It's Been a Long Time

I feel like I have an excuse this time: My computer is a wreck. I think I have to reinstall everything. AGAIN! I just did it in January. And the power jack is about to break off! I dream of buying a macbook. After the move. And the New Year. arrrgh.

Anywho, I went home to spend some time with my mom for her birthday. It was very nice. I actually got to sit and relax. We grilled, we did yard work, we got stuck in a flood. Yeah that's true. A 10 minute car ride took an hour and a half due to a freak storm. Some of that time was spent sitting in a parking lot to stay off of the submerged road. About 30 minutes after we got home the power went out. I didn't mind. It was nice to lay on the couch and take in the house that I grew up in. It's been so long since I have had the time to do that.

Quality time all around.

A New Home

Yesterday my roommate gave my landlord the news: We are looking for a new apartment and plan to be out by August. I am sad that she did it alone, as our landlord was sad and made a production out of it. She said we were her favorite tenants ever and she would kick out her grandkids and would renovate our apartment if it would make us stay. Its such a lovely gesture, but it is time for us to move on, and she will most likely be able to charge more for apartment than we were paying anyway.

So now I am starting the process of cleaning out the things that I have not touched in years. Sadly, I found hair product. Wow. That went away a long time ago. Sheesh. I don't even remember using it!

I also made my first dreaded trip to the Goodwill. That hurt. I took two garbage bags of clothes and books and walked fourteen blocks with them. That may not seem far, but it was. Oh it was. I think I will rethink that process.

Moving is exciting.

Blog!

I know there would people a few people who read this blog who would be interested in having some Playful Noshings. As we all know, I love food, and I am excited by reading about food. It's even more exciting when someone from my past, who happens to now be a nutritionist writes about food! Although I must say I am sad that her TV debut had to be about mushrooms, and hearing her talk about them makes me want to try them again even though I gag thinking about them.

Easter

Easter was such a great time. I started playing with my new camera. I didn't do a very good job the first time around and there were some fuzzy pictures!! I did find this nifty slide show thing that Picasa does. Here are the pictures that turned out okay. I forgot to take pictures of some of the food before we ate it, however, I did get the customary shot of ham that I like to take. Enjoy.

Hump Day

Sometimes Wednesdays make me feel like I am walking through a swamp; using lots of energy and just not getting anywhere. This one is no exception. I am excited for the weekend. I am going to make my first Easter Ham. True, it's already cooked, but I am going to make my own glaze for it. But more importantly, I am going to spend the day with three wonderful people with whom I love to spend time. I will take plenty of pictures.

Already Monday?!

Why does it always feel like weekends are never long enough?!

Thoughts for the Day

I hate that there are no bullet points on blogspot.

[bullet point] This morning I woke up angry. Maybe a bad dream, maybe chemical imbalance in the brain. Who knows? What I am sure of is that I have a great friend who took me to lunch in hopes of making me feel better. For that I am grateful.

[bullet point] Congrats to the everyone involved with the revival of Hair. It was so awesome to be there on the Gypsy run, and I love this review
Also their website is pretty cool too!

[bullet point] To quote the Indigo Girls, "You have to laugh at yourself because you'd cry your eyes out if you didn't." I like that saying and the day has that feel to it.