tuesday night

Something was a little funky with my whole wheat crust. Can't quite put my finger on it. But the farmer's market Italian sausage, my homemade marinara, and a semi-random blend of mozzarella and feta cheese? Spot on. Cooking is fun. Sometimes:)

"i gave her my heart and she gave me a pen"

There was a brief few minutes of time yesterday when I was content. In a day filled with chaos and grating demands, I put pen to paper and communicated. And I was happy.

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I was all excited to make dinner and then I got unexcited in a hurry. Next I thought, how about I pre-make my pastry dough for the mixed berry empanadas I'm planning for Sunday night dinner? Didn't take long before I was over that one too. Considered running to the store and picking up some super easy fluff of a novel. Then I simply couldn't be bothered. Just answered a page from the hospital - I diagnosed an upper extremity DVT and want to start anticoagulation on a patient and ortho says "not on my watch." It would appear, fine followers, that I'm now officially in one bad mood.

NOLA

Back almost 24 hours and I'm still beat-down exhausted. But I had such a good time. Amazing food. Excellent music. Super chill atmosphere. And I-can't-wait-until-they-move-back-to-Dallas friends. Happy anniversary, my love:)

(and thanks for the pictures, Brad!)

"Dallas is the new LA."

Went to Austin this weekend with Clayton to catch up with his "tribe." I love that visualization:)

He has a wide network of friends that he's accumulated from high school and beyond. It's hard for me to keep track of how everyone fits into the mix - they all seem like they've known each other forever. They've scattered, as old friends tend to do. But there's still a few here in Dallas. A pretty decent collection in Austin. And an inexplicable focus in the Los Angeles area. I know he misses them - even the ones that stayed local seem to be MIA most of the time. So I'm super glad that he got reconnected.

But, it made me feel kind of ancient. Ya know?

Maybe I'll just pretend that 32 is the new 28;)

what is . . . ?

This chair belonged to my paternal grandmother and it was one of three things that I chose to keep when she passed away when I was in college. I can still picture her sitting in it while she watched Jeopardy:)

For the last 6 plus years it's been sitting in a corner of my small apartment bedroom, covered by a floral sheet that (somewhat) coordinated with the rest of the room's decor. I uncovered it this morning to take a picture to send for an estimate from an area vintage furniture shop. As sort of a housewarming present to myself, I'd decided to get it reupholstered in a new, fun, modern fabric.

After I took the picture, I sat in it for a while and thought about my Grandma Rozelle. I think she would have loved me holding on to this chair but would have been all for me updating it in whatever way made me happy. Grandparents are great that way:)

You know what I think would make me most happy right now? Leaving it as is.

I think I'll give it a trial run here in my current place and see if I can picture it at home in my new home. The thing about new, fun, modern fabrics? There's always something new, fun, and modern around the corner. And for now I'm totally digging the retro, nostalgic feeling of it's orange and brown stripes.

It so makes me want to watch a little Jeopardy!

Miss you, Grandma . . .

absolutely gosh-wow

Currently reading the following 4 books:

Little Bee by Chris Cleave
Stephen King's On Writing
David McCullough's Great Bridge
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon

I love having mornings off:)