2013-07-31

Ready for battle, Commander.

2013-07-30

Luke's creativity never ceases to amaze me. He has been begging for a Kindle Fire or an iPad (um, no), so he made one at school. The thing of the right is a backpack for it. All made from paper, tape, and colored pencils.

2013-07-29

Testing out nail polish for MIL's wedding this coming weekend. Tried this one on the suggestion of a friend. Neutral slightly pinkish-silver in different sized glitters. LOVE!

2013-07-28

Whoa!! Too grown up, too grown up!!

2013-07-27

Hey, another finish! I know, two in a month, the world must be ending. This one is small, but it still counts!

2013-07-26

So I *may* have started a new piece. This is the fabric I bought while I was away with my friends. Not much, but she's started. That looks like a fairy, right?

2013-07-25

A very special polish from a friend. This is Paradise by Liquid Jelly, from Picture Polish. Blue, teal, foil, purple glitter, right up my ally!

2013-07-24

Happy birthday to me! A meal at one of my favorite restaurants (Golden Corral), and I even got a piece of cake for dessert, which I don't normally do.

2013-07-23

I took this picture mainly for the shadow, since it is the first time I've seen one in forever! Too much rain.

2013-07-22

I finished a piece while I was gone this weekend, but I didn't get to photograph it until today (too much rain!). I've been working on this piece pretty much since we graduated from college. About time I finished it, don't you think?

2013-07-21

GLITTER! Glitter was the running theme/joke of my weekend. I had to sift through my suitcase this evening, and when I pulled my hand out, I found this. Just a reminder of what a good time we had.

2013-07-20

I swear, it has rained all summer, including on the way home from meeting my friends. Special thanks to my friend Kay for driving.

2013-07-19

I am so proud to have known these special women for so many years, even though we are literally sprinkled all over the country. Some I've known for only a few years, and a special few I've known for nearly 15 years (wow, when did we all get so old! LOL). It is truly a privilege, ladies! (And special thanks to Suz (bottom left) for use of her photo, since mine didn't turn out.

2013-07-18

We're off to see the wizard... Actually, I'm off to see some friends that I haven't seen in 3-4 years. So anxious to see these ladies again!

2013-07-17

Another interesting use of product labeling. On the one hand, this sort of blew my mind, but on the other hand, clearly I had to have it! LOL

2013-07-16

That's an interesting new use for that particular brand name.

2013-07-15

Tried the Chicken Bake at Costco today for lunch. YUM! It was fabulous, and it was plenty large enough to split. I took the other half (well, this half, actually) to work the next day. It reheated beautifully and was still just as yummy.

2013-07-14

Snuggling on the couch, ready for rest time.

2013-07-13

I can't believe I bought three pair of new shoes in one day. Yes, two of them are the same in design, just different colors, but still.

2013-07-12

I love the texture of this grass between the sidewalk and a very industrial building in downtown Atlanta.

2013-07-11

What? YOU got up! I didn't want the chair to be lonely.

2013-07-10

I don't wear much creme nail polish. I generally prefer a little shine and sparkle on my tips. But I absolutely love this pink/red color! This is Dita by Zoya.

2013-07-09

You know, ladies, I do have a free lap, if anyone is interested....

2013-07-08

Four of the Five: Monkey, Tigress, Crane, and Mantis (not sure why Viper isn't there), Shifu, and Po. (Kung Fu Panda)

2013-07-07

And we're back to our usually scheduled program of Luke shenanigans.

2013-07-06

A nice reminder from our last meal in Jacksonville in celebration of our 15th wedding anniversary.

2013-07-05

The $10 Taco from TacoLu in Jacksonfille, FL, made with filet mignon. They very kindly only charge $5 for it. It was quite tasty.

2013-07-04

Off on our own for our 15th anniversary. It's so odd for the back seat to be empty when we travel.

2013-07-03

A very foggy day at work.

2013-07-02

Checking out the latest edition of the LEGO Club magazine, one of the few things he will voluntarily look at (I think "read" might be overstating things).

2013-07-01

This is some of the.... unusual art in my work building. It's made from metal in various states of rustiness, pieced together like patchwork.

2013-06-30

Tried a new chocolate chip cookie recipe today that uses Bisquick. They were cake-ier than I like my cookies, but Luke really seemed to like them.

2013-06-29

This lovely moth landed on our house today. Luke was fascinated by it.

2013-06-28

It's a beautiful day at work today. Sunshine, blue sky, a few clouds, and the lovely Fox Theatre just up the block.

2013-06-27

Safety first, Kitty.

2013-06-26

Cheesecake Factory! My parents really like to eat here, and we certainly don't mind tagging along. Dulce de Leche cheesecake (missing it's point! LOL) in the back, and Godiva Cheesecake (which I had not tried before) in front. YUM!!

2013-06-25

Decided to try something new at Panera today. This is one of their new pasta dishes. A little under-salted on the pasta, in my opinion, but overall, not too bad.

2013-06-24

This is Miranda by Zoya, one of their PixieDust collection. I absolutely love both this color and finish. So pretty, and super sparkly!

2013-06-23

Great picture of my mom with Luke.

2013-06-22

Mom and I made our first ever trip to Sephora today. Wow! I can see why people love it. The variety is huge and they have testers out of just about everything. However, most things are quite expensive. (Not that we didn't find some things to buy, of course.)

2013-06-21

My old phone case (on the left) broke. Waaaah!! I really liked that case! I bought the one on the right at the same time, because I wasn't sure if the floral one would work for my phone. I'll use the circles one now, since my phone needs protection. It's not that I don't like it, I just liked the flowers better.

2013-06-20

Blizzard for dinner! Yes, seriously. It has just been that kind of week.

2013-06-19

I discovered today at work that if I put bandaids on the tips of my burned fingers, it didn't hurt quite as badly to type with them. Still very unpleasant, but not impossible.

2013-06-18

My first ever attempt at cooking a steak. The steak turned out okay, but I managed to burn my fingers; all four fingers on my right hand, in fact. Ouch.

2013-06-17

Look at the pretties! I love linear holographic polishes, and now I have six new ones to choose from.

2013-06-16

Happy Father's Day!

2013-06-15

The power is finally back on, but after two days, we have lost every single thing in our refrigerator and freezer. As you can see, I had already started cleaning it out before I took this picture. What a mess, both to clean and to have to restock!

2013-06-14

Okay, power is still out and we've had enough. It's too hot to spend a second night at home, so off to a hotel, which was much harder to find than we anticipated, thanks to Father's Day. Special thanks to my father for helping us find a hotel with a vacancy (since we also didn't have internet access).

2013-06-13

We had a huge big bad storm roll through, and now our power is out. Wonder how long it will be?

2013-06-12

What a lovely drive home. It has been awfully rainy this summer.