Drained

Saturday, June 2, 2012~ 

(Is it obvious that I'm totally over this photo-of-the-day thing? 
Photographing food is an indication of a total lack of interest...)


Goat Cheese & Arugula


   That feeling like a drained snow globe? Yeah, that's me today. And for no good reason. Maybe the Island is affecting me- too much LOST too fast. At least the food's been pretty good lately. I need a verse.  I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33

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My Sporty Side

Friday, June 1st~

Is my flash bright enough?!

I'm a life long NJ Devils fan. Started when we lived there and I can't seem to quit them! We had a streaky season, but good enough to clinch a play off spot. They struggled a bit in their first bracket against the Panthers so I thought they might not make the next round. The sports commentators never have anything good to say about the Devs so they pretty much laughed about how quickly the Flyers would take us out. And that didn't happen. We killed the Flyers! Onto the Rangers- no one had the Devils winning that, but we did. Now one last team stands between the Devils and the Stanley Cup. They're a tough team, but I think they can be beat. Really can't wait for that to happen! Even if it doesn't- no one thought they'd make it this far so it's still a great end to the season.

So there's my sporty side. It only comes out during 1 season a year and it only becomes public when we're totally taking the playoffs!

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Shorn

Thursday, May 31st~



We've been talking about it for months and the day finally came... Julian got a haircut! He loves his hair long and has occasionally pointed at a mullet and declared it "Awesome!". One time we were watching some TLC show and they showed this sun-baked middle aged woman with a total blonde 80's blow out and he literally said, "One day I hope I can have hair like that!". Crazy kid! So it's always a bit of a fight to get him to even talk about getting his haircut. I am the parent though so I decided a couple weeks ago that the little bang trims to keep it out of his eyes just weren't doing it. I've been talking to him about awhile now and today was the day. 

He did pretty good. He smiled his way through it and sat okay. He doesn't love people anywhere near his ears (probably why he likes his hair over his ears) so when she was trimming that part, he had a hard time keeping his head still and his hands down. At the end he was just grinning in the mirror so I think he likes it. He keeps feeling of the back. It's cute.

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TBEC Member of the Week- Frost the Cake!

As leader of the Tampa Bay Etsy Crew (call us T-BEC!), a few times a month I get to pick a shop, that's part of our group, to showcase. This week it's the amazing cousins from Frost the Cake!

This shop is run by Alana and Julie, also known as the Cakerellas! They are out of Tampa and won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Chocolate Confection at the 2012 Festival of Chocolate in Tampa for their S’mores cake pop. Everything is made from scratch... yum! They have also been featured on Daytime on NBC, January 2012. We are honored to have them as members of the Tampa Bay Etsy Crew!

Here's some of my shop picks:

Strawberry Margarita Cake Truffles

Chocolate Rose Cake Pops

Cupcake Cake Pops Cupcake Cuties

Reese's Peanut Butter Cake Pops


Here's their Etsy shop link: www.etsy.com/shop/FrosttheCake
For more on the Cakerellas, check out their website: www.frostthecake.com/
Like them on Facebook: www.facebook.com/FrosttheCake

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Sneaker Suggestions?

Wednesday, May 30, 2012~

Really am fond of these, but the insides look like swiss cheese.
 
Today was my first morning "training" for the half marathon in November. It's just over 13 miles and you get 4 hours. Started out this morning seeing how far I went in a hour at a nice pace. I did 3.33 miles which, if we kept that pace, would get us in under the 4 hours limit, but that's not the point. It was more just seeing how much improvement is needed. I usually walk 5k once a week so this was barely more than that. Just have to work on time now. We've planned on walking the half marathon too, but who knows, we have so much time, we may end up jogging a bit. 


Now all I need is a new pair of shoes. I've worn huge holes in the back of my current pair, but I love them so I've put off replacing them. They're Nikes, but I'm not tied to that brand. Any one suggest a good running/walking shoe?

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Rain

Tuesday, May 29th~

The deluge
   The rain messed my plans up. Fortunately, this wild 4 year old lives at my house and things are never really dull anyway. I guess I was supposed to spend some time with him and then answer emails. We did venture out to the library and post office. Upon arrival at the post office though, someone realized that the packages were set down when the umbrella was picked up. Oh, well. The library was open at least. 

Verse I'm absolutely clinging to today: It is possible for the Lord to look at us without seeing our sins because when He forgave us, He removed our sins as far as the east is from the west.  Psalm 103:12

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Memorial Day

Monday, May 28th~



Memorial Day... This day can turn sad very easily. War, death, and loss are not happy things. I have a son who could one day be drafted- that's not a joyful thought to me. So instead of dwelling on the mourning aspect, I choose to celebrate the bravery and courage of conviction that our soldiers have exhibited over the years defending this country. That is something that I can wish for my son!

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Do You See What He Sees?

Sunday, May 27th~




Julian is not one for demureness. He often enjoys a nekkid run through the house. He blatantly ignores the bathroom door- walking right in if it's closed or never actually closing it himself. You can imagine my surprise as he called me in to witness this. I thought perhaps he had finally had the realization that going potty is a private thing. He quickly informed me that he was the Amazing Invisible Pooper. So much for modesty!

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Saturday Night

from May 26, 2012~

@ Barley Mow

As great as the week has been for Julian... Jason and I definitely needed some grown ups only time! His band had a show Saturday night and my in-laws were down for a Juju sleepover, so we both got to go. He started the evening hitting Long John's and setting up. I started with appetizers, moscato wine and travel stories and photos with girlfriends. We got there not too long after the band started. I got a flight that went from deep Cocoa Beach Oatmeal Stout to North Coast Red Seal  to a Widmer Hefeweizen and ended with a Florida Avenue IPA. I love going all over the place when I'm sampling. Lots of people came out so there was never a lack of good conversation. The band did well. Met some of Jason's co-workers. It was just a nice night out!

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A Great Day

May 25, 2012~

This is as still as he got, so I'm ignoring the goofy face!
   I felt some sort of mission to give Julian a really, really great day today. We started out by putting a couple hours in at Future Flipz. Julian was starving by the end of that so we went home and made sandwiches together. We looked up some sea creatures on the internet and then tracked down an Octonauts episode we'd never seen before. Jason had a half day so he came home during Julian's quiet time. When that was over, we let Julian pick a movie to watch with daddy so Kung Fu Panda 2 went on. He was ready to play outside when the movie ended. That didn't go so well. (The little girl next store proved herself quite the bully so that's not going to be a place he'll be playing any more.) He came in a tearful and sweaty and hungry so we cleaned him up and headed off for dinner. 

We had an Arigato's Groupon and thought Julian would find it a lot of fun. He did. He kept saying it was "awesome" and telling us what a good day it was. (I love that he was so appreciative and voiced it!) Arigato's is right next door to Toys R' Us so he about died of happiness when he realized we were pulling in the parking lot. He wasn't even sad that we weren't buying anything. He was so tired by the time we got home that Jason had to carry him in. It is a challenge to wear that kid out, but I succeeded today!

Part of me wishes every day could be like this and that we could just move from one delightful Julian-pleasing things to another, but I know that's not a good way to raise a child. The world does not and never will revolve around him and does not exist to amuse us. I am not his concierge and we're not about to go further into debt to hear him say, "Awesome!". I've observed families that do live that way and there's not much gratitude after awhile, anyway. So the point is, a great day is only great when it's out of the ordinary.

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