June 2010

Wheeeee! Mike, Katie, Konner, the Husband, and I went to Dexter’s in Downtown Orlando for a quick bite.   The girls: The boys: Future iPhone addict: We split a bottle of Mark West Pinot Noir, which is awesome and fruit and fresh.  I had a glass: I had a spinach salad with pecans, gorgonzola, onions [...]

You know what I hate about most cookbooks?  The really, really long ingredient lists for things that are suppose to be simple.  And I never have 2/3 of the items in my pantry, which means I’d have to go out and buy $15 worth of spices just to make a simple almond butter sauce.  Cooking [...]

Our surprise guests are Mike, Katie, and Konner! Konner is the Husband’s godson. :)  Yes, we buy him Manchester United kits and also try to brainwash him into loving the Miami Hurricanes.   Mike was a groomsman at our wedding! And Katie actually caught the bouquet… (Can you spot Jenna and Meghann?) Have I ever [...]

Tonight, I went from: To: With the help of Maggie: My bike was in pieces because I flew home with it after my Century bike race in California on May 23.  To see how to I took apart the bike and put it in a box (minor mission) so I could fly with it, check [...]

I have been bitten by the cleaning/organizing bug.  I look at everything in my apartment with a critical eye and think, “Do I really want to move that to North Carolina?”  The answer is usually NO.  I threw away 6 trash bags of junk this morning!   James got a bath, too.  And then I [...]

Morning!  I was so excited for breakfast this morning.  The idea of it literally pushed me out of bed. Kath’s husband, Matt, works for Great Harvest bakery and sent us home with three loaves of bread, including Cinnachip Cinnamon Bread.  He was pretty appalled when he found out we keep our normal bread in the [...]

I had a conundrum tonight:   Get off my lazy behind and put my bike back together, which has been un-assembled since my Century race on May 23. Figure out how to put on Rock Tape, “the only Kinesiology tape engineered to meet the demands of endurance athletes like runners, swimmers and cyclists.”   Obviously, [...]

My first job was a grocery store cashier at a Southeastern chain called Publix.  When I left Miami for college in Pittsburgh, I was really sad to leave such a great grocery store… and was very disappointed in the Pennsylvania chain Giant Eagle.  It just wasn’t the same!   We’ll have a Costco when we [...]

I wrote on Friday that our new place in Charlotte feels like 'serendipity,' and it really does.  The Husband and I could tell there was something special about the place right away.    On Thursday, we drove to the house to meet the landlord, not realizing that I had accidentally switched addresses in my datebook.  [...]

After hours of driving, we arrived at the in-laws’ house to discover my sister-in-law was preparing Thai food.  Best arrival present ever! Well, second best…   I really missed my furbabies! Apparently, Maggie was a very naughty dog while we were gone!  I’m so embarrassed.  She peed on my sister-in-law’s clean laundry and barked her [...]

I would love to hear your opinions on the subject of being a one car family. Our new home in Charlotte is in an area that is very condusive to walking or biking to shops, activities, and the Husband's work. Since I work from home, and the Husband's clinic is only 1.5 miles from our [...]

I grabbed Kath for a morning stroll. I really wanted to move my legs before we get into the car to drive 7 hours back to Florida!  But I wasn’t in the mood to RUN, so Kath agreed to walk with me.   We did 45 minutes at a fast clip around her neighborhood.  At [...]

A few weeks ago, Kath sent the Husband and I an E-Invite for a “Hello, HTP; Goodbye KERF” party.  She called it “the changing of the guards.”    I’m REALLY said that Kath and Matt are leaving Charlotte the same month that we’re moving in!  :(  But luckily for us, she’s introduced us to a [...]