Mall Wildlife

I had a fantastic day full of shopping as my mother’s day present from Dave. Sara and I encountered this goose on her nest as we went into Macys. She had made her nest between 2 bushes about 10 feet from the door right along a sidewalk. Who knew mama geese weren’t so smart.

We enjoyed our stroll through the mall for a few hours sans kiddos and kept seeing this man with a dog in his handbag. He swung it around like there wasn’t a dog in it and we wondered if there was a lady somewhere missing her pet laden accessory. As we stood in line for some cold stone’s, I couldn’t resist capturing a photo of the dog trying to sneak out. Just after I took this the lady showed up and showered toe dog with kisses while she ate her ice cream.

I’m glad our pending puppy addition will never fit into my handbag. And I’m glad I’m not a stupid goose.

 

The first

It came to me while staring out the window. This is the first of many….I hope.

Everything before this was created outside of this blog.

 

Anglofile

The queen of England graced our shore with a visit from across the pond last week. I didn’t win tickets to view her grand entrance and wasn’t that motivated to haul my cookies down south to try and catch a glimpse on my own dime. I did however tune in for the full coverage local news had about her stops on the 6 day visit. One day the video showed her walking up onstage for some speech and she had her handbag in her hand.

Now, being that she’s the QUEEN, why does she need a handbag? Especially one that isn’t all that fashionable? I mean seriously, what does she have to carry around? Aren’t there people for that? Her husband, Prince Philip, isn’t doing much, why can’t her hold her stuff? It’s not like she has a wallet or needs to have a place to carry her speeches. Or even if she really likes mints I’m sure she could get someone to hand her one if she wanted it. I really think the queen needs a person who can readily dispense tissues for her in the event she has a teary eye or has to sneeze. If that position doesn’t currently exist, it should be posted right away. At the very least a position should be filled for carrying the handbag for her. It’s so silly she has to do that herself. And if she wants to continue carrying it herself, maybe she should invest in an Orla Kiely – they’re my favorite.

 

What’s This About?

…It’s about me and my thoughts. It’s about sharing my family. Sharing with friends. And I suppose strangers too. A place to rant and rave. A place to share cool stuff and dumb stories. And last but not least the random stuff. Maybe that’s it. Random…

 

Starbucks Deficient

7:15am – TuesdayReston, VA
Starbucks…yuppie strip mall
In line with many people who are probably on their way to work at Oracle.

Barista: Can I take the order of the next person in line?
Me: Yes, I’d like a Venti black iced tea with a shot of raspberry
Barista: What kind of tea?
Me: Black tea
Barista: Original or classic?
Me: Um…plain black tea
Barista: With lemonade?
Me: No, a shot of raspberry
Barista: But no lemonade?
Me: No
Barista: Okay…I’ve had 3 iced teas with lemonade this morning.
Me: Oh
Barista: I’m totally not awake this morning…what size?
Me: Venti
Barista: Okay

Again I feel I’m Starbucks ordering deficient

 

Buzzing Bees

Today it’s a beautiful spring day…a pleasant 78 degrees with a slight breeze – a sunny, brilliant blue-sky kind of day. A day where you want to lay in the sun and breathe in all the spring smells. A day so lovely it possesses you to open all the windows, turn on the fans and enjoy the fresh air streaming throughout the house. A day where you wish you could roll back the roof and let it all pour in. A day where you hear the bees buzzing by the open window, the birds are calling and kids laughing as they all whiz by. Such a fantastic day!

 

Apple Green

Last night we had my mom over for dinner to join us for the BBQ we were cooking on the 80 degree day. As I was clearing off the table, she noticed the organic dishwasher powder and asked “are you going green”? I thought for a second and decided the answer was yes. Yes, we are! We’ve bought the florescent light bulbs, set our heater to 67, buy organic milk and have set our washing machine to cold water. We’re really trying to make an effort to be more conscious about the kind of impact we have as a family.

 

NYC Trip 2007

This past weekend we went to New York City to visit friends and do a little bit of sight seeing. It was totally a fun time. It was a bit chilly, but beautiful weather. We went up in the empire state building and saw amazing views, saw times square, the new york public library, and grand central station. We had fantastic food…chinese food delivery, sushi, pizza and bagels. The kiddos had fun playing, were really great tourists and went to bed with just a little coaxing. AB did great in the car and took good naps. We were even able to swing by Wilmington on the way home and had dinner with some de la ware friends. It was a much needed and enjoyed mini-vaca! Thanks!

 

Turning of the Seasons

We’ve just come out the other end of some really nasty colds. I sure don’t like this part of winter where you can’t open up the house and let the germs free. Fortunately mother nature has turned a new “temporary” leaf and has graced us with some spring like weather to help us get rid of our germs. It’s been nice having the birds chirping as I work and the breeze flow through the house. I’ve really forgotten how the seasons changing is such an exciting time for me. For that I’m glad we’re here.

 

News Blip

The other evening I was watching my favorite “news” program, the Soup and they mentioned the attempted assassination of the Vice President. Now, I know that I don’t watch much news and spend way more time on so-called celebrity news, but I thought why would I have missed this?After having done a Google search on the topic, I found out that I had known about this event and didn’t think twice about it being an assignation attempt. Is it callus of me to think that it was just another suicide bomber in Afghanistan and not a particular attempt at someone specific? Because a terrorist group thinks the act was a good idea and claims it as their own and as a target towards someone, does that make it true?

I remember President Reagan getting out/in a car and dodging bullets and it being played over and over and over again. I was only 6 years old, but I remember it vividly. That attempt seemed more “real” and in our faces.

Maybe it’s the war in Iraq or the constant stream of similar images, but it seems I’m a bit jaded on this…