hiatus

We are in Baltimore until Friday afternoon. I've been taking pictures, but my access to a computer has been extremely limited. Blog will be on hiatus until tomorrow.

Good day!

Bimbo Snack

Over the weekend we went to a Mexican grocery store because I wanted to pick up some queso fresco and chorizo for a recipe. I was also lured into buying a Mexican pastry. The brand is called Bimbo (I love it!) and this snack-cake is called Bimbolette. It was tasty. The best way to describe it would be a cross between an eclair and a tastycake. Mexican junk food is so much better tasting than American junk food because it's made with actual sugar instead of corn syrup. Corn syrup is the devil!

Superbowl

Because we are quite un-hip, we didn't even realize the Super Bowl was today until Becky invited us over to watch it. Narf. Well, actually, perhaps that makes us hip...like we're too cool to be bothered with pork rinds and football. I do enjoy watching a game of football every now and again though, I must admit.

So we went over to Becky's and I grilled us up some steaks for dinner. Here is a picture of Steph and Christy on the couch. The best part of the whole evening was watching Prince perform during the half-time show. He's gotten old, but he can still rock.

Little Babies!

We are fostering these two little sweeties for the weekend. They are too small to stay at the shelter until their vaccines kick in...they could get sick too easily. They are boxer mixes named Tater Tot and French Fry. All they do is sleep and cuddle with each other.

snow!

Last night it snowed about a quarter of an inch. Everyone was freaking out over this! I seriously heard people refer to the impending snow as a "blizzard". Everyone kept talking about "black ice" and "hazardous driving conditions". Schools were closed yesterday (because snow was forecasted...never showed up though) and were also closed today. I won't be surprised if they are closed tomorrow too.

I drove Steph to work this morning at 6am and it was fine. People were driving like morons, going about 5mph, but the roads were totally clear.

I'm telling you, I live on a different planet!

Here's a picture of the snow right after it fell...from the viewpoint of our deck.

Andrew & Chad are the best

Two or three years ago I was at Andrew and Chad's apartment in Philly and they had this Japanese candy called "Melty Blend". I became totally addicted to it and wanted it all for myself, so I sent them on a goose chase to get me some. Well, apparently it is hard to find in the States and is also sold seasonally in the winter.

Today was a glorious day in my life because I received a package of Melty Blend in the mail from Andrew and Chad. They sent me two boxes! I am giddy. I've already had three pieces. Mmmm, it's so good. Thank you Andrew and Chad!

Birthday Lemon Tree

Steph got me a lemon tree for my birthday. I'm so excited; I wanted one ever since we visited Monticello. Thomas Jefferson is my gardening mentor and if I could, I'd grow everything he did. Did you know that Jefferson grew 27 varieties of green beans alone? Crazy.

Anyhoo, here is a picture of my glorious lemon tree. It came with blooms and everything.