bbq chicken

my coworker

didn't believe me

when i told her that

i typically eat candy

for dinner

because i don't

know how to cook.

"that's okay"

she said,

"just throw some chicken

in a crock pot,

pour some sauce over it

and it will be done 

by the time you get home from work - 

it's simple."

it's simple alright,

simple for everyone but me.

it's a good thing

we have cafe rio

to back us up 

on nights like these.

fun with dick (richie) and jane

thanks for making my day chloee.

our latest addition

i spotted

this gem

a few months ago

at an antique store 

downtown.

it was kind of pricey

so i had to resist.

when we got our 

tax return check

in the mail,

i knew just what i was going to do

with it...

i look at it 

as an investment in our future.

:)

this bad boy came all the way

from india

and i love it.

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now i just need to find stuff

to put on it.

anthro lamp shade?

definite possibility.

diet coke taste test

my bosses never believed me
when i said
there is such thing
as a 'good' and a 'bad' diet coke,
and that i could tell where it's from
based on the taste alone. 

so on friday,

we had a diet coke taste test.

i was blind folded

and drank each one through a straw.

i'd lie and say i got them all right,

but that would be a lie.

mcdonalds and the gas station...

i mixed them up.

i blame it on 

a bad brew from mcdonalds.

caitlin agreed.

if you notice...

there's a diet pepsi

in the mix -

i find it slightly insulting

that they thought

i couldn't guess that one.

richie

his birthday

was tuesday,

and he needs to know

that he's my other half.

i love him 

more than diet coke,

chocolate donuts,

and jcrew combined

(and multiplied by infinity).

he's the funniest,

most patient,

fun-loving

and hardest working

person i know.

i love, love, love him.

today i spent an hour
trying to to lift him
above me
with my legs
(aka superman).
i failed,
but it was fun.
it confirmed
why i love him so much
(not that i need any convincing).

hello handsome

i'd like to pretend

that i'm a healthy eater.

i'm not.

let's be honest...

if it comes down to

eating a chobani for breakfast,

or a chocolate chocolate donut,

the donut will win.

every time.

chloee and i ran 3 miles tonight

(in the snow)

so i feel fine about it.

we're the next up and coming race runners,

i believe.