New-twi-sun

Happy Summer Solstice! While other people spend the longest day of the year outside celebrating, soaking up the sun and enjoying the company of loved ones, I was at the dentist. 4 shots of novocain for 2 measly fillings, and 5 hours of numbness that left be unable to speak. If you know me, you [...]

Happy St Pats!

The weather finally turned into spring today. It’s been absolutely beautiful – over 70 degrees, and staying up there for the next 10 days!! How exciting! The trees are in bloom, the grass is green, the sun stays out later, and my allergies haven’t started yet. All is good in the world. What could be [...]

Lovin my dishes

If you remember well, my 25th birthday was 5 days ago. Yesterday, a big heavy box with my name on it was delivered, from my best friend and college roommate. Hmm, what heavy items would people send to me? Might it start with the letter p? Yes, it might :) This, my dears, is Pyrex [...]

A beautiful fall weekend!

Exhibit A: New pyrex fall display, complete with pinecones and homegrown pumpkins: Exhibit B: Dogs sunning themselves in awesome 70 degree weather:   We had to say goodbye to Harmo today, sniff sniff. She is now making her way to a lovely 50 acre farm near Ithaca, New York. We’ll miss you all, Harmo! (Sheff [...]

Comments on the day

Massage Was pure bliss. Loved it. It’s located in a resort here, nestled among the smoky mountains. We should rent a cabin there. Oh wait, there’s this whole house in the mountains I live in. haha. Back to the massage – I left feeling so refreshed and relaxed! But I do feel like my morning [...]

Quick exciting news to get out of the way: The US Open started today – so my TV will be tuned to ESPN2 for the next 2 weeks :) Sheldon, aka Jim Parsons, won an Emmy last night for best Actor in a Comedy Series. I was so overjoyed when he won. It was a [...]

A Weekend in the Queen City

Check out what I scored from Saturday’s garage sales in Charlotte, NC! Kathy and I had a lot of fun, driving all over Charlotte and scoring some great finds. For me, this included: some dirt cheap corning ware (75 cents!) from an estate sale “Passionate Vegetarian” cookbook, by Crescent Dragonwagon. Sure to have some great [...]

My Growing Pyrex Collection

Took a little trip back home to Texas for a few days and returned late last night. Another 16 hour drive in the car, this time bringing back my Mom, Neuman the wonder beagle, Annie Nanners the mini lab, and some new pyrex for my collection! Since I’m just so excited about the pyrex, I [...]