happy birthday to greg

    The Gregster celebrated the 37th anniversary of his birth yesterday. We ran errands earlier in the day then joined a small group of friends at Dewey’s Pizza in Cleveland Heights. Dewey’s was the first pizza that Greg and I shared when we started dating when he lived in Cincy. It’s some damn good…

feta salsa

Happy Saturday everyone! I actually have a Saturday off work, and it’s been delightful. Greg and I went to the movies and saw the Academy Award nominated Slumdog Millionaire. It was really good. Greg has decided that he would like to become a Bollywood dancer. We’ll see how that turns out. We’ve been invited to…

banana espresso chocolate chip muffins

I made some muffins to take to work tomorrow. I found the recipe in a new cookbook that I purchased last week called Baked: New Frontiers in Baking by Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito. I’ve seen Matt a couple of times on Martha Stewart’s talk show. They own a bakery called Baked in Brooklyn. The…

happy new year

As usual yesterday, New Year's Eve, was my longest day of work of the year. Our Library is one of the 18 or so venues for downtown Akron's New Year's Eve celebration. We host three entertainment stages, roving entertainers and several interactive activities from 5 – 11:30 pm. I work my regular shift during the…

candy everybody wants

The fun and very large variety of candy that I got from Phil for my birthday. And those aren't "snack" size.

my 36th birthday

We celebrated by birthday last night at Bricco in downtown Akron with a small group of friends. It was a really fun evening. Major props go to Greg for surprising me with my gift this year. You see, I'm a bit of a snoop. Greg devised an elaborate scheme that the C.I.A. would be proud…

our christmas

At the Chinese Restaurant on Christmas night before going to the movie with the guys.

thanks megs

I recieved this fun e-card from Megan today. I share it with everyone who's got a birthday around Christmas. 

i heart the following things

and always #1…the Gregster. friends and family. cheese.  All kinds of cheese. keane's new album Perfect Symmetry. It's a little different from their last albums, but I'm quite enjoying it. I don't think there's a single stinker track on  it. My favorites include Better Than This, You Don't See Me, and Pretend That You're Alone….

i'm on vacation

Finally, some time away from work. I've been working a lot of six day weeks and full weekends lately. I now have a little extra help at work, so I feel comfortable taking a couple of days off around this week's holiday. On Wednesday, we're heading south to Galax, Virginia near Fancy Gap to a…