Yesterday I was catching up on el jay and I came across an entry by capricornia talking about how her exercise routine has made her feel so much stronger. Stronger. Not thinner or sleeker or even a vague "better," but stronger. I thought about some of my constant complaints lately ( Read more... )

I forgot to share this with you guys: Carey and I with our favorite Chicagoland couple, AnnMarie and Alyce at the company party a month ago. We were going for a "dysfunctional family portrait" feel:

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This past weekend was a genuine do-stuff weekend. My work friend Julie held her annual celebration of bacon, Porktoberfest. My contribution was five packages of nitrate, hormone, and antibiotic free bacon. Last year I brought bacon infused vodka. Sigh. Julie did a lovely job with chorizo meatballs, angel hair with pork ragu (the flying pig), pulled ( Read more... )

We haven't gotten all of our bookings confirmed for Thailand, and yesterday I went on the site and punched in all of our info and our hotel in Koh Samui was no longer available. I'm worried that it became fully booked before our reservation was made. I've been obsessively refreshing my inbox waiting to see how this shakes out ( Read more... )

Things have been going really well. Really well ( Read more... )

I'm seriously nuts about libraries. It's like a FREE BOOKSTORE. That is amazing to me. If some kind of apocalypse happens and I manage to survive, you'll be able to find me living in a library with a bedroom set and some survival gear.

It was like a first date when I went to the New Lenox library for the first time. Would it be nice? Would it have ( Read more... )

It's hard to write right now. My thoughts are so consumed with the future that it's difficult to focus on the present. The class I was auditing finished up today. Our apartment looks like a demilitarized zone. Carey's been doing most of the packing. I don't know why it's been so effing difficult for me to get into it. I will do almost anything else ( Read more... )

1) After searching 74 pages of boleros on etsy, I think I finally found one I like for my wedding. And then I looked at the pictures of Robin's wedding, and I think it's exactly the same one she wore in a different color, haha ( Read more... )

Last night was cold. I got out the feather duvet and laid it on the bed, mentally saying goodbye to short sleeves and welcoming the cozy cold weather ( Read more... )

Hey, Monday! I'd say it's nice to see ya, but I'd be lying ( Read more... )