weekend.

This weekend:

Concert (s)
Brunch
Shopping. I love you BlackBlue.
Best Dinner. ever.
112 therapy session.

hollah.

happy friday.

I feel like I don't deserve a weekend so soon since I took most of the week off, but I do have some major fun I want to accomplish in the next few days. Tonight Ben and I are going out to see our friend Shana cover the Runaways at the Zinema and tomorrow I am off to the cities again for Leslie's birthday party + some much needed lunch dates. Her party is being thrown at the Vegas Lounge which is a dive karaoke bar. Not sure if or what I am going to sing, but I usually go for my favorite: Gold Dust Woman. Have a great weekend!

away i go.

I'm off to Chicago folks. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and hope to be back early next week. Here are a few links for you to enjoy while I'm away....

Beautiful clothes and furniture (pictured above)

a fashion coloring book!

i want this shirt jacket.

I bought this last week and love it.

i wish i could make cupcakes look this good and pretty.

still need to see this. and buy the soundtrack. karen o!

this beautiful girl reminds me of an old friend i miss.

did you see this Oprah? makes me so thankful.

a new online boutique to check out (via commas and clauses)

and for those of us that watch crappy tv. really Jake?

and a question for you: what are your thoughts about wearing brown boots with black tights or clothes? just curious...

until next week friends!

weekend glimpse

This weekend I:



-attended a friends wedding
-watched the movie Psycho in the dark (alone!)
-strung lights across the mantle
-cleaned
-pick out pumpkins
-racked the backyard
-steamed brussel sprouts (with vegan butter and S&P)
-ate lots of chocolate
-did not run
-went to estate sales
-caught ben surprising me with new speakers for my office computer! (yup, i've had NO sound on my computer till now)
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What did you do?

weekend.

This weekend was just what I needed. Ben was gone and I tackled chores around the house. I cleaned out all the closets, organized my etsy station, cleaned out my photo room, washed all the floors, cleaned out the fridge, and cleared out 4 boxes for goodwill. It felt good. I only left the house a few times. Its always nice to have one of those weekends to turn music on as loud as you want, stay in your pajamas, not shower, and clean. I did manage to watch 6 movies on netflix during the evenings..... that may be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it. I like to think I would have gone out and spent money on foods and drinks if I didn't have a million movies to watch at my fingertips :) Yesterday I made harvest stew which I have made the last 3 years. Its perfect for this time of year and so darn yummy. The recipe is easy and simple. I suggest you make it while apples are in their peak right now!

Ingredients:

4 medium carrots sliced

2 stalks celery sliced

1 red onion sliced

4 regular sized potato's sliced (I was thinking sweet potato's might be tasty too)

2lbs of chicken breast cubed (or not if you want to make it veg)

3 medium sized apples peeled and cut up

1 cup of dried cherries

2 cups real apple cider

3 cups chicken stock (or vegetable if you want to make it veg)

olive oil

1 tsp thyme

1 tsp caraway seeds

bay leaf

S & P

This year I used a crockpot for the first time and it was even easier to make. I just browned the chicken and threw everything in the pot on high for 6 hours. That easy. Otherwise you can you use the old school method:

Take the cubed chicken and start browning it with some olive oil and s&p in a pan. Once its mostly cooked and a browned set aside. While this is going on start cooking the carrots, celery, onion, and potato's with some olive oil in a big stock/soup pan. Once they start getting a little soft sprinkle with s&p, thyme, and caraway seeds. Add bay leaf, cubed chicken, chicken stock and cider until it covers everything. Let it simmer until potato's are just about done and all vegetables are cooked but not mushy. Once everything looks almost done add apples and cherries. Let it simmer another 5 minutes or so. Discard bay leaf, and its ready!

I usually like to buy some crusty french bread, and put a slice in a bowl then put the stew over that. Its even better the next day.

lips.

I'm not a huge lipstick person, but do enjoy the occasional red, pale pinks or nudes.

I recently tried Targets new line NP Set by Napoleon Perdis in the shade Denver and LOVE it. Its really silky smooth and looks very natural, but it gives you a little something something.

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Hmmm.....its Sunday and another GREY, semi-wet, 60 degree day in Duluth.

Where has summer run off to? At least it gives me a good reason to watch Arrested Development all day.

I just found out it has three seasons! this whole time I thought there were only two.

You should have seen my excitement at the movie store last night....its the little things ya know?

hope you had a good weekend!

au revoir

The Storque posted these yesterday and I can't get over how cool they are. Artist Hendrik Kersten's interpretations of classic paintings like Girl with the Pearl Earring. Man, people can be so creative!

I leave this Sunday for NYC, so this will most likely be my last post until I get back next week. I'm a little nervous to see what the airport is like because people keep telling me there are a lot of folks wearing masks! Creepy right? I dunno, I think this whole Swine Flu thing is unfortunate, but not like the apocalypse is occurring. Check out this video from the 70's that Ben showed me which I think sums it up pretty well....People LOVE to hit the PB (panic button)!

Happy May Day & see you when I get back!

So its late Saturday night. Ben's asleep, Argos is laying next to me, and I'm on the laptop looking at old files. I don't use this computer that much and came across these pictures under "misc". eeeek! How I would give anything to re-live this Saturday/Sunday with these lovely ladies. Cheap drinks, Chicago hots dogs, and yummy brunch cordials followed by milk duds and tears (watching Revolutionary Road). I'm pretty sure the day ended with giggles and hugs though...

{Its always a treat to see these two as they have been living on and off in Antarctica or traveling some place extremely awesome...Miss you Meg!}