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Five weeks after seeing Little Sister in Prague, I finally got around to sifting through the photos. I hadn’t been to Prague in over ten years but all that changed in that time were the prices. The atmosphere, beauty, and breath-taking architecture were just as I remembered. I felt so at home […]

In an effort to get more veggies into our diet, I decided to try spinach nuggets:

Ummm…yeah. Not sure what I was thinking. Next time I’ll stick to vegetables in their natural form instead of this new-fangled food of the future.

Saturday I went to a bridal shower. It was a small party - only six people, including the bride. I’d only been to one bridal shower before, a large and formal affair where we oohed and aahed over ugly dinner plate sets and kitchen hardware while I wondered if anyone would notice if […]

Why is it that on a day off from work when I have all the time in the world I end up getting nothing done? (Unless watching The Office counts.) And how did I get so good at making excuses and actually believing them? This week the excuse is that I’ve got […]

You’d think that after seeing this and this I wouldn’t be surprised at the time-warped oddities I find in my library but I still nearly fell over from shock when I discovered this beauty:

I’m not sure who is creepier - the man with his shiny plastic orange skin or the Bette Midler-esque woman with the […]

There were burgers and ribs, chips and ice-cream, and plenty of excitement.  Our good friend Andy was yet again sweet enough to host a UFC night, complete with amazing food, drink, and company.  There was a bit of a St-Pierre/Serra rivalry among the spectators and I was in high spirits threatening to hit the Serra-lovers […]

As I was waiting for D in Little Italy yesterday, the weather was gorgeous and so many people were strolling up and down Mulberry Street.  A family of four tourists (the khakis, fanny packs, and foam Statue of Liberty crowns around their necks gave them away) walked past.  The dad was walking with the daughter while […]

One knee is missing some skin and my muscles are sore (though that could also be from getting on an elliptical machine yesterday for the first time in a year) but it was sooooo worth it. The faculty beat the seniors at volleyball two games out of three. WOOT!
It was pretty chaotic and […]

…that I enjoy The Biggest Loser so much more while snacking? Today it’s Cadbury chocolate that we brought from London a few weeks ago (see, I do have some self-restraint - weeks) and Ben & Jerry ice-cream.
But I’m only having a little because tomorrow (Wednesday) my school is having the first Faculty Vs. Seniors […]

As we were laying in bed, lights off, ready to fall asleep on Thursday night, D said in the darkness, “I have to tell you something but you’re gonna get mad.” I braced myself for the worst (did he break my favorite plate with the bluebird? was he going to stop trimming his […]