And I’m Back

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Well, I took a nice long break from the blog this time. Since…February? Ay. I’m sure you all got on fine without me, but I’m happy to be back! I’ve missed writing and I think life has finally settled down to where I can blog with any sort of regularity again. So yay! A quick recap of what’s changed since my last post:

1. I got a job! That’s right, I’m a real adult now with a real job. I work in marketing at LogiXML, a software startup outside DC.

2. We moved! We’re now living in a beautiful 2-bedroom condo in Old Town, and we like it a lot. Lots more space for the dog…and our new roommate! Downing moved down from New York and is staying with us until he finds a job here. It’s actually been a lot of fun having him, so hopefully he doesn’t find anything too soon. ;)

3. We found out that Goliath has epilepsy, which apparently is pretty common in dogs and not life-threatening at all. He’s had three seizures so far, each about 2 weeks apart, and while it was scary at first, I think we’re getting used to it and it’ll just be something we live with from now on.

4. We went on our first family vacation! (I know, gag) In August we packed up and drove to Philly to meet up with Mom, Todd, Michael, and Wrigley, and then we all drove out to Grandma and Poppa’s lakehouse in southwestern Michigan. It was a lot of fun—very relaxing—and Goliath had a blast swimming in the lake. Hope to be back soon.

I think those are the big things. I’m sure other things will come out over the next few posts. I have LOTS of images saved and fun home projects of my own and 1000+ unread messages in my Google Reader (yep, I took a break from that too), so I’m sure I’ll be very busy catching up over the next few weeks. Stay tuned!

Valentine’s Update (and my new hair!)

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We had a lovely Valentine’s Day yesterday…hope you did too!

Well, full disclosure–we woke up yesterday morning in a fight, which was torture as I made Drew’s Valentine and tried to think of something lovey and true when all I could feel was the fact that we were not okay. I ended up with a somewhat depressing but longhaul-themed card, to the tune of “I’m not happy with you right now but I will always be here for you and I love you very much.” Yeah. But luckily Drew found me scrubbing the kitchen sink and doing a load of laundry when he woke up (a sure sign that I am…pissed) and we had a nice talk and made up. Hooray!

We spent most of the day watching the Olympics, playing with the dog, etc. and then Drew read his basketball book while Goliath and I took a nap. Around four five I decided I should start the beef bourguignon, so I got to work. I sauteed the bacon, browned the beef, sauteed the onion and carrot, and put it all in the pot with herbs and wine and stock. And then into the oven. By this time it was nearly 6 o’clock, and then I read that the stew should simmer for 3-4 hours. Hmmm. Eat dinner at 10 o’clock when I was nearly passed out and ready to go to bed, or save the beef for tomorrow (today) and go out instead? We chose option B. Drew took us to kora, a new italian place near us I’ve been dying to try. Drew had the roast chicken with bacon and cheese macaroni and some sort of green sauce. I had seared sea bass and saffron orzo and asparagus. Both were quite tasty! And Drew decided that he may like white fish after all, so I am very excited about the possibility of making some at home soon :) Oh, and he REALLY liked the herb ciabatta they had to start, so I think I’ll have to go back and make that for him since I was in PA when I first made it. We were going to get dessert but the waiter took a lifetime to check on us, and in the meantime we decided we were more in the mood for Coldstone, so we walked over there instead. We got back to the apartment with 11 minutes to spare on the timer for the beef–just enough to take out the dog and have a short singalong with matching fantastic dance moves to “Come on Get Higher” (on repeat, since I only know the chorus). We were interrupted, however, by a friendly neighbor who asked, when we were done goofing off, could we tell her if she could park along the service road? Sorry lady, goofing off is how we roll, but yes, you can park on the service road. We giggled to ourselves as we made it back to our apartment, where we snuggled in to eat our ice cream watch Julie & Julia (chosen to educate Drew on beef bourguignon, as earlier that day he had never heard of it before), during which, inevitably, I fell asleep…somewhere around the 3/4 mark. But it was quite good and a happy day for us, and in the end that’s all that matters.

I did manage to get Drew to take a picture!

And happy day, beef bourguignon for dinner tonight :)

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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Hope everyone’s day is filled with lots of love and laughter. This morning Drew and I had pancakes and sausage, and later I’m making beef bourguignon. Do you like how closely love resembles food in our house? Hmmm. :)

Oh! And I got my hair cut. Didn’t get it colored because I blanched at the prices online after I had made an appointment. Still deciding whether to keep my normal color or dye it myself at home…we’ll see. Maybe I’ll make Gloria help me tomorrow evening. We’ll see.

Snowmageddon 2010

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Happy Friday!

Sorry for the lack of postage–and I don’t even have an excuse since we’ve been home ALL WEEK because of snow!!! It’s been wild. The best day was Saturday because the plows weren’t out yet and there weren’t any cars on the road, so Crystal City was pretty much a ghost town. Drew and I decided to take Goliath out and let him play in the snow because he LOVES snow. At that point there was a foot or two of snow on the ground (oh yes, do you like how cavalier I am about one foot vs. two? That’s because we got about two more feet on top of THAT!). We had a blast. There were a bunch of people out walking in the middle of the street, and we let Goliath off leash and watched him hop around like a rabbit in the unplowed bits. Oh man it was hilarious because he would make trenches wherever he went. We took a few pics on Drew’s camera so I thought I’d share them with you!

I love him!

Look at me, Mama!

Drew and Goliath explore the volleyball courts.

Hahahaha, I love this one. This was mid-hop, obviously.

Drew is a giant! Goliath is amazed.

Making trenches.

Lots of fun in the snow.

Looks like things are back to normal and most of the snow has melted off our patio and our roads are mostly cleared (though a lot of snow is still piled up…everywhere). Looking forward to getting outside of the house and doing things this weekend after several days of being cooped up inside. Cabin fever, baby! Anyway, I best get back to work so I can get everything done before Drew gets home. Goliath, thankfully, is finally resting from his busy week of playtime.

Important Decision

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I’m getting my hair cut, and I think I’m going to splurge and get a color as well.

So the question is…

Blonde?

Or brunette?

Blonde?

Or brunette?

Right no I’m leaning toward Zooey, but I kind of think it’d be kind of fun to have curly blonde hair as well… Hmm. The only thing I know for sure is I’m going all out for bangs. Not wimpy sweep bangs. Actual bangs. I’ll keep you updated.

Gilmore Girls

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So for the past two months, I’ve been making my way through Seasons 1-7 of Gilmore Girls. I watched the first couple of seasons on and off while it was on tv, but I missed the later ones entirely, and in my unemployment, I was desperate for some near-human contact while Drew was at work. So, I embarked upon the journey. If you haven’t seen it, it. is. so. good. It is like visiting with friends you’ve known for a long time and everything is comfortable and funny and full of inside jokes and banter about people you used to know. During the last couple of episodes of the series, I had to pace myself because I was nervous about how I would feel when my friends were gone and I couldn’t look forward to what was going to happen to them next. I was sad. Their lives just ended. There was no happily ever after, no one died. We just left them, and it was over. Before I get too maudlin in this post, let me get back to the real reason I started to blog about GG. And that is because I took some screen shots of some seriously awesome interior design that I hope to replicate once those pesky student loans are paid off. So clean and comfy and modern! Love.

Don’t worry–I have lots more interiors for you, just you wait!