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The misadventures of a librarian in BaltimoreRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.comBlogger4561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-25827556421410233862008-08-21T14:40:00.003-04:002008-08-21T14:47:22.814-04:00Vacation is nigh! Huzzah! It has been such a long week at work, primarily due to tight staffing, that I cannot wait until the end of the day on Friday.Tonight is our last day to run silly errands -- we're looking for new backpacks at Eddie Bauer which was having a sale last Friday. I hope it's still going on -- $20 off each backpack is pretty good! I don't really need anything else, and I am Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-73321351351615215712008-08-15T08:09:00.002-04:002008-08-15T08:25:01.275-04:00Another Friday off, what a good feeling! Well, of course tomorrow I won't be super stoked to work Saturday, but that's another thing. I've got all kinds of interesting plans for today -- maybe making some jam (lemon-blueberry or peach), vacuuming, grocery shopping, and stopping at the mall to look for a new purse. Trip and I are going to Chicago in less than two weeks (!) and I want to have a Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-43642358577774240752008-07-27T20:47:00.002-04:002008-07-27T21:11:03.321-04:00I have found a new Baltimore delicacy that is so delicious I must share my love of it. Marshmallow donuts. Yes, donuts stuffed with a delicious marshmallow creme that isn't too marshmallow-y or too sweet and then covered with powdered sugar or chocolate icing. I had heard about them at a local bakery that recently closed, but I found them last weekend at the Mars grocery store that is very Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-43533557402360245002008-07-17T14:02:00.005-04:002008-07-17T14:17:22.628-04:00I'm still working on my discernment process. It's hard -- with the summer and everything going on, I'm finding it hard to take time out to work on actively discerning. There has been some progress...I am feeling like I am more called towards diaconal ministry, which is the intersection of the church and the world. What exactly does that mean? Well, I would go to school for 2 1/2 years Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-50437282302769752622008-07-05T10:51:00.002-04:002008-07-05T10:57:58.837-04:00Sorry about the radio silence on this end. It's been a busy June/early July. I've been discerning, y'know.The Fourth of July was yesterday! I went to D.C. with Trip to stay with his friend Adam. We walked and walked and walked. And ate Bhutanese food (tasty dumplings!) and Texas ribs. The Texas coleslaw and beans were probably the highlight of the food for me. So yummy. But the Texas Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-29159354806255522572008-06-12T14:16:00.002-04:002008-06-12T14:27:12.002-04:00I had a great weekend in Gettysburg. It both felt like a really long weekend and a super short weekend. When I got back, I felt like I must have taken a day of vacation or something. I definitely had not -- the really short part of the weekend was due to the fact that I was away from home from 8 am on Friday morning until 6:30 pm on Sunday night! So what was I doing this past weekend? Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-64959805167124221282008-06-05T14:21:00.003-04:002008-06-05T14:30:42.702-04:00I think I'm coming down with a summer cold. Trip was feeling kind of yucky last week and we blamed it on allergies. But since I am now tired and sniffly, it probably isn't the pollen count. Boo.Anyway! I can't be sick. Must be at work and a retreat this weekend! No rest for the wicked.It's been a busy couple of weeks with the family reunion over Memorial Day and last weekend having fun withRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-71410387711618616772008-05-20T18:35:00.000-04:002008-05-20T18:36:41.485-04:00Okay, fun stuff!91%DRUNKARDRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-407147359578945262008-05-19T13:30:00.002-04:002008-05-19T13:39:24.533-04:00What a weekend!I got to country line dancing which was actually pretty fun. I do not believe that I am quite coordinated enough to really get the intricate steps of many dances, but after a few beers, I tried and was actually pretty successful.Saturday started out as a super nice lazy day. I made Trip breakfast in bed (apple oven pancake and fruit salad with Greek yogurt) and we watched 27 Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-48058885710811369092008-05-15T14:09:00.002-04:002008-05-15T14:21:01.623-04:00Blargh.It's THURSDAY! The happiest day of the week! YAY! Post from me!Okay, excessive use of exclamation points is over. It's Thursday. I'm pretty stoked because I got a free(ish) Southern chicken biscuit sandwich from McDonalds today. It was pretty darn tasty, although not as good as Chick-fill-A. Chicken should've been a little crunchier. I also got a surprisingly good coffee -- it was Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-22723824134195775832008-05-08T14:44:00.002-04:002008-05-08T14:53:20.042-04:00I've been having computer trouble at home. The wifi doesn't seem to want to work with my laptop -- something about not being to apply the profile and perhaps a DCHP server error. It's all confusing and annoying, but hopefully one of Trip's co-workers will take a look at it tomorrow and help us out.So...yeah, I continue to be a blog slacker. But I have been better about Facebook scrabble. TakeRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-62396337308225327102008-04-21T13:03:00.002-04:002008-04-21T13:25:49.610-04:00Wow! A month between postings. I am a blog slacker.My excuse is mostly that I was away from work for a week at the Public Library Association Conference in the Twin Cities and then I spent a week visiting family in MN and WI. But really, that only accounts for a few weeks. I guess the last weeks have been busy at work and whatnot. I'll pretend they have been!Lately there has been a lot of Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-12176846261539511892008-03-21T08:49:00.002-04:002008-03-21T08:54:59.942-04:00I seem to always get sick right before I leave to go on vacation. At Christmas time, I had a bad cold which I got to sleep off when our flight was delayed. And the same thing happened this week -- I had a bad cold and ended up needing to sleep many, many hours yesterday!But now I am feeling almost 100% better. I'm still feeling a little sniffly, but at least I'm not super tired. My big goals Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-60620236497230133572008-03-13T14:22:00.002-04:002008-03-13T14:28:09.214-04:00It's Thursday!I can't wait until Friday is done. Work has just been busy with lots of desk hours. I don't have any real big fun plans for the weekend, but am looking forward to having time off. Two days in a row! Actually, I think our most fun plan is making Trip's checking account a joint one! Woot.But I have fun stuff coming up -- my trip to Minneapolis/Wisconsin is coming up in less than Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-28503886515938722792008-03-07T08:37:00.002-05:002008-03-07T08:45:07.048-05:00I'm off today...lots of thing to do! Taxes, groceries, napping, and making dinner.I also should go for a run this morning. I feel really stupid for offering up this excuse, but my arm hurts! It makes me not want to do anything, especially running. It's really stupid, because it's my ARM, not my leg or really anything that would prevent running and/or walking. So we'll see how long I let Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-84320137445403759532008-03-06T14:20:00.003-05:002008-03-06T14:32:18.249-05:00Trip and I were watching the Project Runway finale episode last night. Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham was the guest judge. I found her cheeks to look more round than I was expecting -- she always seems to sharp. Trip kept saying she looked reptilian and angular. Finally, he said she reminded him of the Geico gecko. "Cup of tea anyone?" Other than weird gecko looking guest judges, it's been anRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-53308752925843858782008-02-28T14:03:00.002-05:002008-02-28T14:23:06.521-05:00My day did not start out well. As Trip and I were heading out the door and discussing which car we should take to work today, I realized that I had totally forgotten about the oil change I had scheduled for today. We probably would've been able to get to the dealership to drop off the car and to work on time, but my car is practically on empty. I wasn't quite comfortable with getting to and Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-18299064258628211462008-02-18T10:02:00.002-05:002008-02-18T10:15:35.117-05:00I went for my first run in quite some time today. Wowsers, was it rough! I am seriously out of shape and probably won't be ready for the St. Patrick's Day 5K. I mean, I could probably do it, but it would mean doing A LOT of walking! And that's not my style. I wasn't going to go -- it was gloomy and grey outside this morning when I got up. But around 9 am it started getting sunny out. Since Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-66508621705539957902008-02-14T14:22:00.002-05:002008-02-14T14:28:46.527-05:00I'm still listening to the WTMD countdown of the top albums. I was really surprised to see that Bjork's album Debut was several hundred albums ahead of Post. I have both of them, but I definitely prefer Post. In fact, I don't really remember the songs off of Debut, other than the really awesome last song where she is in the bathroom of some bar. Wait! There's the other one that is called Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-9576240828909062422008-02-11T13:07:00.000-05:002008-02-11T13:20:08.666-05:00Another exciting weekend!We bought a vacuum cleaner yesterday. A Eureka one to be precise. I don't know the name, only it was $138 at Wal-Mart and is a pretty green color. The vacuum also did a fantastic job on our carpets, sucking up way more dirt and stuff than I thought possible. But the fact that we didn't really have a proper vacuum cleaner until now might explain it as well. I also gotRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-70853115357367549272008-02-09T09:22:00.000-05:002008-02-09T09:27:27.599-05:00Well! The manager of WTMD visited and commented on my blog! Crazy! The countdown of the top 897 albums continue, but I haven't had any other urges to pull out old music. Although hearing Hootie and the Blowfish (Cracked Rearview Mirror) and Toad the Wet Sprocket made me nostalgic for the mid '90s!We had IKEA cinnamon buns for breakfast -- I have been craving them all week long, so we got them Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-66649572193337771322008-02-06T12:58:00.000-05:002008-02-06T13:01:24.821-05:00The local college radio station (WTMD) in Towson is doing a countdown of the top 897 albums of all time. It's definitely not the best idea, in my option, and the countdown has been kind of uneven. But last night they were playing Bjork's Post, which landed somewhere in the low 600s. I loved that album. I remember listening to it on repeat while I wrote bad fanfiction for Remember WENN. It Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-54474859702369555302008-01-04T08:33:00.001-05:002008-01-04T08:56:49.980-05:00Yay! I have a laptop now! Finally, over a month after ordering it from Dell, I got my pretty green laptop. It is super awesome to be typing while on the couch, underneath some warm flannel blankets, while using the wi-fi in our house. YAY wireless internet!!!!Christmas is over and it's 2008! I'm going to do my usual end of the year roundup!1) Was 2007 a good year for you?Yes!2) What was yourRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-6354660161662507992007-12-20T14:09:00.000-05:002007-12-20T14:13:16.198-05:00I am sooo full today. This week has been all about holiday parties at work, which means big, filling lunches. Tuesday was our department party, which featured gigantic pizza slices, salad, and cookies, and today was the manager's lunch which featured a tasty Spanish omlet, a gigantic almond nut roll, and (ssssh, don't tell anyone!) sangria. I didn't finish the nut roll, but I'm still feeling Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-43981498268100624952007-12-14T14:17:00.001-05:002007-12-14T14:18:33.827-05:00Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-83141983243325085632007-12-13T14:09:00.000-05:002007-12-13T14:18:51.828-05:00Argh...I know I should be recounting the wedding, but right now (six weeks later), it seems kind of far away. However, we are getting the tapes put on VHS (and later, at some point, on DVD), so I think I'll take a break from wedding recounting to just write. My other thought on the reason for waiting is that I should be getting a laptop soon! I ordered it shortly after Thanksgiving and will be Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-9954559766630289072007-12-03T11:13:00.000-05:002007-12-03T11:14:50.306-05:00Well...it's fall! And cold! But you're not interested in my thoughts on the weather. No, it's time to recount the wedding!I'll start with Wednesday of the wedding week. The family showed up that evening and I made them pizza for dinner. Mom and Dad got to use the big bed and (unfortunately) Jenny had to sleep on the inflatable bed...which had a leak in it. But we hung out and relaxed a Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-15994268877815140572007-11-08T16:49:00.000-05:002007-11-08T16:52:06.559-05:00Wedding fun will be posted soon, along with some pictures.In the meantime, enjoy this: The Superest! Hilarious!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-70425544782309936002007-10-23T09:52:00.000-04:002007-10-23T09:55:36.505-04:00Last night I got all panicky about all the things I have to do today. And to be honest, it's not that much. It's just cleaning and baking cookies and going to the doctor about my one red pimple. But somehow it just seemed like more than it is this morning. So I got a not-so-good night's rest. But I'm feeling better now, despite not having coffee this morning. Go me.The wedding approaches! Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-50297642538659216702007-10-19T07:11:00.000-04:002007-10-19T07:16:08.733-04:00The silly picture of me is gone. How sad.I am excited -- Saturday is my last day at work for a while! Huzzah! No working! Oh wait, that means I have stuff to do like baking cookies and cleaning and tying ribbons on favors. Today is my day off this week, which means all kinds of awesome things are happening. First, I woke up insanely early (6 am) and couldn't really fall asleep. Now I am Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-45085236252314361992007-10-17T10:37:00.000-04:002007-10-17T10:44:04.146-04:00I went to Starbucks today to get a vanilla latte. I was too busy reading this morning to have time to make coffee and breakfast so I decided to get a treat. I can't imagine making a $3.26 latte a part of my daily routine! The cashier at Starbucks declared I looked like a celebrity -- but not Kirsten Dunst, as I am accustomed to hearing. No, he said I looked like Nicole Kidman. Ha! She's a Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-57959032249817874062007-10-04T14:07:00.000-04:002007-10-04T14:24:55.301-04:00I'm all moved! Yay! But not quite unpacked yet. It's kind of weird to be living by myself. After three years with a roommate, it's somewhat unsettling to come home to an empty apartment. At least it won't be for long! I also miss having the little furball around. I am not really a cat person, but there is something to be said for having a pet around. Even a kitty who is scared of Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-24685325712382080872007-09-27T14:13:00.000-04:002007-09-27T14:21:29.140-04:00I've been busy packing for the big move this Saturday. In some ways it's hard to believe that I won't be living in Towson any more. It's been three years at the same apartment, probably the longest I've lived any where since high school! And it was with the same roommate -- the longest I've ever lived with anyone and her cat! I know I am going to miss Petra. It won't quite be the same not Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-53462827114093913512007-09-20T14:37:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:56:32.671-04:00Total slacker, I know. It's been a loooong time since my last post.Wedding planning seems to take over a lot of my life. Last weekend was also super busy, due to seeing Chicago (the musical), a Young Adults cook-out, and birthday lunch with Trip's mom. It was hard to find time to get some of the wedding stuff done. But I've got a list and am slowly working at whittling away things. And I'll be Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-27414518616643799842007-09-06T14:20:00.000-04:002007-09-06T14:25:42.620-04:00Where on earth did August go? I don't know, but it's already September and I'm getting married NEXT MONTH. People have said that to me and it is a little scary! I mean, sure it's seven weeks away, but it's next month!! Yikes.So that's why I haven't been blogging. Too busy with other things online. Mostly wedding planning. I've been having fun with Craftster, which is an awesome website for Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-11816072767384520752007-08-23T14:01:00.000-04:002007-08-23T14:15:03.891-04:00I'm here, blogging by special request.Nothing too exciting happening in my life recently. It's mostly wedding stuff. We're sending out invites today. I'll actually be going to the post office in the next hour or so. Today I signed my lease for our new apartment. It's kind of scary in a way, especially since I've been in the same place for so long...three years! And lease are just kind of Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-5388906507876520612007-08-09T14:22:00.001-04:002007-08-09T14:26:47.778-04:00The hot weather is giving me high levels of ennui.Last night I went over to Trip's house for dinner and to work at his (vastly superior) apartment gym. I was sleepy after work, but managed to get in a very short nap. I thought I'd be fine, but when we started walking over to the gym, the heat made me soooo sleepy and whiney. I did not want to work out. But I got on the treadmill any way and Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-75456095655571824842007-08-06T10:48:00.000-04:002007-08-06T10:58:05.922-04:00My back is all painful and crispy today. I spent the day outside (11 hours!) on Saturday in the heat at the Virgin Festival at Pimlico. The Beastie Boys were AWESOME!!!!! And also deserving of many, many exclamation points. Totally the highlight of the day. I also saw Amy Winehouse, who was a total surprise in her kind of non-energy, Fountains of Wayne, fun but somehow I expected more, Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-13431571667079423882007-07-23T13:18:00.000-04:002007-07-23T13:34:17.893-04:00Working at an urban library system in the main library has given me the opportunity to meet (and help!) a bunch of very interesting characters. One of them is a little man who often wears a hat. He seems to have taken a shine to me and often says things like "Good evening" (this is at around 1 pm) and "I am blessed to have seen you today." But my favorite thing that he says is "You remind me of Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-58997638010028372302007-07-19T14:12:00.000-04:002007-07-19T14:33:48.577-04:00This morning I heard the one song that I could probably do pretty well at karoke on the radio. It's a catchy song, I know all of the lyrics but one little part, and best of all, it's not too high or too low. Nice mid-range song. And it's a popular karoke song -- at least in the UK."Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" by Travis has got to be an awesome karoke song. The cherry on the hypothetical Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-2095618474714907912007-07-16T13:05:00.000-04:002007-07-16T13:08:54.699-04:00I won tickets! I just got notified of a voice mail this morning telling me that I had won tickets to see Muse in Philadelphia! I entered the concert at the Travis concert and didn't expect to win. But I did! The radio guy is sending me the tickets -- even after voicing his concern that if I wasn't going to use the tickets, he could give them to someone else. As if! I will totally sell them ifRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-17393185068255587972007-07-12T14:11:00.000-04:002007-07-12T14:39:10.083-04:00Sorry I've been a total slacker lately on the blog front.However, there's lots of exciting news today!Last night I saw TRAVIS in Philadelphia! It was an AWESOME concert -- they played a lot of their new stuff, but songs from all the old albums too. We were super close to the stage and I got to watch and laugh at Dougie, their bassist. He cracked me up, the way he was tapping his extremely skinny Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-12337163673945071932007-06-28T14:43:00.001-04:002007-06-28T14:56:12.236-04:00Two exciting things happened this past week.I ran a 5K on Sunday with my friend Angela. It was a women-only 5K and was a lot of fun. Because the race started at 8 am, it was nice and cool -- perfect weather for running! I also did AWESOME with my time. Since the last race that I ran back in November, I took around 1:20 off my mile split, down to 10:20 per mile with a finish time of 32:05 gun Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-40402452450644486972007-06-21T17:19:00.001-04:002007-06-21T17:20:34.866-04:009 out of 10 Pirates like Ice-BatOriginally uploaded by rebeccasue17. There's me, lookin' fly in my big ole shades with Ice-Bat. We like pirates.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-27578493442751375572007-06-21T17:18:00.001-04:002007-06-21T17:20:56.098-04:00Colonial ChicOriginally uploaded by rebeccasue17. Ice-Bat had fun in Boston too. He even got to try on clothes!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-36402692869383325622007-06-21T14:23:00.000-04:002007-06-21T14:35:21.516-04:00It's been a busy couple of weeks for me! I got back on Sunday from a trip to Boston for a work conference. The conference was really fun, albeit small. So there wasn't really the opportunity to sneak out and explore Boston. Luckily, I've been to Boston a few times before and didn't feel like I missed out on a whole lot. Plus it was pretty cold on Wednesday and Thursday, which didn't make me Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-86987653977128679862007-06-07T14:20:00.000-04:002007-06-07T14:29:50.258-04:00This week has been busy, especially at night.Trip and I got our pictures taken for our church directory last night. We're having them put in together, even though when the directory comes out in September, we won't be married yet. But it was fun. I found out that I really don't like pictures where people are staring off into the distance. It reminds of the poster from the 40-Year-Old Virgin Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-13756393430136006582007-06-04T13:23:00.000-04:002007-06-04T13:26:24.661-04:00I had the weirdest thing happen to me last night.I was sleeping on my side with my arm tucked under my head. I woke up, rolled over, and stretched my right arm. Then I reached over with my left hand and felt something warm. My hand was raised, so I was terribly worried about why there was a mystery hand in my bed right next to me. And then I realized that I hadn't really stretched my arm out.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-41920638598356805332007-05-31T17:07:00.000-04:002007-05-31T17:13:04.869-04:00What a day!Work has been crazy lately. I feel like I haven't had any time to really do anything. It's either been programs or meetings or stupid projects that need to be done NOW. But it's almost Friday. Huzzah!I have big plans of going to see Knocked Up this weekend. And attending a surprise birthday party for one of Trip's college friends. Plus a trip to the farmer's market. Yum, produce!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-65828122344349827262007-05-25T17:11:00.003-04:002007-05-25T17:12:34.715-04:00View from the BackyardOriginally uploaded by rebeccasue17. This is the view I had at Kelly's parent's house outside Tacoma. BEAUTIFUL!!!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-56301842862367815132007-05-25T17:11:00.001-04:002007-05-25T17:12:47.358-04:00Fruit at Pike's MarketOriginally uploaded by rebeccasue17. I finally got up my Seattle pictures from January (yeah, it was less than 6 months later!). Here's a small taste of the pretty, pretty pictures from Washington.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-76104381025044309152007-05-25T09:32:00.000-04:002007-05-25T09:56:11.267-04:00New look! The old format had been the same since....wow! I started this blog pretty shortly after I moved out to Baltimore. So it's been at least 3 1/2 years. CRAZY!I went for a run/walk this morning. I probably ran about 2 miles and walked another mile. I am hoping/planning to do another 5K at the end of June, so I should probably be running the whole 3 miles. I think I need new shoes. Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-39009408930008050372007-05-25T09:30:00.001-04:002007-05-25T09:30:20.810-04:00whatchoo lookin at? Originally uploaded by rebeccasue17.Trip wears eyeliner well. Another post-Goth Prom photo op.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-39570693329540684412007-05-25T09:29:00.001-04:002007-05-25T09:29:25.485-04:00Weird car on 95 Originally uploaded by rebeccasue17.We saw this car on I-95 on the way up to DE before Easter. Verrry intereseting.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-31163184170968571292007-05-25T09:27:00.001-04:002007-05-25T09:27:34.012-04:00Too hip for the room Originally uploaded by rebeccasue17.After the Goth Prom.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-67188548020551449882007-05-18T16:36:00.000-04:002007-05-18T16:48:08.777-04:00It's been a busy day off. I met with a florist this morning. She was probably more unorganized that I expected (although that is a sign of creativity), but super enthusiastic about all my ideas and everything. And it was a short meeting!We got our carpets cleaned this morning -- they're mostly dry now. And they look really nice! We might not lose all of our deposit due to the ugly carpets. IRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-77605211238025684712007-05-16T14:46:00.000-04:002007-05-16T14:48:24.667-04:00Amusing thing I saw while out on a lunchtime walk:A group of school kids leaving the Walters Museum area and one of the boys burst out into "Stop! in the Name of Love" as he crossed the street. Other boys joined in with him, much to the chagrin of me and what looked like a teacher.That is all.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-13833530776424532832007-05-10T14:06:00.000-04:002007-05-10T14:18:27.021-04:00I started reading the funniest book at lunch today -- The Pirates! An Adventure with Scientists. (It's in a double book with The Pirates! An Adventure with Ahab on the flip-side. Can't wait for that one.) I'm a sucker for a pirate (arrrrr!) and it's proving to be a very silly adventure. I'm only a couple chapters in, but so far I have found out the best reason to be a pirate (the shanties) Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-16488540118094649182007-04-26T13:57:00.000-04:002007-04-26T14:20:44.690-04:00I have tomorrow off and I am SO looking forward to Friday. This week feels like it's been exceptionally busy and stressful. I even had a mini-stress attack this morning after worrying about schedules and meetings. Change is coming, and while I'm not worried about it for me, I worry about it for other people. It's probably ridiculous of me, but...that's the way I roll.Well, enough of that!I'm Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-5132631500699205502007-04-19T14:23:00.001-04:002007-04-19T14:42:19.077-04:00I did not go into comfort food overload last weekend. I didn't even end up making pasties, but I think they'll get made on Sunday this week. We ended up eating a fritatta on Friday night, going out for dinner on Saturday day (pizza with shrimp and calamari, tasty!), and having Chinese at church on Sunday. This week I've been busy working on deciding what kind of flowers I like and coming up Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-34731225848410272132007-04-12T14:06:00.000-04:002007-04-12T14:23:49.222-04:00It's spring break week here in Baltimore which means no Confirmation for me! Woot! A free Thursday evening. So what will I be doing? Going to a library event about comics! But it's not at my library (AWESOME!!) and Trip's the one who wants to go...I'm just along for the ride.Tomorrow is my day off this week, so I'll be enjoying doing things like ordering shoes online, maybe getting my Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-17761555704036755962007-04-10T20:55:00.000-04:002007-04-10T21:11:19.372-04:00The Easter three day weekend was pretty awesome. I got to do practical things, like grocery shopping and laundry, and fun things like shopping and cooking. Although I sliced off a big chunk of my middle fingernail while cooking, it was a good time.Friday was the practical day. I did get to try some really awesome doughnuts from the Fractured Prune. Freshmade and dipped in glaze of my choice.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-19750565182732636732007-04-05T15:07:00.000-04:002007-04-05T15:35:31.917-04:00What have I been up to the end of March/beginning of April?Oh, lots of stuff. I went to the Cold War Kids concert last Wednesday. They were lots of fun. One of the opening bands was also super awesome -- the Delta Spirit. From what I've found online, Delta Spirit must be pretty new, but they were fun and kind of folk rocky. I liked them so much that I bought their EP!I also went to a whole bunch Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-9025454766248365852007-03-22T14:28:00.000-04:002007-03-22T14:55:50.916-04:00A busy, busy day, this Thursday!Work is going well. Nothing too exciting to report.The wedding planning is continuing. I have to make an appointment to meet with a potential photographer for next weekend. And I have to get in touch with our reception site to see if hotel rooms have been reserved for us. Important stuff! Also, we've been registering! It's actually quite fun to wield the Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-48532883893646914862007-03-16T10:27:00.000-04:002007-03-16T10:36:40.536-04:00Argh! My usual Friday routine has been disrupted! Typically, on Fridays that I have off, I will get up and watch Ugly Betty on the computer in the morning and then get down to real life tasks (i.e., getting groceries, trips to Target, etc.). But the new episode that was on last night has not been posted yet! Grrrr!!So, at the request of others, I will be posting about my Midwest trip.Last Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-80386864248854473112007-03-16T10:26:00.001-04:002007-03-16T10:27:58.665-04:00Whatcha doin?Originally uploaded by rebeccasue17. Icebat got in on the action too, by heading up to Delaware with Trip. He got to spend some time outside cleaing gutters.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-45358527317974407722007-03-16T10:24:00.001-04:002007-03-16T10:28:19.299-04:00Awesome!Originally uploaded by rebeccasue17. Jenny tells Jeero he's off to a good start as an archaeologist.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-59569499714364882202007-03-16T10:23:00.001-04:002007-03-16T10:29:16.104-04:00Hi!Originally uploaded by rebeccasue17. Jeero gets bored on the car ride from Milwaukee and insists on having his picture taken.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-17352133055117533152007-03-05T19:46:00.000-05:002007-03-05T19:54:17.751-05:00I stayed up late last night to make a rockin' new mix CD. It's probably not quite "rockin,'" due to the mellow-ness of many of the songs, but I like it. Plus I included a bunch of fun MP3s that I've gotten of a variety of MP3 blogs. Things I'd never even heard of! (Which, given the amount of time I watch VH1/listen to indie music stations, is not totally surprising.) But there is one song Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-67099887247078831642007-03-04T15:48:00.000-05:002007-03-04T15:59:49.322-05:00Sleepiness at work continues, but since today is Sunday and normal people aren't working, I think it's okay. I kept waking up last night, despite having fallen totally asleeping during an episode of Monk and part of Iron Chef America. (The secret ingredient was peanuts and Bobby Flay made this awesome looking peanut butter French toast topped with pinot grecio and concord grape reduction. Out Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-10773090711186168822007-03-01T14:20:00.000-05:002007-03-01T14:35:39.381-05:00Sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeepy.I've got a meeting in about a half an hour and I'm seriously sleepy right now. Not good!But in other news, I'm going to Minnesota/Wisconsin soon! Like less than a week! Bridesmaid dress shopping! Wedding dress shopping! Catching up with my girls! Very, very exciting! Getting to see Jenny's apartment and cubicle at the U of M! Eating at a Swedish bakery! Taking the bus! It Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-49881404602510005872007-02-23T13:47:00.000-05:002007-02-23T13:55:05.064-05:00How quickly a week flies by!Still haven't put up the pics from Seattle. Someday! I promise! Because it was a really fun trip.Wedding planning has progressed. We've decided to go with the Holiday Inn in Towson. Next Tuesday we're going for the tasting. We'll get to try delicious chicken and pork options and some appetizers. The next best thing should be the cake sampling -- that's what I'm Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-15798256939993351402007-02-16T14:15:00.000-05:002007-02-16T14:26:11.397-05:00Yum, yum! I'm making the New York Time's Fake Baked Beans with Crispy Bacon and the beans cooking with the onion, garlic, and bay leaf just smells AWESOME. I hope they taste as good. I'm modifying the recipe a little bit too. I don't have cloves, so I just left them out. I'm going to use brown sugar instead of molasses because I don't have any. And I love Great Northern beans in my baked Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-60473894728141544682007-02-15T14:19:00.000-05:002007-02-15T14:34:55.577-05:00Big, big news! But not from me. Trip's roommate Mike (who I am also friends with) has a sister who has made it on to the top 24 contestants on American Idol. I actually know Nicole Tranquillo's brother! I've never watched American Idol before, but now I have to -- and as readers of my blog, you should watch it too and vote for Nicole. From what I am reading online (what, it's been slow at Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-25355146883075945972007-02-03T15:45:00.000-05:002007-02-03T15:53:11.520-05:00Seattle pics still not up. I decided to take a nap instead. But here's something fun, copied from Jenny.1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4:...making it the perfect way to start your day. Crepes can be2. Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What's there?My desk, covered in papers, a few books, a hat, a calendar, stapler, pictures, and my "Order of the Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-3772543354303195382007-02-02T12:56:00.000-05:002007-02-02T12:57:12.955-05:00Random thought: I really like conversation hearts. I prefer the Necco brand (crunchier), but will takes Brachs in a pinch. Tasty!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-77678785822080267482007-02-02T09:01:00.000-05:002007-02-02T09:08:35.372-05:00ARGH!!!I can't find my W-2. I have looked all over the house, in the process cleaning my desk which is good, and it isn't any where. I am 99.9% positive I didn't leave it at work, but I have not seen it any where in the apartment. I even checked in the garbage!!!It's not the end of the world -- I can get a duplicate for $5 at work, but still....I know I had it not that long ago! Where would aRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-8173219130584238892007-01-27T13:32:00.000-05:002007-01-27T13:40:25.385-05:00Seattle was AWESOME. The conference was okay, but getting the opportunity to travel all the way across the country made everything (including two full days of just travel!) worthwhile. Kelly's parent's house was very nice and relaxing, especially since it is right on the water. I spent time in Tacoma relaxing (staying in my pajamas until 2 pm!) and doing a little sightseeing. Including the Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-37477372388407830752007-01-17T14:20:00.000-05:002007-01-17T14:32:18.767-05:00Brrr! It got cold here. I sent my engagement ring off today to get fixed. I was surprised at how sad I was to see it go. I won't be able to get it back for (possibly) 12 days, so maybe it'll be done when I get back from my West Coast jaunt. Today is also my birthday. It hasn't been the greatest day so far, but I'm sure it'll get better. I hope so, anyway! I get presents tonight from Trip! IRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-77377785084295162332007-01-15T13:32:00.000-05:002007-01-15T13:32:30.694-05:00It's a little late, but I can still do a 2006 round-up.1) Was 2006 a good year for you?Yes.2) What was your favorite moment of the year? The roadtrip vacation that I took with Trip back to Wisconsin. It had up and down moments, but it was definitely fun and I really enjoyed camping and having him meet the family.3) What was your least favorite moment of the year?Hmmm...this one is a tough Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-43987024838117510722007-01-14T15:56:00.000-05:002007-01-14T16:14:03.914-05:00What a weekend!I was helping chaperone a church retreat with the Confirmation students. There were supposed to be two girls going along, but one dropped out earlier (didn't realize she had signed up and had something else going on) and the other decided not to come on Friday at 3:30 pm. We left for the hotel at 6:30.So I went anyway and helped out with the eight boys that we were chaperoning. Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-7749239364326454332007-01-05T07:29:00.000-05:002007-01-05T08:20:56.553-05:00Big, big news!!! I'm engaged! To Trip! We're going to get married!It all happened on New Year's Day. We had gone to a gathering at a friend's apartment the previous evening, so I stayed over at his apartment. After sleeping in, we ate breakfast on the couch. I was excited to see that there was a Monk marathon on -- once you start, you can't stop! But after we finished breakfast, Trip Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-79325202888793979172006-12-28T14:37:00.000-05:002006-12-28T14:56:23.158-05:00I'm back in Baltimore! The trip home to Maryland went quite smoothly and I had fun at Mitchell Airport waiting for my tiny little plane. Plus I got to read a lot of Television Without Pity (the book) which is so awesome. I wish I could write like those two. It's quite silly. I am not usually a person who gets homesick. I've moved around and traveled and never really felt any surge of missingRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-2431669440962395272006-12-27T10:46:00.000-05:002006-12-27T10:56:10.382-05:00Ah, Christmas at home. I am typing from my old room on my sister's laptop. I'm ripping several of my CDs on to her laptop (generous sister that I am) so I figured that I could also use the computer. It's not really doing anything else, now is it?Christmas was good! I got some excellent presents, including a new rolly suitcase for carry-on purposes (big test drive in Seattle!), a black purse, Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-28849866239524921082006-12-22T16:37:00.000-05:002006-12-22T16:43:12.880-05:00The last day before a holiday always seems like the longest one ever. I am leaving for Wisconsin tomorrow afternoon. Today's my last day at work until next Thursday and wowie, is it going slowly. I have managed to complete just about everything on my to-do list and even cleaned out my email in-box. 20 minutes remain, so...why not take a quick break?I do have some excitement to look forward toRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-10767914398522103602006-12-21T14:16:00.000-05:002006-12-21T14:29:40.235-05:00It's practically Christmas! Well, it feels that way at work. Honestly, does anything really get done this week? I have done a few things -- lots of emails and things getting put up on the web, but I still have a lot of major things to do.But in more fun news, I have wrapped all my presents and given away a majority of the Christmas cookies that I baked last Friday. I went out for dinner last Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-14122863443251277782006-12-15T17:16:00.000-05:002006-12-15T17:18:24.052-05:00Six hours, forty-five minutes later and I am done with my Christmas baking. WOOO!And I made a lot of cookies. LOTS.But wait! There's more. I still get to decorate the cut-out cookies.However, I am first planning to sit down on the couch for a little bit before tackling dinner. A girl can spend too much time in the kitchen.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-84274770401566838562006-12-15T14:32:00.000-05:002006-12-15T14:47:30.074-05:00The plan is to make up for the fact that I am slacky, slacky blogger today with many posts.Baking is going well. I have the trail mix cookies in the oven right now, and will be tackling cut-out cookies last. My worry right now is where to store all these delicious treats before packaging them up for giving away. I think I should be able to use my roommate's cake safe, so that'll help a lot.I Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-12396282606926385872006-12-15T12:12:00.000-05:002006-12-15T12:17:14.736-05:00Baking has commenced! I originally planned on doing six kinds of cookies/bars, but already it has increased to 7. But I just added an extra experimental merengue cookie -- it's golden cherry chocolate vanilla. (Golden raisins, dried cherries, and chocolate chips in vanilla merengue.) Let's hope it tastes good.I've got cut-out cookie dough and peanut butter cookie dough chilling in the fridge Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-10617929216146197062006-12-14T12:40:00.001-05:002006-12-15T12:17:35.494-05:00Argh.I really wrote a nice long post all about my baking and the computers ate it!So here's the long and short of it.December is flying by. I am baking Christmas cookies tomorrow.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-32527768452995026382006-11-27T18:11:00.000-05:002006-11-27T18:23:23.604-05:00Thanksgiving was quite fun this year! Nothing as exciting (or scary) as last year -- dinner with Trip's parents and his aunt and uncle. We drove up in the rain (maybe not the best idea) on Wednesday night because we were running a 5K in the morning! Yes, I successfully completed the 5K! We did end up walking for a bit because the gradual uphill was more than I could take. I also ended up Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-54415679306433409032006-11-17T16:22:00.000-05:002006-11-17T16:23:49.304-05:00Baking update:The toffee bars turned out quite good. The chocolate took FOREVER to melt, however. Even though it's semi-sweet, it still tastes really good. I bet it'll be even more delicious when it cools and hardens. I think I will probably make these bars for Christmas -- but instead of nuts on top, I'll crumble up Heath bars to make it extra toffee-y.Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-4844191715583445082006-11-17T15:07:00.000-05:002006-11-17T15:13:06.434-05:00I was making desserts for the young adult dinner that I am going to next week. I only have to make one, but since it sounds like the other guy (PM) who offered to bring dessert isn't sure if he's coming, I thought I'd see what I had in the kitchen to make another one. I don't have a ton of stuff, but I do have the ingredients to make toffee bars. Basically the only "weird" ingredients are Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-16123751675751584072006-11-16T14:31:00.000-05:002006-11-16T14:50:40.091-05:00My annual Christmas (or pre-Christmas this year!) tradition -- my list! It's just a wish list; I certainly don't expect to get everything. But...it's always fun to dream!Femme Wool CoatDream V-neck sweater (Lawn, snow, heather fawn, or heather honey)Shawl Collar Cable Cardigan (Taupe)Cotton/Modal/Cashmere Hoodie (Heather Dark Teal or Light Pink)Microfleece Half-Zip Pullover (Purple or apple)Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-62029784774208893322006-11-07T10:44:00.000-05:002006-11-16T14:53:04.997-05:00It's voting day! And in Maryland, it's also a state holiday! So I'm home, planning to go to the polls in about a half an hour. This afternoon I'm off shopping with some girls from the library. My goal: to find that chocolate brown cardigan that I have been looking for since September. And to have a tasty lunch.The wedding this past weekend was really fun. The only downside is that it was a late Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-61139692568482241262006-11-02T11:11:00.000-05:002006-11-02T11:29:01.478-05:00How exciting! Blogger now has tags. I have always thought tags for blogging is essential, but I didn't want to move over to Typepad. Some weekend when I'm not crazy-busy, I'll have to figure out some tags for this blog.Weekly update: the wedding I went to was really, really nice. Some friends from church (we'll call them Lutheran Lovers) got married on Saturday at my church. It was really Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-1161887363193198782006-10-26T14:18:00.000-04:002006-10-26T14:24:06.062-04:00My typical Thursday post...one of the view times that I can find a bit of free time.My big exciting news: I can run 2 miles without stopping! Trip and I have been training for a 5K and have moved past the run a little, walk a little stage into full-on running. I can run for 25 minutes and go a little over 2 miles. Not perhaps the fastest pace, BUT...I can run 2 miles! Without stopping! The Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-1160679010521971492006-10-12T14:11:00.000-04:002006-10-26T14:24:05.968-04:00I have my saved post started about the Virgin Festival, which was back in September. Hopefully I'll finish it tomorrow.Today has been surprisingly stressful. The space beneath my neck and between my shoulder blades started hurting this morning. Eating lunch seemed to help, but I just feel stressed out. Can't wait for today to be over. I've got Confirmation tonight, which I am also looking forwardRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-1159645598927115992006-09-30T15:41:00.000-04:002006-10-26T14:24:05.880-04:00Seriously, I'm working on a big write-up of the Virgin Festival. Let me just say it was awesome and I want to see the Flaming Lips do a concert on their own. AWESOME!But enough about music -- let's talk books! I finished reading a really interesting book this morning called Gatsby's Girl. It was a fictionalized account of F. Scott Fitzgerald's first love and her life after him. Truly fasciniatingRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6112317.post-1158944224159331382006-09-22T12:47:00.000-04:002006-10-26T14:24:05.449-04:00The only thing I can think of right now is that my thumb is hurting. I think I've been over-crocheting lately. I've got quite a few yarn projects under way and have been hitting high gear in the wedding afghan that has to be done by October 28th. I also have an afghan planned (but have not yet purchased any yarn or started on the pattern) for a Christmas gift which will have to be started as Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18065668638331703482noreply@blogger.com1