Some Favorites For You

This Sunday is a lovely one.  I'm in Phoenix, and we've got a high of 85 brewing.  I've almost got a grip on this whole Pacific Standard Time thing, although I don't know that I'll ever fully master it.  There's going to be a kick-butt presentation given in approx 50 minutes (by me!) and then I'm planning on some delicious dinner at a yet-to-be-decided-on restaurant.

And so, in honor of all that fantastic-ness, here's some things I wanted to share with you:

My taco recipe.
Hardly seems right to talk about tacos made by a Northern gal whilst sitting in the land of Tex Mex,
but I'm bold like that.
Here's the link to the recipe (secret is in the carrots, I swear!)
Here's the link to the seasoning.
Oh, and my all-time favorite shells .
Really, its the whole package.

Our new couch!
This couch is an attempt to make our awkward front room slightly less awkward.
After Handsome & I got it in the house, we both sat on it in silence for a moment.
Then he turned to me.
Said, "It's still awkward."
It is.
(anthropologie: from a consignment store near us)

And now for my always favorites:

Friday Love I

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I love Fridays.

I love being done with a 10-day exam 2 days early, so I'm not editing right up to the last minute and (let's be honest, in all likelihood) turning it in late.  

I love cool mornings spent in quiet, and cool evenings when friends will fill the house and the smell of a campfire will fill the air.

Here's what else I love right now:

Seriously, this song is on repeat, and I think Duke is even head-bopping to it.  Love it.

The idea of these cute little onsies.  You know how I am with old t-shirts, and, well, I basically want to quit my job right now and make these forever.  In theory.  Once I make one for real, I'll let you know how the dream is doing.

How crazy easy these blocks are to make.  Seriously, I threw together 8 last night.  They weren't all pretty, but it was fun the WHOLE TIME!  

Soup.  I'm making soup for tonight.  Chicken Noodle and Cheeseburger.  That's two different types, not one. Cheeseburger Chicken Noodle would be weird.  

Those are my loves.  I'm off to read through my exam one more time, pick out the weak spots, reinforce them against the raging waters, beef 'em up, and be done with it.  Then grocery shopping, house cleaning, and I might even try and come up with a very special dessert for tonight... let's just say it includes my dear honey crisps and a good amount of marshmallows.  

What do you love this Friday?

Success tastes like caramel,

TFW

Things You Don't Yet Know

My childhood fear was chipmunks.

I know they look cute.
But they are terrifying,
Especially when there's 1000's of them, like in my nightmares.

I have very strong feelings about my chip-to-dip ratio.  Don't want too much dip on a chip, and sometimes I need to go for an extra chip just to even it out.

I've spent a week with a tribe in the Darien Jungle where the women are topless and the boar are slaughtered in the river.  But they have bottled coke delivered weekly.

Favorite Quotes

No necessarily movie quotes, but regular, "I don't know where it came from but I sure am glad its out there" quotes.  Here are some of my favorites.

• "Even a blind hog finds an acorn once in a while"
• "You and the horse you rode in on"
• "I wouldn't know you from Adam"
• "Go big or go home"
• "Your Mom"
• "I do what I want" - that ones from Dante

What about you?  Do you have favorite quotes?