This sums up why I hate my job....

Caricature

So, can't remember if I mentioned this in my earlier posts, but we decided to get this caricature done in nyc. They were all over the streets doing these and we thought the guy we picked had decent skills....but when we got ours back we both didn't like how we looked at all! All we could say was- "I hope I don't look this ugly!" I swear I look like Cruella from 101 Dalmations...ugh! Anyways, I find it amusing, so we'll hang it up somewhere and is funny memory of our trip.

Breakfast

I woke up this morning and got hooked into watching Food Network since I had control over the tv. So I'm watching the chefs make these too-complicated for me brunches and am getting starving! I decide I need some pancakes since those are so filling and easy to make. So I think- what can I do so these aren't just plain pancakes? I see chocolate chips (leftover from my brownies) and some marshmallows in the pantry and think this could be a good combo. YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMM- they turned out great! I just threw in a handful of choc chips and then tore 2 marshmallows into about 10 pieces. Probably next time would even use marshmallow cause it was such a great mild gooey flavor. And of course, here's some pics with my awesome camera! Makes you probably want to just reach through your screen and try a bite!

Finished product on my plate:

This bite just seemed too perfect:

Gus Crocker

Well spur of the moment last night I decided caramel brownies sounded good...and not the box kind, but the ones like my mom used to make. Our local grocery store unfortunately did not have german chocolate cake mix which is what the recipe I was using called for. So I winged it and just used some Chocolate Fudge cake...pretty hard to go wrong with a name like that! They don't really taste like my mom's, but they satisfied my craving and are good!

Some peace and quiet!

So I feel just a tad guilty for feeling so excited that Dustin will be gone for a few days and I have complete freedom! I think our place is so small that it just drives me nuts sometimes cause we always do things together, so I don't make time for a lot of activities just I enjoy. So this weekend he is golfing and I for starters can watch a girly movie tonight and any tv show I want! I'm also going to the pool this weekend for some relief from the killer heat. I'm going to go to dinner with some girls or hang out with them. I also may try to finish up some projects that I've been working on too. On top of just having fun though I also hope to get some more things accomplished around the house, so here's my list:

1) Straighten up family room, dining room, and hallway-- already is pretty clean, but just needs picked up a tad.
2) Put all clothes away in the bedroom and clean. I pulled out the furniture a couple weeks ago and it was DISGUSTING how much dust was back there. My clothes are also out of control and dustin calls it Gus Mountain cause I just throw everything on the ironing board.
3) Organize bedroom closet. It's become super sloppy and need to move my winter clothes to the back and get out my summer clothes which are hanging on all those spacesaver hangers in back.
4) Wash my car and clean out the inside of it.

I'm really psychotic over lists-- I make them all the time for everything, but rarely ever finish them. But I usually do most of it, so I still think it forces me to get some things done rather than nothing. I think this should be pretty realistic to accomplish, so we'll see. If I finish all that it just leaves our storage closet in unit and downstairs that are a freakin mess....but I'm not getting into those this weekend!