Hope you drink a little less eggnog than this Santa did.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Gourmet the Tray
Remember these?
Well, we've got a set. We had our good pals Rebecca and Alan over for dinner the other night and we decided to revamp some lunch tray favorites and serve them up. By we, I mean Eddy.
Normally I help cook when we entertain, but the menu happened to be chock full with Eddy specialties. So I played hostess.
Oh, wait. I guess Eddy did that too. In the end our excitement/hunger made us forget to take any pictures of the finished trays, but here's the plan.
I assure you, the mac n' cheese tasted way better than this looks.
Mmm... Macamaroni and cheese...
Well, we've got a set. We had our good pals Rebecca and Alan over for dinner the other night and we decided to revamp some lunch tray favorites and serve them up. By we, I mean Eddy.
Normally I help cook when we entertain, but the menu happened to be chock full with Eddy specialties. So I played hostess.
Oh, wait. I guess Eddy did that too. In the end our excitement/hunger made us forget to take any pictures of the finished trays, but here's the plan.
I assure you, the mac n' cheese tasted way better than this looks.
Mmm... Macamaroni and cheese...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Oh, the Weather Outside Was Frightful
This past weekend, we visited Chicago for Beth and Eli's wedding!
The wedding was beautiful and we had some much-enjoyed quality time with family.
Not to mention some much-enjoyed roasted chestnuts.
Chicago, on the other hand... Well, it was cold.
I mean, really cold.
We had to use our favorite hotel as a thawing out home base, but we did manage to do some of our favorite things on the Magnificent Mile.
The wedding was beautiful and we had some much-enjoyed quality time with family.
Not to mention some much-enjoyed roasted chestnuts.
Chicago, on the other hand... Well, it was cold.
I mean, really cold.
We had to use our favorite hotel as a thawing out home base, but we did manage to do some of our favorite things on the Magnificent Mile.
Monday, December 13, 2010
School's Out for the Winter!
I graduated from Library School! I took my last final on December 6th and a celebration ensued.
Today I am enjoying my last College Release Monday off of work before I have to start working 5 whole days a week like a normal person. I am also applying for my first librarian job! Wish me luck!
Today I am enjoying my last College Release Monday off of work before I have to start working 5 whole days a week like a normal person. I am also applying for my first librarian job! Wish me luck!
Thursday, December 9, 2010
High of 15 Degrees
That's right, we're off to Chicago this weekend for Beth and Eli's wedding! Tonight, I surprised Eddy with an early xmas gift--a much-needed scarf and hat.
Hopefully our Texas selves will survive the frosty weekend!
Hopefully our Texas selves will survive the frosty weekend!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Happy Weekend!
After all that wedding planning, we started to forget what it was like to have a real weekend together with no stress. So, finally, after Thanksgiving and an out-of-town meeting, we finally got a chance to remember what is was like to have a fun weekend together.
We started off Saturday with a fun visit to the Houston Dairymaids, a funny little warehouse in the Heights that distributes local cheeses from all over Texas. (But we forgot to take pictures, doh!) Next, we visited a fun grocery store / farmer's market just up the street:
They had the most gorgeous produce, and they even had fresh beans:
Today, we took a 15 mile bike ride to train for the MS 150, a 150-mile bicycle race from Houston to Austin. Here we are at the halfway point:
Then, finally, we got a chance to do some Christmas decorating. Look at me precariously perched while pushing push-pins:
We started off Saturday with a fun visit to the Houston Dairymaids, a funny little warehouse in the Heights that distributes local cheeses from all over Texas. (But we forgot to take pictures, doh!) Next, we visited a fun grocery store / farmer's market just up the street:
They had the most gorgeous produce, and they even had fresh beans:
Today, we took a 15 mile bike ride to train for the MS 150, a 150-mile bicycle race from Houston to Austin. Here we are at the halfway point:
Then, finally, we got a chance to do some Christmas decorating. Look at me precariously perched while pushing push-pins:
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Cold Conference in Canadia
Just flew back from a meeting at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada, and boy are my arms tired! Plus, it was freaking cold up there! Here is me (in a nice shirt, no less!) in the dusting of snow we got:
Don't be fooled by my posing, though: those people in the background are obviously cold! Most importantly, however, I brought back a honey cruller from Tim Horton's. Nicci's favorite!
Don't be fooled by my posing, though: those people in the background are obviously cold! Most importantly, however, I brought back a honey cruller from Tim Horton's. Nicci's favorite!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
My Work is Famous!
When I got to the office today, there was a humongo box on my desk. Inside was this gorgeous new book.
It features two images from our Luis Marquez Photographs collection in the UH Digital Library. I myself sent these images to the publisher awhile ago. (I send out lots of images to publishers, but we don't often receive fancy, glossy new books in return.)
Visit our the Marquez collection to see all 25 of the beautiful hand-tinted color photographs. It's one of my favorite collections.
It features two images from our Luis Marquez Photographs collection in the UH Digital Library. I myself sent these images to the publisher awhile ago. (I send out lots of images to publishers, but we don't often receive fancy, glossy new books in return.)
Visit our the Marquez collection to see all 25 of the beautiful hand-tinted color photographs. It's one of my favorite collections.
