Please don't wear that.

Tom and I were out shopping last weekend and I thought for a moment about a new spring coat. We wandered into Marshall Fields and located the coat section...

All was well untill we discovered the coat section was right next to the ugly er, prom dress section.

Apparently, teenage girls are going blind in droves. That is the only thing I can think of to explain the array of dresses at Marshall Fields. There were something on the order of 5 racks of dresses in every shade of aqua you can dream up. There was a pink, green and black striped dress with the bubble hem and pouffy sleeves. Oh yes, you read that right - the bubble hem has returned. There was even a lovely floor length Rainbow Brite dress skirted in tulle streaked with all the colors of a Pride parade.

I walked out with no coat because the only mirror in the section was located in front of said dresses. Nothing can look good with those dresses as a backdrop. Nothing.

6 Months and a Dozen Roses

Ah, Friday. Glorious Friday.

As of today, Tom and I have been married 6 months! I wasn't expecting a huge celebration, but I thought it deserved mentioning. :)

My dear hubby arrived home tonight with the extra shelf I needed from Ikea. I was pretty happy about that, but then he pulled a dozen roses out from behind the shelf! We then decided to cook ourselves some dinner to celebrate - lemon pepper shrimp for me and a gyro for him. I've become the sauce chef these days, so while Tom got busy with the wok I mixed up a couple of mean sauces for our dishes. Who would have imagined I would enjoy cooking...

The dishes were deeelish :) We shared a single serving of cheesecake brownie thing for desert and snuggled while we watched Dr. Who.

It was the best 6 month-iversary a girl could ask for!

Oh. My. God.

From the category of "For the Modern, Disturbed Kitchen...."

Welcome Isabel Grace!!

Last night our friends Mary & Ben had a baby girl!!

Isabel Grace was born March 15th at 6:04 PM (her due date). She is 9lbs 15oz and 20 1/2" long. This little one has impeccable timing, arriving squarely between the 2 snowstorms of the season.

Mom, Dad and Isabel are resting comfortably.





















Isn't she beautiful? :)

Congrats to the happy family! I wish Mom and Dad many restful nights...

F@rk!

So I was all ready for spring, and those of you who live in Minnesota know how well that worked out today.

10 inches of wet, heavy, sloppy snow. I took a snow day (AKA "workin' from home" *wink wink*) because there was no way I was taking my sporty little vehicle out in that slop.

I stayed in bed in denial until 10AM. Tom got all bundled up and braved the elements around noon to snow blow the driveway. He came in with icicles on the beard. Ouch.

When I finally did get up, I sauntered into my newly refinished den. Whoo! In the last two weeks, we removed all the excess stuff, refinished the hardwood floor, painted the walls and blah dark old trim, pained the ceiling, put up bookshelves and a new cabinet...I still have to put crown moulding on the floor to ceiling bookcases, but I *adore* being in my office now. I sat in here the other night and just stared at the walls. It all makes me SO happy...almost as happy as 10 inches of snow melting before I have to shovel it. :)

Self-portrait

Daffodilly Goodness

I love daffoldils. Yesterday was the annual Daffodil days for the ol' office. I bought two bunches and placed them happily on my desk.

Overnight they sprung open. Today they are taunting me with their springy scent. They smell so flowery! I want spring now damnit. Now now now...

Buttery yellow omens of spring - bloom away :)

(Forgive the low res PDA image!)

Cold Turkey

I've always believed soda is evil. One of my all time favorite books, Fast Food Nation, discusses at length how the fast food industry and soft drink companies are in cahoots to stuff as much sugar into the population as they can.

About three weeks ago I decided to give up soda entirely. None. Nadda. Zip. Not even diet coke. After listening to my dental hygenist for the 900th time tell me how diet soft drinks are as bad for your teeth as regular soft drinks (they all shift the pH in your mouth and encourage cavity causing bacteria), and my doctor telling me even diet drinks can leach calcium from your bones, I decided enough was enough.

Today I came across an interesting CNN article on the topic. Many renowned obesity researchers are now saying soft drinks are a major factor in obesity. Its an interesting article and food for thought. I don't think that soft drinks are the only cause of obesity, but the sugar/chemical soups cannot possibly be good for one's health. I do like the fact that the only people in the article defending soft drinks are the reps from the beverage industry trade groups.

Viva la ice water!