Two Weeks

Well almost. I haven't posted in almost two weeks. My sincere apologies.

Life has been hectic. Been working my butt off for the job that pays the bills. Not sleeping the sleep. Not loving the love. However, shelling out the $$$$$$.

I have spent probably $500 in the last week on my wardrobe. I have a problem. I love classic cardigans, ruffle designs, slim pants. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

2 cardigans, 1 button down, 1 khaki pant, 1 gauze shirt later (TODAY!!!!) later I have work attire.

I have been trying to dress it up bit by bit at work. It's fun. I just might take pics tomorrow. For now I must sleep. I will have to post about Ms. Chelsea Handler tomorrow. FUNNY Biotch!!!!!

Ups and Downs

I haven't posted a pic of my new hair color because well...... I HATE IT. I actually have an appointment tomorrow evening to get it fixed. It seriously looks orange to me, but everyone I work with says it just looks lighter. Well lighter would work if that is what I ASKED for. I asked for my hair to be darker with some highlights. My hair is a natural light brown...so I would imagine dark brown with medium brown highlights....yeah no. I got a medium brown with dirty blond. DESPISE!!!!

Hopefully tomorrow is better and I can post a pic of the finished product.

In other news my Denver trip got canceled. I was in a word.....PISSED! My boss got sick with strep throat and he was supposed to go with me and well that definitely didn't happen. The original plan was I was going to go alone and then at 10:30 at night I got texted to say NOPE. Whatever here is hoping they reschedule soon. I would really really like to go out. I'm hoping it happens sooner rather than later.

Off to watch Chelsea Handler....this chick is HYSTERICAL!

New Glasses

I got new glasses!!!! Well actually I ordered them since my happy ass is virtually blind they didn't have my prescription in the store. They should be in next week. I am super excited about them.

I went to go see Alice and Wonderland and since it has been a RAINY dreary day in B'more it was sold out. Bastards. Gonna try again another day.

Instead I helped the economy today. LOL. I bought 2 necklaces, a button down shirt and cardigan at The Limited. I got a fleece hoodie at L.L. Bean. I also bought 20 Maryland Mugs to take with me to Denver for my clients. Oh yeah and a new pair of DARK wash jeans at Levi...I'm gonna have to take them to the tailor though and they'll just be my going out jeans. :o)

Now I am just chillin on the couch and drinking a glass of vino. Tomorrow is the day the hairdo changes. :o) Below are my new glasses.....and the hair before the change. :o)

TGIF and a "box o' wine"

All I can say is THANK GOD ITS FRIDAY!!!! oh and Thank God for the Box O' Wine.

Tonight is a kick my feet up and RELAX. Getting new glasses and seeing Mr. Johnny Depp tomorrow and getting this hot mess of hair fixed on Sunday.

Off to the Mile High City on Monday. Wahoo!!!!

Exhausted

You know it's been the week from hell when on a Monday you:

Pass out with your laptop in your lap and a 1/2 eaten sandwich beside you and wake up at 3am going WTF?!?!?!

You know it's been the week from hell when on a Tuesday you say:

"It's a 2 glass of wine kinda night." and then proceed to drink the entire bottle of Riesling.

You know it's been the week from hell when on a Wednesday you:

Are so freaking exhausted, making dinner seems overrated and you proceed to drink 2 glasses of red wine and nuke leftover lasagna.

ITS ONLY WEDNESDAY!!!!! I have two more days to get through. God help me.

Thank god my boss is back from his work trip....though I swear he is NEVER allowed to go out of town without me again. Two more work days in the office and then off to Denver for work....with the boss man....told you he wasn't allowed to travel without me anymore.

Casino Night

I went to a Casino Night over the weekend for a company function for Ray and had a blast.


I'm not much of a gambler and in fact Slot Machine's are the only things I've ever done. Well I tried my hand at Texas Holdem. I have to say even though I had ZERO idea what I was doing, I did pretty well. It's all about the bluff.



The food was phenomenal. All different kinds of pasta, meat, bread....everything that goes right to the hips. The desserts! WOW...there were like 25 different desserts. I wish I had thought to take a picture of ANY of it....but frankly just didn't think about it.



I met some of Ray's co-workers as well as his parents. LOVED LOVED LOVED his mom and have now taken to calling his dad..... "dad." I can safely assume I was a hit with them as well.



The only photo of the night was taken at the beginning by a professional photographer. While Ray has kept the original, he sent me a copy of it that he scanned. For your viewing pleasure.

Gluten for Punishment

I'm in pain....and its all my doing.

I have been wearing 4 inch heels for over a week now and my body has rebelled. My knee's ache. My feet are swollen. My legs are KILLING me.

I am currently laid up on the couch with ice on the knees, and have rubbed a serious amount of lotion on my feet and put them in socks.

I think tomorrow is gonna be the ballet flats. I gotta give my "gams" a break.....well just for a little bit cause I LOVE my HEELS!!

Really?!?! No chicken!!!

As notated in my previous post this gal wants mashed potatoes.

Well the closest thing to homemade are KFC mashed potatoes and gravy. I got off work late and decided I'd do the fast food taters and a piece of fried chicken. I figured if I was gonna be bad with taters and gravy, I was gonna go all the way.

I drove to my local KFC, stood in line, started to order and got this look like I was crazy. Wait for it. They were OUT OF FREAKING CHICKEN. Seriously as a friend put it "its like Pizza Hut running out of pizza." I was seriously pissed. Once I decided on mashed potatoes, chicken was a must.

The girl behind the counter must have thought I was a "crazy white gal." I was in a predominately African American area (I was the only Caucasian in the store....and there were probably 5 other people plus the all black staff behind the counter) and sorry for the racial tendency here....but I went crazy ghetto. I was like "Wait, what no chicken?! Seriously how the hell do you run out of chicken? You are in BUSINESS to sell CHICKEN! You know if it had been reversed and a black woman had been in a predominately white KFC, having no chicken would not have flown, no pun intended.

So screw it. I ordered my LARGE mashed potatoes and gravy and damn if the chick behind the counter didn't say "Thank You VERY much" in a totally sarcastic tone as I was headed out the door. Home girl....seriously you fucked up my need for the white meat and you are pulling the sarcastic out of your ass....no honey.....THANK YOU.

Craving the mom's cookin

Do you ever get a craving for something "your momma makes?"

That hit me tonight. HARD. I am craving momma's meatloaf, mashed taters and veggies.

I often crave my mom's home cooked food, cause well it's my momma and the woman can cook like a chef and should be published. She has made some of the BEST food's I have EVER had.

Can we say Special Baked Potatoes? Taters. Check. Cheese. Check. BACON. Check. These are some twice backed goodness that I refuse to make (and yup I have a batch in my freezer that she made when she visited). I will shed a tear when they are gone.

Grilled Salmon. I can't cook fish. Well that's probably not right, I just choose not to. lol. That's momma's department.

Fried Chicken Livers. Yes sounds gross. SO NOT!!!! One of the best things from my childhood. I know I'm weird.

There are SOOOO many things my mom makes that I adore. She'll email me new dishes she has tried out, and most of the time they are things I would totally make and have made. (I think she secretly LOVES that I have started cooking and can relate to me on that now).

Back to momma's meatloaf. I HATE mayonnaise and frankly she uses it in this dish. God knows why, but it is some good eatin.

I'm heading to momma's in May and I do know this.... Mom, Momma, Mommy??? Can you PLEASE make me your meatloaf. Your loving little girl is craving it. Thanks!!!!