As you loyal friends know by now, November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month! YAY!!!!
So, it is time for the 4th Annual Peanut Butter Party!
The party will be at my place, Wednesday the 18th, at 7pm. All are invited. Please bring:
Food with peanut butter in it, or something best served with peanut butter on it.
Please refrain from bringing a dessert (not that anyone will stop you if you do...but try to be creative.)
If you need some ideas, just look online or ask me!
Let me know if you're coming.
SPECIAL INTRACONTINENTAL edition!
For all my friends out there who live far away and can't make it to the party itself, cook up something peanut buttery and send me a picture so I can put it on my blog! Or put it on your own blog to celebrate the month!
Friday, November 13, 2009
4th Annual Peanut Butter Party
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Tawnya and John
Monday, October 26, 2009
Disney's Animal Kingdom
I think I am in love with Animal Kingdom. I could live there.
I have no idea what they were looking at.
I had a telephoto lens attachment to my prime lens, and I love the blurred effect around the edges.
My two favorite parts: Expedition Everest and Ice Cream.
Best group shot ever.
We went down the slide in the kids' area.
Dear Sam,
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Chili Deluxe
Monday, October 19, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
Surprises
1.
I've been studying for the GRE of late. Surprisingly, I find the fill in the blank sections to be oddly fulfilling. Who would have thought so much personal satisfaction could be gotten from vocabulary?
I am secretly looking forward to studying for the math section.
2.
Last night, while I was tie dying t-shirts on the pool deck, the sky turned the most beautiful shade of blue I have ever seen in my life. Seriously, blue, bright blue, but somehow dark as well because it was sunset. The clouds were a vibrant shade of pink, and then shifted to a deep, deep yellow-gold. The large storm cloud above us soaked up and reflected the golden light, giving everything a radiant, cinematic glow. The magic lasted for about five minutes, and I wanted to just stop and stare at the sky, but the two bikini-clad teenagers only wanted to do their tie dye, and wouldn't turn around to look at the sunset quickly disappearing behind them.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Fun Team
I found a disposable camera in my closet, and I couldn't remember why I had it. So I took it to work one day, to capture the FUN TEAM in action. Now you can see what I do at work. The fact that the name of the camera was the Kodak FunSaver was ever more apropos.
A note: The film prints came out great...the digital versions are poor. So sad. I am also a little ashamed of the number of times my finger got in the picture. Oh the woes, the joys of disposable cameras.

Friday, October 9, 2009
Conference Weekend
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
Food I have made in the last month or so
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Squirrel of the Week
Thanks to Monique for providing the Squirrel of the Week!
Asian Lunch
Last Sunday (make that two Sundays ago) Stone made a Chinese lunch for the missionaries, Jennlyn, and me.
Stone made the two on the plate in the front and the soup in the back. Jennlyn (who is from the Philipines) made the lumpia (egg rolls) and the noodles, and I made the lentils in the pot on the left. It was a good lunch.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Downtown Disney Double Date
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Squirrel of the Week
I Dream of Squirrel
I found the following in a dream interpretation website
To see squirrels in your dream, signifies that you are involved in a loveless or pointless relationship or an unprofitable business project. Alternatively, seeing a squirrel in your dream suggests that you are hoarding something. You are holding on to too much and need to learn to let go. Or it could mean that you need to reserve something.
To dream that you are trying to run over squirrels with a lawn mower, suggests that you are trying to change your beliefs or alter your ideas in order to conform to others. You are seeking some form of acceptance.
To dream that you are feeding a squirrel, denotes comfort through hard work, diligence and prudence.
Just one more reminder that you should feed the squirrels, and not try to kill them with lawnmowers.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Photo practice, Squirrel of the Week
I have had my telephoto lens since I got my camera, but haven't used it much, since the other lens was so handy. But I thought that there was probably much to be learned, so I went for a walk with only my telephoto lens, just to see what would happen.
Here are some of the results, inluding this week's Squirrel of the Week!
The first one is my fav of the squirrel.

Many people feel anger towards squirrels who use bird feeders as their own. But squirrels don't even know they're stealing. The good news is that Kathy, the nice lady who put up the feeder, told me she puts it there for the birds as well as the squirrels. So all are welcome. The birds stay on the ground though, and feed on the ample amount of seeds that the squirrels drop from above.
This side by side shows the same shot, but with a different focus.
Later (with my normal les) I went to the pool to work on my tan and get cooled off.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Inventory
Things are going great at the resort. Things are slow this time of year, but nice, too. The weather is getting cooler, the rain less stormy. The guests are much less energetic, and the downtime gives us a chance to breath and look around, to explore the closets and take an inventory, literally and figuratively.
Of the literal inventory, I did some last night. I was asked to count and make a list of the snowcone syrups. I expected the normal flavors, Strawberry, Blueberry, Watermelon, etc. But found none of those. Instead I found a wide collection of some of the most obscure flavors I have ever heard for snowcones.
Egg Custard
Caramel Apple Pecan
Chocolate Fudge
Rarpberry Lemon (not a typo)
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Fireworks
Rock and Roll
I think from the smell that the Fireworks flavor was cinammon, but I couldn't begin to guess what the Rock and Roll flavor might be.


























