Whew. I made the ferry, with only minutes to spare! I had planned on taking the 7 o’clock, but found myself pulling into Southport at 5:55! I arrived an hour ahead of schedule and was able to join my family for dinner! Warm temperatures called for Mexican beer, hot bread with black bean relish, and a cobb salad covered in toppings! I kept dinner on the lighter side because birthday cake is mandatory every night this weekend. I ordered a…
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Another day of babysitting, another Disney movie! I really love kids movies, and love it even more when parents don’t mind if we put them on! I’ve been feeling kind of blah/foggy the past two days (I think it’s hormone related), so it was nice to get at least a little break from entertaining the kids. Also, it was freeeezing today and I just couldn’t warm up. Big houses are nice (the family has an enormous, open great room), but…
Can you tell these guys are pumped to be on spring break? I went to Target today and the store was full of cute beach bags and bathing suits. I want to go to the beach! Good thing we’re on the verge of spring down here – lots of flowers are popping up! So this picture is from Friday’s happy hour with some of Matt’s classmates. We went to beer heaven Tyler’s Tap, and I had a refreshing Bell’s Sparkling…
Hello. Friday marks the end of another term for Matt, and since that involves exams, the weekly Fuqua Friday was moved to Tuesday this week. Free food, beer, and entertainment! I enjoyed an excuse not to cook and filled up on chicken curry, spinach salad, some kind of bean salad, a frittata type square, and chips and salsa. I passed on booze tonight, because of my gut – many of my digestive issues seemed to have worsened this week and…
My weekend was….eventful! I kicked Friday off with the Vegas-style auction and poker night at Fuqua. The event seemed to be a big success, which means lots of $$ raised for the NC Special Olympics. And the weekend concluded with an Oscar event. Jill and Brendan hosted a fabulous viewing party this evening and costumes were required. Can you guess who we are? Every time the Oscars come around, I always regret not seeing more movies – they really are…
Oh hey Friday, Sorry for being MIA yesterday. Matt’s company-to-be (assuming he accepts the offer for summer employment) treated us to dinner at Durham’s Vin Rouge. I was pumped that I was invited to join, because Vin Rouge has been on my list since we moved! I’m not always crazy about French food, but have heard fabulous things about this spot and the restaurant itself is adorable. I had a glass of pinot noir and a glass of cabernet franc…
I just had a major freak out because I couldn’t find my camera. After thinking about the progression of last night, I retraced my steps in my head and couldn’t figure out what could have happened to it. I mean I only had one beer!!! But, thankfully, I found it, tucked under the covers in my bed. Strange. Anyway, the retrieved pictures of last night’s fabulous feast(s) are below! Super bowl party-hopping is officially my new favorite. I got to…
Matt came home late Friday night from a trip to Atlanta and announced that he got an offer for a summer internship. Hooray!!! He called on the way home from the airport, so I had just enough time to get this very special beer into the freezer for a celebration. It was a gift from my Dad for my birthday and it was wonderful. It actually went down so fast with the excitement of the moment, that I don’t remember…
Happy Happy Friday! I’m usually not very spontaneous, but yesterday, as I was dreaming about my night with the tv and a salad topped with leftovers, I got a text from my previous co-workers reminding me of their after Christmas party. I never thought I’d be able to leave my job and still go the parties:) So I made a detour on my drive home and found myself with a large glass of wine, veggie lasagna, and one of the…