and know how to use them.
I'm taking it out on some metal today!!
Pictures later
Friday, October 22, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Tacos
YUM!!
In addition to not being a "change" kinda girl (see my previous post), I'm also not prone to spontenaity. Blame my New England/Puritan upbringing if you must, but I have always preferred a plan - you know where you are going and how you are going to get there. Yeah, I'm definitely a "plan" kinda girl. Stick with me, we are getting to the taco part.
A couple of weeks ago the local newspaper featured an article about a guy who spent the month of September sampling the local taco fare - 30 tacos in 30 days - how do I get that job?? But, I digress. The article was inspiration to try some of the local, off-the-beaten-track places here in Austin. And a lesson in spontenaity.
I walked in the house at about 10 this morning, all hot and sweaty from my mile walk with the neighbor. I was HUNGRY!! I had walked a mile on the treadmill and put in some time on the elliptical torture device before striking out with my neighbor for our usual mile walk around the neighborhood. Let me repeat - I was HUNGRY!! I was actually looking forward to my breakfast of cottage cheese and fruit - the same breakfast I have been eating for weeks - yes, weeks!! It's part of the "low-glycemic" plan I'm trying to follow (did you notice the "plan" word in there??)
"Let's go to Tacodeli for breakfast tacos" suggests DH - Tacodeli was one of the highly touted stops on Taco Guy's taco month. I freeze - sounds great, BUT that wasn't my PLAN... my mind starts whirling through it's checklist - I'm hot and sweaty, I need to run through the shower real quick, my hair's a mess, I look like something the cat dragged in, breakfast tacos are for the weekend, what's the glycemic load of flour tortillas, have I already had eggs this week.... DH is waiting for an answer ... I put the brakes on the checklist that is "pinballing" around my brain and realize that, while I have million stupid reasons not to jump on the taco bandwagon, I need only one reason (actually two reasons) to follow DH out to the car - I love breakfast tacos and who needs to wait for the weekend!!
Now, go have some tacos.
In addition to not being a "change" kinda girl (see my previous post), I'm also not prone to spontenaity. Blame my New England/Puritan upbringing if you must, but I have always preferred a plan - you know where you are going and how you are going to get there. Yeah, I'm definitely a "plan" kinda girl. Stick with me, we are getting to the taco part.
A couple of weeks ago the local newspaper featured an article about a guy who spent the month of September sampling the local taco fare - 30 tacos in 30 days - how do I get that job?? But, I digress. The article was inspiration to try some of the local, off-the-beaten-track places here in Austin. And a lesson in spontenaity.
I walked in the house at about 10 this morning, all hot and sweaty from my mile walk with the neighbor. I was HUNGRY!! I had walked a mile on the treadmill and put in some time on the elliptical torture device before striking out with my neighbor for our usual mile walk around the neighborhood. Let me repeat - I was HUNGRY!! I was actually looking forward to my breakfast of cottage cheese and fruit - the same breakfast I have been eating for weeks - yes, weeks!! It's part of the "low-glycemic" plan I'm trying to follow (did you notice the "plan" word in there??)
"Let's go to Tacodeli for breakfast tacos" suggests DH - Tacodeli was one of the highly touted stops on Taco Guy's taco month. I freeze - sounds great, BUT that wasn't my PLAN... my mind starts whirling through it's checklist - I'm hot and sweaty, I need to run through the shower real quick, my hair's a mess, I look like something the cat dragged in, breakfast tacos are for the weekend, what's the glycemic load of flour tortillas, have I already had eggs this week.... DH is waiting for an answer ... I put the brakes on the checklist that is "pinballing" around my brain and realize that, while I have million stupid reasons not to jump on the taco bandwagon, I need only one reason (actually two reasons) to follow DH out to the car - I love breakfast tacos and who needs to wait for the weekend!!
Now, go have some tacos.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Changes
I'm not a "change" kinda girl - I like things the way they are. But like it or not, I have been dealing with some changes - some big, some small, some welcome, some not. I look back over the last few months and all I see is change.
I am now a grandmother to a beautiful little girl named Makenzi. When did I get old enough to be a grandmother?? I've never thought of myself in the "grandmother" role. I chose to be called LuLu - a nickname my Dad had for me. It seems to fit, unlike all the other endearments reserved for grandmothers. DH is "Big", a name borrowed from a friend whose grandson calls him "Big". LuLu & Big - that fits!!
DH left the big, mega law firm this summer to branch out on his own - scary in this economic climate. But such the right decision. So we are running a small law firm out of the house for a while. I know the day will come when the comraderie of a law firm will beckon him back th the "real world" - but for now we are enjoying our time together and we can still pay the bills. Life is good.
I am now teaching jewelry making - WOOHOO!! I love to teach and I love to make jewelry - teaching jewelry making is the stuff of dreams for me. I teach locally at a glass studio, Blue Moon Glassworks, run by the most wonderful couple on the face of the earth - Jim & Rose Berry. They took a chance on this shy little jewelry maker and the rest, as they say, is history!! Then it was time to "man up" and submit some classes to Bead Fest and Bead & Button.... and I got accepted by both!! I feel like the dog whose been chasing that car and finally caught it - now what do I do!!!
Some changes have not been so much fun and certainly not welcome. If you've been to my blog previously, you will notice that I have changed the name. What was once "Missy & Sadie's Excellent Adventures" is now "Studio Gwen". The blog was originally named for my two dogs - sister mutts adopted from a rescue group 12 1/2 years ago. They have been some of the best friends a girl could have - I love that when I am alone here at the house, there is another heartbeat to keep me company.
Sadly, we lost Sadie to liver cancer on August 22, just 60 days ago. It still brings tears to my eyes to think about her. Fortunately, I have a beautiful picture of her that I snapped a few months ago when she wasn't looking - she hated to have her picture taken. I love that dog and smile everytime I look at the picture, remembering her fiesty self!! She was always the boss and guardian. She lives on in our favorite saying around here - "Don't make me go all Sadie on your a$$" - DH & I can't help but laugh every time we say it - thank you Sadie!!
Now comes another sad change - I will have to say goodbye to Missy very soon. I found out today that she has a very aggressive bladder cancer. Missy is my luvvy puppy - she is all happy and waggy-tailed. And she is no guard dog - LOL!! I have been trying to take some pictures of her today to have when she is gone. I'm afraid I will only see the pain and frailty when I look back on them. In my heart she will always be smiling and wagging her tail - always looking for the nearest creek to play in.
As a dear friend said to me today, this is so much for my heart to handle again.
Sigh....
I am now a grandmother to a beautiful little girl named Makenzi. When did I get old enough to be a grandmother?? I've never thought of myself in the "grandmother" role. I chose to be called LuLu - a nickname my Dad had for me. It seems to fit, unlike all the other endearments reserved for grandmothers. DH is "Big", a name borrowed from a friend whose grandson calls him "Big". LuLu & Big - that fits!!
DH left the big, mega law firm this summer to branch out on his own - scary in this economic climate. But such the right decision. So we are running a small law firm out of the house for a while. I know the day will come when the comraderie of a law firm will beckon him back th the "real world" - but for now we are enjoying our time together and we can still pay the bills. Life is good.
I am now teaching jewelry making - WOOHOO!! I love to teach and I love to make jewelry - teaching jewelry making is the stuff of dreams for me. I teach locally at a glass studio, Blue Moon Glassworks, run by the most wonderful couple on the face of the earth - Jim & Rose Berry. They took a chance on this shy little jewelry maker and the rest, as they say, is history!! Then it was time to "man up" and submit some classes to Bead Fest and Bead & Button.... and I got accepted by both!! I feel like the dog whose been chasing that car and finally caught it - now what do I do!!!
Some changes have not been so much fun and certainly not welcome. If you've been to my blog previously, you will notice that I have changed the name. What was once "Missy & Sadie's Excellent Adventures" is now "Studio Gwen". The blog was originally named for my two dogs - sister mutts adopted from a rescue group 12 1/2 years ago. They have been some of the best friends a girl could have - I love that when I am alone here at the house, there is another heartbeat to keep me company.
Sadly, we lost Sadie to liver cancer on August 22, just 60 days ago. It still brings tears to my eyes to think about her. Fortunately, I have a beautiful picture of her that I snapped a few months ago when she wasn't looking - she hated to have her picture taken. I love that dog and smile everytime I look at the picture, remembering her fiesty self!! She was always the boss and guardian. She lives on in our favorite saying around here - "Don't make me go all Sadie on your a$$" - DH & I can't help but laugh every time we say it - thank you Sadie!!
Now comes another sad change - I will have to say goodbye to Missy very soon. I found out today that she has a very aggressive bladder cancer. Missy is my luvvy puppy - she is all happy and waggy-tailed. And she is no guard dog - LOL!! I have been trying to take some pictures of her today to have when she is gone. I'm afraid I will only see the pain and frailty when I look back on them. In my heart she will always be smiling and wagging her tail - always looking for the nearest creek to play in.
As a dear friend said to me today, this is so much for my heart to handle again.
Sigh....
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