Today is October 1. That is insanity!
<-- this is Central Park, as seen from the top of the Hearst Building. I hadn't been to NYC in three years.. went back a couple of weeks ago for work. It was a short trip, and I didn't get to wander my old haunts or see many friends.. but wow. It was great to be there. Great to come back home too.
Sooo many things I am sure I meant to blog about but have left my head. I do remember I briefly blogged about Mini turning SIX and the Birthday Fairy. Fun times at home and at her party. She finally has the Barbie Convertible she's wanted since LAST year.. the one she can actually drive.. and now she's scared to death of it. really???
Went to Atlanta last week for work. Went to a Braves game. Where yes, duh, I wore my Sox cap. There was virtually no one at that game. HELLO?? You have a MLB team in your backyard and you don't go to the games? Of course, Turner Field is a ridiculously large stadium, but still. And it was the playoffs clinching game! and still hardly any fans...
This is me and Janet in Atlanta ---->
at the Viking Test Kitchen. Yes, they did let us have knives. They even let us cook. Ok, well, SOME of us cooked. I did attempt to help with chopping and dicing. One of the assist chefs was apparently beyond annoyed at my method of scooping out avacodo. He stomped on over and lightning fast did all these slices and dices and bam! all good avocado. In my head I was saying in a not so pleasant tone: look dude. i have had a glass of wine or two so i seriously don't need to be flinging that sharp butcher knife around. PLUS, i am TERRIFIED of avocados ever since my friend nearly amputated her own thumb trying to cut one. So NYAH. yeah, but ya know, I just smiled at him and said thank you. At which point my team mates (did I mention this was a cooking COMPETITION?) gently told me perhaps i should go join the spirit squad.. which was comprised of those of us with limited cooking ability.
That may or may not have been the point when I impressed the rest of the spirit squad with my stellar playground clapping skills - rembering the words AND motions to... wait for it...
BigMacFiletaFishQuarterPounderFrenchFryIcyCokeBigShakeSundayandApplePIE!
You're singing it in your head and you know it.
The picture of Mini up there - thats her sporting her new Barbie Headphones. And while you think SHE may be excited about them (a bday gift from her friend Katie)... really that expression on her face? that's how excited I am that she likes them. Now we don't have to be tortured by the Barbie Movie and Makeup Game that Mini has on the iPad. (wait, what? educational apps? )
Hannah came to spend the night this weekend. It is as much fun for Eileen as it is for us. A) we love that she plays and plays while we watch football and B)it is absolutely fascinating to listen to them and watch them. (for once I am NOT being cynical). They're just so funny, happy. They're blunt and tell it like it is. They have imaginations for which adults would pay ridiculous amounts of cash. I want to capture every single moment on film (or smartphone..) and tell her to just stay as much this way forever as she can...sigh.
<--- this pic? taken with my phone. not too shabby eh? Yesterday was the first day in weeks that we had NO PLANS. I did get our butts to church. That's something. Then I came home and made a red sauce. Mainly bc I wanted to make Baked Spaghetti Squash recipe I'd seen on Pinterest. And I refuse to use jarred sauce. Once that was going, I sat down. And stayed that way for quite a while. And went through roughly seven magazines (all Food Network and Real Simple).. pulling out any and all recipes and/or decor tips that I think I may even come close to making. I have, for years, kept my own binder with such clippings (SHIT. It's like REAL LIFE pinterest. WHY didn't I invent that site????)
I'd like to say "yes! that's my goal!" .. but right now.. well I'm content I found a moment to blog!
Cheers friends. Happy Fall!
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