Photo Memo

If you read it you gotta do it!
1. Go to photobucket.
2. Type in your answer for each question into the Photobucket search bar.
3. Only use the first two pages. Choose your favorite photo to represent your answer.
4. Copy the html and paste it here.
5. You can only answer in picture form.

What is your name?


When is your birthday?


What kind of car do you drive?


Where did you go to school?


What's your favorite season?


What's your favorite type of shoe?


What's your status?


What's your favorite movie?


What's your favorite song?


What's your favorite Disney character?


What's your favorite vacation destination?


What's your favorite dessert?


What's your favorite drink?


What are you most afraid of?


What's your favorite TV show?

No More High Heels

About a month ago I went to my doctor because of a sinus infection. While I was there I decided to talk to him about a problem that I had been having with my feet. He tells me it is possible that I have neurological claudication and refers me to a Neurologist, all of which is a little overwhelming, but I’ll wait until I get home and look it up before I get scared.

What ended up happening should be a lesson to all of us in not Googling medical ailments. Googling by the way, I just found out, is not found in Microsoft’s dictionary, they should really look into that. After calling the doctor’s office to find out what he told me I might have because Lord knows I couldn’t remember, I looked it up and it was much scarier that I was giving it credit for. I found out things like: It should only be happening in old people who are too sick to do anything about it, the only fix is surgery, and all other sorts of news I didn’t want.

Today I went to the Neurologist and after a lot of tests that made me think the doctor thought I was drunk (follow my finger, walk in a straight line, close your eyes and hold your hands out, etc) he tells me that I do not have neurological claudication (whew!) but that I might have tarsal tunnel which is basically like carpal tunnel, but in your feet. Thank goodness, right? I don’t have to have surgery so this is a good thing, right? Wrong! He tells me no more high heels so the nerves can heel. I JUST got used to walking in 3 inchers!! Oh and I have carpal tunnel in both wrists and maybe sleep apnea by the way.

Sheesh!

Adventures in Battery Changing

Wine
This adventure begins about a week ago when I tried a wine that might possibly be my new favorite. The only problem is, it is only found on the other side of town. I know this because this past weekend I went to five different stores only to have store managers look at me like I am crazy. “No, we carry no such thing”

Batteries
tc’s best friend had a little car trouble this week and called him over for some help on Tuesday. tc had to cancel our walking date because his friend was in need. I was completely understanding, as I tend to be, mostly because his bff lives right over where the wine is sold and I was promised he would pick some up.
The funny this about tc’s best friend calling him to help with the car troubles is that tc isn’t the hunting, fishing, handyman, car fixer upper that his dad hoped he would be. In fact, our version of car maintenance is picking the best oil repair shop and tow service company. I guess it just turns out that his friend is even less of a fixer upper because we at least had the tools necessary to do the job. So tc, being the good friend that he is, took his tool set over to hid friend house and was gone for three hours and came home as I was getting ready to go to bed. Unfortunately for tc, his friend and the car the battery was still not fixed, they were going to need special tools that were not contained in the previously unopened tool box. Unfortunately for me, he came home with no wine.

The Next Night
So tc has to go over to the friends one more night, but this time has to stop at Home Depot first. Normally I might be a little bit disappointed by this, but it gives me another shot at the wine so I am totally okay. This time, however, tc realizes if I go he can take the HOV lane and it shortens his trip in half. Normally this would be absurd but he lured me in to the drive with a promise of sushi and going to pick out my wine without instructing him through the process, a prospect I could not pass up.
So I pack up a couple of books to read and we set out on our way. First, to Home Depot to pick up a tool which should have taken all of about 5 minutes but due to unknowledgeable staff and faulty check out equipment took about forty five minutes. Then off the friends house to change the battery which should have taken 20 minutes but due to unknowledgeable boys playing with cars and a faulty engine took 2 hours. So by the time we leave I am hungry, and tired of being in the car. So we go to find the sushi restaurant, we can’t find it and I am too hungry to care, I just want anything at this point. Then to the wine store, at least this is going to end my week long search for the wine. Can’t find the wine store. Damn. So I spent my entire evening sitting in a truck waiting for the boys to fix the car or driving around trying to find non existent places and end up at home starving and ready for bed.

And that is why you should not eat raw fish or drink the nectar of the devil.

The end.

The Weekend of Celebration

This weekend my St Louis Buddy Betsy came into town. She was there to celebrate defending her dissertation and now she is officially known as DR BETSY!!!

The weekend started off with some homemade sushi. I followed the recipes and instructions from Alton Brown as always made my own modifications. I would say that if you have ever been interested in making you own sushi DO IT!! It is definitely worth the try. I bought the ingredients to make tuna, salmon, and California rolls. We ended up getting crazy and adding in ingredients like strawberries, cream cheese, and Travis even braved banana, that was not anyone’s favorite!!

I wish I had taken pictures because you could definitely tell the progression as we started getting better at making the rolls. I am going to have to go ahead and toot my own horn and say this might be the best sushi I have ever had. The only thing that makes the restaurant sushi better is they have those amazing sauces, which I am going to look into making next time.

After sushi we drank champagne and got ready to go out. We went to Cuba Libre which wasn’t quite hoppin enough for us but had a great mojito, The Old Monk which was too crowded, and The Porch which ended up being quiet but we were ready to get our drink on so we stayed. The Porch had good food and cool, funky drinks that were very tasty. The best part is instead of mints in the grab bowl as you are leaving there are Starbursts. Nothing like some good nostalgia to cap off a fun evening.

Saturday we got our fill of Guitar Hero in the morning, ate homemade Chicken Pot Pie for lunch and then we went and got mini facials. Unfortunately because I cannot tell the difference between tingling and burning my face was red for about three hours. After a visit with my folks we got pedicures, did some shopping in Southlake Town center and we to Duke’s Roadhouse and Cowboys Arlington that night. Cowboys was full of ugly girls that thought they were cute and cute guys that would rather hang out with each other than ask the few beautiful ladies to dance. Needless to say, there was a lot of drinking going on.

After my other girlfriend Marcy effectively taught Betsy how to change locations until she was dizzy we took off.

Due to the time change and, um, heavy sleeping, we overslept for a massage appointment but were still able to get in a full hours worth of relaxation and pampering. Ahhhh… it was needed.

Travis made us a fabulous meal, then homemade donuts for dessert then we had to see Betsy off.

Finally after some rest I went to my monthly girls dinner and enjoy lots of lasagna and girl talk.

Needless to say I slept very hard last night.

Mom's Birthday

Some beautiful flowers for the birthday girl.

Ema always want to know where the action is at

She is a brave soul to put up with that guy

Emily came all the way to the states to celebrate with us!!

My New Favorite Wine

If not for the taste, for the name.
This interestingly named wine has a very woodsy flavor yet you can tell its fruit orgins of strawberries and blackberries.
I served it with a sweet and spicy cheese, crackers, fruit, nut, and chocolate platter.

Artsy Fartsy Me

I was trying to re create this. It spells LOVE in Braille

And this is what I came up with. I know it isn't all that great, but I was proud of myself and give myself an "A" for effort. We hung it above our bed.