Year: 2010Page 1 of 5

I *heart* Carhartt!

For years and years and years I’ve wanted a Carhartt jacket. Mostly because of a sentimental attachment to my dad and childhood but also because HOLY WARM BATMAN!…

Dating Lessons Learned

Dating Lessons Learned Hmmmm. I’ve dated quite a bit this past year…and I have learned a few lessons I would like to share (Disclaimer: Not all lessons learned…

EEGADS! Penguin Necklace

The nice man I’ve been dating the last few weeks bought me a very, very nice Christmas present. A sterling silver diamond/amethyst penguin necklace. One day he asked…

Best Hotel Ever?

Perhaps. My friends and I stayed at the Embassy Suites near Foggy Bottom this weekend. $130 for an executive suite. HUGE common area in addition to the bedroom….

Pi Time in Washington D.C!

Pi Time in Washington D.C! Aaaaaaaaand I’m off. $1 Megabus Overnight Ticket to one of my favorite places in the whole wide world Washington D.C.! Even better…I get…

Hockey Date

Hockey Date. Yes please. Hat trick too! Wheeeee! Save

Snowy Lunch Break!

Ah…FINALLY! REAL SNOW IN THE CITY OF BUFFALO! I can think of few things that make me happier—-huge fluffy snowflakes! When I saw how gorgeous it was outside…

All Things Cookies 2010

All Things Cookies 2010 So far I’ve made… 1. *Cherry Chip Cookies (Yes, from the cake mix, yum!) 2. Chocolate Chip Cookies (just need to buy the melty…

Open Letters to Things In My Wee Kitchen

Open Letters to Things In My Wee Kitchen 1. Dear Favourite Spatula, You picked a piss poor time to break in half. I’m still gonna use you without…

Cookie Porn

Cookie Porn.Do you see what I see??? I guess I will make sure to have only ONE of these peppermint kiss cookies per plate.   Ok, that was…

Happy

My house smells like cookies, I’ve been baking since coming home from work this afternoon. (Ok, after a nap first.) My living room is warm thank to the…

Thanksgiving Montage

Thanksgiving Montage, My niece suddenly knows how to read and write! She read me a bedtime story AND wrote this on the dry-erase board at the end of…

Psychic Pancakes

Psychic Pancakes I love it when this happens… I read this article on Yahoo about the Best Pancake Mixes before going to bed last night. So…I woke up…

Protected: Yep, it’s that time…

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Dad

“I’m still hanging on — but I’m doing it wrong” The mind is a powerful sponge. I just woke up from a well needed nap…to find myself in…

I Love a Rainy Night

*Hmmm, that hasn’t happened in a VERY LONG TIME. I wrote a post, published it and it disappeared! Grrrr.* Tis a cold rainy night, which in my world…

Dreaming of…rabbits?

I had a variation of my recurring dream last night. I’m at my childhood home. I wake up realizing, as usual…that our rabbits need to be fed. Aside:…

Protected: First Impressions

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Back to the Future Party!

Back to the Future Party! Back to the Future Party!Back to the Future Party!A great (scott) success! I dressed up as  Lorraine Baines McFly Tannen, circa Alternate 1985….

Halloween Happy Hour!

Halloween Happy Hour! Last night I dressed up as Virginia. The “Catholic Girl Who Started Much Too Late.” Hardly a stretch of the imagination, I know. Basically it…

Bobby’s got a brand new car…(oh yeah!)

(I have butt songs from the early 90’s stuck in my head tonight apparently!) ANYHOW. Tis not everyday a non-profit performing arts employee can afford to buy a…

Pouring!

Thursday night? The BFF took me to Gabe’s for a few stiff drinks because I was nervous that I was meeting up with…*He Who I Cannot Resist* for…

Dear Simba Cat

Dear Simba Cat, You are a giant kitty who would eat a bowl full of dust bunnies if I put it in front of you…so why do you…

Happy.

Happy. I’m at my favorite SPOT to sit in SPOT, the table where Lowest of the Low came and sat with me before an appearance at New World…

Hockey? YES PLEASE!

View from the Buffalo News box… Me and the one and only DAWN SUMMERS! I never ever ever expected to meet her in real life for the first…

Thank God For Weekends

Thank God For Weekends. After a looooooooooooooooooooooong week of work. Saturday is finally here! I have the best of all worlds planned for the weekend. Domestic Jen– Laundry,…

Done

Done. Puppy dog to the curb. Sad thing is? I was making myself sick trying to do it. He’s a nice enough guy and well intentioned but not…