Sangria!

This past weekend was sooo nice. I was out Friday night so when Saturday night rolled around I really didn't feel like doing anything but staying in. Me and my roommate are big wine drinkers....well not big but you know what I mean. Wine is both our drink of choice! But...we decided Saturday that we wanted something different. I had seen a recipe for Sangria earlier and it looked so delicious and refreshing. So we decided to venture out to the grocery store, get some dinner, stuff to make Sangria and a movie so we could stay home and just chill.

Doesn't that look yummy? It's called Sunny White Sangria. I got it from one of my favorite blogs that I look at daily. It's OhSheGlows.com. Click here for the recipe.

On another note, I think I've found a new hobby or passion or obsession...not sure which. I borrowed a bike from a friend and went riding with my sister and BIL not to long ago. After 15 seconds on that bike I was hooked. We've gone riding every weekend since then and now I'm looking into getting my own bike. I think I've found the one I want. My BIL is letting me have an extra bike rack that he has so I won't have to buy one of those. Here is the bike I'm thinking about getting:

Here was my conversation with the salesguy:

Me: Soooo, does this bike come in any other colors?

Salesguy: :-/

Me: Was that like a total girl thing to ask?

Salesguy: (laughing) Yes.

Apparently bikes only come in one color and that color denotes the year of the bike. Every year they change the color. Apparently white is the 2011 color for this bike! Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting my own bike so I can stop borrowing my friends and start customizin'! And I'll be able to ride during the week too since I'll have my own bike rack. I can only ride on the weekends now because that's why my sister and BIL ride and they have the bike and the bike rack. SO excited!

Have a great day!

My BFF and Her Awesome Jewelry

So I need to take a moment to talk about my BFF, Cassandra. We worked together for about seven years but didn't really start hanging out until about two years ago. Weird, I know. We didn't really work in the same department but we knew who each other was and always said hello in passing. But it wasn't until we both got promotions in the same department and another office that made us start talking.

That first day we both showed up in the same lobby at the same time and didn't know anyone except each other. So of course, we bonded. And the rest, as they say, is history. Now we're roommates!

Anyway, she has a great blog and an awesome Etsy shop where she sells really GROOVY jewelry that she makes all by her little self. :) She makes some really cool stuff. And everything she ships out goes in these cute little packages...so pretty that you don't want to throw them away. Maybe, one day when I win the lottery, I will hire her to be my personal jewelry maker!

Want to know the benefits of living with a jewelry maker? She gives me stuff for free every now and then! WHOO HOO!

Vegas & roommates

Wow...it's been awhile since I last posted. As much as I love to write, I don't know why I don't post more often.

I just got back from Vegas last week. We had a great time. It was practically my first time there. The real first time was more like a drive-thru. I got to see tons of stuff this time. I went with my current roommate Jessica. We stayed in an awesome suite at the Venetian. It was really nice...although the hallways were so long, it freaked me out a little when there was no one else in them. They seriously looked like the hallways from The Shining. I kept waiting for those two creepy twin girls to pop out! Maybe I had been drinking too much. I'm not a big gambler but I did play about $12 worth. I won $103 with one pull of the handle on a twenty five cent Monopoly slot machine. But then I spent $30 of it trying to win more. Basically I came home with $60. But that's fine with me. At least I didn't come home in the hole.

Speaking of my roommate, she is moving out at the end of this month. She moved in back in January because she broke up with her boyfriend. Well...they got back together so she's moving back in with him. Now my other friend Cassandra is moving in with me and she's bringing her cute little weiner...weiner dog, that is. Penny the Dachshund will be joining my little Oscar. YAY! So he will have someone to play with now. I will miss Banana Bread Jess but Candied Carrot Cassandra will be fun as a roommate too. Don't ask me to explain the nicknames. Cass & Jess know what they mean! :)

Cheers for now!

Shin splints kinda suck

Well, this has been an unusually cold winter. I mean, 10 degrees is NOT normal for Atlanta during any part of the year. So I've been desperately trying to get through this winter and make it to spring because when I say I love winter, I mean I love it because 30 degrees means I can make a fire and eat soup. At 10 degrees I want to set the house on fire and soak my body in some soup. Not to mention the fact that I was always in a bad mood and wanting to scream at everyone constantly but I couldn't because my face was so tight and dry that it hurt.

So FINALLY mother nature redeemed herself! This past weekend was GORGEOUS. It was sunny and about 60 degrees. I decided Saturday morning to go for a walk. It was such a nice walk that I did it Sunday morning too. I went to the Big Creek Greenway in Alpharetta and between the two days, I walked a total of 8.2 miles! It was exhilarating! It was energizing! It was motivating! It was...BLISSFUL! It was just me and my iPod both days and honestly, I kinda liked it like that. I thought I would be scared walking alone but there were so many people out running, walking, biking, roller blading, and riding these weird scooter things (that I've never seen before) that I felt completely safe. I was never alone on that trail for more than a full minute. So I enjoyed it so much that I've decided to make it my new Saturday/Sunday morning habit. But I have to take it a little slower next time I guess. I got the WORST shin splints! I was hobbling around work today like a little old lady. Yeah, shin splints kinda suck!