December: This month has been filled with parties of various flavors. First there was Kerry and Jill's party, which was a fairly laid back affair. Then there was the cookie exchange party hosted my former neighbor Sam. She's been doing this for years and this was my first time for being able to attend. Oh my gracious, there were SO MANY cookies. ( Read more... )

Saturday was my fortieth birthday and it was a busy, busy. I slept in, of course, and after dismantling the cemetery in the yard, I jumped on my bike and rode west. My plan was to ride forty miles for my fortieth year. I fell short by three and a half miles, unfortunately. But! I made a quick grocery stop on the way home and rode with fully loaded ( Read more... )

A friend in Ashburn hosted a Girls Night In Friday night and, after checking the mileage from my house to hers, I decided to bike over. There were two route options: 1) 8.5 miles which was half bike trail and half not-so safe 35+ mph surface streets with no shoulders or sidewalks and 2) 10.8 miles which was almost all bike trails and 15-20 mph ( Read more... )

zipmeister and boyfriend are coming to visit in April. I'm pushing them towards visiting in mid-April so we can attend Marching Through Time and they can see what the reenacting biz is like. I have also promised a trip to the Udvar-Hazy Center since 1) I've never been and it's only ten minutes away from my house and b) Zippy's last visit to UHC was nearly ( Read more... )

2010 Daily Ornament Report - 1 down; located behind the comfy chair.I've finished decorating. The trees are trimmed, the banister is bedecked with garland, and the stockings are hung with care. Now I just need to wrap gifts and stash them beneath the boughs (and hope like the dickens that Oreo will leave the presents alone ( Read more... )

I have yet to do anything with that lightweight linen which is still hanging in my closet to keep the wrinkles at bay. Monday, I was too pooped to want to slave away in the craft room. Tuesday was an impromptu visit from courtney_d_h and choir practice. Wednesday was my bi-weekly project call with the Aussie team. Tonight there will copious amounts of tequila ( Read more... )

wombatgirl was back in town this week and we made plans to go out for dinner on Tuesday. Bossman tried to derail those plans at 5:30p yesterday when he said we needed to talk with our guys in Sydney and asked if I was doing anything that night. I told him I had a friend from out of town visiting. "Does she like budgets?" he asked. Happily, I squirmed out of ( Read more... )

I had a jam-packed fun weekend, and I'm pretty much shattered by it. If ever I'd thought I might be an extrovert, this weekend confirmed that I'm definitely, absolutely not. Oh, everything went well: I had a grand time Friday night, Saturday afternoon, and Sunday; but being "on" for so long left me feeling hung-over and fragile. I'm working from ( Read more... )