I have a craving for......

Anthropologie!  

Aren't these shoes so cute!  I wish I had another $88 hanging around.

People who know me know I hate long dangly earrings but for some reason I am drawn to these.  Maybe it's time for a change?

40 Things

Since none of the things I've been doing lately warrant a whole blog post, I'm going to copy Slice of Pink and list 40 things that happened so far to me in June.

As of 6/18/08 I have:

1. Gone to a bridal shower at Danny's work where my lasagna pan was one of the favorite gifts.

2. Gone to an Eagle Scout ceremony for Danny's little brother where I missed the actual ceremony because I was at #1 (they were both on the same day).

3.  Consumed TONS of ice cream

4.  Bought a skirt and two shirts off of EBay.

5.  Gotten highlights put in my hair by my sister which took 3 hours.

6.  Worked out twice (that's bad!).

7.  Dined at an awesome Chinese American restaurant.

8. Worked a shift at the pizza shop where the air conditioning was broken and nobody would eat there because it was 90°.  I made $20 that night.

9.  Helped a friend design her wedding programs.

10. Sat out on the patio at two different bars.

11. Gone to the Cheesecake Factory and spent $33 on just myself. Thank god for a $25 gift card!

12. Had two Malibu Coladas there.

13. Seen Sex and the City at a theatre I've never been to before.

14. Gotten pulled over right in front of my house for a light being out illuminating my license plate.

15. Gotten the above light fixed at Walmart Auto Center.

16. Made Chai muffins.

17. Tried to buy honey at Giant Eagle to go on muffins and was amazed at how expensive honey is ($5 for a little honey bear!)

18. Found honey cheaper at CVS.

19. Gone on two interviews.

20. Watched the original cast of RENT perform on the Tony Awards.

21. Looked up lyrics to Levon by Elton John for Danny.

22. Started reading The Road.

23. Signed up for free samples.

24. Used a free sample of shampoo and conditioner.

25. Signed up for a dog walk.

26. Bought clothes from Burlington Coat Factory, Fashion Bug and Target.

27. Gone on many walks.

28. Worn my pajamas on a couple of those walks.

29. Watched Bend It Like Beckham for the first time.

30. Met up with Danny after he went to Cedar Point at the Winking Lizard.

31. Opened up the presents he got me at Cedar Point - cotton candy, a snoopy pen, and a snoopy key chain!

32. Used lotion non-stop on my hands, elbows and knees (I never use lotion).

33. Sweltered in the heat.

34. Froze in the cold.

35. Danced at McNulty's and realized I'm too old to be there.

36. Watched some college kids do the dance to the song Superman.

37. Found out what the alledged meaning of the song Superman is (gross! Disclaimer: Don't click if you are easily offended).

38. Researched dumb things on the Internet.

39. Talked to someone running for State representative who knocked on my door.

40. Chased Meatball down for 10 minutes after he slipped out the door while I was talking to above candidate for State representative. 

Fashion

Me trying to explain to Danny what Bermuda shorts are after telling him I wanted a pair:  

"Um they're shorter than capris, usually hitting the knee.  They're really popular right now!"

Danny: "Are they made from triangles?"

The dog days of summer

The dog days of summer
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Yeah, it's 93°F right now, Ohio finally got it. Record high temperatures for the beginning of June and it's been like this for the past 3 days. It's so hot the air conditioners can't keep up. One great thing about having a dog is you can give them ice cream cones to cool them down (vanilla, not chocolate!). I swear, Meatball eats ice cream cones like a human as demonstrated by this mosiac. He licks the top and bites around the cone evenly. Now wouldn't you expect a dog to chomp the cone whole? How does he know how to eat it like that?

My homemade B-Day dinner

For my birthday, in lieu of going to a restaurant, I requested that Danny make me homemade ravioli.  His specialty is mushroom and goat cheese.

   
Sorry for the shadows, I sucked at taking pictures that day.  I was too excited to be artistic.

The finished product:

Detail of the filling:

Yummy!  Me eating awesome food in my favorite Banana republic sweater.  Danny even paired this dish with wine, Evolution from Sokol Blosser Winery.  It was perfect, of course!  Great job! 

Only I would do this

I left my workout pass at an ice cream store.  Rita's Italian Ice and Custard to be exact, where I've professed my love before here.  I was in a panic yesterday morning, emptying my purse looking for my workout pass and getting angry at myself because I never lose things.  Then I had a vision in my head of me leaving the pass on the counter to pay for mine and Danny's custards and never putting it back.  It was slightly embarrassing when I picked it up on my lunch break, but I joked that I should be working out and then I would know where my pass was.  The lady asked me if I wanted to donate a $1 to Alex's Lemonade Stand that benefits kids with cancer and I said sure.  I never usually donate but I've been hearing about this charity everywhere and it's really a great cause.  I'll end with some pics of my fave, gelati make with Alex's Lemonade flavored Italian ice.  I don't know if it comes through in the last picture, but the sandwich board sign they had outside was HORRIBLY pixelated.  As a graphic designer, this infuriates me that the printer would even let this go through.   

You can cure anything with Wonton Soup!

Last Wednesday I got sick with a really bad cold (sore throat and fever) and have been taking it easy ever since.  I'm still not 100% better.  Danny got me some wonton soup from a Chinese restaurant and crumbled plain white rice in the broth to help me feel better.  I never tried that before and it was really good as well as soothing!  

Ironically, the same day I'm almost cured by Chinese food, I get an email from the library telling me a book I ordered, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles was in!  I ordered that book 3 months ago after reading a review in The Plain Dealer's Sunday book section.  Once I was well enough to get the book in my possession, I spent the entire weekend reading it and could not put it down!  Each chapter is a little vignette explaining the mysteries of American Chinese food because of the author's extensive research. Jennifer 8. Lee (she added the numeral 8 as her middle name because it is similar to the Chinese symbol for prosperity and good luck) speaks fluent Mandarin and was able to go to the town where General Tso hails from, recalls the history of chinese takeout boxes, and even goes into subjects as deep as human smuggling of Chinese immigrants. Each time I got to a new chapter I was pleasantly surprised by what I learned about how Americanized Chinese food really is.  Also, you gotta love an author with a blog.