Friday, March 30, 2007
No baby yet!
I guess people actually read this, so lest you all get excited, there isn't a baby yet! She was sent home and is doing just fine. Actually, as I type this she is at a baby shower at her husband's work. She "officially" has 2 more weeks to go.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
I blog when the shows are a rerun
It is a sad Thursday when The Office is a rerun, Scrubs is not on, and Grey's is a rerun. But it actually turned out to be a good thing. I stayed at work late to get a report done in the quiet hours when everyone has gone home, I had a lovely time at the uncrowded gym since I was there later than usual, and I baked :) I like to bake, and my coworkers love to eat any kind of goodies, so it's a win all around! Since we're talking about baking, here is what I made (if you click on the pics you can see them larger):
This was something new. Phyllo dough (hard to work with!) filled with nutella and raspberry jelly. The one I sampled was just okay, but we'll see how they taste tomorrow with some powered sugar added on top. They look pretty though :)
Today I got my first organics delivery here, similar to the one I did in Portland. The closest place here is in NYC though, so they actually overnight UPS it to anyone in NY not in the NYC area.
It came in a cardboard box, which then had this plastic bag in it.
These are the goods. Let's see if I can remember it all:
4 apples
4 pears (you know it's been a long week when I had to look up how to spell pear! pair? pare?)
2 grapefruit
4 potatoes
a box of cherry tomatoes (they accidentally sent, since I said no tomatoes)
kale
spinach
dandelion greens
4 bananas
something that looks like a lettuce variety
4 bananas
a bag of carrots
broccoli
I just had an apple, and it was SO good. All of this produce is organic and delivered right to my door, every-other-week for now (how can I eat ALL of this!?!). We might do it every week or get the bigger size box when both Bryan and Krista (the new roomie) are here. Bryan thought this box was expensive at $38, but I think for organic produce shipped to my door it is quite a bargain. All of that food, non-organic, in the grocery store would probably be close to that price, and I'd have to do the shopping!
And the most exciting news......last word was that Bryan's sister was on her way to the hospital in labor!! She's still 2 weeks early, so who knows if it is the real-deal yet, but I'm so excited to meet my "nephew."
This was something new. Phyllo dough (hard to work with!) filled with nutella and raspberry jelly. The one I sampled was just okay, but we'll see how they taste tomorrow with some powered sugar added on top. They look pretty though :)
Today I got my first organics delivery here, similar to the one I did in Portland. The closest place here is in NYC though, so they actually overnight UPS it to anyone in NY not in the NYC area.
It came in a cardboard box, which then had this plastic bag in it.
These are the goods. Let's see if I can remember it all:
4 apples
4 pears (you know it's been a long week when I had to look up how to spell pear! pair? pare?)
2 grapefruit
4 potatoes
a box of cherry tomatoes (they accidentally sent, since I said no tomatoes)
kale
spinach
dandelion greens
4 bananas
something that looks like a lettuce variety
4 bananas
a bag of carrots
broccoli
I just had an apple, and it was SO good. All of this produce is organic and delivered right to my door, every-other-week for now (how can I eat ALL of this!?!). We might do it every week or get the bigger size box when both Bryan and Krista (the new roomie) are here. Bryan thought this box was expensive at $38, but I think for organic produce shipped to my door it is quite a bargain. All of that food, non-organic, in the grocery store would probably be close to that price, and I'd have to do the shopping!
And the most exciting news......last word was that Bryan's sister was on her way to the hospital in labor!! She's still 2 weeks early, so who knows if it is the real-deal yet, but I'm so excited to meet my "nephew."
Monday, March 26, 2007
Springtime and a pleasant surprise
It has been a couple of weeks since I have updated, mostly because life has been relatively mundane since Bryan's visit. Last weekend I went out with some friends for St. Patrick's Day. Regretfully I forgot my camera, but we had a great time. Our bartender was completely wasted, so probably a $300 bar tab between the 5 of us ended up only being $20 each. Not bad! I also went over to Sherri's and hung out with the kids, which was fun. We went out to eat at Red Robin, which was very yummy.
This weekend was nice and relaxing. I went to see 51 Birch Street at the local artsy theater. It was a good, thought-provoking movie. It is a documentary about a couple married for 54 years. She dies, and 3 months later the husband moves to Florida to be with his secretary from 35 years before. The movie is filmed by the son, who finds 35 years of his mom's journals when he is cleaning out his dad's house. It was an interesting movie, but the cool thing was that his sister (who was interviewed throughout the movie) was in the audience, and she did a Q&A after the movie! It was really cool.
I bought some new shoes this weekend. As Bryan says, I have to wear my "grown-up" clothes to work, and I was feeling the pressure to buy some heels. These are SO comfy (for heels!). I think they are pretty cute.
I found this cute skirt too that match so perfectly with the shoes. It looks grey here, but it is black.
This is my new swing for the sun porch! It's too heavy for me to bring in it, so until Bryan gets here it will live in a box in the garage :) It is a 3 person swing that folds down into a bed. How fun to sleep out there in the summer.
And then I made banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I had some bananas to use up, and people at work love it when anyone brings in treats. They turned out to be super yummy and very moist.
This weekend was nice and relaxing. I went to see 51 Birch Street at the local artsy theater. It was a good, thought-provoking movie. It is a documentary about a couple married for 54 years. She dies, and 3 months later the husband moves to Florida to be with his secretary from 35 years before. The movie is filmed by the son, who finds 35 years of his mom's journals when he is cleaning out his dad's house. It was an interesting movie, but the cool thing was that his sister (who was interviewed throughout the movie) was in the audience, and she did a Q&A after the movie! It was really cool.
I bought some new shoes this weekend. As Bryan says, I have to wear my "grown-up" clothes to work, and I was feeling the pressure to buy some heels. These are SO comfy (for heels!). I think they are pretty cute.
I found this cute skirt too that match so perfectly with the shoes. It looks grey here, but it is black.
This is my new swing for the sun porch! It's too heavy for me to bring in it, so until Bryan gets here it will live in a box in the garage :) It is a 3 person swing that folds down into a bed. How fun to sleep out there in the summer.
And then I made banana oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I had some bananas to use up, and people at work love it when anyone brings in treats. They turned out to be super yummy and very moist.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Grass, what's that?
So I'll start with most recent events and work backwards.
Today was a REMARKABLE 66 degrees and absolutely beautiful. I quickly decided heck no to the gym and went for a run outside. It was lovely! As you can see, that kind of heat melted almost all of the snow today.
Never fear though, the weatherman says it will snow again over the weekend!
Last week Bryan was here to visit. He attempted to come on his birthday, but suffice to say JetBlue is absolutely the worst airline and I would encourage everyone to avoid them at all costs. Here is a quick rundown:
-Flight #1 is supposed to leave PDX March 3rd at 11:59pm
-Flight is delayed 2.5 hours, which misses the connection at JFK. The option? Wait at JFK for TEN hours on his birthday. He decides to just move the trip back a day.
-Flight #2 is supposed to leave PDX March 4th at 11:59pm.
-Flight #2 delayed 2 hours, so he'll miss the connection again.
-Smart Tia realizes JetBlue goes to Buffalo, so he gets re-routed there.
-Insert TERRIBLE snowstorm that makes a treacherous drive to Buffalo. On the way, there is a jacknifed semi on the thruway with about 5 semis and 10 cars involved. This SHUTS DOWN the thruway. I sit for 2.5 hours PARKED. Bryan gets in and is stuck there for 2 hours waiting for me.
-Bryan finally gets in 1 day and 6 hours late.
-March 11th flight out of ROC at 5:10pm.
-Online says delayed until 5:30pm (no biggie)
-Flight actually leaves at 7:30pm. Connection to PDX leaving at 7:15pm. Luckily, that connection was delayed as well, so he did get back to PDX, an hour late.
YIKES!
Onto better things :) We had a wonderful time together! We spent 3 days at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Unfortunately we both aren't big picture takers, so I don't have a ton to share. We went wine tasting and got to try Icewine which was good but very sweet. We did end up buying 2 bottles of other wines that we really liked. Only one made it home to drink later :) Wednesday was spent at the spa. It was amazing! We each got a facial, then sat in the hot springs together, then had a yummy lunch, then got a couples massage, then used the gym, then sat in the hot springs again. The entire day was spent in robes and slippers. Ahhh! I would do it again in a heartbeat. It was so relaxing.
In the evening we went into Niagara Falls. It was really cold (about 10 degrees), so we didn't walk around too much, but Bryan got to see the falls, so he was happy.
We got some dinner at a sports restaurant and had some drinks.
We discussed going to the casino, but instead were wooed by our childhood and decided to spend the evening in the really cool midway attached to the restaurant. $20 and we got 3+ hours of fun...way more then we would have gotten at the casino! AND, we came home with a sheep that grows fur (we didn't add the water before he left, so you'll have to remain in suspense for pictures of that) and a Niagara Falls shotglass. Score! The bummer of the evening was this crappy parking ticket because we stayed too long at our meter. Luckily it was only $13.
Thursday we went to IKEA and bought a bunch of stuff, and Friday we lazied around and then had a fun dinner/games party at night. I should also mention the amazing food that we had at the B&B. Nikki made us the most scrumptious breakfasts. The first day was coffee, OJ, fresh fruit, bran/pineapple muffins, yogurt with syrup and poached pears, and these tart-type things with egg, bacon, and cheese. It makes my mouth water thinking about it! Day 2 was coffee, OJ, homemade croissants, fruit platters, and french toast with real apples baked in. Nikki and her husband Ben were both very sweet and fun to talk to. Ben used to run a hotel in Dubai which is the wealthiest country in the world, and Nikki is from Sri Lanka. They both were very smart and very cultured.
Overall it was a fabulous week and it was very sad to see Bryan go. But I'll be back in Portland May 5th and we'll be driving out here shortly thereafter. For now it's back to the grind at work. Thankfully work keeps me very busy, so the days fly by. The company did get restructured in the week I was away, but I don't think it is going to impact me immensely, and it won't fully take place for 8-12 months.
Today was a REMARKABLE 66 degrees and absolutely beautiful. I quickly decided heck no to the gym and went for a run outside. It was lovely! As you can see, that kind of heat melted almost all of the snow today.
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| From Bryan's 30th |
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| From Bryan's 30th |
Never fear though, the weatherman says it will snow again over the weekend!
Last week Bryan was here to visit. He attempted to come on his birthday, but suffice to say JetBlue is absolutely the worst airline and I would encourage everyone to avoid them at all costs. Here is a quick rundown:
-Flight #1 is supposed to leave PDX March 3rd at 11:59pm
-Flight is delayed 2.5 hours, which misses the connection at JFK. The option? Wait at JFK for TEN hours on his birthday. He decides to just move the trip back a day.
-Flight #2 is supposed to leave PDX March 4th at 11:59pm.
-Flight #2 delayed 2 hours, so he'll miss the connection again.
-Smart Tia realizes JetBlue goes to Buffalo, so he gets re-routed there.
-Insert TERRIBLE snowstorm that makes a treacherous drive to Buffalo. On the way, there is a jacknifed semi on the thruway with about 5 semis and 10 cars involved. This SHUTS DOWN the thruway. I sit for 2.5 hours PARKED. Bryan gets in and is stuck there for 2 hours waiting for me.
-Bryan finally gets in 1 day and 6 hours late.
-March 11th flight out of ROC at 5:10pm.
-Online says delayed until 5:30pm (no biggie)
-Flight actually leaves at 7:30pm. Connection to PDX leaving at 7:15pm. Luckily, that connection was delayed as well, so he did get back to PDX, an hour late.
YIKES!
Onto better things :) We had a wonderful time together! We spent 3 days at Niagara-on-the-Lake. Unfortunately we both aren't big picture takers, so I don't have a ton to share. We went wine tasting and got to try Icewine which was good but very sweet. We did end up buying 2 bottles of other wines that we really liked. Only one made it home to drink later :) Wednesday was spent at the spa. It was amazing! We each got a facial, then sat in the hot springs together, then had a yummy lunch, then got a couples massage, then used the gym, then sat in the hot springs again. The entire day was spent in robes and slippers. Ahhh! I would do it again in a heartbeat. It was so relaxing.
In the evening we went into Niagara Falls. It was really cold (about 10 degrees), so we didn't walk around too much, but Bryan got to see the falls, so he was happy.
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| From Bryan's 30th |
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| From Bryan's 30th |
We got some dinner at a sports restaurant and had some drinks.
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| From Bryan's 30th |
We discussed going to the casino, but instead were wooed by our childhood and decided to spend the evening in the really cool midway attached to the restaurant. $20 and we got 3+ hours of fun...way more then we would have gotten at the casino! AND, we came home with a sheep that grows fur (we didn't add the water before he left, so you'll have to remain in suspense for pictures of that) and a Niagara Falls shotglass. Score! The bummer of the evening was this crappy parking ticket because we stayed too long at our meter. Luckily it was only $13.
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| From Bryan's 30th |
Thursday we went to IKEA and bought a bunch of stuff, and Friday we lazied around and then had a fun dinner/games party at night. I should also mention the amazing food that we had at the B&B. Nikki made us the most scrumptious breakfasts. The first day was coffee, OJ, fresh fruit, bran/pineapple muffins, yogurt with syrup and poached pears, and these tart-type things with egg, bacon, and cheese. It makes my mouth water thinking about it! Day 2 was coffee, OJ, homemade croissants, fruit platters, and french toast with real apples baked in. Nikki and her husband Ben were both very sweet and fun to talk to. Ben used to run a hotel in Dubai which is the wealthiest country in the world, and Nikki is from Sri Lanka. They both were very smart and very cultured.
Overall it was a fabulous week and it was very sad to see Bryan go. But I'll be back in Portland May 5th and we'll be driving out here shortly thereafter. For now it's back to the grind at work. Thankfully work keeps me very busy, so the days fly by. The company did get restructured in the week I was away, but I don't think it is going to impact me immensely, and it won't fully take place for 8-12 months.
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