Charlie has safely returned from his 2 week trip to Russia, SUPER YAY! He brought chocolate, so really it was a magical reunion. Hopefully I will eat some...um...now. Yes, chocolate now. Like "Equal Rights NOW", only for chocolate. Delicious, melty (but not TOO melty), delectable chocolate.
I had the best Sunday ever. I slept in, with my husband and the baby dog, it rained all day, I ate eggs and sun-dried tomato chicken sausage (mouthful) for breakfast, took a 2 hour nap with my husband, had a large mug o' Marshik Chai, watched the shuttle Discovery launch safely into orbit, ate tomato-basil soup and more sausages for dinner, and am now watching the Sunday usual shows.
Not bad, not bad at all. In fact, GOOD. Great even!
I do feel a bit ooky - under the weather, ALMOST, but really just sorta "not right".
Easy, people, I can hear what you think. We'll see how I am feeling tomorrie.
Anyhoo, glad to get this shuttle mission underway, and elated to have Fat Mar home with me. Fatness!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
I Love Dancing With The Stars!
This show is UNSTOPPABLE!
I wish I could personally be on Dancing With the Stars, but for now I will settle for watching all of the hapless dancing virgins put their best foot forward.
I am sitting on my couch at home, clapping my brains out with a huge grin on my face. I love the cowboy, Jewel's husband (what's-his-name, Ty?) and he's my favorite so far because he was so out of his element and he tried SO HARD! Good on ya Rodeo King!
Next, Shawn Johnson did really well. Yes, she's a gymnast but that's not why I like her. In fact, despite my past life as a trampolinist, I am generally not inclined to like gymnasts at all in things outside of gymnastics, but she was wonderful. Well done!
L'il Kim's face and body (holy booty!) look messed up, enough said. What ever happened to the "China Doll" days (anyone? hello?). Maybe it was because it was during the pre-prison years...but I digress. Her dance was fine. Enh.
Steve Wozniak had the greatest attitude about his dancing, which I commend him for. He did, however, bore his partner to tears with his nerdiness during their training. He wanted to "represent" the nerds, but I think they (the nerds) would appreciate it if he never did that again. Ever. Sorry Steve.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy is HOT, holy crap. Denise Richards is a crybaby. C'mon girl, grow some chops.
I also think it's funny that my other favorite dancing show, So You Think You Can Dance, is the farm team for the next generation of professionals on DWtS. Hey, when you've got it, you've got it!
That's all I can remember. More than you wanted to know, but there it is.
First to go in my opinion? The chick from the Go-Gos (We've Got the Beat, running around our bunk beds, Faith!), Belinda Carlisle - snoozefest and ZERO confidence!
If you're ever interested:
http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=index
I wish I could personally be on Dancing With the Stars, but for now I will settle for watching all of the hapless dancing virgins put their best foot forward.
I am sitting on my couch at home, clapping my brains out with a huge grin on my face. I love the cowboy, Jewel's husband (what's-his-name, Ty?) and he's my favorite so far because he was so out of his element and he tried SO HARD! Good on ya Rodeo King!
Next, Shawn Johnson did really well. Yes, she's a gymnast but that's not why I like her. In fact, despite my past life as a trampolinist, I am generally not inclined to like gymnasts at all in things outside of gymnastics, but she was wonderful. Well done!
L'il Kim's face and body (holy booty!) look messed up, enough said. What ever happened to the "China Doll" days (anyone? hello?). Maybe it was because it was during the pre-prison years...but I digress. Her dance was fine. Enh.
Steve Wozniak had the greatest attitude about his dancing, which I commend him for. He did, however, bore his partner to tears with his nerdiness during their training. He wanted to "represent" the nerds, but I think they (the nerds) would appreciate it if he never did that again. Ever. Sorry Steve.
Maksim Chmerkovskiy is HOT, holy crap. Denise Richards is a crybaby. C'mon girl, grow some chops.
I also think it's funny that my other favorite dancing show, So You Think You Can Dance, is the farm team for the next generation of professionals on DWtS. Hey, when you've got it, you've got it!
That's all I can remember. More than you wanted to know, but there it is.
First to go in my opinion? The chick from the Go-Gos (We've Got the Beat, running around our bunk beds, Faith!), Belinda Carlisle - snoozefest and ZERO confidence!
If you're ever interested:
http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=index
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Two Blog Entries, Two Days
This must be some kind of record!
Today I even made a complete sentence here, so consider yourselves in awe of my mastery of the written word. I have had a good and productive weekend. PLUS, no homework for class (just studying for the midterm on Thursday) so I'm pumped. PUMPED I tell you!
Let's see...Saturday I watched 3 hrs of class, then finished two baby blankets that I have been working on for eons and truth be told I am pleased with the outcome (pix to come later). I went with Beth to "The LJ" (Lake Jackson, her hometown) yesterday afternoon to have lunch at Appleways and visit her mom at the local Quilt Show/Fair...which put my own blanket "handiwork" to shame. I'm a sham! Anyway, there were some awesome quilts there - those ladies go absolutely nuts with that stuff - and I also got to see Beth's mom Linda (she's ADORABLE!) show off some of her craftsmanship with stained glass. I am so impressed, that I am seriously thinking of commissioning a piece from her. Stay tuned for all that!
Once I got home from LJ, I played with the doggz and then watched The Red Violin, a movie gift from a friend. If you haven't seen it, you should really watch it (or "Netflix it" as my Mom says). It was a great movie!! Then it was nite nite time and I slept like a rock.
This morning I woke up at 7:30am and was raring to go for a busy day. Then I realized I lost an hour (when I hopped in my car) and was pissed. Oh well, by 9:00am (true time) I was on my way to grocery shopping. I took my sweet ol' time shopping and 1:30 hr later I was done. I saved $17 in coupons, which made me really happy since I don't usually buy items that they give coupons out for (read: organic, produce, "healthier" fare). Yay me! After shopping I went to the garden center, picked out some flowers & potting soil & then planted them. This is a big feat for me, so let's hope they don't die within the week - I. Must. Water. Them. ...ugh!
"I can do it. I can do it. I can do it."
I made a Panzanella salad (from Ina Garten's Parties book) with my fresh veggies and even made a chocolate cake (from the box, ew, but necessary). I am going to attempt to make cake balls this evening, I'll let you know how that goes. THEN, I let the dogs run thru the sprinklers, which they loved, pushed a baby snake (probably poisonous) off of my patio after Sammie barked at it for like minutes straight, composted all of my kitchen goods, vacuumed the first floor and picked up some crud around the house.
Next up, finishing cake balls (if I can), debating on whether I should shower or not (likely not) and watching Mama's shows tonight. I plan on throwing in some Midterm studying along the way here somehow and even eating dinner.
Wow, long entry. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaanyhoodle-doodle (thanks Mom for the fancy words), that's all I've got.
Maybe not: One last thing, I finished the Twilight Series of books this weekend (thanks Jen!) and am all vampired up! I need something else to read now, what could it be??
Today I even made a complete sentence here, so consider yourselves in awe of my mastery of the written word. I have had a good and productive weekend. PLUS, no homework for class (just studying for the midterm on Thursday) so I'm pumped. PUMPED I tell you!
Let's see...Saturday I watched 3 hrs of class, then finished two baby blankets that I have been working on for eons and truth be told I am pleased with the outcome (pix to come later). I went with Beth to "The LJ" (Lake Jackson, her hometown) yesterday afternoon to have lunch at Appleways and visit her mom at the local Quilt Show/Fair...which put my own blanket "handiwork" to shame. I'm a sham! Anyway, there were some awesome quilts there - those ladies go absolutely nuts with that stuff - and I also got to see Beth's mom Linda (she's ADORABLE!) show off some of her craftsmanship with stained glass. I am so impressed, that I am seriously thinking of commissioning a piece from her. Stay tuned for all that!
Once I got home from LJ, I played with the doggz and then watched The Red Violin, a movie gift from a friend. If you haven't seen it, you should really watch it (or "Netflix it" as my Mom says). It was a great movie!! Then it was nite nite time and I slept like a rock.
This morning I woke up at 7:30am and was raring to go for a busy day. Then I realized I lost an hour (when I hopped in my car) and was pissed. Oh well, by 9:00am (true time) I was on my way to grocery shopping. I took my sweet ol' time shopping and 1:30 hr later I was done. I saved $17 in coupons, which made me really happy since I don't usually buy items that they give coupons out for (read: organic, produce, "healthier" fare). Yay me! After shopping I went to the garden center, picked out some flowers & potting soil & then planted them. This is a big feat for me, so let's hope they don't die within the week - I. Must. Water. Them. ...ugh!
"I can do it. I can do it. I can do it."
I made a Panzanella salad (from Ina Garten's Parties book) with my fresh veggies and even made a chocolate cake (from the box, ew, but necessary). I am going to attempt to make cake balls this evening, I'll let you know how that goes. THEN, I let the dogs run thru the sprinklers, which they loved, pushed a baby snake (probably poisonous) off of my patio after Sammie barked at it for like minutes straight, composted all of my kitchen goods, vacuumed the first floor and picked up some crud around the house.
Next up, finishing cake balls (if I can), debating on whether I should shower or not (likely not) and watching Mama's shows tonight. I plan on throwing in some Midterm studying along the way here somehow and even eating dinner.
Wow, long entry. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaanyhoodle-doodle (thanks Mom for the fancy words), that's all I've got.
Maybe not: One last thing, I finished the Twilight Series of books this weekend (thanks Jen!) and am all vampired up! I need something else to read now, what could it be??
Saturday, March 7, 2009
What. Is. Up.
Quick update:
Charlie Russia.
Jaime Home, Jaime Lonely.
Dogs Alive.
Kirby Grouchy, Sammie Bitey.
Weather Warmy, Jaime Sweaty.
Work Busy, Shuttle Launchy.
Jaime Hungry, Jaime End-y.
Charlie Russia.
Jaime Home, Jaime Lonely.
Dogs Alive.
Kirby Grouchy, Sammie Bitey.
Weather Warmy, Jaime Sweaty.
Work Busy, Shuttle Launchy.
Jaime Hungry, Jaime End-y.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Monday Monday
Happy Birthday to me last Friday and a HUGE thank you to everyone who wished me well :)
I will blog more about it later, but in sum:
Surprise bday party for me at my house ("Mad Hatter Tea Party") after a scrumptious dinner at Signature Bistro (mmmmm, Chilean Sea Bass). See pictures on Erin's blog or here.
My dad even drove down, which was amazing to see him!! Saturday I watched class (lame) and chilled, then went to see Taken with Charlie and Dad, followed by Luna's.
Sunday was the Oscar party:
I will blog more about it later, but in sum:
Surprise bday party for me at my house ("Mad Hatter Tea Party") after a scrumptious dinner at Signature Bistro (mmmmm, Chilean Sea Bass). See pictures on Erin's blog or here.
My dad even drove down, which was amazing to see him!! Saturday I watched class (lame) and chilled, then went to see Taken with Charlie and Dad, followed by Luna's.
Sunday was the Oscar party:
Monday, February 16, 2009
Valentines Day
...was a wonderful day! After a rousing "Birthdays Party" at the Sholl's - a joint venture to celebrate all of the Feb/Mar birthdays we have amongst our friends, not to mention that Erin's birthday is actually on Friday the 13th of February - where the po-lice came to bust up the party due to noise infractions (awesome!), I slept in a little. Charlie went to play football with his friends, got home around 1:00pm or so, we had lunch of mac & cheese and sausages then napped until 5:30pm. The day was dreary and rainy, so it was perfect nap/cuddle weather. The dogs even joined in the fun...
We woke up and cooked a dinner Charlie had researched and planned, the menu consisted of the following - mind you, all of this was fresh and none pre-prepared!:
*Chimney Loin Tuna - Tuna Loin marinated in soy/wasabi/honey, then covered in sesame seeds and seared - delish!
*Carmelized Pancetta Salad w/ Red Wine Vinaigrette - all homemade over a bed of salad greens
*Mushroom Wheat Berry Pilaf - Brown rice, wheat berries, crimini mushrooms, fresh thyme & rosemary all in pilaf
*Fresh Green Bean Casserole - think the kind with those Durkee onions and cream of something soup...only all of the ingredients were fresh, from the homemade fried onions to the blanched green beans to the mushsroom-cream sauce.
*Chocolate Covered Strawberries - Dark & white chocolate mixture over delectably ripe strawberries!
I would eat it a hundred times again, it was so good!! Mmmmmmmmm. PLUS, we knew every single ingredient we were putting into our bodies, you can't beat that! Charlie did a great job planning an innovative, delicious meal. I am very lucky :)
Following dinner (which was at 9:30pm), we watched Boondock Saints on the BluRay then hit the hay. I hope you all had a Happy Valentines Day!
We woke up and cooked a dinner Charlie had researched and planned, the menu consisted of the following - mind you, all of this was fresh and none pre-prepared!:
*Chimney Loin Tuna - Tuna Loin marinated in soy/wasabi/honey, then covered in sesame seeds and seared - delish!
*Carmelized Pancetta Salad w/ Red Wine Vinaigrette - all homemade over a bed of salad greens
*Mushroom Wheat Berry Pilaf - Brown rice, wheat berries, crimini mushrooms, fresh thyme & rosemary all in pilaf
*Fresh Green Bean Casserole - think the kind with those Durkee onions and cream of something soup...only all of the ingredients were fresh, from the homemade fried onions to the blanched green beans to the mushsroom-cream sauce.
*Chocolate Covered Strawberries - Dark & white chocolate mixture over delectably ripe strawberries!
I would eat it a hundred times again, it was so good!! Mmmmmmmmm. PLUS, we knew every single ingredient we were putting into our bodies, you can't beat that! Charlie did a great job planning an innovative, delicious meal. I am very lucky :)
Following dinner (which was at 9:30pm), we watched Boondock Saints on the BluRay then hit the hay. I hope you all had a Happy Valentines Day!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
De Neue Post
Well well well. My trip to the Netherlands to visit Jenny T (and Jim!) was successful and amazing! What a great week I spent with my BFF, so fun! I got the chance to relax, chit chat some serious girl talk in small cafes in local towns, saw some awesome windmills in the butt cold weather, watched an adorable swan (we deemed him male, calling to his female counterpart across the frozen tundra of the little river), had coffee in Amsterdam, swam at the NATO base, drank at an Irish Pub in Maastricht and...just had a great time! The JT's flat is great and they were awesome hosts!
Now I'm back to the US and back to the daily grind. Thank goodness it's almost the weekend, and a long weekend at that. I do miss Europe and all her glory.
I had coffee with a friend after work today, which made the "grind" seem less grind-y. It was a most welcome exchange of two brilliant minds (...so much is funny about that). Really, it reminds me that the people you know can make life better! Skadoosh!
Now I'm back to the US and back to the daily grind. Thank goodness it's almost the weekend, and a long weekend at that. I do miss Europe and all her glory.
I had coffee with a friend after work today, which made the "grind" seem less grind-y. It was a most welcome exchange of two brilliant minds (...so much is funny about that). Really, it reminds me that the people you know can make life better! Skadoosh!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Babies, Babies Everywhere!
Congratulations to Derek & Erika Sollosi on the birth of their first child, Veronika Helen. Pictures of the new Sollosi addition prove her to be as cute as a button, especially for a teeny, tiny pink thing :) I'm very excited for the both of them and I am sure Kirby would be equally as happy to welcome in their newest addition...though I'm sure she wouldn't know what to do with her (Sammie is the nurturing type).
This starts the first of the many babies to be born this year, to friends of mine. I think including Derek & Erika, I have 6 friends who are having babies this year so far. It's still early, so who knows how many more are to come!!
For those of you who are inevitably wondering, I do not plan to be with child this year. School now, babies later...so much for my "first baby before 30" plan. And no, it's NOT STILL POSSIBLE - I repeat: School now, babies later :)
This starts the first of the many babies to be born this year, to friends of mine. I think including Derek & Erika, I have 6 friends who are having babies this year so far. It's still early, so who knows how many more are to come!!
For those of you who are inevitably wondering, I do not plan to be with child this year. School now, babies later...so much for my "first baby before 30" plan. And no, it's NOT STILL POSSIBLE - I repeat: School now, babies later :)
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Drama
I don't think I can do drama shows anymore.
Every week I watch Grey's Anatomy and Brothers and Sisters. I love those shows to pieces. Tonight I also watched the end of Private Practice.
Everyone dies in these darn shows, or nearly so. Inevitably I weep and cry and sob some more for the sadness they must feel and the sadness I feel for them. The loss of a loved one is ridiculously difficult, from family to friends to even pets. It makes me think of my own mortality and that isn't something I frankly care to give to much thought to. Too final. Too disconcerting for me at this point in my life. Someday I will come to terms with my mortality and the mortality of my loved ones, but today is not that day.
It's gotten so bad I even cry at The Biggest Loser. Biggest-Friggin'-Loser. At least I'm not the only one. You know who you are!!
So I will continue to cry at television shows, movies, commercials and all things sad, endearing, kind, compassionate and so forth, since I feel that at least most of my crying comes from a healthy place in my psyche. Maybe next week will bring brighter days for my entertainment viewing, though I'll make sure to have a shirtsleeve handy just in case my mascara starts to run...
Every week I watch Grey's Anatomy and Brothers and Sisters. I love those shows to pieces. Tonight I also watched the end of Private Practice.
Everyone dies in these darn shows, or nearly so. Inevitably I weep and cry and sob some more for the sadness they must feel and the sadness I feel for them. The loss of a loved one is ridiculously difficult, from family to friends to even pets. It makes me think of my own mortality and that isn't something I frankly care to give to much thought to. Too final. Too disconcerting for me at this point in my life. Someday I will come to terms with my mortality and the mortality of my loved ones, but today is not that day.
It's gotten so bad I even cry at The Biggest Loser. Biggest-Friggin'-Loser. At least I'm not the only one. You know who you are!!
So I will continue to cry at television shows, movies, commercials and all things sad, endearing, kind, compassionate and so forth, since I feel that at least most of my crying comes from a healthy place in my psyche. Maybe next week will bring brighter days for my entertainment viewing, though I'll make sure to have a shirtsleeve handy just in case my mascara starts to run...
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Marathon Man
Today Charlie ran in the Houston Marathon, doing the half marathon. The weather was absolutely beautiful today, about 60 degrees at race start and then sunny and a slight breeze for the duration of the race. He came in at a whopping 1:44:48 hr chip time for 13.1 miles for a pace of 7.94 minutes/mile. He finished in place 617/8434 Total (top 7%), and 63/465 (top 13.5%) in his division (Male 30-34). Craziness! I'm so proud of him, he did an outstanding job!
Kudos also to my friends: Erin, Tarik, Todd, Carla, Kimmie (all in the half), and Nujoud (her first full marathon!) for finishing strong!! I'm proud of all of you - what an accomplishment!!
Get ready for next year!
Kudos also to my friends: Erin, Tarik, Todd, Carla, Kimmie (all in the half), and Nujoud (her first full marathon!) for finishing strong!! I'm proud of all of you - what an accomplishment!!
Get ready for next year!
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