i hate to love it because i hate it so much....

House Hunters International that is

'oh hey, i have 250k to blow on my second home in slovenia....it's just a regular tuesday in my world.'

who are these people?

what do they do for a living?

and how do i become friends with them?.....

so that i can stay at their second home in slovenia?

is that rude?



euro shorts

i may or may not have purchased these awesome euro swim shorts for my child

and these too



(both found here)

i giggle every time i picture his sweet little buns in them

stuffed

after my high kick on monday (yes, it was a high kick)

i decided it was time for me to get back in the kitchen and try something new

and try something new i did

i stuffed the hell out of a few pasta shells (with spinach, ricotta and parmesan)

there was even enough left over for me to make mi madre a little sampler for her lunch tomorrow

it's the least i can do since she watches Mr. Henry for us on thursdays and fridays

also, am i the only one who looks like a texas tornado blew thru after they cook dinner?

yikes!



lame-o?

I'm feeling uninspired these days. 

Sort of blah. 

I hate feeling this way. 

I think it's the cold or maybe the new year?

This may or may not happen every year around the same time. 

I like to look these feelings straight in the face. 

Acknowledge them and then kick them to the curb.

(kick!)

Katie Jean and I feeling 100% NOT 'blah' at our classy NYE cocktail party.

NOTE: please ignore the less than classy Miller Lite can in the background...oops!

something to ponder

why is it that anytime i open the fridge, whilst holding my child, he always

(seriously....always)

finds and picks up the La Choy Sweet-n-Sour sauce jar?

the 14 month old mind......a splendid thing

(henry & me Christmas Eve, in front of our tree)



classy affair

We are hosting a Classy Cocktail Party for New Year's Eve

(so classy it requires capitalization)

 Mr. Henry is not invited....

....although he does enjoy a good party. 

I've been trying to decide on what hors d'oeuvres to serve. 

I'm thinking definitely this.

And perhaps something with figs....I can't remember ever having eaten a fresh fig, nor do I know when they are in season, but they always look delish.

PS: sweet photo of Henry by my sister....she is so good

it never fails....

i grab the shopping cart with the bum wheel.

you know, the one that pulls left (or right) and fights you the whole time you're in the store.

yup.  that's the one i always seem to pick.

PS: i think i might need these...just sayin

(from here)