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Archive | September, 2008
Organizational Therapy
For the last 3 or so months I’ve been thinking about moving.I don’t want to go through the hassle of boxing up stuff again and I’ve realized that I really just want to redecorate. I’m bored.
In my efforts to figure out what to do, I’ve been addicted to Apartment Therapy and Design Sponge; which both have so many great ideas. A while back there was a post on organizing your books by color, which is far superior than organizing by size. Wow, it’s like my bookshelf got a makeover. I did dust, so in a way it did. A much needed makeover. I think I went through 12 clorox wipes to get the dust off of one shelf alone. It was bad.
I don’t know why I’m so proud of this, insignificant change, but I think it might be the beginning of a head to toe makeover for my apartment.
Five Months & Junior Boys
HAPPY 5 MONTHS, PENELOPE!
Penelope, this is the first time I’ve actually posted ON your actual birthday! I’m so proud of myself. Usually I forget about these things. Thanks for being an adorable and sweet baby. Chris and I love you more and more everyday. It’s hard not to when you’re just so adorable.
You’re such a great sleeper. Thank you. I can’t tell you enough. I don’t think I would have survived these last 5 months without so many good nights of rest. Honestly, your sleep keeps my doppelganger away. Thank you.
Thanks for being such a happy girl! Chris and I get so greedy over your smiles and laughs. Sometimes Daddy wins, and sometimes I’m the lucky one winning those precious treats. You’re really sweet to us.
Your daddy and I just love to see how much you can do. You grow so much every day. We love seeing you play with your toes and we also love to count your rolls.
Love you, Nells bells. Happy five months.
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It’s so cute to see Penelope’s eyes light up when we start dancing Counting Souvenirs by Junior boys; we both love it. If you see me dancing like a lyrical maniac through my window, you’ll know why.
I enjoy the music video, however it does get a little too literal towards the end when the character starts counting his spoils. Weird. Enjoy.
Note: the record that he swipes is the Junior Boys single “In the Morning”, also a good song.
Grabbing Life by the (Über HOTT) Bullhorns
About two years ago, my grandmother gave me the classic 1960s Hollywood Schwinn that my mom rode back in the day. I don’t know how I survived the previous 3 years of college without a car or an amazing (all original) bike. I’ve found so much joy in riding a bike to and from the grocery store, up the hills (Powell street anyone?) of San Francisco, and pretty much anywhere I wanted to go. I love it’s rusty basket in the front, the squeaky bike seat springs and its general awesomeness.*
The only problem is how monstrously heavy the thing is (which explains why it was so well preserved; my mom only rode it for a couple of months before ditching it for a lighter 10-speed). I’m guessing it weighs somewhere between 35-45 lbs.
Since last year’s bike project worked out so well, we were thinking that some day we would build/buy a fixed-gear bike for me someday. That “someday” came a lot sooner, when I realized that running wouldn’t be a feasible athletic activity after having birthed Penelope, and my awesome cruiser was just too heavy to pull a bike trailer.
At first we tried to find frames on Craigslist (like Chris did last year), but that didn’t work out since the frames usually weren’t my size. So we thought it might be easiest to just buy a bike off the rack. We test rode a few fixies; Specialized Langster (Boston), Torelli Tipo Uno, Felt Curbside, Swobo Sanchez and Surley Steamroller, all of which were great, but had their drawbacks. Chris and I (but mostly Chris) felt like each bike would have to be upgraded after buying the bike, which defeated the purpose of getting a bike off the rack in the first place.
Luckily, Chris came across Mission Bicycles. They solved our problem exactly. We wanted a fully customizable bike that we didn’t have to build ourselves, and that’s exactly what they do. You go to the site, pick the colors and components you want, and in four weeks you have your own totally awesome bike. After I ordered my bike, Kirk at Mission Bicycles called me up to confirm my order and write down any specifics. When I went to pick up the bike, one of the guys (I’m not sure which one) fit me to the bike and made all of the necessary changes.
I’ve been so happy with my bike and now that I FINALLY have a bike trailer for Penelope, the bike no longer tortures me with it’s consuming presence. I love it. I have one problem though. I don’t have a name for her yet. Any ideas?
*The picture of my old bike is actually a photo I found somewhere online, it’s not my actual bike. blerg. Dad, if you’re reading this and you have a few spare minutes, could you photograph my bike? I think I miss it a little. Thanks for taking care of it for me, Lin.
Creamy Cilantro Dressing
Here’s the recipe for the Creamy Cilantro Dressing from Cafe Rio. It’s fabulous and easy. You can use this dressing on your own Cafe Rio-style salads, burritos, or –my favorite– on grilled cheese sandwiches. Mmmm. Hope you enjoy! You can download a printable recipe card here.
Creamy Cilantro Dressing
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup cilantro leaves
1/4 teaspoon crushed jalapeno pepper*
1 Ranch mix packet
2 cloves garlic
3 tomatillos
Add all ingredients in a blender, blend until smooth. Makes about one quart.
*The recipe calls for crushed jalapeno, but I used crushed red pepper instead. It wasn’t quite as spicy, but tasted the same.
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