the one with FAIL

It seems that NaBloPoMo has beat me this year. I made it eleven days (and I even cheated on those). Work was too busy, life was too dull, my brain was too fried, blah, blah, blah.

I do want to post about these exciting topics and will try to do that soon (but clearly I can't keep promises):

- No Shave November (for the hub)
- Book Club!

That's it. I can only think of two semi-interesting things to post about, which will not get me caught up on the seven days I missed.

You win, NaBloPoMo. I give up.

the one with JTT

Guess what movie I found on TV this morning? Man of the House! Remember JTT mania?? He was the first celebrity that I ever paid any attention to, even though I never bought any of those Teen Heart Throb magazines. But how cute was he??
And my personal favorite, Tom and Huck. But maybe thats because it also starred my other favorite celeb - Brad Renfro.
What is JTT up to now? Anyone know?

the one with foxy friday

1. I am failing miserably at NaBloPoMo. Its really hard for me this year but I'm going to catch up this weekend and try harder for the second half of the month!


2. Today is a Jeans Day (yay!). Normally I do the whole jeans and heals thing, but its been a long week, so I snuck these guys in. Most people will never know since I'm at my desk all day. I have to say, having warm fuzzy feet is making my Friday that much better.


3. Earlier this week I went to get a pumpkin spice latte and the most amazing thing happened. THE BARISTA KNEW MY NAME. This is amazing because I only go down to Starbucks about once a week, which I didn't think was often enough to be memorable. Totally made my day! I miss the Starbucks in Williamsburg where all the baristas knew me (because I was there 24/7).
4. Speaking of Williamsburg, it has been on my mind this week with all of the flooding that is happening up there. A big part of me wishes I was there so that the power would be out and the roads would be too flooded to go to work. Oh for a weather emergency to give me a day off!

the one with cuties

My lovely friend Julie introduced me to these cuties - Clementine Cuties - a few years ago when I went to visit her in New York. They are adorable and delicious. But don't be deceived by other clementines - they are not all created equal. The Cuties have no seeds, which is essential for quick snacking. Seeds are just annoying. We bought a case of these on Sunday and I've been snacking on them all week. Yum.

And I'm really not sure what the difference is between a clementine and a tangerine. Anyone?

the one with flower baskets

A few weeks ago we found these adorable window boxes on sale. We finally bought flowers and put them up today!

The plant guy recommended pansies because they hold up well in the winter. I agreed because they are pretty. Ha.

Who knew it takes 60 lbs of soil to fill two window boxes? Not us. We didn't have quite enough to do the second box.

This is what Latte did while we were busy planting.

No pictures of the actual planting because our hands were messy.

Finished product. Love it! We'll do the second box tomorrow when we have more soil. Then our patio will be complete.

A Sunday afternoon well spent. Good luck to Brian keeping them alive. He definitely has the green thumb in this marriage. Mine is nearly black.

the one with a pirate's life

Last night we went to a pirate-themed Murder Mystery Party with the Dukes! I was Cap'n Poncy and Brian played Cap'n Barnacle Burntbeard, a scallywag who ended up getting murdered for stealing some treasure. We had a lot of fun!

Arrrrrg! We be enemies on the open seas.

Latte even got in the spirit and wore a pirate costume on Halloween!

P.S. I borrowed these classy earrings from my mom. I think they give the costume a little something extra...


P.P.S. I wish I had a picture of my eye patch with sequined hearts...

the one with foxy friday

• Can someone explain what the difference is on Facebook between the News Feed and the Live Feed? I don't understand.

• We went to a Greek place last night in a semi-sketchy part of Dallas. Apparently it was harem night so we got a full hour of belly dancing performances from the belly dancing academy of dallas. At least the food was good!

• I can't believe its been one year already since I passed the Bar! I guess I should start acting like I know what I'm doing!

• We are about 50% done Christmas shopping! Can you believe it? I have some ideas for the others (and NO idea for a few others). Anyway, I'm excited to be off to a good start!