I read about this blog in my NY Magazine and I just had to go check it out:
http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.wordpress.com/
It is funny!...certainly helps to have some humor in your life when you have to wake up and drop DH of to make his 7:15 Flight as I just did. So what to do during my next 3 days of freedom...I will be of course eating in bed and watching Harry Potter and Chick-Flicks to my hearts content! Maybe when we get old we will be one of those strange couples who each get their own apartment; there is something to be said for having your own space!
I have an office Party tonight (one of my co-workers made wine so of course we have to party) and beautician on Friday (yes, there will be wine there as well). Its a good thing that I have access to free events because as you all know, my budget is $40 per week until paying for this long drawn-out Costa Rica trip is done.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Addis Bite
Good Morning! I am happy to report that I spent the day yesterday doing absolutely nothing work related. I lounged around in my robe and read the newspaper and I even tried to watch day time TV (which was dreadful but I digress). Last night, at L's insistence, I wrote 15 thank you notes for the wedding which brings my total up to 20, wuh-huh! Only 80 more to go. I also submitted all my 65 pictures for the album for the photographer. Now if I could only get my dress dry-cleaned and all my other pictures in albums, the whole post-wedding production will be complete.
Happy Tuesday!
Happy Tuesday!
Friday, February 15, 2008
1st Valentine's Day
Our 1st Valentine's day as a married couple was spent peacefully at home. We never actually do anything for Valentine's day because a. its too crowded and b. it is too expensive. I do hope to plan a trip one of these years when I am no longer chronically broke. I did make a point of buying a "to my husband" card yesterday and I bought him a strawberry cake from Bruno's to make up for the fact that he only got one slice of his wedding cake. I also made Chicken Saltimbucca which was a hit; let's be real...chicken, wrapped in prosciutto ham, fried in butter and topped with Mozarella cheese can never be wrong for Todd. I did get a "to my wife" card which I am going to frame although it is that old-school embossed flowery business.
Tonight when I manage to pry myself from the desk I will head off to the Salon. I look forward to my Carmesha and Jaimie Friday nights ;-)
Tonight when I manage to pry myself from the desk I will head off to the Salon. I look forward to my Carmesha and Jaimie Friday nights ;-)
Monday, February 11, 2008
News from the homefront
I was trying to get the superbowl pictures from my house for last week's post but I can't find my camera cord so that'll have to wait. We realy need a bluetooth camera or something wireless because that is a pain. This weekend I went to Ebony's grandma's house and I had such a fabulous time! She made perfect grits, ribs that were falling off the bone and cake with crack in it. It brought home many containers but I let DH have at it because he can enjoy without the consequences. He ate all the cake already and he kept saying..."I don't understand, how can somebody make cake like this?"
It was my weekend to clean (sigh) so I worked on bathrooms on Saturday night before going to see "Welcome home Roscoe Jenkins" which was hilarious. I think I am going to name my only child Roscoe if he is a boy just to toughen him up a bit. I did go to church at 7:45 am on Sunday although Lady Eboy predicted otherwise (nan, nan, nana-nah!). We then proceded to go buy a washer and dryer (score one for wifey). Todd was cool with me getting the fancy one with all them buttons and a see-through screen (because he wants a TV...not slick!) but in the end, my practical side won over. I was not willing to spend 2 grand on a washer and dryer when the GE regular model would work. Plus, I don't care what all the other cool wives are getting...I live in a townhouse so I figure that a fancy washing machine is not necessary until I capitulate and become a suburbanite (never!).
So as part of the Lent celebration, pastor has called a church-wide fast. The first fast is on Food, mondays and Tuesdays from Sun-up to Sun down. I am going to try my best, but not eating is a serious challenge. So far I just had to have a muffin today because I thought I was going to die but I am now drinking water instead of lunch (sigh). The other fast is on complaining for the next 40 days which I think is fabulous. I subconsciously know that I have no right to complain for the rest of my life but the problem is I live in America and that is part of the culture. Never mind that if you have assets of more than $2200 that puts you in the top half of the wealthiest people in the world, which most people in America do. Couple that with a steady food supply and a life expectancy of 85 and we all live a charmed life...but we don't compare ourselves to the rest of the world, nope, only celebrities like J-Lo who spend $120k on a nursery;-)
So if you hear me complain during the next 40 days (old habits die hard), please tell me to remember the fast!
It was my weekend to clean (sigh) so I worked on bathrooms on Saturday night before going to see "Welcome home Roscoe Jenkins" which was hilarious. I think I am going to name my only child Roscoe if he is a boy just to toughen him up a bit. I did go to church at 7:45 am on Sunday although Lady Eboy predicted otherwise (nan, nan, nana-nah!). We then proceded to go buy a washer and dryer (score one for wifey). Todd was cool with me getting the fancy one with all them buttons and a see-through screen (because he wants a TV...not slick!) but in the end, my practical side won over. I was not willing to spend 2 grand on a washer and dryer when the GE regular model would work. Plus, I don't care what all the other cool wives are getting...I live in a townhouse so I figure that a fancy washing machine is not necessary until I capitulate and become a suburbanite (never!).
So as part of the Lent celebration, pastor has called a church-wide fast. The first fast is on Food, mondays and Tuesdays from Sun-up to Sun down. I am going to try my best, but not eating is a serious challenge. So far I just had to have a muffin today because I thought I was going to die but I am now drinking water instead of lunch (sigh). The other fast is on complaining for the next 40 days which I think is fabulous. I subconsciously know that I have no right to complain for the rest of my life but the problem is I live in America and that is part of the culture. Never mind that if you have assets of more than $2200 that puts you in the top half of the wealthiest people in the world, which most people in America do. Couple that with a steady food supply and a life expectancy of 85 and we all live a charmed life...but we don't compare ourselves to the rest of the world, nope, only celebrities like J-Lo who spend $120k on a nursery;-)
So if you hear me complain during the next 40 days (old habits die hard), please tell me to remember the fast!
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