Halloween, Delaware Style

This is the first Halloween in nearly 5 years that I did not dress up! No biker girl, no punk rocker, no Velma Kelly, no nothing!

Ryan's flying and I'm home, being heart healthy with my chocolate (not nearly dark enough to be considered healthy, but roll with me) and red wine. Between the getting up, walking to the door, back to my chair to sit & repeat, I think I'm burning off the bags of mini-m&ms and Hershey bars that I've eaten.

Best costume so far? Puff the Magic Dragon & the Lobster. Infants in costumes are the cutest!

Party of 10!

This restaurant:

favorite non-touristy, non southern restaurant in Charleston

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This Drink:

Favorite Martini: Pineapple Cake Martini from favorite restaurant


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This GREAT group:



the best & coolest friends

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laughter, fun, and memories.

I LOVE you all!

SOLD!

What a relief! We never in a million years imagined it would take so long to sell this house, but finally a young couple (much like ourselves) fell in love with it and took it off our hands.

Two mortgages and tuition (granted, I'm only part time this semester) with only one income was not fun.

Time to get jazzed up for a night of debauchery with friends & drink(s) (can you say Pineapple Cake Martini?!) at Basil!

Thanks for all of your good vibes!!!

Fingers & Toes

MUST BE CROSSED FOR THE NEXT 42-45 HOURS.

If you are you a close friend, a 7th degree friend, or one of those lurkers, please, pretty please, keep those fingers & toes crossed. And don't forget to send good vibes our way.

I'll tell you why later.

Transitions

Isn't there supposed some sort of transition between summer and winter?

I know, most people call it fall, but honestly, I didn't think fall meant the heat had to be turned on and winter clothes dug out. On Monday the outfit included sandals & a tank top. And the A/C was on. It was so warm that I took Ryan's truck to class because the a/c in my car decided to poop out.

You would think we would gradually work our way into winter fall.

But no. As of yesterday the wardrobe has changed to jeans, socks, love sleeve tee, hoodie zipped all the way up. I just needsome fingerless gloves for the hands.

the only benefit that comes with this weather? I don't have to worry about repainting my toe nails.

A Letter

Dear Teacher:

As you know, Monday night we took your first exam. Today is Thursday. I would appreciate it if you would post grades in a timely manner. I realize you have other classes and priorities (including research on addiction), but how difficult is it to run the scantron through the machine, record the grades, and post online? I realize I probably failed your exam as I am one of the many who come to class having watched the wrong lecture on CD-ROM. I'm still trying to figure out how the lectures correspond to the chapters from the text (and why you tell us which lectures are no longer part of the course a week after they were to be watched according to the syllabus you posted on Web-CT).

And another thing. Why is it that every week in class there is some sort of sexual example used to teach a concept? Unless you are completing research with those guys from the University of Texas, I don't understand what sex has to do with research (your most recent example given during a test review which wasn't formally announced to the class and only told to a select few who went on to tell others like myself). I believe Monday's example went something like this, "And an example of deductive reasoning would be that, OK, let's say everyone in this room is going to have sex with each other, I believe that only the females will get pregnant."

As for your research on addiction, I am becoming increasingly addicted to the Internet as I now log on to Web-CT on a near hourly basis with the hope that my grade, however horrible, is posted.

Sincerely,
Web-CT Addict

Renoir & the King of Prussia

Last night, Ryan and I hastly ordered tickets to the Renoir Landscapes exhibit at the Philly Museum of Art. If you're in the area, I definitely recommend buying tickets, pricey, but if manage to schedule the exhibit on a day with a lecture, you can make it a bargain.

There must have been at least 40 works of Renoirs-the exhibit started kind of slow with some history, but it kept getting better to the point that Ryan and I were looking at paintings and saying, "Oh, Wow." The man was a genius.

Little known fact: Towards the last 15 years of his life, Renoir suffered from rheumatoid arthritis so severely that family members and assistants had to literally fix the brushers to his hands in order to continue painting (the more I think about this, i remember learning about rheumatoid arthritis & the development of Herbedeen's (sp) nodes that develop on the fingers..very painful.)

"Bend something or other" -Renoir...this painting wasn't part of the exhibit, but WAS in the museum.

Some more from the Philadelphia Museum of Art:

AFTER the museum though was King of Prussia. King of Prussia was a mall I first learned about when I originally began my subscription to Vogue: late middle/early high school (style-nerd). I always figured it was right up there with Bal Harbour & Rodeo Drive.

King of Prussia mall is really TWO malls connectd by a covered walkway. Two Macys (one for each portion of the mall). Two Teavanas. Two Starbucks. Hermes (!!), Furla (!), Bloomingdales, Needless Markup Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom (!), Pottery Barn, Restoration Hardware, WILLIAMS SONOMA HOME, Ethan Allen, Urban Outfitters, etc.

I didn't hit all the stores...we only had about 2 hours to eat, tour and "shop" before heading back home for the Gator Game (which I should be watching, but after last week's game, and the Yankees games, I'm obviously bad luck for favorite teams). I never found Williams Sonoma Home, but I KNOW it's there. The mall has it's own map and nice little old men to serve as 'docents' if needed (ok, not docents. guides to help if you get lost).

Oh, and as for Macy's? (the only department store we went in due to time) Let's just say Ryan is in trouble (as if you haven't already figure that out...)