I Left My Heart (and Stomach) in the South

So Lin, Mom and I are taking a trip to visit my MawMaw in Biloxi with a brief day jaunt to Mandeville. Is it such an awful thing that instead of agendas full of museums or jazz bars or any of the numerous cultural experiences the South has to offer, that we've completely and totally planned our trip around eating? Smoothie King for an early lunch, Shrimp Poboys for a late lunch, Daiquris for an early dinner, crawfish etouffee for a late dinner...you get my drift. I cannot begin to describe how much the food of Lousiana and Mississippi are part of my DNA, part of my actual essence of being. So I will show you the pictures. For the next few days, you can go on a visual gastro journey with me. You might not benefit from the delectability, but you won't come home 10 pounds heavier either...


Everything tastes better fried!


58 ounces of fruit is healthy, right?

Oman O MAN

Let me just say, I LOVE living in Washington, DC. (shut up lindsey, it's close enough!) Last night, Lin and I had a sister sister date (because we don't see each other enough and we don't spend every waking second IMing each other) at the Kennedy Center to see Debbie Allen's Oman O Man dance production. It was so cool. The play itself had its cheesier moments (one whole song was dedicated to how much woman in America and Oman LOVED their cultures so much and everyone loved being themselves, and we're all so happy, if you get my drift), but overall, just being at the Kennedy Center, seeing these amazingly talented dancers and singers (one couldn't have been older than 5) was really quite an experience.


Tia and Tamara!


Debbie Allen!!

And because I love my city so much, AND I love agendas, I thought I'd list the other really cool things I was going to do this weekend:

1. Eat Sushi in Gallery place with the girls. Drink wine and badmouth any female we know that's not present. Except Sarah Stein. She knows she's a flake, so there's no use talking about it. :)

2. Go see a Rollerderby game. How cool is this? I hope, however, (as I learned with Sally Sinor, I am TERRIFIED OF ROLLERSKATES) that I am not put into a swim meet frozen state of paranoia and have to be escorted out the stadium.

3. Go Out on the town for a girlfriend's bday party. Probably on U street somewhere where I hope to use my charms to get a free drink or too. Kidding. Referencing another friend. :)

4. Having the girls (including SARAH STEIN!!) over for brunch after a brief slow mostly for purposes of gossip jog.

YAH FOR GREAT WEEKENDS! happy friday to all!

My New Recession Coffee

So Lin came to visit me yesterday after a nearby doctor's appointment and I asked her to bring me a latte. She walked in my office with both my coffee and a dropped jaw. "When did coffee become so friggin expensive?" she said as I handed her over my last $5 bill for the week. I mostly drink the office coffee but sometimes you need to treat yourself. Unfortunately, it's a pricey treat for a 10 minute enjoyment. Anyway, I was on the way to the metro this AM and passed a McD's. Thought I'd give their new upscale coffee line a shot. I have one word---YUMMY. Not only was my sugarfree vanilla skim latte delicioso, it cost me $2.50. For a grande. BUT I GOT TO ORDER IT AS A MEDIUM. Which was awesome because McDonald's still speaks coffee english. No Ventis here! It's a large!! YAH! Anyway, I'll stop sounding like a bad advertisement I was just so excited. Unfortunately, the nearest McDonald's I have to drive to, whereas Starbucks is located on every street corner in the city. What I make up for in coffee savings I spend in gas money. I can't catch a break!!

My Latest Obsession

So I know Etsy.com has been around forever in online terms, but over the past few weeks, as I have mutated from joint money perspectives to "It's all mine and I can buy whatever I want with no thoughts on anyone else!!" (healthy, I know), I have started collecting "favorites" that I name "once a months." If I completely let myself buy into this new mind set, I'd be broke in 3 days. So I've decided once a month, I can buy myself a little something from etsy. If you haven't checked out etsy, DO IT NOW. And I thought Target.com was great. Hah!

Here are some of my "Once a Months." I mean where else can you find a cardboard deer??


Cardboard Buck


Colored Rings (To replace my rainbow ring Deke Shipp broke like 9 years ago)


Chandelier Purse


Piles of Wood Print


French Blue Chandelier


Gold Fiber Chain


Bird Brooch


Bed Head Print

I don't know if my likely 400 square foot new place will accomodate all my "once a months" (i've got PLENTY more), but a woman can dream can't she?

HAPPY FRIDAY!

I Know the Feeling

It's one of those days where I feel like this (above) and just really want to be eating some of this while wearing some of these (below)

And Just Because

As a blogger, I have the great responsibility of contributing to the world wide internets. Not all of it is positive. Some of it just is.

What Happens When A Guy From Chicago Becomes President

He DOES not see the need for Snow Days. It's snowing like a blizzard outside and do we get the day off? Nope. It's one of those liberal leave things. Do I want to stay at home in front of a fireplace curled up with a good book? Yup. Do I want to take a precious vacation day to do it? No thanks. Anyway, it's not bad being in the office I guess. It's super quiet and the snow is actually quite beautiful. But it'd be prettier from my couch. Presidents from Texas close the government every time a single flake fell. It's interesting to see the difference.