Had an absolutely amazing dinner with Ms Si at Visions Lounge in the top of the Renaissance Hotel @ 6th & Madison. The view and the ambiance were lovely. All seating is lounge chairs as opposed to wooden ones - and tres comfortable at that. It was very condusive to good conversation. They have a sweet happy hour(s) (4-7) with a bunch of very ( Read more... )

So, I've never drank much port.  I've never really had the opportunity and when I did - I didn't know!  I swear I didn't know what I was missing!  Recently I've had the opportunity to try a few and the combo that really gets my taste buds excited is tawny port paired with salted caramel ( Read more... )

( Reading meme from Kim )

Jessica and I have a goal - one day we'll get together after work for just an hour and then get home at a decent time.

We're still working on it...  I think we just need to practice a few more times and I'm sure we'll get it.

Fortunately our husbands have no such illusions. :-)  

I was reflecting the other day that I'm really glad I do work in this biz.  The job may seem stressful and thankless sometimes, but everyone I meet and work with is generally competent and has a few critical thinking skills.  I do think that's because most people are in it because, for whatever reason, they get a kick out what they do.  The money ( Read more... )

So after a long day of work Wed, I needed to stop by the grocery store. Needed some veggies and yogurt and a couple other things. Didn't take long which was nice. It had been a long day and I was tired - the kind of tired where your head hurts and you feel like you have a headache but you don't. Fuzzy, beat-up tired. My feet hurt. I was really ( Read more... )

1. Drink more water - I'm horrible about this. I hate water. But darn it - it's good for you and I ought to drink more of it ( Read more... )

And it's still winter darn it! I want to be out in my my garden right now! I get spring fever so bad right about this time of year. I'm sick of being cooped up, sick of the short days and want to go smell the dirt as it awakens for spring. I bought some spring bulbs (lilies, gladioli) and so this weekend we did a little cleanup on the front bed ( Read more... )

I work waaay too hard at not being stupid. This does not mean I'm 'smart'. I'm not. I realize it's a silly thing to b*tch about but I wish people would stop talking about how smart I (supposedly) am. It makes me extremely uncomfortable. If I were so d@mn smart I wouldn't make so many dumb mistakes.

Haven't seen a meme this widespread in ages - simply had to go see for myself.

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