Monthly Archives: August 2006

I rarely fall into the Gap, but today I semi-accidentally did. Because the Hurricane needed socks. Last night, we discovered (to use a lot of negatives) that he owns no socks that aren’t too small or too “girly” as Maria pointed out. “Los calcetines del nene son para niñas.” So, as I stumbled into Baby [...]

Here’s the Best of the Emmy’s con Queso in no particular order of importance. Best Presenters Hands Down: Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart Best Speech: Greg Garcia Most Favorite Couple: Seal and Heidi Klum Seemingly Most Comfortable in a Fancy Dress: Portia deRossi Most Dorado: Katherine Heigl Most Annoyed with Ryan Seacrest: Leah Remini Most [...]

After the houseguest slash Padrino left for Intergalactic Airport, I couldn’t wait to lock myself into my second favorite room and completely hog the bathtub for as long as humanly possible. (Once the Hurricane’s food, bath, Neptune, bottle, goodnight ritual was completed, of course, of course, of course.) And while there and soaking, I realized [...]

J: I’m bored. L: Why don’t you read my blog? J: Already did. L: Why don’t you read something else? J: No, I’ve already read everything on the Internet.

Karen at Chookooloonks is throwing a Love Thursday party. And we don’t miss parties around here. So here’s a lovely love shot con queso. The Hurricane and me. Just hangin’. He’d only been in the world three weeks, so we were both still adjusting and out-of-our-minds exhausted. But man, the love was flowing. So today, [...]

A lot of people love the TV show, 24. I’ve never seen it. But I understand it’s a show about Julia Roberts’ ex-boyfriend running around solving mysteries, or murders, or math problems or something, and it takes place over the course of 24 hours. We have a different version of 24 around our house. It’s [...]

This piece of happy goodness just made my freaking day. So please enjoy. And, by all means, feel free to get your dance on in your world. Where the Hell is Matt was found, enjoyed, and completely stolen with permission from Chookooloonks, the most beautiful blog in all the land.

Okay, we’re going vegetarian for a couple of weeks. That’s right. 1 from the barbecue capital of Texas + 1 who recently purchased this = 2 who are going veggie. I’m not exactly sure why we’re doing it, and I’m not sure how long it will last, but I know this. This means that earlier [...]

We’ve been so very out of town. But here’s a watermelon treat we’re currently enjoying pool-side at the FIL’s in the Dalli. Happy Weekend! Watermelon Margaritas For a make-ahead tip, you can freeze the diced watermelon up to two weeks before getting your drink on. Place diced watermelon on a cookie sheet in the freezer [...]