Real Date: Part I

Pierre and I had a date on Saturday.  A real date that involved grown up events and people.

It was absolutely delightful.

(We did miss the Squeeze a bit though.)

We ate at a lovely new place (well, new to us,) called Caffe Molise.

Our food was absolutely divine.  Both of our dishes were fantastic and the creme brulee was yummy.  We will definitely be going back.

p.s.  We had the best server ever!

Darling, no?

This was my dinner--gnocchi with sauteed veggies in a white wine cream sauce.  It was the special, and I LOVED every bite!

Pierre is anti-photo and blogging at the moment and kept sabotaging every picture I took of his yummy panini.  It was good though!

Part II of our lovely evening later.

Winning is Awesome!

Doobleh-vay: YO Mama

Check this out.  I think I NEED that bag!  

Enter and you may be the lucky winner...

At least take a peek at the website.  It pretty much made my day.

Getting Around in My Corner

Corner View:  Modes of Transportation

In my little corner of the world, we get around by driving.

Instead of a picture of my Ford Fusion, I thought I'd show you a little of what I see when I am driving around.

And this is how the Squeeze rides.

*Don't worry--I was safe while driving!*

As always, please check out all 

the other Corner View posts.

If you haven't played before, the lovely Corner View project was started by Jane from Spain Daily.  It is a group of bloggers from around the world who all post on a weekly theme about their "corner" of the world.  Check them out and take a trip around the world from your chair!  (And if you want to play, let Jane know!)

jane, ladybug-zen, ian, bonnie,esti, sophie, cele, modsquad,

caitlin, joyce, ani, couturecoucou, kim, a day that is dessert, natsumi,epe, kaylovesvintage, trinsch, c.t.,jeannette, outi, schanett, ritva,

dongdong, francesca, state of bliss, jennifer, dana, denise, cabrizette,bohemia girl, ruth, dianna, isabelle, amber, a girl in the yellow shoes,mister e, janis, kari, jgy, jenna, skymring, elizabeth, audrey, allison,lise, cate, mon, victoria, crescent moon, erin, otli, amy, ida, caroline,lisa, dorte, kimmie, la lune dans le ciel, nicola, malo, samantha,kyndale, capturereflection

Random Monday Thoughts...

1.  Yelling out "I guess I'm the only one who can answer the effing* phone" in the office, where all co-workers and clients can hear, is NEVER appropriate.

*effing is my substitute for that word (which was used in this case,) but which you won't find on my blog.

2. This is perfection at my house.

3.  Sometimes secrets with your significant other are not only necessary, but delightful.

pics by me *1

 & Moxi *2

Spring Sunday.

Snow in the mountains...

Blossoms in the valley.

I'm in love.

Sinus Infection

I have a nasty sinus infection.  What, in April?  Yes, in April.  I'm hoping it will be cleared up oh so soon and praying that the Squeeze doesn't get sick!

In the mean time, this made me laugh.  I hope it makes you laugh too!

Breakfast in My Corner

Breakfast in my corner is from this past weekend.  In my last post, I mentioned that my littlest brother (19 years old) is moving to Belgium for 2 years.  He will be serving a mission for our church.

This Sunday he spoke in church and we had a brunch for family and close friends that came to hear him.  These are some of my very favorite foods, although not the most artistic pictures ever!

Breakfast in my corner means a waffle bar, with all the fixings--fruit, syrup, nutella, whipped cream and everything you can imagine.

Yummy Waffles...

All the fixings...

We had eclairs for brunch as well.  (Not usually a breakfast food in our house!)

This was my plate: a yummy waffle, some breakfast casserole and an eclair.  It was oh so divine!

I absolutely love all things that have to do with breakfast!

Please check out the breakfast photos from other corners of the world: 

(hint:  they are amazing!)

• Aikawarazu Life in Japan
• Simple Beauty
• Ermie
• Bohemian girl
• Jennan Mieli
• A Drop in the Ocean
• Tout ce que j'Aime
• Adventure of J and Prime
• Lumetta
• simply caitlin
• savannah gourmet
• les tartines de sidonie (à paris et ailleurs)
• ______________ An Englishman Abroad
• Kaylovesvintage
• Lou et Tom
• earth and living
• all the lovelies
• A Day That is Dessert
• spain daily
• a moon, worn as if it had been a shell
• Bodhicitta
• fuoriborgo
• Píntame el día
• MisterE
• Mom in Madison
• epa epe
• C.T.
• paintbox
• Pancakemama
• natsumi nishizumi
• state of bliss
• Campbell Soup Diary
• schanettes
• collecting leaves......and other little experiences
• Sans Soucis
• A Perfect Beginning
• {Lumignano Adventures: Life as We Know It in Northern Italy}
• this is not art this is desing
• The nutrients of Life
• et lille oejeblik
• Cabri Ole
• MODsquad
• Coucou Couture
• Sea, Sand and Shells
• bamarik

Today is Picture Day...

Of course it is.

I feel like I am in middle school all over again.

To say that my mom is a picture person would be the understatement of the century. My littlest bro is headed to live in Belgium for 2 years on Wednesday. In anticipation of the event, we need family pictures taken, and today is the day.

Because today is picture day, I slept in, was late to work, left with wet hair and no makeup. I managed to put on ½ my makeup on the way to work, the other ½ during powder breaks. The hair is the major problem…my intention was to put a few strategically placed waves in my crazy hair. I brought my large barrel curling iron and everything, and when I headed to the powder room to actually get ready, I noticed that my curling iron was missing a screw. Wha-ah-aht? Missing a screw. Of course, because today is picture day. Apparently, screws are important and curling irons don’t really work without them.

So, my hair doesn’t look fantastic, to say the least. I worked a little on the front and it looks barely presentable. We’ll have to make sure the photographer doesn’t go for any artistic pictures that include the back of my head. Does anyone know if photoshop can fix a bad hair day?

Middle school people, middle school. It might be 7^th grade all over again!

pic found here.

it isn't me...

Days Like Today...

Days like today make me want to live in beautiful, busy New York City.  

There are multiple reasons for this.  Mostly so that I could pretend that I was living in her life.  Or hers. (Although she is technically DC now...) Or hers.

It looks oh, so glamorous, right?

Also, because my career would be so much cooler if I actually worked on Wall Street.

*Not all of us are scum!*

Although anywhere with a beach would be nice too.  Hawaii maybe?

pic by me.

So Much!

Pitching a 401K plan wears me out!

It is so much work--so interesting and so fun, but so much time.

See, I am a total business geek.

I do love it though.

My Corner...

The lovely Jane has started a fun project. She has called it Corner View. You should read about it! I think it is so much fun and couldn't wait to participate. I have had so much fun reading about and seeing pictures of everyone else's "corner views". There have been fun stories and amazing photos. My photo isn't as amazing (I may think Europe is pretty much the coolest thing ever--or New York, or the beach...), but is dear to my heart. The way I figure it, I have two corners, my home corner and my work corner. My home life is very near and dear to my heart. So, my picture--my corner view, if you will--is from my home corner. It is the view from my front door, looking out over freshly fallen snow. It is one of my very favorite things. Thanks for the great idea, Jane! I love it! I can't wait to play next week too. (And thanks go to Caitlin for introducing me to Jane's blog!)