October 17, 2011

Experimented with a butternut squash recipe. It was not very
good (or easy to clean up after as can be seen by the bottom of the dish)

October 16, 2011

We did A LOT of cleaning today. It was long overdue. The
husband even washed these blinds, row by row. Impressive!

October 15, 2011

Fun day at Red Wagon Farms doing fall activities with the husband.

October 14, 2011

Chipotle, Oktoberfest and a little Netflix. Nice Friday night.

October 13, 2011

I was pretty excited about this outfit because it was outside
of the box for me - mixing stripes and dots and colors. Pat
wasn't a fan but I got lots of compliments on it!

October 11, 2011

My mom's dog and best friend Sammi died tonight. Very sad day.

October 9, 2011

Mike and Aimee got engaged last night and today is Marilee's birthday.
Celebration dinner with the family at Cheesecake Factory.

October 8, 2011

Congratulations to Alexis & Drew! Pat and I
had a lot of fun at the reception, obviously.

October 7, 2011

Date night with the husband. Dinner and a movie. I did cry my eyes out during
and after the movie, 50/50. It was so good, but such a sensitive subject for me.

October 6, 2011

It was twin day at work for spirit week and we all dressed in Browns clothes.

October 5, 2011

Apple genius Steve Jobs died today at age 56, the same age
as my step-dad, both lost their lives to cancer. Read more here.

October 4, 2011

Grady had to get his annual shots at the vet tonight. The
vet tech told me that Grady is one of the only dogs that
is actually excited to be there. As long as he's getting
attention, he is happy anywhere!

October 3, 2011

Got a little mud on the tennis shoes tonight but it was a
good, much needed run. Just happened to be quite wet, too.

October 2, 2011

Browns game with the husband. The game was terrible
and wet but at least tailgating was fun!

October 1, 2011

Strike Force reunited tonight for our first night of our bowling league. We all
bowled pretty well. I actually broke 100 in both games which NEVER happens!

September 30, 2011

Pat and I went to our first clambake at my work tonight.
Although I didn't eat any clams, it was a good time!

September 29, 2011

Got some super exciting news today that one of my best friends
is pregnant! I made her this card to say congratulations!

September 28, 2011

Have a cold and feeling quite miserable. :(

September 27, 2011

First time wearing my new flower belt. Paired it with this
shirt I got from Traci for Christmas last year. I got lots
of compliments on it at work today.

September 26, 2011

Yummy new macaroni and cheese recipe and my first time
using this Martha Stewart baking dish I got for Christmas.

September 25, 2011

Tailgating and Browns game with the husband. It was a
beautiful day, we got to watch the game with Traci & Russ
and we saw a WIN! Go BROWNS!

September 24, 2011

First wood cutting day without Mark :( It was really emotional
for me but we had a productive day. I know Mark would have been
proud of how hard we all worked.

September 23, 2011

Indians game with the Robinson family for Michael's
25th birthday. There was a nice firework display that we got
to watch from inside, warm and dry.

September 22, 2011

I made a huge discovery tonight. After years of thinking I
hated Chipotle because of all their cilantro filled food, I
found out they have cilantro free rice and tomatoes!!!
I love it now!

September 21, 2011

Got rear-ended on my way to work today. It scared me to death
because I was stopped in traffic and did not see it coming!
The damage wasn't that bad and I wasn't hurt so that was good,
but not my ideal way to start my day!

September 20, 2011

Taco (salad) Tuesday at the Robinson household. Yummy!

September 19, 2011

My boss and I made the Plain Dealer today! How exciting!

September 18, 2011

Yummy chinese for dinner tonight. And I actually ate my
fortune cookie - which I never do!

September 17, 2011

Low key night with the husband. Drinking some Oktoberfest
(yum) and watching the Buckeyes get their butts kicked (yuck). 

September 15, 2011

I thought these shoes were comfortable - but even with the
Dr. Scholls inserts, after standing for over three hours straight at our
work event tonight, I could barely walk to my car. 

September 14, 2011

First day of our drama auditions for the fall play which I
am once again co-directing. Should be fun!

September 13, 2011

I was told by a teacher today that her six year old daughter
has the same sandwich case. It was kind of embarrassing.

September 12, 2011

Today I got the new phone cord I ordered for my work phone. Best $6
ever spent! This was by far the highlight of my day! (sad but true)

September 11, 2011

10 year anniversary of the tragedies on September 11. And I had to take Pat to the airport,
he will be in Oklahoma City for the week for work. All in all, an emotional day.

September 10, 2011

This is how I spent my day: Pat and Gordon watching TV
while I was reading the manual of Mark's camera and
practicing taking pictures of them. They loved it!

September 9, 2011

After work happy hour with the ladies. It was fun!

September 8, 2011

My car got 4 new tires and an alignment tonight. Then my
wonderful husband filled up my gas tank, replaced my wipers,
put rainex on the windshield and vacuumed the inside.
I'm a lucky lady!

September 7, 2011

Attended my first Press Club Cleveland event today. We
got to hear media professionals talk about their experiences
working in the news on September 11. Very interesting (and sad).

September 6, 2011

Yummy dinner! We got the steak and the corn at the West Side Market on
Saturday. It was our first corn on the cob of the season. It didn't disappoint.

September 5, 2011

Labor Day cookout at my inlaws. Some of my MIL's monarch's for her
classroom were ready to fly away. I was having fun trying to learn
how to use Mark's camera. This was the last picture before the battery died.

September 4, 2011

Spent the day helping Traci & Russ paint their nursery. Circles were traced by
yours truly. We can't wait for baby Tigue to get here in January!

September 3, 2011

Fun Saturday with the husband. Went for a run, West Side Market, lunch and
beer tasting at the Market Garden Brewery, VASJ football game and then dinner.

September 2, 2011

Out with the old and in with the new. We got our new school IDs today.
I'm liking my hair these days much better than last year. I find it very
strange that my shirts match the IDs both years. I swear, that
was not planned!

September 1, 2011

Some days you're the dog and some days you're the deer antler.
Another 12 hour day and I am definitely feeling like the antler...

August 31, 2011

We had dinner at the Reider's house tonight and I got to meet
their one year old twins, Kammy and Nolan, for the first time!

August 30, 2011

Taco Tuesday at the Robinson household. Yes, that is fresh avocado and ground
turkey you see. It was amazingly delicious! Don't worry, I only ate half.

August 29, 2011

Words can't express my disappointment with my garden, or lack
thereof. Looks like I won't be getting any veggies this year.

August 28, 2011

Reunited with our pooch after three nights apart.
Oh how I missed him!

August 27, 2011

Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Rupp on their absolutely beautiful wedding day!
So thrilled to have been a part of it. Best wishes, always.

August 26, 2011

The Rupp lake house in Michigan. All set up and ready for Aubrey's wedding
tomorrow. You could not ask for a more beautiful location to say your vows!