Celebrations

This was my birthday week, and with things kind of crazy around here, well, the celebrations were kind of spread out....

When I arrived home on Weds, the house smelled Oh So Delicious!  And I thought "whaaaat???"  because the candles I have around are kind of beach smelling, but this - this was something baking!  Turns out my son had hoofed it over to the grocery store and bought the ingredients needed to make a cake from scratch!  Yes, that's right, scratch!  I was really impressed that he could do that.... and I gotta tell ya, that cake was smooth and delicious - way better than the kind you get from a box mix!   (And yes, of COURSE it was chocolate.... hehehe)

Thursday is our night to go to the library, to run any miscellaneous errands, and then treat ourselves to a no-cook night, usually at Taco Bell.  But because its "birthday week", I opted for Chipotle's.  And if you've never eaten at one of their restaurants -- you need to!  I always get a bowl, not a burrito.  This tasty dish is filled with Lime Rice, their specially flavored roasted chicken, sour cream, guacamole and two kinds of salsa.  I think it's fast becoming one of my all time fav things to eat!  (And if I'm going to be a regular customer supporting them, I checked, and yes, they are on the stock market for investors.  They have gone from $60/share to $400/share in the past 5 years.  Hmmmm. Wish I knew then.... )

And now, here it's Friday - the day to put your feet up, sip a cool beverage and chill out for a while -- I wonder if Sadie will be cooperative and allow me to do that!?!?!  hahaha  crazzzzy dog   Happy Weekend!

First Day of School

First Day of School - Bree, August 1, 2013

Education is what remains after one has forgotten 
what one has learned in school.  ~Albert Einstein
 

I think everyone should go to college and get a degree 
and then spend six months as a bartender 
and six months as a cabdriver.  Then they would 
really be educated.  ~Al McGuire





Learning is a treasure that will 
follow its owner everywhere.  
~Chinese Proverb

Don't you love New York in the fall? 

It makes me want to buy school supplies. 

I would send you a bouquet of 

 newly-sharpened pencils

if I knew your name and address.

-From the movie "You've Got Mail"

The first day of school, every year, was pretty awesome for me.  Even though I had perpetual butterflies that started the night before the first day, it was a time to renew old friendships, make new friends, have a new teacher, and be learning new things.  It was always a time that held great promise, you just knew that this year would be better than the last!  Hopefully, this brings back your own memories of those long ago first days of school -- with or without the butterflies!