAfZXvHLV6bypDlzM77W6Bf8Aawn1-7XVUNQJX2q0qpHWjCR9bltKh9uKcwf8oK3Cj_E4-EP79X/s1600-h/the+cathedral+via+rodinmuseum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 600px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRFvObugWdCRedBZe6Svxg57kIfczphCfo52owWw5x9RFVenYpdf77-256RMEICyV5KAfZXvHLV6bypDlzM77W6Bf8Aawn1-7XVUNQJX2q0qpHWjCR9bltKh9uKcwf8oK3Cj_E4-EP79X/s400/the+cathedral+via+rodinmuseum.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389218181967093026" /></a>via <a href="http://www.rodinmuseum.org/">rodin museum</a><br />Speaking of artists and their backgrounds, I recommend reading Strapless, the story of John Singer Sargent and the subject of his most famous painting, Madame X. It's like a trashy chick lit novel, but instead of being set in Bergdorf Goodman in 2009, it's set in Paris and New Orleans in the 1890's. And instead of following a Park Avenue princess it follows a popular artist and a high society lady. Good read!<br /><br />Have a great day!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-29146921406754389082009-10-05T16:00:00.000-04:002009-10-05T16:07:26.077-04:00Pretty impressive harvest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WDtCndxWemuWqPPaNxOFM-lkChCErHtROrEPKxnh9-5ckbreI6rw3aaFwzqc6r54PbW2c_LPRloMOsy4PlJdPLpzk-EKf_YhhB8YPxH-v_zBhN2TUYXIb-4jt9oJ0njbSky3zN_UioU7/s1600-h/impressive+bounty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WDtCndxWemuWqPPaNxOFM-lkChCErHtROrEPKxnh9-5ckbreI6rw3aaFwzqc6r54PbW2c_LPRloMOsy4PlJdPLpzk-EKf_YhhB8YPxH-v_zBhN2TUYXIb-4jt9oJ0njbSky3zN_UioU7/s400/impressive+bounty.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387346040217804546" /></a> How's this for a bountiful harvest? Along with three tiny strawberries, this mini jalepeno has been our entire yield from our mini-garden this year. I suppose I am not mentioning that we got all the fresh herbs we needed all summer, so that should count. I'm hoping to be a little more ambitious and fruitful (literally!) next year, so we will have to recruit advice from <a href="http://www.phillygrows.com/">Andrew </a>.<br />Have a great day!emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4816352544506825694.post-88719242573101676242009-10-02T11:54:00.006-04:002009-10-02T12:36:04.453-04:00That's all, nothing moreI'm having kind of a sick day today and I'm drinking peppermint tea and watching "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium". So far it is just what the doctor ordered. It is silly and cute and wonderful. I love all the characters! And when's the last time a movie was rated G?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8qESloMFLSU8AF7pku1MSQw0peQbwtuE-QkiyDmTpJrxDaInmwcA5cc0YywarH9bi5F7BF1wBMrSZpo0GNvGoKx4qGmWYCr9SKRrCO5TIHqdZmm_KO97j1sXk9w2III_OGKQTYWbnE03/s1600-h/mr.+magorium%27s+wonder+emporium.htm"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_8qESloMFLSU8AF7pku1MSQw0peQbwtuE-QkiyDmTpJrxDaInmwcA5cc0YywarH9bi5F7BF1wBMrSZpo0GNvGoKx4qGmWYCr9SKRrCO5TIHqdZmm_KO97j1sXk9w2III_OGKQTYWbnE03/s400/mr.+magorium%27s+wonder+emporium.htm" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388034784395324946" /></a>via<a href="http://www.rlslog.net/mr-magoriums-wonder-emporium-720p-bluray-x264-septic/">rlslog</a><br /><br />Instead of cleaning and accomplishing other necessary tasks I am going to make a little wish list. Things I want today:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9RjgXEzia333Wjtw3skHaDY7bpfb0BtZBmvCRjIEffLyKiWvct7SEHvX7kFuBANrKcjabK9VK-Zo4IouwiMdc8aUS8y4uLTfBVj7jmsyv_7PgO2MQhEkamnhHIslfbd0jikipYRrghcz/s1600-h/biggest+pizza+ever.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg9RjgXEzia333Wjtw3skHaDY7bpfb0BtZBmvCRjIEffLyKiWvct7SEHvX7kFuBANrKcjabK9VK-Zo4IouwiMdc8aUS8y4uLTfBVj7jmsyv_7PgO2MQhEkamnhHIslfbd0jikipYRrghcz/s400/biggest+pizza+ever.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388034789969730706" /></a>pizza<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFU7QBshnHZ0ZOEG1QLR0VJeE_d55GrF3ozDEsPwCdPhkDEE8dAdfP0fQ2Mx3vnTO7vyWWEziz64QiBHK6-pazzwXwjJLjexHhpgqBy17VEGNZ4YoWEnOS-gY6pDWziCWgVyCVhF64Ol1/s1600-h/warm+anthropologie+sweater.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFU7QBshnHZ0ZOEG1QLR0VJeE_d55GrF3ozDEsPwCdPhkDEE8dAdfP0fQ2Mx3vnTO7vyWWEziz64QiBHK6-pazzwXwjJLjexHhpgqBy17VEGNZ4YoWEnOS-gY6pDWziCWgVyCVhF64Ol1/s400/warm+anthropologie+sweater.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388037104469140530" /></a>warm sweaters (via <a href="http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=913367&catId=CLOTHES-SWEATERS&pushId=CLOTHES-SWEATERS&popId=CLOTHES&sortProperties=&navCount=75&navAction=top&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=041&colorName=NAVY&isSubcategory=true&isProduct=true">anthropologie</a>)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfFVO8WJJgLAOecy_cChE8cAflV23CbKEijdlpMxSurvvuIiqdI2PjvV2F6yOOAwdZ_uERwdZxv_ZbSINXDXGYZCGXA3FoTz1w4M3NOcQnCJtV19akXxJwHMhkEHSLOXNKAn2hoF_A0tn/s1600-h/heart+hot+water+bottle+via+needagift.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 273px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfFVO8WJJgLAOecy_cChE8cAflV23CbKEijdlpMxSurvvuIiqdI2PjvV2F6yOOAwdZ_uERwdZxv_ZbSINXDXGYZCGXA3FoTz1w4M3NOcQnCJtV19akXxJwHMhkEHSLOXNKAn2hoF_A0tn/s400/heart+hot+water+bottle+via+needagift.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388039307708993090" /></a>an old fashioned hot water bottle (<a href="http://www.designspongeonline.com/2009/10/small-measures-with-ashley-heat-saving-suggestions.html">design*sponge</a> inspired me and all of the sudden it seems really necessary) via <a href="http://www.needapresent.com/gifts/heart-hot-water-bottle">needapresent</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wQDUCfH_WBIldwi4EkuJq8BH6FBWiPYh8jM5a-ELcgmIvJRhDsPJ7XuyetkETpQ6Nm_l2R01dIrSmokfEWYKQDQhkdmf9Zi0tL1P0SAL7RkbpNwVvmJ9mLvrATpL-v0-3cyEG7-KzeUc/s1600-h/Alicia+and+Phil5.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5wQDUCfH_WBIldwi4EkuJq8BH6FBWiPYh8jM5a-ELcgmIvJRhDsPJ7XuyetkETpQ6Nm_l2R01dIrSmokfEWYKQDQhkdmf9Zi0tL1P0SAL7RkbpNwVvmJ9mLvrATpL-v0-3cyEG7-KzeUc/s400/Alicia+and+Phil5.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388039669801964130" /></a>a big hug (alicia and phil)<br /><br />Here's hoping for a couple of these things. Have a lovely day!<br />P.S. Does anyone have any brilliant Halloween costume ideas for me? I'm accepting suggestions from everyone but Joe because his are all nonsense.emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16175818690524874206noreply@blogger.com3