it's officially september, do you know what that means? college football season! do you know why i put the exclamation mark after that rather than an elipsis (...), signifying excitedness instead of sadness? because football season = football games on tv = we get to have friends over to watch games = i get to cook for other people! duh.
man, my life has changed dramatically in the last few years - mike and maura had us over to watch a game when we first became friends with them four years ago, so i brought a book and sat in the corner. not that i'm super into football yet, but i am at least capable of watching an entire game. usually. don't quote me on this come the bowl games in december/january. or when scott only wants to watch games on saturdays and doesn't have friends over to amuse me.
anyway, foods i'm excited to cook for football games this fall include:
- homemade soft pretzels
- shrimp quesedillas
- buffalo wings
- cheeseburger crescent rolls
- chile con queso
- guacamole
- tomatillo salsa
not all at once, of course. unless we host a superbowl party next spring, in which case all bets are off.
welcome to fall
i have the greatest husband ever. need proof?
last spring, fox showed a 1-hour premiere of glee, which is about a high school glee club and is billed as a "musical comedy". read: very much my type of show, but scott groaned when i described it to him and told him how much i loved the premiere. anyway, just now, scott was setting up new tivo season passes online, asked me when community (nbc's new office-esque sitcom about a community college that looks hilarious) starts, then asked, "do we want to tivo glee?" i responded with a giant smiley and approximately ten exclamation points after my "yes" (we're on im at work), but seriously, isn't that sweet? not only that he remembered four months later that it's a show i'm interested in watching, but then that he proactively offered to set up a tivo for me - aww. it's the little things, i tell you.
we've had a very busy but super fun five days! this weekend was andrew's wedding in wisconsin/mini-college reunion. we flew in on saturday, out on monday, and in the middle had a wonderful time seeing some great old friends and catching up with people that were in our group of friends in college but that we haven't stayed in close touch with. it was really amazing to me how easy it felt to fall back into life with them. natalie and axel were adorable, and it was so fun getting to see two of my closest girlfriends from college as moms. it was crazy, though, because i think saturday night a bunch of us were crowded around a table for dinner, and i realized that no one lives in the same place anymore - we have people in birmingham, boston, chicago, portland, minneapolis, milwaukee, north carolina. i know everyone lives in the city they live in for a reason, but i have to confess i would love it if all of them wanted to pick up and move to denver. (which i say very selfishly, because i don't want to leave denver to move anywhere else - especially if that elsewhere has humidity. eesh. two days of that was enough.) anyway, it was a really great time, and i'll be getting pics up on facebook as soon as the photo uploader starts working again.
on monday, we flew back to denver and drove straight from the airport up to breck to hang out with scott's parents and sisters for a few days - also fun. we went hiking with them the last two days, then would get back to the condo and play yahtzee and spades and watch movies. very relaxing. for me, at least - i thought his sister wendy would have a nervous breakdown from the tension of our spades games!
last spring, fox showed a 1-hour premiere of glee, which is about a high school glee club and is billed as a "musical comedy". read: very much my type of show, but scott groaned when i described it to him and told him how much i loved the premiere. anyway, just now, scott was setting up new tivo season passes online, asked me when community (nbc's new office-esque sitcom about a community college that looks hilarious) starts, then asked, "do we want to tivo glee?" i responded with a giant smiley and approximately ten exclamation points after my "yes" (we're on im at work), but seriously, isn't that sweet? not only that he remembered four months later that it's a show i'm interested in watching, but then that he proactively offered to set up a tivo for me - aww. it's the little things, i tell you.
we've had a very busy but super fun five days! this weekend was andrew's wedding in wisconsin/mini-college reunion. we flew in on saturday, out on monday, and in the middle had a wonderful time seeing some great old friends and catching up with people that were in our group of friends in college but that we haven't stayed in close touch with. it was really amazing to me how easy it felt to fall back into life with them. natalie and axel were adorable, and it was so fun getting to see two of my closest girlfriends from college as moms. it was crazy, though, because i think saturday night a bunch of us were crowded around a table for dinner, and i realized that no one lives in the same place anymore - we have people in birmingham, boston, chicago, portland, minneapolis, milwaukee, north carolina. i know everyone lives in the city they live in for a reason, but i have to confess i would love it if all of them wanted to pick up and move to denver. (which i say very selfishly, because i don't want to leave denver to move anywhere else - especially if that elsewhere has humidity. eesh. two days of that was enough.) anyway, it was a really great time, and i'll be getting pics up on facebook as soon as the photo uploader starts working again.
on monday, we flew back to denver and drove straight from the airport up to breck to hang out with scott's parents and sisters for a few days - also fun. we went hiking with them the last two days, then would get back to the condo and play yahtzee and spades and watch movies. very relaxing. for me, at least - i thought his sister wendy would have a nervous breakdown from the tension of our spades games!
|
labels:
family
so evidently the secret to making me want to blog is putting me in a really good mood. if it weren't for the fact that am a) 26 and b) at work, i'd totally be bouncing up and down in my chair right now. for serious. not really sure why i'm in such a good mood - it could have something to do with the fact that i have a 5 day weekend coming up, that i get to see some of my best friends in a mere 2 days back in the midwest, that it's gloriously warm and sunny but not too hot or muggy outside, and that i have a GIANT iced chai with lots of sugar and caffeine in front of me. oh my. i think i was bouncy before the chai, but it's definitely aiding the situation along quite nicely.
my in-laws got into town last night around 7:15 and had yogurt for dinner while we finished up our burrito bowls. (whatever!) flitty flew in this afternoon, which i'm also very excited about as i haven't seen her since last christmas and don't know when i'll get to see her again as we're going to my parents' in illinois this year for the holidays. (which i'm very much looking forward to as well, don't get me wrong.) i'm a huge fan of both of my sisters-in-law, and i don't think that i could choose a favorite between them since they're so different. we'll see all of them tonight, then i believe they're driving up to breck first thing in the morning for vacation, so we won't see them again until we head up there after we get back from wisco on monday.
my in-laws got into town last night around 7:15 and had yogurt for dinner while we finished up our burrito bowls. (whatever!) flitty flew in this afternoon, which i'm also very excited about as i haven't seen her since last christmas and don't know when i'll get to see her again as we're going to my parents' in illinois this year for the holidays. (which i'm very much looking forward to as well, don't get me wrong.) i'm a huge fan of both of my sisters-in-law, and i don't think that i could choose a favorite between them since they're so different. we'll see all of them tonight, then i believe they're driving up to breck first thing in the morning for vacation, so we won't see them again until we head up there after we get back from wisco on monday.
things i found online
|
labels:
opinion
have you ever heard of peopleofwalmart.com? i hadn't either, until cnn had an article about the site this morning. it's basically awesome. these guys were walking around walmart one day, realized how many crazy people shop there, started taking pictures ... and voila! hilarious. if you have a free minute and you enjoy laughing (yes, at other peoples' expense, whatever), you owe yourself a visit.
relatedly, as i was enjoying peopleofwalmart, i saw an ad for a jesse and the rippers t-shirt. jesse and the rippers! if you don't know who jesse katsopolis is, you won't enjoy that at all ... but i think it's pretty awesome. too bad it's $20, otherwise i'd totally be getting myself one.
and, completely unrelatedly, i was perusing msn when i happened across an article about how state revenue workers are using social networking to track down tax evaders and make them pay up. since i'm all about personal responsibility, i thought that was pretty well awesome. if you want the benefits of tax dollars - you know, minor things like policemen, libraries, schools, roads, government - you need to pay your taxes.
relatedly, as i was enjoying peopleofwalmart, i saw an ad for a jesse and the rippers t-shirt. jesse and the rippers! if you don't know who jesse katsopolis is, you won't enjoy that at all ... but i think it's pretty awesome. too bad it's $20, otherwise i'd totally be getting myself one.
and, completely unrelatedly, i was perusing msn when i happened across an article about how state revenue workers are using social networking to track down tax evaders and make them pay up. since i'm all about personal responsibility, i thought that was pretty well awesome. if you want the benefits of tax dollars - you know, minor things like policemen, libraries, schools, roads, government - you need to pay your taxes.
guilty pleasure
|
labels:
opinion
so i have a confession, and you have to promise not to make fun of me for it. ready? here goes: i love looking at baby gear. it's true. totally not pregnant, but one of my secret guilty little pleasures for like the last two years is baby gear. there's just so much cute stuff out there: car seats, strollers, diaper bags, cribs ... oh my!
this week, i've been investigating the sub-culture of cloth diaper users. "sub-culture?" you ask. oh yes, my friend, sub-culture. they have giant message boards (which are actually really interesting - the faq post at the top of that board references lots of great resources), online distributors and shops, websites answering every question you could have on cloth diapering ranging from cost savings to accessories. there are heated debates on cloth vs. disposable to the point that i'm almost surprised no one's yet come out with tshirts labeled "team cloth" and "team disposable". there are even debates between the best styles or brands of diapers. do you go with the pre-fold, the all-in-one, or the pocket diaper? do you go one-size or fitted? fuzzi bunz or bumgenius? aah!
obviously i am interested in potentially someday using cloth diapers. i think the thought first crossed my mind because our budget will be tighter when we have a kid, and i was curious what the cost breakdown would be on buying a bunch of expensive but re-usable diapers up front versus paying as you go with disposables. turns out you can definitely save money using cloth diapers - how much depends on what type of diapers you go for; you save even more if you're able to use the cloth diapers for more than one kid. not to mention that while you are committing yourself to doing laundry pretty much constantly as long as you have non-potty-trained kids, you are definitely doing the environment a huge favor. i obviously have a while to figure out my strategy for cloth diapers, but there are some really neat programs that let you try out different types of diapers to see what fits best for you and your kid. once you, you know, have a kid and stuff. (they also have recommendations of what to use balancing what's most economical vs easiest.)
fascinating stuff, no? i was explaining my findings to scott last night and he called it interesting but pedestrian. pedestrian?? he said he meant that it was interesting on a purely factual level but that it didn't elicit any sort of emotional response from him. dictionary.com says pedestrian means dull, lacking in imagination and distinction, commonplace. i'm going to assume that a) he didn't know the full definition, and b) that he meant it about the topic rather than me and my interest in it. hmph.
this week, i've been investigating the sub-culture of cloth diaper users. "sub-culture?" you ask. oh yes, my friend, sub-culture. they have giant message boards (which are actually really interesting - the faq post at the top of that board references lots of great resources), online distributors and shops, websites answering every question you could have on cloth diapering ranging from cost savings to accessories. there are heated debates on cloth vs. disposable to the point that i'm almost surprised no one's yet come out with tshirts labeled "team cloth" and "team disposable". there are even debates between the best styles or brands of diapers. do you go with the pre-fold, the all-in-one, or the pocket diaper? do you go one-size or fitted? fuzzi bunz or bumgenius? aah!
obviously i am interested in potentially someday using cloth diapers. i think the thought first crossed my mind because our budget will be tighter when we have a kid, and i was curious what the cost breakdown would be on buying a bunch of expensive but re-usable diapers up front versus paying as you go with disposables. turns out you can definitely save money using cloth diapers - how much depends on what type of diapers you go for; you save even more if you're able to use the cloth diapers for more than one kid. not to mention that while you are committing yourself to doing laundry pretty much constantly as long as you have non-potty-trained kids, you are definitely doing the environment a huge favor. i obviously have a while to figure out my strategy for cloth diapers, but there are some really neat programs that let you try out different types of diapers to see what fits best for you and your kid. once you, you know, have a kid and stuff. (they also have recommendations of what to use balancing what's most economical vs easiest.)
fascinating stuff, no? i was explaining my findings to scott last night and he called it interesting but pedestrian. pedestrian?? he said he meant that it was interesting on a purely factual level but that it didn't elicit any sort of emotional response from him. dictionary.com says pedestrian means dull, lacking in imagination and distinction, commonplace. i'm going to assume that a) he didn't know the full definition, and b) that he meant it about the topic rather than me and my interest in it. hmph.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
