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most fun work outfits

We talked about the most un-fun jobs....

The other day I was walking behind someone in scrubs and thought. That would be a great outfit to wear to work everyday. comfy (maybe a little cold in some buildings), no thought involved in terms of style, just put it on and go.

I tried to think of something that would top this: a baseball uniform? yellow rain jacket and rain pants? the UPS brown outfit? hot dog on a stick colorful hat?

Nothing could beat it. I would most love to wear scrubs everyday (for work) and save my "stylish" clothes for evenings and weekends...

scrumptious updates

• As I've gotten to know Illy a little better over the last few days, I've learned a few things about her. She is a GREAT listener. She doesn't drink water very fast. She thinks Armando is hilarious. (He's the bamboo plant she lives next to). It's great to have Illy around.
• I just finished reading the book My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. What an adventure! I recommend this book highly. If you're an emotional person, or pregnant, make sure you have a box of tissues handy for the read.
• Jake stopped by and stayed at the Bartshire B & B during his Bike and Boat tour to Maine. It was a Bonanza! We hope he makes it to Maine and has a great 4th. We had a great time visiting with him last night. It was a great reason to try the Afghan restaurant we'd been meaning to get to. Well, the culinary arts school wasn't open for dinner, and the thai place is closed for the week, so all signs lead to the Afghan restaurant. We really have been meaning to try it, we just have a hard time passing up the scrumptious thai food next door. (I didn't even purposefully use the word Scrumptious there...it came naturally) The Afghan food was delicious. I had trout with eggplant and rice flavored with walnuts and dates. We shared an appetizer of pumpkin that tasted like candy!
• The Red Sox had a very troubling game last night. Sometimes watching that team can be stressful. I'll say this: They keep it interesting for their fans! (Red Sox lead the game against the Orioles with 9 to 1 in the middle of the 5th...After an hour and a half rain delay...in the seventh inning the Orioles powered through our entire bull pen! They scored two on Papelbon in the 8th to bring the score to 10 (red sox) to 11 (orioles). We couldn't recover in the top of the ninth. So tough!

Welcome to the family Illy!

Meet Illy. She is a bromeliad. We picked her up at Trader Joe's. She lives in the kitchen. Her tag says it is ok to discard her when she stops flowering because "they'll grow more". Sadly, that is probably a good thing for us. We'll do our best to take care of Illy, just don't judge us based on our previous plant track record, please. We love you, Illy. Welcome to the family.

Scrumptious Memories

Today is the 4th anniversary of the day A and I became a "couple". Naturally, this leads me down a path of memories from the days we first met. I remember the day I first met A. I was told he was in charge of the company softball team and that they were always looking for people to play. I sent A an email with my interest and within an hour he appeared over my cubicle wall with a big smile. The organizer of the team, he was happy to meet the newbie and welcome me. Remembering that moment and our softball adventures makes me smile about where it all led. Definitely, a happily ever after kind of story.

Another scrumptious memory floated to the front of my mind today in response to my improved flossing efforts of late. I have a dentist appointment coming up. This means I have begun flossing religiously to prepare. I don't think the dentist is ever fooled, but I am usually better about flossing the month before my appointment.

I remember one morning before kindergarten, my dad took me to the dentist. I don't remember anything about that particular dentist appointment, except that Dr. Mednick always had fun toys and a receptionist with my name! What I remember is the surprise Dad had for me in the car on the way to kindergarten after the dentist appointment. He gave me a little ziploc bag with two cookies in it. With my dad, we were always allowed two cookies for dessert (if we ate our dinner). I remember Dad looking at me with a smile, "I brought you a treat for being good". I remember thinking about my shiny clean teeth and how the cookies were going to make them not so clean. That didn't stop me though. I dived right in. I was five. I remember arriving late to kindergarten. One of the teachers welcomed me in and asked to see my shiny clean teeth. I flashed her a big grin filled with cookie. I remember the look on her face, and I'm not sure if she believed my explanation, but Dad and I know I was really at the dentist that morning.

Scrumptious memories...