Friday Fill-In!

1. You do your thing; I do mine and sometimes we'll meet in the middle.

2. The Wedding planning! is what's been on my mind on and off all day.

3. Remember when I used to blog?

4. Juice, My Mister and mmmmmm food! are three of my favorite obsessions :-)

5. During the last year I've really become accepting of my body and who I am as a person.  It feels so good to have everything coming together!

6. These cool nights puts a smile on my face.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to relaxing and reading Girl with the Dragon Tattoo(better than I thought it would be!), tomorrow my plans include going with my family to the restaurant where My Mister cooks, and Sunday, I want to work on my wedding shawl after work!

Wanna play along?  Friday Fill-Ins!

Announcing: New Death Row Meal!

My new last meal?  French peasant bread, toasted, with liberal amounts of olive oil drizzled all over.  Strips of fresh basil, with a layer of ripe tomatoes on top- salt and peppered.  Fresh mozzarella crowning the whole pile, and put under the broiler until just a bit soft.  Drizzle a bit more olive oil, some more salt and pepper.  Open faced- that way you can justify more cheese.  Absolute perfection.

This is what I've had for lunch, and dinner, for the past. three. days.  

For the sake of nutrition I might have to eat something else tomorrow.

But I'm not going to like it.

What's your death row meal?  

Let there be Juice.

Thank you all for your television and movie recommendations!  

I'm slowly working my way through some amazing stuff!  

Yesterday I came home to the pleasant surprise of a package on my doorstep.  I'm not sure how you feel, but I'm 27 years old and still get pumped up like a little kid when I get mail- especially when I'm not expecting it.  I hauled the box inside and inspected the writing- "Breville Cast Juice Fountain Elite".  Holy Shit.

My Mister and I sent wedding invitations out about a week and a half ago.  I never, ever expected a gift from our registry this soon!  I put a juicer on the registry because we've always wanted one, but could never afford to spend that much money on something so nonessential.  I really didn't think that anyone would understand that to us, a juicer is like a really expensive, really really fun toy!  Thanks, Jim and Christie!  In 24 hours we've made three batches of juice, and they were all wonderful!

My favorite juice so far-
three apples
one carrot
one beet
1 1/2 inches ginger, skin on
1 lime, skin on

juice the shit outta all of it.  admire the beautiful color.  enjoy.

Help me!

Ugh!  I don't know how often I've asked you all to help me out, but I'm in serious need of some new movies to watch!  My netflix queue is so boring and tired and I can't think of anything I want to watch!  Will you help me out?  I need some recommendations!

I'm at the point where I'll watch anything- I've resorted to watching old episodes of Lost- which I just watched.  By the way- that series had the potential to be so incredibly amazing, and then it just kinda puttered out!  There were so many story lines that just died.  I wont get into the specifics here, I hate spoilers, but there were so many themes that could have been explored with great depth.  But then weren't.  

Anywho, I would love if you guys could let me know some things that you've watched and enjoyed.  They could be old favorites, new favorites, great tv, great movies, documentaries- whatever.  I'm just in need of a little help!  

**I'll post pictures of wedding stuff tomorrow- shoes, invitations and probably some pictures of my hair.  I have the appointment for a trial run tomorrow, and hopefully we'll find something great and remember to take pictures!

Reason #274 why I'll marry My Mister.

Homemade Earl Gray ice cream.  With which I had nothing to do.  

Except the eating part.  Yes, I'll admit that I ate quite a lot of Earl Gray ice cream.

I'll just hope the dress still fits. 

I miss my camera.

Why is it that whenever my life gets busy- whenever times get tough and I really need a support system- I blow off the things that would me feel better?  Making things and creating, whether it's taking photos or making yarn or knitting, all help to keep me sane and balanced and in good form.

Why can't I find time for the things that soothe me?

I miss my camera.  I'm going to carry it with me wherever I go.  For the rest of the summer.  I don't know why I disregard myself when I need me the most.

Sick Kids.

Thank you so much for your well wishes!  I'm feeling sooo much better right now!   Harold and I have been a couple of sick kids around the house, me with that ultra painful tooth thing (I'm getting a root canal tomorrow- I'm never been more excited to go to the dentist- seriously) and Harold has been acting really funny.  He hasn't eaten much for days, which is very unlike him, and he's been drinking a lot more and just looking a bit ragged.

 There was no real diagnosis at the veterinarian office.  We were told us that he's a very strong candidate for kidney disease, and that we should get him on some preventative medications right away.  Part of that included some wet cat food for kidney health.  My fatty cat had never had something so luxurious as canned food, and the excitement of his first few little bites were so fun to watch.  Enjoy!

I know no one loves my cat as much as I do so the video is seconds long, 

but the lip smacking at the end and all of the noises he makes -

it just makes me squee!  

It's so good to see him happy and feeling better!

OUCH!

This is day four of living with an abscessed tooth.  It is seriously the worst pain I have ever felt.  Ever.  I didn't even know that this was possible, and the people who I've asked "Which is worse: childbirth or an abscessed tooth?"  Have answered either "It's a draw" or "At least you get something out of childbirth".   This does not make me want to have babies.

I keep thinking that soon enough I'll be able to knit, or read a book or something constructive.  But at this point I'm either too wasted from the pain pills or too much in pain to be able to do anything more than roll around moaning(or drooling).

I wish I looked half as pretty as her right now.

This sucks.  I'll be back when I feel better.  I have a bunch of wedding updates for you!

(photo: onlinehealthtips.net)