Packing Endeavors
Music: Acid Jazz, Beatles, Femi Kuti, random tunes...
Mood: Mellow, black tea awake, nerves brewing.
Finally I am embarking on the task of packing. I've spent the last several days meeting with brothers, and ladies of the family (awesome to see ya Auntie Martha!) and friends (eat your hearts out Check Please folks because I actually dined with the legendary Chely!). What wonderful times, kinda got almost weepy at those departures. I'm still getting butterflies from the goodbyes with my bros. and my sisters. (that's still a novel title for me!) Now, after a deluxe breakfast with the folks and some great church-going company as well, I'm finally on to more of this necessary packing thing. My home is truly in a disarray, but it is an organized chaos... oh wait, is there such a thing?
I've been to see some new movies too: Mission Impossible 3, Da Vinci Code, and X-men 3. All aweright, but I think of the 3 films, I'd say Da Vinci was the most entertaining especially because I got to go with my sweet boss lady, Sandy and some good friends Jeff and Lena. X-men next because I really like superhero stories, if they're done well, and this was fair enough for the continued series. MI3 last and least... just didn't like the filming style or the story layout. Good times, thanks to Jay for those, especially the X-Men 3 midnight show. I'm glad we went. Sadly no popcorn due to those wretchedly long concession lines... must have been at least 2600 people there for that midnight opening. That's always a good energy crowd to watch new movies in.
Well, hey, I'm not gonna keep on blabin' for now, I gotta keep moving, I'm sure you understand. Toodles!
28 May 2006
23 May 2006
Fantastic Birthday Dinner!
A super special thanks to Ted for organizing a really wonderful mediterranean birthday dinner for his lady Sarah, Jay, and I. I thought it was super tasty, awesome company of the immediate family, and a fun leisure time. Thanks to my Grandma for the dolmades and the baklava, well done! Thanks to David for the hummus and babaganoush, excellent work. And Ted, for those little fritter dudes, what are they called? They were real tasty! Mom, oh man, savory meatballs, fresh tzatziki, and that fresh parsley loaded salad of sorts (I forget the name of that one too), great work; along with a totally rich and humongo triple decker cake with delectible strawberries and a delicious chocolate frosting! Thanks so much. Not to forget Ted's home-brew, a few olives and goat feta cheese, olive oil, root beers, and fresh roasted coffee. I swear, I had an awesome time and my thanks go out to my whole family for pulling that together. Thanks so much!
I love dinners like that, because I then get to rave and rave about them and make everybody around me drool with envy and then I get to say, "Ha Ha! You didn't get any!" ^_^ I don't know about the other 2 birthday celebrators, but I can't rave enough about it. okay okay, I will let it rest. I do have a coffee burlap art collage to tend to. It's going okay, but it's capturing what I wanted... pretty burlap, gathered together in a cutie collage, in one place, from all over the world. ta ta!
A super special thanks to Ted for organizing a really wonderful mediterranean birthday dinner for his lady Sarah, Jay, and I. I thought it was super tasty, awesome company of the immediate family, and a fun leisure time. Thanks to my Grandma for the dolmades and the baklava, well done! Thanks to David for the hummus and babaganoush, excellent work. And Ted, for those little fritter dudes, what are they called? They were real tasty! Mom, oh man, savory meatballs, fresh tzatziki, and that fresh parsley loaded salad of sorts (I forget the name of that one too), great work; along with a totally rich and humongo triple decker cake with delectible strawberries and a delicious chocolate frosting! Thanks so much. Not to forget Ted's home-brew, a few olives and goat feta cheese, olive oil, root beers, and fresh roasted coffee. I swear, I had an awesome time and my thanks go out to my whole family for pulling that together. Thanks so much!
I love dinners like that, because I then get to rave and rave about them and make everybody around me drool with envy and then I get to say, "Ha Ha! You didn't get any!" ^_^
21 May 2006
Mmmm, Chocolate...
Mood: Fatigued yet Content
Music: African Rhythm Travellers - Khululuma
This chocolate bar was an amazing delight.. We each had a different martini to get the meal rolling. I- an orange and chocolate martini; Lena- white chocolate with strawberry martini; Becki- a chocolate almond martini; David- an espresso martini. My goodness were those strong, potent, you name it. 0_O (YES HEIDI! It's true!)
The chocolate delicacies were amazing, I don't know where to begin to describe them... but before I do, let me say where it was. We were in the lobby (7th floor) of the new and beautiful Pennisula Hotel downtown Chicago. Most items were only a couple of bites, some more. There were a few different bite-sized cheesecake items and I loved this sorta standard one with a bit of whipped cream, a gorgeous curl of really dark chocolate and a perfect blueberry on top. YUM! and this berry goo topped with a chocolate mousse and whipped cream and some crunchy chocolate dots. Oh my. and then the little macaroon type treat; and this intense and wonderful packed dried fruit bar with a bit of dipped chocolate on them.... OH! and the dipped strawberries were perfect! They had a few biscottis and a couple of their own homemade marshmallows (plain and strawberry) to enjoy with the thick, rich, and sensational drinking chocolates (white or "as regular as you can get"). There were a few cookies, a tangy orange and coconut topped tapioca, a truffle, a supurb mocha - I don't know what to call it - almost pudding, but stiffer than that - wonderful.... I had Nika in mind for that dark chocolate coffee delight! You would have loved that one! I sure did.
Yeah, to wrap up my wonderful evening, there was some live jazz. Oh man, was I a happy lady lasat night. We then wandered a little about the 'mag mile' and found our parking spot. So sweet! Lena and I enjoyed our drive home reveling in all of the evening. I highly recommend it, with martinis it got about $40/person; without those and it was closer to $30. What a truly exquisite time out.
Well, tonight I'm on for another fun-filled night with my family. Ted's throwing a birthday party for his lady, Sarah, Jay and I. (Isn't he sweet??!) I'm not sure, but I think he's prepared another home brew to try, very nice. He is such a thoughtful brother. Thanks Ted! More about that later, I have things to do! Ta ta.
Mood: Fatigued yet Content
Music: African Rhythm Travellers - Khululuma
This chocolate bar was an amazing delight.. We each had a different martini to get the meal rolling. I- an orange and chocolate martini; Lena- white chocolate with strawberry martini; Becki- a chocolate almond martini; David- an espresso martini. My goodness were those strong, potent, you name it. 0_O (YES HEIDI! It's true!)
The chocolate delicacies were amazing, I don't know where to begin to describe them... but before I do, let me say where it was. We were in the lobby (7th floor) of the new and beautiful Pennisula Hotel downtown Chicago. Most items were only a couple of bites, some more. There were a few different bite-sized cheesecake items and I loved this sorta standard one with a bit of whipped cream, a gorgeous curl of really dark chocolate and a perfect blueberry on top. YUM! and this berry goo topped with a chocolate mousse and whipped cream and some crunchy chocolate dots. Oh my. and then the little macaroon type treat; and this intense and wonderful packed dried fruit bar with a bit of dipped chocolate on them.... OH! and the dipped strawberries were perfect! They had a few biscottis and a couple of their own homemade marshmallows (plain and strawberry) to enjoy with the thick, rich, and sensational drinking chocolates (white or "as regular as you can get"). There were a few cookies, a tangy orange and coconut topped tapioca, a truffle, a supurb mocha - I don't know what to call it - almost pudding, but stiffer than that - wonderful.... I had Nika in mind for that dark chocolate coffee delight! You would have loved that one! I sure did.
Yeah, to wrap up my wonderful evening, there was some live jazz. Oh man, was I a happy lady lasat night. We then wandered a little about the 'mag mile' and found our parking spot. So sweet! Lena and I enjoyed our drive home reveling in all of the evening. I highly recommend it, with martinis it got about $40/person; without those and it was closer to $30. What a truly exquisite time out.
Well, tonight I'm on for another fun-filled night with my family. Ted's throwing a birthday party for his lady, Sarah, Jay and I. (Isn't he sweet??!) I'm not sure, but I think he's prepared another home brew to try, very nice. He is such a thoughtful brother. Thanks Ted! More about that later, I have things to do! Ta ta.
20 May 2006
Mood: Excitement
Music: The Colours of Acid Jazz
Chocolate Lover's Heaven!
Oh my gosh. I cannot wait for tonight. Becki, Dave, and I... and maybe Lena? will be indulging in a chocolate bar for dinner tonight. I'm so thrilled. I don't know if I'll be able to sleep after that, but I sure am intertested to find out what kinds of good eats there will be consisting of CHOCOLATE! Oh yum. I understand that everything has some chocolate in/on it ^_^ Like cheesecake with a chocolate sauce or a chocolate martini... man oh man, I know I'll be visiting heaven! A special thanks to Becki for the invite. You rock girl! Hold on inspiration, here I come!
Music: The Colours of Acid Jazz
Chocolate Lover's Heaven!
Oh my gosh. I cannot wait for tonight. Becki, Dave, and I... and maybe Lena? will be indulging in a chocolate bar for dinner tonight. I'm so thrilled. I don't know if I'll be able to sleep after that, but I sure am intertested to find out what kinds of good eats there will be consisting of CHOCOLATE! Oh yum. I understand that everything has some chocolate in/on it ^_^ Like cheesecake with a chocolate sauce or a chocolate martini... man oh man, I know I'll be visiting heaven! A special thanks to Becki for the invite. You rock girl! Hold on inspiration, here I come!
18 May 2006
My my,
what whirls through a head when we near a big move; at least I am. I don't know, I'm just excited for this. My excitement is up and I'm feeling like I'm just killing time. I feel almost caught up as I think I need to be for my move. Sorting and packing stuff. *sigh* I'm definately growing in nervousness too; tasting the reality of all this. I'm optimistic; not just because I need to be, but because I really am. Unless I have something really profound before I go, I doubt I'll post before I depart on May 30. The thing is, I'm still defining how I want to go with this here blog... sometimes, I think I'll venture a little philosophy, sometimes I'll rant, and sometimes I'll be vague, heads up, I can't really forecast what'll evolve from this whole online journal thing.
So, yeah, I'll post again soon. Ta ta, and thanks-a-gazillion for all the support I've received. I feel really warm and loved from you all. (you know who you are!)
what whirls through a head when we near a big move; at least I am. I don't know, I'm just excited for this. My excitement is up and I'm feeling like I'm just killing time. I feel almost caught up as I think I need to be for my move. Sorting and packing stuff. *sigh* I'm definately growing in nervousness too; tasting the reality of all this. I'm optimistic; not just because I need to be, but because I really am. Unless I have something really profound before I go, I doubt I'll post before I depart on May 30. The thing is, I'm still defining how I want to go with this here blog... sometimes, I think I'll venture a little philosophy, sometimes I'll rant, and sometimes I'll be vague, heads up, I can't really forecast what'll evolve from this whole online journal thing.
So, yeah, I'll post again soon. Ta ta, and thanks-a-gazillion for all the support I've received. I feel really warm and loved from you all. (you know who you are!)
07 May 2006
Hello to my beloved family and friends.
The time is growing nearer that I may be embarking on a new journey, in life, in country, in language, and in relationships. Sweden is the current home of my boyfriend, Doug, and soon, me. I'm a little scared of the complexity that will really bring to my life, however, I know in my heart that if I don't, I will regret not having tried to make our relationship work on another dimension than the sporadic vacation and long-distance phone calls.
I'm keeping this post short and sweet, as an introduction to the online journal I display before you. It's going to be tough to keep in touch with each and every one of you; so, you may come here to see what my latest news is. Whether we've taken a long cycling journey north in Sweden, or west to Denmark. I'll keep you posted on this waterlilies show we're scheduled to see in July with Doug's family. Also of my job hunting, and learning Swedish. I look forward to your comments and questions as well; whether through blogger or through my email. That's what 2 way conversation is all about!
Remember, I love you. If you're having troubles getting used to my move, know that I love Doug too, and that you can always email me and ask more to understand. Peace.
The time is growing nearer that I may be embarking on a new journey, in life, in country, in language, and in relationships. Sweden is the current home of my boyfriend, Doug, and soon, me. I'm a little scared of the complexity that will really bring to my life, however, I know in my heart that if I don't, I will regret not having tried to make our relationship work on another dimension than the sporadic vacation and long-distance phone calls.
I'm keeping this post short and sweet, as an introduction to the online journal I display before you. It's going to be tough to keep in touch with each and every one of you; so, you may come here to see what my latest news is. Whether we've taken a long cycling journey north in Sweden, or west to Denmark. I'll keep you posted on this waterlilies show we're scheduled to see in July with Doug's family. Also of my job hunting, and learning Swedish. I look forward to your comments and questions as well; whether through blogger or through my email. That's what 2 way conversation is all about!
Remember, I love you. If you're having troubles getting used to my move, know that I love Doug too, and that you can always email me and ask more to understand. Peace.
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