I took the plunge. I joined Twitter. You can find me here. Who knows what kind of trouble I can get into. But it sounded like a good idea. At least at the moment. I figured I should join before it gets too late. That happened when I joined MySpace. I was clearly behind the ball there too. Maybe now I won't feel so left out. Are you on Twitter? Post your link. I'd love to follow you. :)
No lie, it's been a tough week. The next 2 weeks or so are going to be just as bad. But there are some little things in my life that make me happy, or at least make me fell good. No matter what.
Like a phone call from my parents. Going out to dinner with my girl friends. They're amazing! Shopping. And Cherry Garcia. Ben and Jerry's should be my only boyfriends from now on. They never disappoint. They're always there for me when I need them. And a carton, it's the perfect Friday night date. :)
I'm on complete overload. I'm tired. Work is kicking my booty. I feel like I haven't had time to catch up on my sleep. School is a little outrage too. Every class I have, there is a major paper or project due.
And here I am, just wanting to sleep. But I can't I need to study. I have a big test tomorrow. A paper due on Wednesday. A pile of laundry that needs to be done. Oh, and a meeting with my lawyer to schedule.
Have I mentioned that before? My husband is trying to take my house away from me. Yes, my house that my grandma bought me. And he wants me to pay him spousal support. I make about 1/4 of what he makes. Why can't we just get divorced? Why does he have to make things so hard on me?
But I'm going to make it. Midterms, projects, papers, work, lawyers, laundry, house stuff. The whole deal. I'm going to make it past this. I just have to have a little faith. Maybe I can relax more in 2 weeks. And hopefully I can catch up on my sleep too...
I remember this apartment from a few years ago. I've always been a HUGE GH fan. I recorded it when I was in middle and high school. Yes, on VHS! Even during the first part of college. Now, I either DVR it, or watch online.
But the color scheme of this apartment, I loved it! So I spent hours looking for it. Searching high and low. Using Google and YouTube. And here we go...Robin's apartment. Love it! And since I'm starting over, I want to slowly decorate my home like I want it.
You see, my grandma bought me this townhouse a few years ago. But I don't know, I never really got into decorating my entire house. I did my bathroom and my bedroom. But that's as far as I got. Now, I want to really decorate. To make this my home. With all my person touches. And I really want to follow this color scheme. :)
That is a picture of a healthy "Bird of Paradise." What my plant should look like. The one my neighbor gave me just a few months ago. Instead, I had to finally throw away my plant. Because I couldn't figure out if I was watering it too much or too little. It was ridiculous.
I can't keep house plants alive. But what's new, right? It saddens me so much. I really wanted my plant to survive. And I tried for months. For months and months, I nursed my plant. But it did not survive. Hopefully my next plant will.
I know. Today is all about hearts, love, and all that jazz. I don't want to get out of bed. In my entire 31 years, I've had 1 good Valentine's Day. With a man who is now horrible. I just don't want to leave my bed.
I should be happy. I should go out to dinner with my girlfriends. They're all single too. Everyone is going out to have a nice dinner tonight. But me, I just can't bring myself to it. I know, I sound childish. But that is where life is right now.
So I'm going to order some pizza. And I'm going to watch all the movies that make me cry my eyes out. Oh and I have to study. I have a test tomorrow. But I'm not being completely negative here. I bought myself some flowers and candy at Wally World last night. Happy Valentine's Day!
I just found this recipe. It sounds amazing! But way expensive...
Macaroni and Cheese 101
- serves 12 -
Adapted from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The Original Classics.
Ingredients
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus more for casserole
6 slices white bread, crusts removed, torn into 1/4- to l/2-inch pieces
5 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons coarse salt, plus more for water
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 1/2 cups (about 18 ounces) grated sharp white cheddar cheese
2 cups (about 8 ounces) grated Gruyère or 1 1/4 cups (about 5 ounces) grated Pecorino Romano cheese
1 pound elbow macaroni
Procedure
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Butter a 3-quart casserole dish; set aside. Place the bread in a medium bowl. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Pour the melted butter into the bowl with the bread, and toss. Set the breadcrumbs aside.
2. Warm the milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Melt the remaining 6 tablespoons butter in a high-sided skillet over medium heat. When the butter bubbles, add the flour. Cook, stirring, 1 minute.
3. While whisking, slowly pour in the hot milk a little at a time to keep mixture smooth. Continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the mixture bubbles and becomes thick, 8 to 12 minutes.
4. Remove the pan from the heat. Stir in salt, nutmeg, black pepper, cayenne pepper, 3 cups cheddar cheese, and 1 1/2 cups Gruyère (or 1 cup Pecorino Romano); set the cheese sauce aside.
5. Cover a large pot of salted water, and bring to a boil. Cook the macaroni until the outside of pasta is cooked and the inside is underdone, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the macaroni to a colander, rinse under cold running water, and drain well. Stir the macaroni into the reserved cheese sauce.
6. Pour the mixture into the prepared dish. Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup Gruyère (or 1/4 cup Pecorino Romano), and the breadcrumbs over the top. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Transfer the dish to a wire rack for 5 minutes; serve.
Doesn't that sound yummy? It could be an entire meal. With a salad. Just thinking about it makes me hungry. And I just had dinner! I also found these 3 recipes that sound tasty:
1. Perfect Grilled Cheese
2. Serious Bacon-Cheese Hot Dogs
3. Mark Bittman's Baked Ziti
This is when I wish I was a better cook. And had more money. Honestly, it sounds like a little bit of heaven! I probably should have paid more attention in home ec, and in the 2 cooking classes I've taken in college. :)
I'm going to start off by saying, I'm not the best cook. But I can cook. And I'm still alive, so I must be doing something right. But this stuff, it was horrible! I just made it for dinner. It was slimy, and just disgusting. 2 bites later, it went in the trash. I wanted to give it to at least a cat or dog, but there were none around.
I don't know if it was just he box I had. But it was bad. It wasn't expired or anything. And I'm really good at making things like this. Anything at of a box, I can handle. What went wrong here...I don't know.
Has anyone else tried this stuff? Is it just me? Am I imagining something? Or is it really that bad? I'm a HUGE fan of Kraft's Mac-n-Cheese. This is the first time I've ever tasted the white cheddar. I'm wondering what happened. Either way, it was a total fail!
I had a tough week at school. And at work. And I needed a little pick me up. I don't want to sound like "Debbie Downer" but it hasn't been the best of weeks. Until I saw this nail polish. Shower Together...a cute name. But a gorgeous color! Immediately, I painted my nails when I got home. And it just turned my entire mood around. Funny how that happens. Just a few dollars changes your entire day. :)
It's a new month. And I want to start off new. Life has been tough for the last few months or so. I never realized how quickly life could change.
Basically, I met a really amazing man during the summer of 2008. And we quickly got married. I really thought he was the man for me. And we were extremely happy. I was going to school. My husband was working. Life was good. We were happy.
Then shortly after our 1st anniversary, things started to go downhill. And quickly. My husband became verbally abusive. And before long, it was turning into physical abuse. I wasn't going to have that. So we separated right before the holidays.
It's been tough. I can't lie. Between this time, my grandma passed away. And all of my family lives in Dallas. Where I'm from. And I'm here. Alone. Trying to deal with all of this. It's been tough. But I'm sure that I'm going to make it through OK.
I owe a lot of that to my friends. Who have been so supportive. And amazing! I love you guys! And I was inspired to start a blog. I don't know what I'm going to post. Probably my thoughts about things. You know, I'm in the middle of a divorce. And maybe I'll post about my love of shopping. Which I haven't done much of over the last few years.
But I'm starting over. I'm not looking back. I don't regret anything. It's all about the lessons learned. It was tough. But I'm going to get past it. And I'm going to be a stronger woman for it.
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