Hopefully at 12:01am I'll have in my hands the final Harry Potter book. *crosses fingers* I'm on an airplane this afternoon for a much-needed weekend dedicated to things making me happy where I don't have to worry about anyone but ME. Like hanging out with good friends, eating good food, reading good books, visiting stores that only exist in CA ( Read more... )

There are a couple of pictures that describe our trip in a nutshell, so I won't bore you with all the details!


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We had a fabulous, fabulous London vacation (which included a meeting with riceracer and his lovely family at Stonehenge). But no matter how good a vacation is, it's always so good to be home.

I foresee many new icons, pictures, and stories coming your way, but I need to catch up on a billion things first.

We actually got around to watching that second movie we rented last week: Stranger than Fiction. LOVED it ( Read more... )

Friday night started with a trip to the local pizza place. Dinner with a 2.5-year-old is very fast because she does not sit still for one second! But the pizza was good (or at least I thought so - Jer wasn't convinced). Then we headed to Blockbuster to actually rent a movie or two. I don't know why because it's not like we actually sit down and ( Read more... )

So, Friday is my Dad's wife's birthday, so I decided to order something from Edible Arrangements. She'll be working that day, so I called the local Edible Arrangements store in Milpitas, CA to make sure that they will deliver to her work. I could tell it was a teenager that answered right away (not that I dislike teenagers, but it's important to ( Read more... )

Ok, well not really. But we did go to Cannon Beach, OR yesterday - home of the Haystack Rock - which is very prominent in that movie. I felt like I was living a childhood dream ( Read more... )

Things have been hectic. Sometimes I feel like it was easier to work full-time, commute, be a mom, and domestic...uh... servant. I had a better separation of things. Now, I do everything at home and it's hard to set priorities. Good news is that I'll go back to working in an office in July. And Em will have the option of staying at school longer. ( Read more... )

I've becoming to love craigslist more and more these days. I'm selling stuff. And I'm looking to buy stuff - mainly a china buffet and hutch. What amazes me is how many people are selling tables and chairs. Not just any tables: DINNING tables. Like every other table is a DINNING table. Could a table really be that loud ( Read more... )

I'm lost in the zoom of two new cars that want to take me lots of places even though gas is $300/gallon ( Read more... )