retail therapy

March 31st, 2009

Sitting at work this morning, I stared at the hibernate crap that’s been driving me nuts for the last week and a half, and realized that I didn’t want to be there.  At all.

So I sent out an email (this place sucks, I’m leaving, kthxbai) to let my coworkers know I was bailing for the day, got in my car, and drove to the outlet mall.

Did you know that there is nobody at the outlet mall on a Tuesday morning at 10 am during a recession?  It was great, I had the place to myself for the first hour, and it never really got crowded.

Four and a half hours, $319, 3 pairs of jeans, 8 shirts, 2 sweaters, 6 scrunchies, a belt, a set of pajamas and a vending machine Twix later, I was all set.  And my arms were killing me.  Carrying around shopping bags is a killer on the elbows.

Now it’s time to clear some space in the closet!  I think the husband has some things that need to go …

my favorite things

March 22nd, 2009

sooo comfy Late last year, b3 asked for my address.  Assuming he had decided he was an adult and was sending out Christmas cards for the first time, I gave him the address and didn’t think anything more of it.

I was pleasantly surprised a few weeks later to find a package in the mail.  When I opened it, I found a super-comfy long-sleeved t-shirt, courtesy of b3.  I was even more pleasantly surprised to find that he had managed to pick the right size for maximum comfy-ness!

With winter currently transitioning to spring, I’ll have to put it away soon.  But that just means I’ll be excited all over again when falls rolls around and I unpack all my cold-weather clothes.  :-)

tax evasion

March 16th, 2009

The man who sold us our house hasn’t paid his taxes in 3 years; the IRS and Social Security peeps keep sending us his mail. And we keep on sendin’ it back.

And he called himself a financial planner …

travel

March 8th, 2009

I keep getting all these great Spring deals in my email inbox: 6 days in Paris, flight AND hotel: $499. Flight to London: $200. Rome: $300.

I wish the husband had more vacation time. Oh, and a desire to travel …

On the up side, we are taking a day trip to Gettysburg in a few weeks. I’ll take my adventure where I can get it. :-)

the sweet sounds of children playing …

March 2nd, 2009

Oh, the crying and the screaming and the yelling and the blaming on what’s supposed to be a fun snow day. I can’t help but think I’m glad I don’t have any of my own to contend with …

firefly murder mystery success!

February 23rd, 2009

The husband’s birthday was this last weekend, and so that meant it was time for our Firefly party! There were some great costumes. Kaylee was my favorite, but Mal, Simon, Saffron, River and Shepherd did excellent jobs of capturing the essence of their characters.

Check out pics in my new firefly gallery!

I’ll post further details of my party when it’s not Cheroes night …

don’t even try to out-nerd me …

February 20th, 2009

I’m writing a firefly murder mystery for the husband’s birthday party.  I knitted him a jayne hat, bought some strawberries for kaylee, and even found the ingredients for the nastiest sounding drink I ever heard of.  (Root beer + yoo hoo = seriously sick guests.)

Seeing as the party’s tomorrow and I haven’t quite finished the story, guess I better get moving …

baby quiche and half a spam pie

February 18th, 2009

Both things that take half an egg!  You know, so the husband gets to eat what he wants, and I get to eat what I want.  (Hint: my dinner doesn’t have any spam in it).

couldn’t resist

February 18th, 2009

Your Word is “Fearless”


You see life as your one chance to experience everything, and you just go for it!

You believe the biggest risk is being afraid and missing out on something amazing.Sometimes your fearlessness means you’re daring. You enjoy risky activities.

And sometimes your fearlessness means you’re courageous. You’re brave enough to do the right thing, even when it’s scary.

What’s Your Word?

steak and cheese from the ashburn cafe

February 16th, 2009

And the best thing about it is, they deliver!  The only thing that would make them better is an online ordering system …