bon appetit

that's right. it's mac n cheese.

how's that for a worked-late, got-home-at-8:30, already-had-an-expensive-dinner-this-week-(see-below), "what-day-is-it?" valentines dinner?

it's a good thing he really loves me.

i love you too, babe.

a lot.

surprise date

so hank took me to this great place for dinner on my birthday

he even got me flowers

and we ate and ate and ate and ate...

course 1

course 2

course 3














course 4

and even after eating all of that, and feeling like this...

we still managed to leave only this

it was really a wonderful surprise date.

i don't feel a year older at all....

damage

damage was definitely done.

but all for a good cause.


we were happy to see the giants, and eli, win the superbowl and break the pats streak.

but between the food and the win, i think our bodies were really confused.

excited, lathargic, excited, lathargic...

in the end, i think excited won.

the quest begins

it's true. every year after christmas we begin another one of these. the really hard kind.

it usually takes about a month and a half. so check back in about 6 weeks.

it's a good thing hank is smarter than me, or it would be more like 15.

ode to work

my beautiful hotel.

and my beautiful office. i get a lot of work done in my office.

and on sales calls.

and on the couch. okay, not so much the couch.

and just a few other pics of me at work. i really do have a job guys, i promise.

yeah, i basically run the show around this joint. i should find a real job....

work in progress

and 8 months later, i'm finally putting pictures of mexico on the wall of our little mexico corner.

it's still a work in progress. but we're getting there.

for my mom

there are rare moments in my life when i'm feeling fairly creative and even somewhat domestic.

i had one last week and made this.

my mother would be so proud.