There was a roller derby team on the plane with me, they kept singing some song I'd never heard before about Texas. But just two lines from it...it got irritating pretty fast. The plane stopped in El Paso briefly...it's never appealed to me as a place to visit, but the clouds over it were pretty.


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A lot of people I meet are surprised to hear that my original home, the place my parents were living when I was born, is Southern California. I am often a little taken aback by their surprise, even though it makes perfect sense. The fact that I grew up in England yet now live in Texas (and moved here from Utah) is already a lot for people to get ( Read more... )

Saturday was uneventful. We went shopping in the morning, and got stuck in a torrential rain storm (that turned into a thunder storm)whilst walking back to the hotel. People stared and laughed at us, in our dripping clothes continuing to walk through the storm as they huddled under awnings. We went to college in one of the rainiest areas of England ( Read more... )

Friday was our designated shopping day. Thankfully I managed to contain my purchases to only one pair of shoes (and what a pair of shoes!) and a few iced green teas for sustenance along the way.

Friday night we drank wine in the hotel while getting ready, then went to Coppola's for dinner. So good. After dinner we headed to the Empire State ( Read more... )

One of my New Years Resolutions was to travel this year. I always travel a fair amount, but 2008, I decided, was going to be the year of travel. Time for a mid-year check up.

January
No travel

February
No travel

March
Roadtrip to New Orleans, LA

April
Jimmy Buffett concert minibreak in Frisco, TX

May
New Orleans, LA
Port Aransas, TX

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Jo had left her camera in the taxi on the way to Sushi Samba the night before, so Thursday morning was dedicated to finding her a replacement. We fortified ourselves with some so-so pizza from some place near Union Square before braving an electronics store, where both Jo and Ally bought cameras, and we all left happy campers ( Read more... )

After finally arriving at the hotel at 1am to be greeted by an exhausted (jet-lagged) Jo and Ally who had tried desperately (and succeeded!) to stay awake to at least say hello when I arrived, we fell asleep mid-conversation and got a late start on Wednesday morning ( Read more... )

At Starbucks in Manhattan, they post the calorie content of everything on the menu. Every time I saw the numbers I pictured them settling on my hips and it made me not want to buy anything. I can't be the only one that feels this way, surely ( Read more... )

If you get zits (and if you don't, I hate you), I have discovered the worlds BEST stuff. I had 3 really red/raised/unattractive zits and I put this stuff on them, left it overnight as directed, and when I woke up in the morning they were GONE. Best. Stuff. Ever.

Mario Badescu Skincare - Drying LotionGet it, now. Also, read the instructions because ( Read more... )

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