I'm craving grilled chicken dipped in massive amounts of ketchup. Speaking of chicken, I'm making chicken piccata for dinner on Friday. Scott's coming and I wasn't put on a work so I'll actually get to cook. That should be nice. I'll have some wine and just do my thing for a while. Cooking relaxes me big time ( Read more... )

School is going well so far ( Read more... )

...you find a fresh basil leaf on your bathroom floor.

Just so I have it in writing:

I, Lydia Marie, intend to run 3 miles every day (starting today), until school starts on Wednesday, September 5th. That's 48 miles in 16 days.

My blue ones just came. I love THEM,  too.

Here's the "photo shoot" I had Eli take. I love it. I go, "Eli...take this picture!!!" and he huffs and puffs and takes it and then I have him take it from different angles and with different props and he acts SO annoyed but I know he secretly loves it and it CRACKS ME UP:


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I love love love this outfit! The shirt's new as well, and I got another in the exact same style that, coincidently, is the same exact color as the boots. It was so strange I didn't even make the connection until this morning.


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...or at least stranger than usual, and usually when you're least expecting it to be. I feel so thrown off right now, and it does NOT help that I'm trying to learn a peace in f minor......4 FLATS?!? The loop I've just been thrown just became even loopier ( Read more... )

Luke's turning 12 on Sunday, and tomorrow we're having a party. I'm making him a cake in the shape of his favorite animal. I baked all the parts today so I can frost and decorate it tomorrow morning. I'm SOOOO happy with it so far.

The body is 4 layers of chocolate cake held together with grape jam:

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Yesterday I worked my first honest-to-goodness double shift. The morning was about as boring and slow as it could possibly be. The only highlight was the bartender making too much chocolate shake and giving me the extra.

In sharp contrast....

Dinner shift got SLAMMED. It was insane. I was going along with the flow, though, and managed my tables well ( Read more... )

OK, I just couldn't help myself:


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