At Wal-Mart, I spied Girl Scout cookie booth sales. As a girl who sold them for years - and went to Savannah & London with our earnings - I can't resist purchasing them from girls.
We ended up with 6 boxes, some will go to work with me. There are 2 bakers and I use one set of names even though the boxes sold around us have the other names.
- 2 thin mints
- 1 tagalong (peanut butter patty)
- 1 samoas (caramel delite) -- will go to work since K isn't a fan
- 1 lemonade
- 1 cranberry - new kind i wanted to try
What is your favorite flavor?
I've seen articles about pairing cookies with beer and have to just say no...they are so good on their own, only drink you need is milk.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Saturday, February 22, 2014
back home
The TAIR conference went really well! There were issues and complaints (note: don't put pork on the menu) but also lots of compliments and connections made. I've made many great friends in working on the conferences and know I can reach out to them for any work-related questions I may have, and think I helped a few people who are newer to the profession -- funny to realize that with 12 years (when did that happen?!?!) in the field under my belt I'm an "old timer".
I was actually able to attend sessions this year (first time in 3 years) and did my officer duties. I will very happily finish up my duties and have finished my term on the executive committee. I'm sure I'll still be involved (already looking to help with moving our elections online), and will enjoy being a member for a while.
I also go to know my coworkers a bit better -- 5 of us drove up and back together. I enjoyed being a rider both ways.
We arrived home on Friday evening -- 4 nights is a long way to be away, and whenever I travel for work I am glad I don't do it often. Kevin came downtown to pick me up (he also dropped me off Monday so i didn't have to leave my car downtown all week) and surprised me when we got home - he'd gotten my car washed, it looks like a new car! I never get my car washed but always wish that i did, he's definitely paying attention. added bonus of my car staying home all week.
This weekend has been getting caught up on chores and spending as much time outside as we can. it is still a little chilly but nice out. We purchased some flag poles so that K can display flags that he has - a Texas "Come and Take it" he got as a Christmas gift and a Texans/Texas flag. We had to purchase flag poles and so broke down for a trip to Wal Mart. I don't understand their organization at all - we looked for the flagpoles in sporting goods, gardening, home improvement and had no luck. Before checking out we asked a SECOND employee and she said they were in STATIONARY...flag poles and envelopes make PERFECT sense together, but they were there.....they are now installed on our back fence and look great!
I was actually able to attend sessions this year (first time in 3 years) and did my officer duties. I will very happily finish up my duties and have finished my term on the executive committee. I'm sure I'll still be involved (already looking to help with moving our elections online), and will enjoy being a member for a while.
I also go to know my coworkers a bit better -- 5 of us drove up and back together. I enjoyed being a rider both ways.
We arrived home on Friday evening -- 4 nights is a long way to be away, and whenever I travel for work I am glad I don't do it often. Kevin came downtown to pick me up (he also dropped me off Monday so i didn't have to leave my car downtown all week) and surprised me when we got home - he'd gotten my car washed, it looks like a new car! I never get my car washed but always wish that i did, he's definitely paying attention. added bonus of my car staying home all week.
This weekend has been getting caught up on chores and spending as much time outside as we can. it is still a little chilly but nice out. We purchased some flag poles so that K can display flags that he has - a Texas "Come and Take it" he got as a Christmas gift and a Texans/Texas flag. We had to purchase flag poles and so broke down for a trip to Wal Mart. I don't understand their organization at all - we looked for the flagpoles in sporting goods, gardening, home improvement and had no luck. Before checking out we asked a SECOND employee and she said they were in STATIONARY...flag poles and envelopes make PERFECT sense together, but they were there.....they are now installed on our back fence and look great!
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Addison
Howdy from Addison (near Dallas)!
I'm here this week for the annual TAIR conference. This is my last year on the executive committee (hooray!) and so I've been working with planning it for nearly a year. I'm so glad that planning is over and its finally here. There will be hiccups and hectic days ahead but its here and we have a big turnout (over 250!) and good weather, and I'm so excited!
The hotel is right near 'restaurant row' so I'll be eating good the next few days - already found the hotel gym this morning :)
Kevin had to stay at home, instructors can't miss a week of classes!
I'm here this week for the annual TAIR conference. This is my last year on the executive committee (hooray!) and so I've been working with planning it for nearly a year. I'm so glad that planning is over and its finally here. There will be hiccups and hectic days ahead but its here and we have a big turnout (over 250!) and good weather, and I'm so excited!
The hotel is right near 'restaurant row' so I'll be eating good the next few days - already found the hotel gym this morning :)
Kevin had to stay at home, instructors can't miss a week of classes!
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Decade
This is a nearly wordless Wednesday (our blog, our rules). Monday (2/17) marks 10 years since our first date, hard to believe we've been together for a full decade!
The photo is from my dear friend Delena's wedding - Feb 2007. Its a cute picture of us both (and friends Erin and Trey) and you wouldn't know it in the picture but we were engaged at that point, but not telling people since we got engaged the weekend of the wedding and we would NOT take any focus away from the bride and groom.
Here's to many more years!!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Weekend Recap
We had a full, wonderful weekend!
Although the calendar read the first weekend of February, we had a very belated Christmas with my side of the family. We weren't able to all get together in December due to my brother and sis-in-law's ever changing work schedules (and his demanding school schedule) so we planned for this weekend and it worked well for everyone. I love having my family over - brother and sis-in-law drove in late Friday night, and everyone else came on Saturday.
We had a wonderful time visiting, laughing and exchanging gifts -- they were all truly surprises to us since we'd asked for things so long ago -- and I even forgot what we'd bought! We may have to remember this for Christmas 2014 -- shop so long ago that you forget and its a surprise in a whole new way!
I debated what to cook for everyone - cooking for 8 is intimidating and I didn't want to do something that would put me in the kitchen all day (I like cooking, but not that much and not when it takes away from time with family). We tossed around the idea of going out to eat, and we improved it by getting takeout instead so we could take our time, and make it easier for my dad to hear us - he's had some hearing problems lately and cannot hear when there are multiple conversations going on. As a family we still have to work on that, but being at home rather than a restaurant helped since there weren't other diners' conversations to compete with.
One bonus of having our Christmas in February - the menu is completely open! If we'd had it in December I'd have felt like we needed our traditional meal (very much like Thanksgiving), but this gave us free reign! and with getting takeout we actually got food from 2 different places (Greek and Thai) so everyone really got to get exactly what they wanted.
It was a busy day of celebrations - K popped out in the afternoon to have a birthday lunch for his brother, a ground hog day baby.
Although the calendar read the first weekend of February, we had a very belated Christmas with my side of the family. We weren't able to all get together in December due to my brother and sis-in-law's ever changing work schedules (and his demanding school schedule) so we planned for this weekend and it worked well for everyone. I love having my family over - brother and sis-in-law drove in late Friday night, and everyone else came on Saturday.
We had a wonderful time visiting, laughing and exchanging gifts -- they were all truly surprises to us since we'd asked for things so long ago -- and I even forgot what we'd bought! We may have to remember this for Christmas 2014 -- shop so long ago that you forget and its a surprise in a whole new way!
I debated what to cook for everyone - cooking for 8 is intimidating and I didn't want to do something that would put me in the kitchen all day (I like cooking, but not that much and not when it takes away from time with family). We tossed around the idea of going out to eat, and we improved it by getting takeout instead so we could take our time, and make it easier for my dad to hear us - he's had some hearing problems lately and cannot hear when there are multiple conversations going on. As a family we still have to work on that, but being at home rather than a restaurant helped since there weren't other diners' conversations to compete with.
One bonus of having our Christmas in February - the menu is completely open! If we'd had it in December I'd have felt like we needed our traditional meal (very much like Thanksgiving), but this gave us free reign! and with getting takeout we actually got food from 2 different places (Greek and Thai) so everyone really got to get exactly what they wanted.
It was a busy day of celebrations - K popped out in the afternoon to have a birthday lunch for his brother, a ground hog day baby.
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