happy Friday from North Beach!
Friday, May 10, 2013
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Wednesday, May 08, 2013
all aboard the onion train!
no matter how many times I go to a hibachi restaurant...I always get a kick out of the onion choo-choo the chef makes...after the big whosh of fire that I swear singes off my eye brows...every time!
I could eat there at least once a week...I'd go broke of course, but it would be deliciously worth it!
so glad that J is a good eater...and loves food as much as I do! so we are continuing on our food tour of Baltimore...with dinner at Kobe :D
authentic Japanese beer...from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I could eat there at least once a week...I'd go broke of course, but it would be deliciously worth it!
so glad that J is a good eater...and loves food as much as I do! so we are continuing on our food tour of Baltimore...with dinner at Kobe :D
authentic Japanese beer...from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
a new apartment...and ice cream
it's past my "official" move-in date...but lucky for me, I've been granted access to my apartment...to wait for deliveries like my new couch (a pull-out sofa bed...hooray, guests!) and start slowly moving some things in...
it's weird to think I'll actually live here in just a few weeks time!
and then a visit from J complete with ice cream...not a bad day :D
it's weird to think I'll actually live here in just a few weeks time!
and then a visit from J complete with ice cream...not a bad day :D
Sunday, May 05, 2013
when one of your oldest friends is getting married
you get dressed up in toilet paper and don't care :)
Amanda and I have been friends since Kindergarten...we used to roller skate in her basement, and we stayed friends through middle and high school...in college we would always drive between Virginia and South Carolina to visit and during every break we'd meet back up in New Jersey to have Sex & the City marathons, dinners drinks...days in the city...and after all of that, we ended up living about an hour apart.
so of course I was thrilled to learn her and Bob were getting married after 10 years together...and was obviously honored to don a fabulous toilet paper wedding dress at her shower today.
Amanda and I have been friends since Kindergarten...we used to roller skate in her basement, and we stayed friends through middle and high school...in college we would always drive between Virginia and South Carolina to visit and during every break we'd meet back up in New Jersey to have Sex & the City marathons, dinners drinks...days in the city...and after all of that, we ended up living about an hour apart.
so of course I was thrilled to learn her and Bob were getting married after 10 years together...and was obviously honored to don a fabulous toilet paper wedding dress at her shower today.
great friends are hard to find...so keep the ones that are important!! love you Pan!! Can't wait for the wedding in June!
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
*How to* open a bottle of wine...
I love wine. no secret there.
but I've always had one of those wine openers with the levers and poof, bottle open, wine in glass.
one of those restaurant-waiter style openers...never been able to figure one out.
but when you are faced with the dilemma...only opener in the house and a bottle of wine begging to be consumed...you make it work. any way you can.
but I've always had one of those wine openers with the levers and poof, bottle open, wine in glass.
one of those restaurant-waiter style openers...never been able to figure one out.
but when you are faced with the dilemma...only opener in the house and a bottle of wine begging to be consumed...you make it work. any way you can.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Drop Dead Sexy...in Maryland!
nothing is more exciting then seeing my favorite cover band, Drop Dead Sexy...well maybe...bringing new people to see them, watching them experience the awesomeness for the first time.
new, and exciting relationships starting out...actually feeling happy for the first time in a realllllllllllly long time.
good things are on the horizon...I can tell :)
new, and exciting relationships starting out...actually feeling happy for the first time in a realllllllllllly long time.
good things are on the horizon...I can tell :)
Sunday, April 21, 2013
it's been a while...
as I am getting ready to move into my brand new apartment in the next few weeks...things are certainly looking up...
**please do not read this as I am excited to move again...because moving is the worst...and I am sad to leave my awesome room mate who has been my lifesaver the past few months...we have had some fun :) and I will miss not seeing her every day...I'm sure most days still..but I digress :p
I saw this cute picture on Kym's blog...and I wanted to steal share it with you...definitely feel like this is true more and more each day!
hope you all had an awesome weekend :)
**please do not read this as I am excited to move again...because moving is the worst...and I am sad to leave my awesome room mate who has been my lifesaver the past few months...we have had some fun :) and I will miss not seeing her every day...I'm sure most days still..but I digress :p
I saw this cute picture on Kym's blog...and I wanted to steal share it with you...definitely feel like this is true more and more each day!
hope you all had an awesome weekend :)
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Sunday, March 17, 2013
may the road rise to meet you...
embracing my irish heritage today...from the couch that is...got a nasty cough and as usual, can't sleep at night...
but here is one of my favorite irish proverbs...
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
May the rains fall soft upon your fields,
And, until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
but here is one of my favorite irish proverbs...
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
May the rains fall soft upon your fields,
And, until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
by far...the funniest case of food poisoning ever.
from one of my new favorite shows...parks & Recreation
Saturday, February 09, 2013
on the slopes again...
practice makes perfect...so here we go again!
spent the day at Whitetail with some friends...and I did pretty good! my legs, well they are still recovering...but overall, my best ski trip yet!!
spent the day at Whitetail with some friends...and I did pretty good! my legs, well they are still recovering...but overall, my best ski trip yet!!
Friday, February 08, 2013
Thursday, February 07, 2013
sketchbook project 2013
I finally finished my sketchbook.
fiiiiinally.
when that happy little email graced my inbox, i was so excited to know that even though i was a super slacker, i could still send my sketchbook in!
here are a few of my "creatures' - since that was the topic i had chosen...the rest you can find if you click here
fiiiiinally.
when that happy little email graced my inbox, i was so excited to know that even though i was a super slacker, i could still send my sketchbook in!
here are a few of my "creatures' - since that was the topic i had chosen...the rest you can find if you click here
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
that time I ranted about the Bachelor...
i never thought i'd be someone who watched the Bachelor- not only watched, but recorded so i wouldn't miss it...
but it is fun, sometimes painful to watch, and sometimes i find myself yelling at the tv when I am watching...
okay, so it isn't very realistic, and it's obvious why so many of the couples don't make it...i guess regular life isn't quite as glamorous as jetting around the world, having candle-lit dinners on the side of mountains...
i guess what is always funny to me, is that there is always that one "crazy" contestant that the others don't get along with...and obviously the producers like that for ratings...and i know they are living in a weird, cut off from the rest of the world 'reality'...but i can't believe the way some people act on national tv!
it does feel like it's all about the ratings sometimes...and not about actually finding love...because if it was, they would warn the contestants when someone is not there...to quote just about everyone on the show...."for the right reasons"...
anyway, i am all for folloiwng how you feel- but Sean, you need a girl who gets along with at least one other person...can't spend all your time together...honestly, how annoying would it be to be with someone who gets hurt and needs to be sent to the ER multiple times in just a few short weeks? drama central! send Tierra packing please!
anyway, my front runners are Catherine...and maybe Dez.
time to go detox from two days in a row of bachelor-mania.
but it is fun, sometimes painful to watch, and sometimes i find myself yelling at the tv when I am watching...
okay, so it isn't very realistic, and it's obvious why so many of the couples don't make it...i guess regular life isn't quite as glamorous as jetting around the world, having candle-lit dinners on the side of mountains...
i guess what is always funny to me, is that there is always that one "crazy" contestant that the others don't get along with...and obviously the producers like that for ratings...and i know they are living in a weird, cut off from the rest of the world 'reality'...but i can't believe the way some people act on national tv!
it does feel like it's all about the ratings sometimes...and not about actually finding love...because if it was, they would warn the contestants when someone is not there...to quote just about everyone on the show...."for the right reasons"...
anyway, i am all for folloiwng how you feel- but Sean, you need a girl who gets along with at least one other person...can't spend all your time together...honestly, how annoying would it be to be with someone who gets hurt and needs to be sent to the ER multiple times in just a few short weeks? drama central! send Tierra packing please!
anyway, my front runners are Catherine...and maybe Dez.
time to go detox from two days in a row of bachelor-mania.
things you'll never hear me say
sure, you can have my pickle.
boo! it's snowing.
I have enough sketch books.
you can't put glitter on that.
i know exactly what to wear today.
pizza in maryland is just as good as pizza in new jersey.
i hate sleeping in.
Tuesday, February 05, 2013
recipe box: healthy pizza bites!
I love me some pizza bagels. bagel bites, full sized ones. you name it, I love it.
but they are certainly not the healthiest thing to eat...and when it came to the super bowl...i was not ready to throw my diet* completely out the window.
*okay, not a diet per se...I just don't want to start eating bad again...and the super bowl is a slippery-slope for that...day of junk food!
so Bonnie and I started planning out our menu a few days before, and she was making guacamole, stuffed mushrooms, pigs in a blanket...and I was down for veggies and dip, baked mozzarella bites and pizza bites. the mozzarella sticks never made it out...but I did make buffalo chicken dip instead...not for healthy-ness, but for pure deliciousness :P
but i LOVED how the pizza bites turned out, so i thought i'd share the recipe with you all :) i found a few places on the internets that had some recipe ideas and sort of mushed them all together to make these.
I give you, pizza bites!
Ingreedients:
whole wheat tortillas
pizza sauce
mozzarella cheese
garlic powder
oregano
and toppings- i used mini pepperoni, but want to try peppers and onions next time!
directions:
preheat your oven to 400 degrees
using a cookie cutter- or a glass, or whatever you can cut circles with- cut as many circles as you can from each tortilla.
* I saved the extra pieces to toast up in the oven to make chips for our guacamole with :)
on a baking sheet- i lined mine with foil- place out as many mini pizza custs as you'd like to make
add the pizza sauce, cheese and toppings
sprinkle with some garlic salt and oregano
bake for 8-10 minutes *keep an eye on them, mine took a little longer, but my oven is weird...
oh yeah, then enjoy!!
an easy, and not so unhealthy way to eat pizza!!
but they are certainly not the healthiest thing to eat...and when it came to the super bowl...i was not ready to throw my diet* completely out the window.
*okay, not a diet per se...I just don't want to start eating bad again...and the super bowl is a slippery-slope for that...day of junk food!
so Bonnie and I started planning out our menu a few days before, and she was making guacamole, stuffed mushrooms, pigs in a blanket...and I was down for veggies and dip, baked mozzarella bites and pizza bites. the mozzarella sticks never made it out...but I did make buffalo chicken dip instead...not for healthy-ness, but for pure deliciousness :P
but i LOVED how the pizza bites turned out, so i thought i'd share the recipe with you all :) i found a few places on the internets that had some recipe ideas and sort of mushed them all together to make these.
I give you, pizza bites!
Ingreedients:
whole wheat tortillas
pizza sauce
mozzarella cheese
garlic powder
oregano
and toppings- i used mini pepperoni, but want to try peppers and onions next time!
directions:
preheat your oven to 400 degrees
using a cookie cutter- or a glass, or whatever you can cut circles with- cut as many circles as you can from each tortilla.
* I saved the extra pieces to toast up in the oven to make chips for our guacamole with :)
on a baking sheet- i lined mine with foil- place out as many mini pizza custs as you'd like to make
add the pizza sauce, cheese and toppings
sprinkle with some garlic salt and oregano
bake for 8-10 minutes *keep an eye on them, mine took a little longer, but my oven is weird...
oh yeah, then enjoy!!
an easy, and not so unhealthy way to eat pizza!!
what? another Vlog?
so this morning i headed back to Kym's to see who else had linked up with us...and i got a chance to watch some of the other videos, and i realized, i didn't really fit the natural, no makeup, part of the challenge. i also just felt like practicing my vlogging skills, so here, for your viewing pleasure is another video blog...this one is just about what i do on my days off...enjoy!
Monday, February 04, 2013
it certainly was Super!
okay, before I start this, remember...I am a Giants fan, through and through. always have been. always will be.
but it was pretty cool to watch the Ravens win last night. we could hear fireworks going off around our house, and even though they really made us "wait for it..." they pulled off a very nice win.
we watched the game with Bonnie & Andy...made lots of yummy snacks...and I only covered my eyes a few times.
wasn't super impressed by many commercials- I can't even really think of one off the top of my head to tell you the truth. but i will say this...the city was mighty purple today, and i am happy to have tomorrow off because i hear there is some sort of parade happening ;)
also, i know it makes me sound old...but very glad we were not out watching the game last night- this is a picture from the news of Federal Hill...
but it was pretty cool to watch the Ravens win last night. we could hear fireworks going off around our house, and even though they really made us "wait for it..." they pulled off a very nice win.
we watched the game with Bonnie & Andy...made lots of yummy snacks...and I only covered my eyes a few times.
wasn't super impressed by many commercials- I can't even really think of one off the top of my head to tell you the truth. but i will say this...the city was mighty purple today, and i am happy to have tomorrow off because i hear there is some sort of parade happening ;)
also, i know it makes me sound old...but very glad we were not out watching the game last night- this is a picture from the news of Federal Hill...
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