Today I

...slept in (well, until 6 am, which is fairly late for me!)
...saw Joe off for his day-long workout session...went to work for 1 hour
...practiced yoga
...met Marc for lunch at Andre's in Uptown Park
...shopped with Marc at the Galleria (I bought a pink scarf from The Gap {am a little obsessed with light scarves this season} and a couple pair of flip flops from J. Crew {almost full time flip flop season!}) and then shopped by myself back at Uptown Park...took a few photos with my new cheapie fisheye camera (ok, shooting in film is so weird to me now because I can't see what the photo looks like. now i have to finish the roll soon!)
...am now waiting for Joe to come home. I think we will eat out tonight!

TGIF!

I had to be at work at 7 so we got up at the crack again to work out. Needless to say, I am tired right now. I am glad the weekend is here, but I don't have anything too interesting to share.

We did cook some more quinoa with spinach and mushrooms and salmon tonight.Yummy! I am lucky to have married a boy who doesn't mind going to the grocery story and doesn't mind cooking either!

One last photo to post: I am experimenting with different photo frames and just wanted to see how this would post. A little photo of me and my baby enjoying the cold in Beaver Creek.

A quick hi

Just a couple photos of my baby from the last 2 days. The only time we see each other during the week is early in the morning or late in the evening and usually I am not in a picture taking mood and he's not in a picture posing mood later. So the best time to snap away is in the morning! I guess I better finish getting ready for work. Hopefully I'll be motivated to post something more interesting tonight :)

Go Christian!

I love Project Runway. While I wish I was a fashionista, I am only a wannabe. But Christian was fierce and I am so glad he won!

Random things that make me happy

{in no particular order}
Taking photosIdolCreating

Crazy Houston weather

I think the temperature was around 70 when I left for yoga this morning. At noon it was raining and had probably dropped around 15 degrees. Now it is about 46degrees! I guess winter is not over for us yet.

Monday again

Where did the weekend go? Oh yeah, lots of running and yoga, some shopping, hanging out with friends and lots of eating. We like to eat. We met the boys up at little Berry Hill for brunch. That turned into 'ritas at big Berry Hill. I only had one and Joe only had two, so we actually left before 6 pm.
We ate some yummy pizza from Empire for dinner and watched a little TV. I have been DVRing Cashmere Mafia and watched like 3 episodes last night. It is actually growing on me a bit.

We slept in this morning and missed our early morning run. My plan is to get to yoga a bit earlier this morning and do some cardio, but the weather is looking very stormy right now. As long as it isn't raining like cats and dogs I will be there.

Joe just left for work (yes, he brings a least 4 bags with him to work: work bag, gym bag, swim bag and lunch bag) and I am contemplating what to do all day. I love Mondays!

Lovely weekend

I love the weekends! We haven't done anything very exciting, but I just enjoy being at home and doing much of nothing.

Some photos of my sweet hubby for the last couple days. I have a feeling that most of the Joe-oriented photos this month are going to be related to swimming, cycling or running. The IMAZ (Ironman Arizona) is about 6 weeks away and he is very focused, especially since he found out his online coach, who has 4 students at that race, will be there!

I saw The Other Boleyn Girl with Marc and Peggy yesteray. I would give the movie 2 out of 4 stars. It wasn't terrible but the book was much better. I did love one line from the end of the movie when King Henry is asking why Mary is defending her sister Anne when she really betrayed her. Mary's response was, "She is my sister and therefore a half of me." I hear you girl - life is not complete without my baby sister!

Go!

For the last 1-2 years Tar-jay has been doing this clothing line called Go International, which features up and coming designers every few months. Since I am a sucker to Target and designer clothes at low prices, I love to see what they have. The newest line by Jovovich Hawk is at stores now. They have very cute prints, although some of the silhouettes are a little young for me. I got 2 different shirts with the same print but different cuts because I love polka dots and flowers. Here is a photo of one of the shirts I got. Too cute!I may end up stalking some other Targets in town to see if they have any other stuff.

Me again

Work was pretty busy today and I haven't yet done anything new, but take a photo while I was in action. Silly yes, but fun nonetheless! I accomplished my photog goal of the month- a self portrait everyday in Feb. It has definitely helped to stretch my creativity in terms of how to photograph myself. I am actually going to continue this POTD project but my theme for next month will be Joe. I'm sure he will be pleased...

No yoga for me tonight. I wanted to be home before the sun came down. I am in the process of doing laundry and attempting to tidy the clutter of our house. Another exciting Friday night!

Take a leap!

And do something that you wouldn't usually do. We get an extra day this year, after all! I am leaving for work right now so don't have time to take/post photos but I will be back tonight.

One tired girl

Our tenants in the garage apartment out back have moved out and we spent most of our evening cleaning up. Luckily they had it pretty well clean, we just had to do some touch up work like sweep and clean the oven (gross!). We are also lucky that we already have tenants moving in on Sat - 2 brothers, one in law school and one who just got out of the military. We haven't met them yet, but hope they will be cool peeps.

I think my early morning is getting to me and I am ready for bed. Somehow I don't think I will be getting up quite that early tomorrow, as I have to be at work by 7. I am so looking forward to a nice 3-day weekend off!

Almost pretty

Getting up early is a good thing. Now I have time to do my civic duty and vote early!I was almost feeling pretty today and in this pic you can barely notice that one eye is a bit bigger than the other.

Sleeping is for pansies.

I think this morning was a record for me in terms of getting up to work out - 4AM baby! Joe wanted to run early so he would have time to lift weights and go to home depot before work. He is so efficient! So we were running in the Met garage by 4:30. Luckily I am a morning person by nature and don't mind the early hour too much: 1) as a young child mom would make us go to bed early early so I am used to sleeping early and not a night owl at all, 2) with our different work hours sometimes early in the morning is the most time I spend with Joe during the week, 3) I like exercising in the morning because it gives me more energy throughout the day and 4)it gives me more time to piddle around on the computer (i.e. blog) before I go to work! So it's a win win situation.

Now please excuse me while I go take a nap ;)!

Really?

It was 39degrees by the time we got to the park this morning! As much as I dislike being cold, however, I must remember (as Joe is quick to remind me) that this may be the last cold and dry we get before the weather turns sticky. So enjoy it!Another long day at work today, but at least it's already Wednesday!

So attractive

So as I am getting ready this morning, I notice a mosquito bite right on my cheek. Lovely!

Quinoa

Tinger has been talking about this "superfood" called quinoa, which is a grain that is high in protein, fiber, magnesium and iron and can be used as a substitute for rice. I found some at Central Market today and decided to use it for dinner. De-lish!For dessert we ate the biggest Asian pear ever. Surprisingly enough it was very tasty as well.

I like to cook, it just takes so much planning and time that I don't do it as much as I should.

getting LOST

So one of my favorites TV shows EVER has been Lost. I initally watched it because I love Matthew Fox, from Party of Five. And I keep watching it because I feel it just gets better and better! The characters are multi-dimensional, the plot is unpredictable...I just love it! I try, however, not to watch it at night because I get too keyed up with the events of the episode. I just finished watching last week's show and OMG!! I am a little scared about how the show is going to end because the flash forwards do not paint a pretty picture.

More laters...

Self portraits

Yesterday:{notes: my fun shirt from H&M, bought in NYC with Tinger during fashion week last year. hotel room mirrors are definitely better for self-portraits than our mirror at home}

Today:{I *heart* my Tom Ford sunglasses and if I wear them everyday for a year they will have only cost me $1/day!}

P.S. The sky outside is beautiful blue and not a cloud in sight. I love living in Texas!

Weekend update

My weekend has officially started today - woo hoo! So, to bring you up to date:
Whilst I was at work for 8 hours, my dh was out riding his bike for even longer! (He left before I did and got home after me!). He rode his bike for 60 miles, ran for 8, took a short lunch and nap break, then rode for 60 miles longer! Yes, he is crazed but he is determined to do well for his last Ironman in AZ in a couple months.I must say I am very proud of him for being so disciplined but I am also ready for him to have a little fun too!

Last night Joe organized a dinner at this restaurant called Gravitas for our friends K+M ("the new gays") to officially welcome them back to H-town after being away for months and months. Our favorite boys were in attendance as well as the token girls, me and Darah.I had a yummy beet salad as an appetizer but my beef bourgignon (sp?) was not as tender as I would have hoped.
After dinner we headed to K+M's for some after dinner drinks. And some photo taking and some Guitar Hero!
D was a gentleman and walked me home before heading out to the bars with the rest of our peeps.

I didn't sleep very well last night so Joe went on his long run this morning sans moi. I did go to the grocery store before he got back so at least I was a little productive! We headed to yoga and ended with a good brunch at Empire Cafe.As you can see, I definitely enjoyed my food!

We will be watching the Oscars tonight at K+M's. Can't wait!