Because my mom

reads my blog (but never comments online just over the phone hehehe), I'm going to try to do better with updating on my randomness.

Today I look like a sheriff's deputy. See:


Khaki and brown??? What was I thinking? Leaving the house I felt like some orange accessories would have made this outfit POP, but all who know me know that I don't own a single colorful fashionable accessory. Not one. How do I even dare to call myself artsy-fartsy...

My Co-worker friend Rae is on vaca this week in Costa Rica. I'm mourning her absence by eating in all week for lunch (plus lunch being $7 min not including tip in our little work city with no dining options...it will kill a budget which I'm trying to establish/stick to). The great part is that I've been watching tv on my computer, catching up on a few shows I don't normally get to watch like: All of Us. See... Full Episodes Here
oh yeah- I also discovered 2 of my mom's homemade egg-rolls in the freezer this morn and gladly brought them along to make the lunch hour "special" ;-)

This past weekend I went on a youth trip with my old bham group. I absolutely LOVEEEE these things. Those are MY kids, and boy are they growing up quick. My little girls are hitting that boy crazy stage (12.5 and yes I was constantly reminded of that .5 during the weekend, hehe) and I want to publicly apologize to every youth chaperone that ever went on a trip with me some 15 years ago. I believe I had it just as bad (if not worse) than they do... This group is special because they're family. Yep, good ole church family that won't let me go no matter how many hours away I am.





Update: from my neighbor's Tastefully Simple party I ordered $26 (shipping pushed me over my $20 budget) worth of goodies and met 1) Ms. Mary: an older woman in our neighborhood who's originally from Gadsden, AL so she says we've probably got some of the same kin-folk {didn't have the heart to tell her that my fam is originally from NC}. I've decided that she was nice enough to be my older caucasian 10th cousin or so... 2) Ashley: who's husband is in the coast guard and often away from home, so her and her daughter Ava "would love my company any time". Used to be a vet technician, but now I believe she just adopts stray animals that the neighborhood kids bring to her (her words not mine). 3)Christy: Former AU alum who walked the campus from 98-02 just like me! When she asked what school I graduated from, I got a little stumped (duh: Fine Arts!, but nobody EVER asks that. Generally my answer is Auburn and that's good enough), so when she told me what 'school' she graduated from I like a moron didn't quite listen and ended up saying, "Oh really, what field is that?" and she had said something like Economics (still don't remember). Anyway, point being my question was answered before I even asked it and she laughed it off with me and that equals "nice person" in my book.
Did meet some unfriendly people who kind of tooted up their noses (for reasons unbeknown to me), but I don't remember their names and they live at the end of the street, and frankly I never make it down that far.

That's a general wrap-up of what's going on this way.

Watched a couple of good dvds. Domestic Disturbance and Apocalypto if you need some recommendations.

Been cooking some interesting dishes: Monday: Pecan encrusted tilapia and and sweet potato casserole (hadn't made this since Thanksgiving...) Last Thursday: Mini english muffin pizzas. My oven and I are getting reacquainted.

Life's great. Oh yes and Kendi and Derrick (parents to my wonderful god-baby, baby S) are in town (or really the vicinity) so we're all going to hang out on Fri nite. Have I mentioned how much I love when people come visit??? hehehe maybe only a few million times huh?

Happy Wednesday!

What's been going on...

Hummm, life's been pretty good. Just came off of a much needed long weekend (come to think of it, isn't every weekend much needed??). My friend Tericka came to visit and we hit the beach on Sat. Seriously, I haven't been to the beach during the day in over a year and something (definitely not since I moved to FL which is ironic because I love the beach...). It was a perfect beach day. Breezy, warm, rolling waves, the whole bit and it was great to just be able to lay around and catch up with her. She's doing great things and I'm proud of the woman she's become since we were roommates in college. My how we've grown, hehehe. If I was thinking I should have pulled out some of those old photo albums, next time you come girl, next time. We were (and still are) some hot mommas. ;-)



Sunday my honey came home (he'd been MIA since Thurs, out of town for a cousin's graduation) and we took a moment to get caught up laughing and talking. 3 days felt like forever! Sometimes I'm amazed at the fact that we can sit and not say a thing and it's just as good as when the conversation can't stop flowing. That was the case as we sat eating a quick snack before going to see Pirates of the Caribbean. I guess we missed each other because I was a little sad when it was time to go into our movie because I felt like it was cutting our conversation short. Good thing I married him cause I know just where to find him when I need some intellectual rousing...or not (we have the most random conversations, often including debates on biddies, flying snakes, and if cows will bite...)

Soooo, Pirates was good. I would say great, but I don't really have a strong feeling like it blew my mind. It was a good "third" and most times the third version of a movie stinks. This one put to rest some of the previous plot cliff hangers and still managed to create one for a possible fourth. Johnny Depp's an excellent pirate, but I'm sure he would love some more roles (did anyone ever see Chocolat? He was a pirate in that too...), but then again, what do I know? Money's money and all of the movie showings were sold out on a Sunday afternoon/evening...

Mon was spent getting our house in order. KJ tackled the outside and I proceeded to wash and fold 83 loads of laundry. sheesh! But the house is clean and that's a good feeling.

Tonight my neighbor is hosting a tasting party for Tastefully Simple. It's kind of like Avon, only food and I'm excited about meeting some of the women in our neighborhood. I'm pretty sure that I'm on the outs because my husband's not military, because we have no children, and because I work. Still, if they'll have me (hehehe) I'd like to know more than just my neighbor Sarah b.c I actually like our little sub-division and if I run out of eggs and Sarah's not home then I'm screwed. I'll let you know how the party goes. You know I'm a food addict, so I'm going with a $20 budget that I refuse to go over.

I guess that's about it. Work is work. Not bad, so that's a blessing. Freelance stuff is still piling up and I need to start knocking it out so not to tarnish my name should I ever decide to "work for myself" again.

Speaking of work, let me get back to it. I came in with a "get it done" attitude and needless to say, it quickly waned.

Happy Thursday everyone (or atleast to the 4 people I know for sure haven't given up on me and are still reading this blog)! ;-)

Wife Extraordinaire

That's my mission.

We've been on the go sooo much lately that I'd just about forgotten how to work all major household appliances (ie. washer/dryer, stove, vacuum cleaner... you get the idea). Well all that ended yesterday as I went to Publix (we were out of juice and gatorade, staples in our household) and came home not only with dinner for the night (Salmon fillets stuffed with crabmeat... add a little butter and Old Bay seasoning, bake for 30 with a side of rice...yum!), but dinner for the rest of the week! I tried something new. After getting last night's dinner started, I did all the prep work for the meals for the rest of the week: Turkey legs -Tuesday; Jerk lamb - Wednesday and since KJ's out of town on Thurs and Fri, I'll probably eat ramen noodles the rest of the time. Hey people, I'm cooking to impress and remind my husband of one of the many reasons he married me, but I myself am a low maintenance eater and can get by on chips and salsa with no prob. ;-)

So that's the only thing I have to report about "getting back on the ball" with. Tonight I'm going to try and tackle some laundry so that we don't have to move to a nudist colony or start wearing our clothes inside out (that didn't come back in style did it???). I've also got my freelance stuff VERY organized in my mind. Now all I need are 2 more sets of hands, 3 more computers, 6 more hours added to the 24, and I'll be in the clear. ::sigh::

Ummm, let's end on a better note then my disorganization shall we?

Look at my babies!

Baby D is soooooo unbelievably studdly. His momma jumped right on in there like a pro, not a trace of newbie in her (and if there is, she hides it well). This is one love smothered child.



And here's little Miss S, my god-baby. She's grown up so much and finally she came to me and didn't want me to go (she's a huge Kj fan, but I've been bribing her with gifts of literature {this girl loves her books} on the sly, so I think I've pulled ahead of him in the running of her favorite). Oh yea, and me letting her "drive" has nothing to do with her unbiased love for me. hehehe




Such a good feeling these kiddos make ya have.

Happy Tuesday all!

Work for Some...Pleasure for Others

Last week Kj had a work thing out in Vegas and being the wonderful husband he is, he let me tag along. ;-)
We had a great time. I think I seriously saw every inch of the strip, plus a few side streets to boot. We went in all the major casinos and asked them what their "major attraction" was so that I could take a million pics of us doing goofy things. We really did walk until I felt like I'd walked my feet off and was using only the nubs they had become. hehehe
My mom, sister and aunt joined us for the last half of the trip (after about 2 days on my own while Kj was working, I'd already decided that Vegas is more fun in pairs. hehehe). We celebrated my bday, my aunt's bday, my mom's bday/mother's day and for good measure, my sister just being able to make the trip (she messed her knees up pretty bad in a car accident a month or so ago- don't worry we rented a wheelchair for her to be rolled around in). KJ survived all of the estrogen and we had a marvelous time (I may have already said that, but when I think back to it now, I remember A LOT of laughter and that constitutes mentioning a wonderful time twice, don't you think?). Here are a few of my favorite pics from the trip. If you've never been, then it's some where to definitely visit, just to see. Talk about eye candy...an arsty-fartsy person like me was in a "creative utopia"!










Happy Tuesday!

Okay Okay

so I've been a little MIA. hehehe

more details on that later, for now I'll just say Viva Las Vegas. ;-)

Today, my Colleen gave birth to a beautiful baby boy.



Dash Ian D.
9lbs 4oz.

Perfect size for his Aunt Roz who is normally a little shy about holding newborns (they just seem too fragile). I think Dash knew that would be an issue so he decided to skip the tiny baby stuff. Can't wait to hold him close...

Congrats Team Dixon (John and Colleen and Dash makes 3)!

This is what

27 looks like (please excuse our matri d's photography skills hehehe):



Yep, that's 27 in the ruby dress, second from the right. ;-)
Yesterday was my birthday and as you all know, I love birthdays (everyone's really, but especially mine). I love getting more grown. I love that God has given me a chance to add another year to my name. I'm Roz and I'm 27. Has a wonderful ring don't you think? hehehe

Work was great (yep, you read right). I just like pep to know it's my birthday, it's not about presents or anything, I think that on this one day out the year, pep actually will give you less grief, just because hey "It's your birthday", and I take full advantage of that. I was telling Liz that I wasn't going to really mention it to anyone, but on Wed nite my bible class of teenagers were acting all funny (like teenagers I guess, too cool to answer questions, too inconsiderate in general) and I stomped my foot down and said "Come on you guys! You know these answers and if for no other reason, you have to atleast try because tomorrow's my birthday and this would be the best gift you all could give!" Yep, they instantly straightened up. As mentioned: I'm not above using my birthday for leverage. ;-)

So anywho here's a brief list of things I pondered on the eve of my bday that made me so grateful to be 27
1) I'm married to a wonderful man and I love the story of how we got to where we are. It's unique, it's quirky, it's sooo very much KJ and Roz.
2) My family comes second to none. They are the best. I'm very blessed to have been born into my home and to have married into another one that is just full of good hearted people.
3) My friends are my family. Plain and simple. Along the 27 year path I've met amazing people and you all just won't let me go and I'm so grateful for that.
4) I have the body of a 27 year old. Lumpy in some places, firm in others, but it's in great working condition and that's a blessing (especially if you remember that I had a "car wreck" phase of life where seriously, me and cars didn't go well together...)
5) I have a career that I enjoy, a job that on more days than not I'm creating something, and coworkers who make me laugh daily. I've been in worse situations (ummm, does "Panty Prison" ring a bell), and I can appreciate where I am now.
6) In general I believe people consider me to be a good person and that makes my heart feel good.
7) My faith in God has grown tremendously as I've gotten older and that makes "Life Decisions" less scary. You can't put a value on that.
8) My opinion matters, my advice does not go unheard.
9) At 16 I was allowed to drive and date. At 18 I went to college and established my being on the foundation I started under my parents guidance. At 21 I partied, studied, and loved in a way that I can look back and be proud of and tell great stories of. At 23 I moved to a city of my own and made it home. At 25 I was engaged and married. And well, 27... so far it's falling right in suit with being phenomenal.
10) That by the time I hit 30, my life will be even more intricate than it is now and that process is exciting.

Hope you all had a wonderful May 3rd. Thanks for thinking of me. Like I said, I love my bday and I love that you all not only let me keep my childish giddy, but play along. ;-)

Oh yeah and before we went to dinner, I learned this lesson:
NEVER try ripping off the tag of your dress (little plastic piece) while talking. That's just too much in your mouth and you may very well accidently inhale the little end of the plastic piece. (KJ's pretty sure it's going to just "pass" I'm hoping it's not scratching up my intestines.) In the future, I'll just use scissors, or pause and finish my sentence after the tag is removed. ;-)

Lots of lovin!

Happy Friday!

Weekend Wrap-up

Yep that's me... in the bay... KAYAKING!
;-)
On Saturday KJ and I were judges for an event where local high school kids participate in several categories to earn scholarship money and finesse their presentation/performance skills. It's an NAACP thing. KJ's category was Physics, mine was Classical Vocal. This is my 2nd year judging, but his 5th and I looooovvveee it. Nope, don't really know a thing about Classical Vocal, but I've got ears and I always give positive support (watch your breathing, very your pitch, great range, etc) b/c I'm proud of the kids for just trying. Anywho, I'm always glad that I get a Performing Arts category b/c the Science stuff is so not up my alley.

Oh yeah, kayaking... So, a friend from work called and asked if I wanted to go kayaking. Kj was watching the draft at a friend's and I'm all for something new. So I put down my donut (hehehe), dug out a bathing suit, grabbed some sunscreen and headed over to the bay. I had such a good time! I don't know how "far" we went, but we were out there from 2 til almost 7. I was pretty sure my arms were going to fall off Sunday morn, but they're fine. Guess my upper body isn't as out of shape as I was expecting (the lower bod is a whole different story...). So while we were out paddling, I saw a ton of jelly fish, some dolphins, and a water moccasin. Yep, the last one wasn't really a surprise b/c it had been a week full of snakes. No pics of the snake, but I did get one of the jelly fish near the shore (pretty sure most if not all of these were dead, but it's still gross non the less).



When I was driving home, it occurred to me that this is when living in FL is really kind of fun. The weather was perfect and I think I'm a growing fan of water activities. I'll keep you posted...

Happy Monday

This week I've learned:

1) Having a snake in your company parking lot does not justify grounds to go home. (Monday)

2) I've adopted KJ's "no food must go to waste" policy, only I believe I'm a bit more efficient b/c expiration dates mean NOTHING to me. (I just finished off the tetrazzini I made him when he had his wisdom teeth out on the 30th... and yes, I'm fine...) :-)

3) A weekend spent with old friends reminds you how you became the person you are.

4) Liz and I are Taboo Queens. It's amazing to men when you can say 2 or three random words and the other person gets the clue with no problem... ( Clue: bad with birth control Answer: Antibiotics!!!) Yep, we killed em.

5) My weight may vary within the same "range" it's been in for the past few years, but my body SHAPE had definitely changed. Yep, less muscle, more fat = same weight range.

6) Colleen and John are going to be excellent parents. I always knew it, but when I saw her for her birthday, it smacked me in the face that they're going to be the COOL parents that you see in movies, or read about in other peoples blogs...

7) Having a snake in the company office (Wednesday), that's stepped on by an employee, only to be carted out and flung into the woods, also does not qualify as a means to go home. (No one was hurt, but as I was leaving last night and a huge toad blocked my exit for 7 min, I decided that I might really be in the amazon, not FL...)

8) My b-day's next Thurs, and somehow I've "thought" all around it. Knew it was coming up, hadn't realized that it's next week. YAYYYY for 27!!!!

9) Whataburger does NOT drop extra fries in the bottom of the bag for you like McDonald's. If you order a small, that's exactly what you get. (Which resulted in me having, fries, 2 donuts, a bag of gummies, a snack size of Pringles select chips {haven't found a flavor I don't like}, and tea for dinner. Yes, I realize that this contributes to the problem in #5, but it was a boy's nite for KJ and I had a horrible case of the munchies...)

10) Big Lots now has a section of Pier 1 items. I went in for gummies and lipstick (no lipstick resulted in 2 extra bags of gummies...) and came out with a mirror for the entrance way and 2 decorative pillows (for around $115, the mirror alone was originally $150 and my final price includes the gummies). LOVE a bargain!!!

Happy Friday! (did ya miss me?)

10 on Tuesday

1) The gala was good. Got to see a lot of old friends and meet their new spouses. A few are even about to become family units of three.
Here we all are striking our "prom" poses. ;-)



2) Auburn has changed a lot. My first home there The Village (on campus apartments) have been completely bulldozed. All that's left is a grassy knoll (whatever a knoll is...)

3) Jim does really weird/rude things when it comes to others lunches or lunch times. Remember when he called my snack mix cat food?? Well yesterday as he was interrupting lunch for the up-tenth million time he pointed (very closely) and waved his hand over my jello asking "What's this, ketchup (or something equally retarded)" and out of sheer shock and repulsion, I whipped my head around and said, "Please tell me that YOU did NOT almost just touch my food!" Yes, neck roll included. Besides that, we're doing fine. ;-)

4) Going to see my Liz this weekend. So therapeutic and if you couldn't tell from the above, I need it.

5) Very excited that I just learned of the Public Library in our area. Can't wait to go check it out hehehe excuse the pun. (Yes, I am that dorky)

6) Birthdays are on the horizon (Colein's, my cousin Tasha, my aunt Bettie's, mine, my mom's). I'll be 27 soon and I've got a running list of things I've started in my 26th year that I don't want to carry over to the 27th. Things like freelance projects and some long overdue organization.

7) I've been doing really good work here lately, but only my sales guy is telling me so... hehehe I'm not going to lie, I want to throw my head back and say "I TOLD YOU that I CAN DESIGN"

8) Painted fingernails the other day and decided I don't do that near enough. I used to have quite the nail polish fetish, that Liz so happily supplied and indulged in too.

9) Just FYI the fake apple juice that's like crystal light is no where near as good as regular apple juice, but if you're cutting back on sugar... I guess it will have to do. On the other hand I think I enjoy watered-down juice (like you'd do for children half water half juice) more... may revert back to that.

10) Last night I came home to dinner cooked (Mexican Spicy Pork Burritos), a clean kitchen and a candle-lit house. Funny that the clean kitchen gets just as big of a smile as the candle-light. hehehe ;-)

Happy Tuesday!

One Gala- Two Dresses

This weekend we're headed to AU for the Minority Engineering Program Anniversary. Yep, Kj's thing not mine. I don't think we even had a Minority Arts anything! hehehe I think us art students were pretty accepting of all b/c after all we're the odd balls of the campus (I can still remember going to my logic class COVERED in charcoal from drawing that morning... pep probably thought I was the nastiest girl {and mind you I wore coveralls and took baby wipes to help undo some of the damage} ...).
So there's going to be food (yea!!), a live band (whoo-hooo), dancing (yesss!) and a lot of old friends to catch up with! I'm pretty excited. Black folks at AU bonded and became family because there were only 3% of us there anyhow, so I'm anxious to see how and what everyone's been up to.
We're grown. It's been 5 years since I was a student. I can definitely feel life's changes.

So anyway, last night I hit the town looking for a semi-formal dress for the dinner and happened upon these TWO!
Love BCBG and they were having a sale so where as one dress alone was originally $350, I got both of these for around $100. I figure I'll find something to wear the other one to... shoot, Tericka emailed me an awesome restaurant nearby (that KJ is all game for trying... THX GIRL!), so I think I'll wear one to dinner one night. I don't need much of a reason to put on some sparkle.

Anywho, guess which one I'm wearing this weekend by popular vote (Mine's and Kj's)....
Happy Friday!

I'm Addicted...

to recipes! Seriously! I love cookbooks, cook magazines, random recipes. Just love um. Don't really use them enough, I'm more of a staple meal cooker. The things that make me look like I can cook because I don't have to have paper in front of me to create the masterpiece. But still...if you have some good ones, throw them my way! Anywho. Here's one I found perusing a children's magazine that I'm really considering moving to Iowa to join it's graphic team. The layout and graphics are just so hip and inspiring and such a nice spin on what we see so often in the juvenile market, but I digress. The magazine is Child and the website does NOT do it justice.

Anywho here's a recipe they had for carrot cake muffins (which I think I'm going to really try since I LOVE carrot cake). Don't they look scrumptious??

*Courtesy of Child Magaizine page 50 of the May 2007 issue

And because Tricey tagged me (love blog tags, lets me know that you all know I'm out there lurking, hehehe)

10 Things I love about Spring (kind of tough b/c you know I love my winter, cold rainy days...)
1) RAIN ohhh, the earth smells sooo good when water drops from the sky
2) Bright colors (KJ used to call me Skittles to be funny b/c he said every outfit I wore in school was like my interpretation of the rainbow)
3) Shoes (now if I could just get my summer feet to do right...)
4) Spring breezes. Just stand still and feel um.
5) Lemonade, no ice, more tart than sweet
6) Babies being born (all that fall cuddling comes full circle in spring...doesn't it Colein? ;-) )
7) Sprinklers (it's too cool for swimming sometimes, but in the afternoon it's perfect "run thru the sprinker with a shower cap on your head so not to mess your hair up" weather)***This is of course for children, I as an adult woman do not do this...at least I haven't yet...***
8) Donuts. Random, I know but I loved a good glazed donut in the spring (summer, fall and winter too, to be honest)
9) Curiousity of summer. Is it me, but don't some really awesome "life events" take place in the summer?
10) Perfect bike riding weather (which I tried to do on Sat and succeeded in 30 min of huffing and puffing realizing that there are more inclines in my neighborhood than I thought and my bootie doesn't near fit on that seat like it used to...)

Happy Thursday! Think we'll get a new Grey's episode tonight??? Fingers crossed!

Mosquitoes and Insults via Stamp

Okay, so a few mornings ago I noticed this horribly itchy spot on my neck. Now it's an itchy bump. I just know it's a spider bite. Just know it! Kj on the other hand has diagnosed it as a mosquito bite and has prescribed the old folks remedy of green alcohol. Didn't know I'd married a doctor did ya? hehehe

And this year we had to pay the govt after having our taxes done (dog-gone my freelance "small business"!!!) so I decided to not send my check with a smile. I stuck a Wilbur the Pig stamp on the env to in essence "call the Man out" on the Pig that he/it is. heheheh Vindication! And yes, I'm fully aware that my actions are probably the equivalent of sticking out my tongue, but it does feel soooo good.



Happy Wednesday!

Ten on Tuesday

1) We've rented some really good movies lately. The Illusionist, Prestige, Stranger than Fiction, Holiday (okay this one I loved, KJ decided it was completely a Roz movie... he didn't enjoy it near as much hehehe)
2) Did you know that Movie Gallery has a policy that if you don't like a movie then just bring it back and tell them and they'll give you a free rental. It's called Play On Promise You can do that 6 times in the year. We don't use Movie Gallery (we're Blockbuster pep) so we're taking full advantage of the rental I got from there on Sat. ;-)
3) Jim (my dept head) has a bad habit of interrupting lunch if you stay in the office. I don't jump up. I simply let him know that at the end of my lunch I will tend to his little needs. He hardly interrupts my lunch anymore. I think it's a power thing in his mind. It's a power thing in my mind too. hehehe
4)We're going to visit my alma mater (Auburn) this weekend. Haven't been back in a long time. I'm anxious to see how The Plains have changed.
5) Jim commented that my snack mix looked like cat food, to which I replied (in all seriousness), "It's not."
6) The little boy next door was using the water hose to fill the drainage holes his dad dug when I got home yesterday. All I could do was watch him and giggle, b/c I'm pretty sure he wasn't suppose to be doing that.
7) Made Pizza Soup last night and it was good. It should be awesome today as Italian food is ALWAYS better the next day. (I think that's because all the seasonings have time to merge)
8)Today Jim said, "Roz you seem so happy and chipper lately, what's going on." And I told him, "This is my normal personality...funny you didn't know that."
9) Yes I know 3 of my 10 things have been about Jim, but I just write as things come to mind and I guess I'm appreciating how his ignorance doesn't effect me the same way it used to. I'm no longer as annoyed, it's more-so comical. Thanks for your prayers... God's listening. ;-)
10) I've been talking to my sister more lately. It's good. I miss her.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Easter Weekend Recap

Thank goodness for 3 day weekends!

On Friday I was able to get completely caught up with house work (I even mopped, which I HATE to do and therefore avoid by all costs) and then meet a coworker for lunch. She had friends come into town so I ate with them and I must say that although I enjoyed hanging out with "girls", I miss my friends on days like that. I'm older than the girls I ate with and I couldn't help but feel "maternal" in a weird way. I guess our lives are in completely different stages. They were nice, don't get me wrong, just didn't feel like myself... I think I'm way too old to be establishing a new friend base. ;-) I then proceeded to shop/return things around town. It was too cold to go to the beach, but no worries, maybe another weekend. I did get these shoes (as I've decided to revamp my entire shoe collection), and I think they are very "Florida Roz". No heel in sight (as heels are completely "Bham Roz")!


Sat and Sun were pretty casual. Laying around the house or out running errands. Church on Sunday. With no kids to do Easter stuff with, all the festivities around town were lost on us. ;-) They do something here called the Easter Egg Dash that my coworker was telling me about. He said basically they just lay (don't even hide) hundreds of eggs down in a baseball or football field, line the kids up on one end and scream go. He said the whole field is clear in 3 mins flat and that's just the 5 and 6 year olds. ;-)

Have lost my "Must Complete Projects" mojo so I'm lagging behind in several things. Still have a closet to clean, photos to organize, logos/freelance things to follow up on, etc... I guess I'm in a spring time slump. I need a good rainy day to get me going...

Anywho, hope you all had a wonderful weekend. And FYI Payless is really stepping it up in the shoe dept. Go see for yourself. Payless

Workspace

What I'm opting to leave behind in lieu of a three day weekend...
Yes peps, this is my office and I know it looks like I'm building a fortress out of our products...
Sadly, it's seen WORSE days... ;-) In my defense, I'm in a creative field and we tend to be less organized. That's my story and I'm sticking to it...

Happy Thursday/Workday Friday!!!!!

Maybe we'll get a new Grey's episode tonight...

This morning

It was hard to capture the sun coming thru those clouds hitting the water (as I was driving), but my goodness... talk about peaceful! Makes me remember that I live in FL. ;-)
Think I'll hit the beach this weekend to get my summer brown... Anyone want to join me? Any takers? hehehehe

Happy Wednesday!

Ten on Tuesday minus Nine

1) My department head (I've decided to never refer to him as my boss) is back from China. He brought in donuts and little trinkets for the ladies. Hummm, way out of character. Is it bad that I woke up this morn and put on a red shirt and black pants and thought "Red and Black Venom Lack" (from the rhyme about how to tell if snakes are poisonous, red and black venom lack, red and yellow kill a fellow) and I'm using that as my personal mantra for the day? I'm trying to play nice peoples! ;-)

Happy Tuesday!

Weekend Wrap-up

On Thurs nite, KJ and I went to see 300. I don't know if it's my interest in beautiful cinematography or Roman history and Greek Mythology, but I LOVED this movie. I know, I know, it's gory and the plot was fundamental (said the critics), but I absolutely loved every bit of it. From the sepia tones, to the brutal beheadings, to the one liners I'm sure KJ got tired of me repeating on Friday ("This is going to hurt, this will not be quick, you will not enjoy this" repeated by the queen as she stabbed the man who raped her and then tried to blackmail her in front of the council - it was wonderful because these were his very words the night before). Anywho, I think this has been deemed a "man movie" but again, the gore is artistically done so if you're artsy fartsy with a tough stomach, go see it!

KJ had his wisdom teeth removed on Friday so I only worked a half day and proceeded to be Nurse Roz for the rest of the weekend. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers as I hope that his recovery is speedy. I've managed to conjure up a fridge full of soft delicious morsels for him to eat (pudding, ice cream, jello, salmon pie, potato soup, minestrone soup...). One that I made up was Buffalo Chicken Salad. Kj's a huge hot wing fan and I know some of the agony of having your teeth removed so brutally from your mouth (you all know I hate the thought of losing teeth right???) is not eating some of your favorite foods. Those cravings are no joke when the food is on the "Can Not Eat" list. So I basically baked chicken breast in hot wing sauce, put the breast in my handy food chopper and added some ranch. It looked gross, I admit, but Kj ate it and said that it did indeed remind him of his beloved hot wings. ;-)

On Friday, I also started this. Whole Body Cleanse

Yep, I'm cleansing. I'd read about the Master Cleanse on line where you drink the cayenne pepper and lemonade stuff but I know I wouldn't have made it 20 mins on that , so I saw this in Wal-mart and thought it might be worth a shot. We'll see. So far I'm 4 days in and all is well. I feel cleaner I guess, hehehe.

Anywho, hope you had a great weekend!
Happy Monday!

BEST Recipe EVER!!!

Okay, this is sooo easy-peesy with minimal ingredients. It seriously takes about 7 min from prep to eat (I make them a lot on Wednesday night's when we're rushing from work to church)! Sorry no pics to tantalize your tastebuds, but try it and tell me how fabulous it is. ;-)

Blackbean Quesadillas (or Mexican pizzas if you don't have a quesadilla maker)

Ingredients:
• 1 can black beans
• 1 jar salsa
• 1 packet taco seasoning mix
• Corn (optional)
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Flour tortillas
• Sour cream (optional)

1) Mix first 3 (or 4 if you opt for corn) ingredients in bowl.
2) Spray a large skillet on medium heat with nonstick cooking spray and lay 1 flour tortilla down.*
3) Sprinkle cheese on tortilla (as much as you like)
4) Pour "some" blackbean mixture on top of cheese (thin layer, you judge b/c if it's too high, it's harder to flip).
5) Top with some more cheese and add 2nd tortilla on top
6) Spray the top of the 2nd tortilla with nonstick cooking spray
7) Use a large spatula and FLIP (I've found it to be best if you place one finger on top of the stack and toss it fast)
8) Let the 2nd tortilla brown (about a min)

Slide onto plate
Top with sour cream if you'd like and ENJOY

*If you have a quesadilla maker, then you skip all the skillet stuff and then it's REALLY easy.

Happy Thursday all!

It irritates me

When the other designer in the office sends me an email, asking me to then email out HIS email to all of the people in the Orient who need to be aware of HIS email.

HELLLOOOO, does it not make sense to type their addresses in the To: line and send the stinking email instead of typing a long letter to me asking me to do what you could have very well done yourself?!?!?!

I'd like to take this time to clarify that I am NOT this man's secretary. He's my coworker. The other designer. Normally he's the best coworker, but this morning he's lost his mind and I'm extremely easy to irritate today. ;-) (Hoping that my "sit here and say as little as possible so I don't hurt your feelings" method will get me thru to the afternoon...)

I've drawn my line and I suggest all stay far on the other side. hehehe

Happy Wednesday everyone! ;-)

Ten on Tuesday...

1) I pretty much love Dancing with the Stars. I watched it last night and promptly added it to my DVR listings.
2) I've decided to clean out my bookmark folder. It's insane what I've got marked. Everything from a mini schnauzer rescue site to how to get rid of hiccups
3) In cleaning out my bookmark folder, I'm also decided to stop stalking/lurking some random pep via the web. I'm breaking up with folks and they don't even know it!
4) I like drinking room temp water out of styrafoam cups with a lid and 2 slices of lemon. This is the only way I really LIKE water...
5) Went to the gym this morn and I think my body appreciated it. It knows it's 26, but I guess I'm still thinking it's 20...
6) I've just booked marked this site for ways to speed up metabolism It's replacing one of my recently dismissed "relationships" mentioned in #3
7) I'm trying to stay on the ball with making appts and getting things done. Within the last 3 days I have: a)Gotten my eyes checked b)Ordered air filters online (who knew 20x24x1 would be impossible to find locally) c)Tried to make a hair appt d)Tried to refill a prescription (and yes, trying counts)
8) I'm determined to be more productive at work by setting small goals. From 8 - 9:30 is my personal "check on everyone via blog and email" time and after that I'm trying not to check back in until the end of the day (some of you post in the morn and some in the afternoons...)
9) I'm trying to be more blunt with expressing my opinions and stop being such a sugar-coater. Sometimes I think my true opinion gets lost because I'm trying not to hurt someone's feelings and somehow I don't think that's fair to my friends. I'm not going to be mean by any means, I just need to know that they know and respect where I stand as I would do them.
10) Every Tuesday is Free Music Tuesday on iTunes and I LOVE it. Here's a little secret... if you go to the column under staff faves instead of the Free link then you can score as many as 3 free songs and some free tv pilots and episodes. This week all of the below is available. Yep, it's definitely what makes Tuesdays so bright for me...

Happy Tuesday all!

My cup runneth over

So much has been going on this way. Yea!!! I love when life steps out of the mundane. ;-)

Okay so my parents have come to visit. My mom, the best home interior cheerleader EVER came and me having mentioned wanting to paint a room, she was all gung-ho. My parents are the best painters in the world, a paycheck shy of being professional. So where I thought we might just talk about it and look at paint colors, WRONG, we were in Lowes with all the needed accessories and at home painting before 1pm.


So KJ now has his Crimson Man Room, which I had some really cute ideas for, but have been repeatedly told that it's "his room" to decorate as "he chooses" so no ultra-glam sooo chic decorating in there (think West Elm meets Pottery Barn and then has a little Urban Outfitter on the side.) Yep ladies, I'm offically taking my hands off the man room. I bought the supplies to create this calendar, but KJ wants me to make a huge UA dry erase board. Ummmm no. I'm going to sneak the calendar in and then I'm REALLY officially taking my hands off. ;-)


My Colein is quickly nearing the date of having the first baby born in my inner circle of girlfriends. Ummm, can we say SPOIL HIM ROTTEN? yep! So we had her baby shower and oh how glad I am that it turned out well. I'm the worst hostess in the world in that I always second guess anything artsy-fartsy right before the event and generally when I do things I go way artsy fartsy. hehehe Anywho, I had a great time and I think Colein (okay okay her name is truly Colleen, but she's been MY Colein for forever) and everyone else did too. {Side bar, to any one doing a baby shower: never do the rice and safety pin game. It's cute, but it just takes forever and only one person at a time can play so interest fades quick. I think I was just amazed at the "scientific" fact that safety pins and rice feel so similar. Other than that I think all the other games went well.}


A jack-rabbit has set up residence on the side of our home. I think because my neighbors have put up their side of the privacy fence all little critters are loving the open space we still give them. hehehe and granted, the rabbit doens't look huge, but the thing really does look like it could stand up and come to my knees when I'm pulling into the driveway. (See Colein, the thing is huge! Like a bunny on steroids... I think I'm going to start leaving food for it...)


Saw this the other day while pulling into my neighborhood. Rainbows. I don't think I could ever see too many of these. Simply a beautiful reminder to me of God's existence.


Kj's shaved his head. Totally bald. hehehe I love my husband and know that he is without a doubt the finest man ever (do you sense a but...), but the bald took a moment to get used to. (Yep Cindy, Lisa, and Connie- when he got home last night I decided that it wasn't near as bad as I was remembering). Anywho, it's different. I still love a close haircut, but it's the overall package and contents that make me melt, not just the ribbon on top (but ohh how I love when there's a ribbon on top...). I'll try to sneak in a pic.

My bham sisters came for a visit (with the exception of one missing... love you Kena) and it did my heart good to have them here. Talk about making a place feel like home. Ahhh, those girls never cease to amaze me with their love and this weekend I was reminded of how truly thankful I am to have been blessed to have them in my life. We laughed until my cheeks hurts. I was a little worried that having been away for a year that I'd be out of the loop (you know the inside jokes that form from being a everyday presence in someone's life), but they unconsciously reminded me that I'm a life member of the "crew" and that catching up is half the fun. Love you ladies soooo very much! (Excuse the blurriness of the pic, we were at the mercy of the kindness of a stranger, hehehe, hate to be like, ummm, no sir, could you retake this one and try to get us in focus...)


So if you can't tell, my cup is running over.
And THAT is a good feeling.

Happy Monday all!

Spring Break

This morn on the radio driving in to work, they were talking about songs that make you think "It's Spring Break Time!" hehehe
Man do I wish that the concept of "Spring Break" didn't die when you were handed a diploma. I almost think it's more needed in the workforce than any other time... (wait, I'm remembering college and how good that week of freedom was... nope it's needed in the work force and the educational field... DEFINITELY)
Anywho some of the call-in answers were:
1) Margerittaville - Jimmy Buffet
2) Up and Down - Coolio
3) Ignition - R. Kelly
4) Red, Red Wine - UB40
and I decided mine would have to be....
5) Back That Thing Up - Juvenille (hehehehe anyone who knows me knows that something about the start of this song used to...and still does... make me beam from ear to ear.) My life's different now, but ohhhh, if I had a Spring Break, this would still kick it off!


Out of curiousity, what would have been your SB song?
Happy Friday folks!

Emotional breakdown

So we all know how much I can't stand my supervisior, yes? Well, sometimes I feel like I'm handling the situation better and then whamo!, I realize I despise him just as much now as I ever did. Our personalities don't work well together (I think that's a little nicer than despise...) Anywho, for the uptenth million time (probably) this morn I was kinda-sorta complaining to KJ about going to work when he stated telling me about "personal affirmation" that if I kept saying how much I hated it, then I would only hate it more. Now he's right, and I myself am a firm believer in "change it, or don't whine about it", but this morn that didn't quite register well and I immediately got defensive thinking, "Fine, I will no longer share my grievences with you... EVER" Hellooo, I'm a nut and after the initial rage wore off I saw Kj's point (to his credit he had a few more really good suggestions on how to deal with this). So I kiss him, tell him bye and on my way out the door for work, I spill my juice and proceed to... cry. Yep. Only explanation is a brief emotional breakdown (that's even what I told KJ as he comes to the front asking what's wrong and telling me he'll clean up, so I'm not late for work). I spilled my juice and immediately thought 1) Man my floor is gross (when I moved the mat there was a ton of sand underneath...yep, we live in FL) 2)I'm going to have to mop and I hate to admit I don't do that often enough 3) Dog-gone that's less juice to take to work! Did I mention they were big silent alligator tears? The ones that fall in movies when a-long-lost-love-is-going-back-out-into-the-unknown-and-the-woman's-not-sure-if-she'll-ever-see-him-again-kind.

I'm okay now. I'm thankful for the 45-1hour drive to work that allows me to get my mind right. I talk to God and he listens. I'm thankful for the cds that Cindy and Lisa send (Committed's Victory really hit on everything I was feeling) because not only do they remind me of "home" but they remind me that work is just a small part of my life and I should look at it in that perspective. So happy Wednesday. It started off rocky, but it's going to get better.

Also, I got a letter from my "boyfriend" Lowes (see pic below). He loves me and I'm going to love him back. hehehe

Breakfast...

... because it's Friday...
... because my coworker brought in my order this morn...
... because I really only go to the gym so I can eat how I want, when I want...
... because next week I'm cutting back on my sweets (that's what healthy roz has dictated)...
... because i WANT them and CAN'T wait to devour them...

good enough?

;-)

Happy Friday!

A little late, but as promised...

Here are the beginning pics of my little home project. I'm changing out a few light fixtures and thanks to a little discount place back home, I found 2 great ones for really good prices. One catch, the finishes didn't match and both were ugly (yep, liz and colleen, even the brown one was old and dusty looking. In fact that should have been the name of the finish... Old and Dusty... hehehe). So hence one of my weekend projects. I proceeded to buy every can of brown spray paint at Walmart and only on Sunday after church did I discover the color I really needed at Lowes. sheesh! So of course I'm sure my local police force have been put on alert because it either appeared that I was going to have a huffing party or that I was going to do some major "tagging" around town. ;-)






(Ummm, and just so no one thinks bad of our landscaping... remember I was outside spray painting, so our grass could possibly be green under the brown...possibly...)


Oh yeah... I also bought this bad-boy this weekend! It's my first MAJOR power tool. It's a miter saw so that I can finish up the crown moulding in the house (and whatever else I decide to cut up...)! Whooo-hooo. Now, I just have to get some goggles... ;-)


Oh and I'd like to introduce Cybil Banana-fana to everyone:


My best friend's mom gave me this plant and told me that she was INVINCIBLE (hence the name Cybil) and that there was no way I'd kill her. Lets hope not! She had been in their family long enough for Liz to use her little "leaves" as Barbie bananas (hence her last name Banana-fana). So she's got some longevity to her. I'm pretty sure I repotted her funny/wrong, but so far she's still green!

Happy Tuesday all!

Speaking Up and Sounding Off

Happy Friday! I'd like to take this time to get a few things off my chest and out my mind. Sounds like I'm on a rampage, but I promise I'm not!! hehehe I've just been up for a long time (the effects of drinking cups and cups of tea before bed and then not being able to even close my eyes til 3am).

1) Am I the only one who started bawling when Burke came to the bar and told Christina to come say bye to her best friend. Her person. I also cried when Denny and Izzy have that moment in the hospital hall, all I could say was "OH DEEENNNNNYYYY" thru a runny nose and drenched cheeks while KJ proceeded to claim me the "wussiest woman ever". hehehe

1a) Was anyone else bothered by Bonnie's bleeding out moments?!?!? Shonda almost lost me with that. I thought it was going to be a corny episode, but really, Denny saved the whole afterlife thing. In my opinion.

2) I Rachel Ray-ed it again last night with some Swedish meatballs and egg noodles. Took a pic, but left camera at home. It was awesome if I do say so myself.

3) I hate when pep just throw gum in the trash and don't wrap it in a tissue. Ewww, yuck, yuck, gross!

4) I've had several pep ask me how long I'm going to grow my hair out. Ummm, I'm not sure how to take that. hehehe
Are they trying to say I need to do something with it? I'm lazy, I live in FL and my hair is the cleanest and most conditioned it's been in... probably forever... Plus I really like looking like a wild child.

5) Doing some home improvement stuff this weekend. No...really. I'll post pics on Monday to prove it!

6) Gotta plan a highschool reunion. Gotta. Highschool class office roles should come with the 10 year requirement plan...

7) I have dreams of being organized. Seriously, that's what I've dreamed about the past couple of nights and it's also one of my big aspirations.

8) I'm loving this song. Can you tell I'm Grey's addicted? This is from last week's episode. (trying a new thing, posting a music clip... may not work. Song is called Bitter Song by Butterfly Boucher. Okay, music clip post didn't happen. Here's the link to the making of the video. Bitter Song

9) REFUSE to go to another Sat morn aerobics class b/c there are 2 military men who come (the rest are ladies) and scream "Yes Drill Sergeant, Give Us More. We Like The Pain" when all us ladies want to do is moan as we do our pushups. For the record the aerobics instructor's name is Mary, not Drill Sergeant and we do not want more, we want to kick you in your face and knock your teeth out so that you'll hush. (I've got a little violent streak that I can be strangely proud of, I admit)

10) I miss you peeps! Are you out there? Are you well?

Here's a few pics from last weekend where I got a chance to catch up with some of my best girlfriends. Great weekend, makes it hard to come back across that state line...

Happy Friday all!!!

Everyone needs

a good "Day of Love" shirt. I've always had one in past years, but this year I'm going to have to just color code it with some red or fuchsia since I seem to have "out grown" all of my past day-of-love shirts...

Some that I'm considering purchasing after the holiday (love a sale and at least one of these bad boys should be $5 or less):





The last one's my fav, but I've got to give myself options so not to be faced with a big ball of buying after the holiday disappointment.

Happy Tuesday!

Am I crazy?

When did 7:30 on a Saturday morning begin to qualify for "sleeping in"????
Am I an 80 year old woman or what?

So I was going to take pics to let you know what the r-n-j household looks like at 7:30 on a Sat morn, but of course EVERY single battery I own needs to be recharged. So I'm just going to describe (b/c I'm also procrastinating doing a little work, thus the Sat. morning post, which I never do).

We have the best sunlight that comes thru our bathroom window in the morn. It's one of those bubble glass windows (for privacy, and that's a wonderful thing, as you know I have issues with curtains... maybe we should bubble glass all of our windows.. hummm) and the light get's all distorted coming thru. Like a prism. Corny I know, but it's a nice thing to wake-up to and stumble upon as I try to tiptoe on our crunchy carpet (to not wake up kj) to wash my face.

Apparently I'm unsuccessful on tiptoeing b/c without fail, I come back in the bedroom to KJ laying in "suffication mode" which is sleeping with my pillow over his head, to indicate that I did indeed wake him and he's not ready to be woke. ;-) That's okay, I know he won't say a word b/c that's how we operate, as I have walked into a kitchen full of last nite's dirty dishes (b/c he cooked, and it was wonderful, but he is NOT a dish man...) and I won't say a word. He knows I'm noisy in the morns, I know that when he cooks, it's still my duty to clean the kitchen. All's fair in the r-n-k household.

I'm sitting in the messiest office, that I had hoped to paint and begin organizing, but alais, as I mentally lay out what I need to do today, I don't think that there will be time. sigh. Today would have probaby been a wonderful paint the office day.

So quicky here's what I'm thinking today will consist of.
1) Finishing up some freelance work. ( I was NOT getting back on this computer after pulling an all-nighter Thurs nite)
2) Catching an aerobics class (previously mentioned all nighter, put morning gym work out in the back of my mind yesterday, so I did indeed skip and if you read about the King Cake, then you know that was a no-no)
3) Maybe rididng my bike (Mom gave me her's at Cmas and it's been to chilly for a ride. Did you hear that folks "TOO CHILLY IN FL" Ha!
4) Cooking black-eyed peas for Black History program at church today. (I really wanted to do the one's out the bag, that you have to soak all night, but A) I've never done those and though it seems easy, I hate to mess it up. B) Daddy didn't call me back with how to do the soak all nite ones (b/c he is a black-eyed pea master) C) the real reason- I'm lazy and last nite all I could do was watch my dvr'ed Grey's episode and fall asleep.
5) Going to the Black History Program at church, in which I fully expect to be reciting a poem to a room of adults, b.c. even though this if for the kids, we're a small church and the one man with all the kids (4 or 5) isn't going to be able to make it, and that's our "youth group". hehehe KJ was thinking of not coming, but I guilt triped him telling him that he didn't have to support my poetry reading, I'd just perform for the other 5 adults that would probably be there. ;-) I'll let you know if it worked...

Anywho, guess that's about it. Gotta get some work done now b/c aerobics starts at 9:30 and my only FL semi-friend, Mary is teaching and although she does a great workout, she sometimes needs someone to help her catch the beat. In comes roz, who, although I'm about to fall out dead after 5 min and I dance like a little ole woman (says my dad) or an uncreative video hootchie (says someone who will remain nameless), I can ALWAYS find the beat to Salt and Pepper's "Push IT" and any other 90s tune that Mary chooses to try to kill us to.

Happy Saturday peps! Happy Saturday!

King Cake

Okay, does anyone else out there have to fight the urge to make multiple stops by the company kitchen to pinch a piece off of the King Cake?
If you're like me, you're clueless as to what a King Cake even is. I learned about this tasty morsel while working here in FL. I don't know if pep send us one because the company pres is from New Orleans, or if we're just not that far from New Orleans and Mobile, but I love that they feel we should participate in the sugary celebration.
Yep, it's one, of many, reasons that I don't take Friday morning off from going to the gym...
;-)

10 on Tuesday (late edition)

1) Is it wrong to feel like all of the elliptical machines in the gym are mine and that someone should immediately get off if they see me "stretching and staring at them" for an extended amount of time?

2) I saw a magazine article entitled "It's OKAY" and the 2 things that caught my eye were 1) It's okay to not have a fabulous time on vacation. Some vacations are just alright. hehehe I could relate to that one, but don't you always feel like people want to hear that it was absolutely wonderful?? 2)It's okay to be mad if someone names their kid the name you were "saving" for yours. I have a girlfriend whose sister-in-law did this and to this day, I still think it's a point of tension. Understandably...

3)I had a horrible dream where someone was chanting "It's been too long since you talked to him" and I immediately knew they meant my father. No worries, I called him on my way to work.

4) Been working late and working on freelance when I get home. I miss Kj time.

5) Tonight I'm scheduling Kj time. ;-) I hate to feel disconnected from him...

6) Been at my job a whole year, yesterday. I have a past track record of lovin' um and leavin' um right at the year mark. Different reasons, all I'm proud to say lead to better things.

7) I have a list of about 20 books that I'm scooping from my People magazine Book Picks. My goal is to read atleast a book a month.

8) Now I'm reading In Her Shoes, and ladies, let me tell you the book far surpasses the movie!

9) I'm my best at 4am. My mind is clear and I'm organized and creative. Too bad that once I hit a good groove it's time for me to go to the gym and stare at folks on my elliptical machine. ;-)

10) This weekend I think I'm painting a room. Ahhh yeah, the interior decor bug has locked it's teeth into me. Only thing that intimidates me are curtains (for which we have none). They're the one thing that I can never picture in my mind's eye how I want them to be... any creative suggestions???

Happy Wednesday all!!

I killed it....

yep, my poor little rosemary is dead. Death by black thumb. Seriously, the only plant alive in our home is one that I rescued from my former apt. neighbors trash pile. I don't know the formal name of it, but I'm calling it DC (for Destiny Child, the originators of the Survivor theme song). Really, unless Kj's watering that thing on the sly (which I doubt in that he takes a small sadistic piece of joy in watching my "black thumb" and "plant killer reputation" grow darker and darker), it's just determined not to leave this world. Fine by me. ;-) So this morning I bid my fine little rosemary Cmas center piece - beginning of inspirational "I'll start and herb garden" thoughts-not quite as resilant as I thought- little plant, farewell in a trash bag that just barely missed the garbage man this morn. So she lies in wait in our garage in the big green trash collector. Kind of ironic that it's the biggest green thing I own. ;-)

Have a wonderful weekend!