tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48133158892250250722024-03-19T00:55:14.349-04:00A Day in the Life of...Me!!This about me: random postings of a 40-something wannabe fashionista, with a little music thrown in, the DC area, family, and whatever else comes my way. Enjoy.dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.comBlogger337125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-55249303271542225652016-01-05T16:49:00.001-05:002016-01-05T16:49:07.057-05:00Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016Hello world. Did you miss me?<br />
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If you recall on Christmas 2014, we came home to major flooding in our condominium due to a busted hot water heater from the 4th floor neighbors. Ceilings, walls, and floors were damaged so we had to deal with the condo insurance peeps. This process took over 6 months so we decided to proceed with renovations.<br />
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2015 Highlights<br />
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<li>New Years at the Black Cat with Peach O'Dell and her Orchestra.</li>
<li>Sideswiped by a car in the city but we were okay. Car was okay too.</li>
<li>Ran the Cherry Blossom 10-miler (again). This is my go-to race every year.</li>
<li>Took swing dance lessons...twice. It's harder than you think.</li>
<li>Yearly NYC trip for the 5 Boro Bike tour and saw THE Sartorialist (Scott Schuman) sitting outside of the restaurant.</li>
<li>DC United made the playoffs but lost. I got the hubs 2016 season tickets for his big birthday. VIP seats here we come.</li>
<li>Saw lots of shows from FFS, PiL, UB-40, and Glen Hansard.</li>
<li>RENOVATIONS ARE DONE! WEll almost.</li>
<li>Our condo building caught on fire in early December and we were displaced for 2 weeks. Luckily we had no damage but the other side of the building is still off limits.</li>
<li>Home Sweet Home! Nothing is better than sleeping in your own bed.</li>
<li>Xmas fun in NC beach with the in-laws in 79 degree weather. No sign of snow.</li>
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2016 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!! Mayb your 2016 be filled with happiness and joy.</div>
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dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-86425887794823804142015-01-30T10:13:00.001-05:002015-01-30T10:13:18.497-05:00House UpdatesYes, it's been a while since I posted about our flooding fiasco. We've been waiting for the condo insurance adjustor to give us an estimate of damages so that we can start the renovation project of redoing all of our hardwood floors, ceilings, and walls. To top it off, we've decided to redo the 15 year old kitchen at the same time.<br />
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It's been overwhelming, to say the least. Having to pick out cabinets, flooring, countertops, the little things I have yet to think about, I've decided that fashion is so much easier than decorating the home. <br />
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So here's a list our to-do list per approval of the condo board.<br />
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<li>Remove old flooring and gyspcreek subfloors from living room and bathroom.</li>
<li>Replace kitchen cabinets with white shaker style cabinets. (Photo below shows old cabinets, old countertops and the piece of flooring is what's currently in the living room.) </li>
<li>Remove marble floors from kitchen (it came with the house, I mean who puts marble in the kitchen floors?) and put ceramic tile or hardwood. UGH!! Decisions. Decisions.</li>
<li>We've picked out Brazilian Tigerwood engineered hardwood for our flooring (since we can't put down real hardwood due to our subflooring).</li>
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<em>Old countertops, cabinets, marble floors, plus hardwood floors from living room - to be replaced</em></div>
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<em>Possible kitchen floor in ceramic tile with marble look</em></div>
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<em>Our new flooring for all flooring (possibly kitchen too)</em></div>
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<em>Possibly my new kitchen. Love the dual tone cabinets</em></div>
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dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-81188336227720930102015-01-17T12:16:00.003-05:002015-01-17T12:16:46.970-05:0011 Years Ago Today...11 years ago, I walked the aisle with my best friend, my companion, my love. I never knew that a deep love like this could exist. Happy Anniversary to my dearest.<br />
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dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-48250774079471976222015-01-06T10:21:00.001-05:002015-01-06T10:21:06.918-05:00House UpdateLooks like we have to replace the hardwood floors after all, plus the bathroom tiles. After 9 days of fans blowing, the subfloors were still wet meaning removal of all the flooring. So much for re-doing the kitchen. I hope they remove the darn fans today.<div>
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dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-2512016467619069552015-01-05T14:47:00.000-05:002015-01-05T14:47:10.867-05:00(Not So Great) Start of the New YearIs it true that bad things happen in 3's? I hate to be a Debbie-downer but real LIFE happened, especially in the last few weeks. I'm hoping these 3 bad things are out of the way so hopefully that's it for the year.<br />
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1. <b>Hospitalization</b>. I had to go to the emergency room right before our Xmas trip with major stomach pains. I couldn't eat, felt nauseous, and had a full stomach sensation with major heart burn, etc. I wasn't too worried until the 4th day I ended up in urgent care. After a few tests and questions, including a rectal exam by the young male handsome intern (I mean COME ON!! Really!!) I was diagnosed with GERD. It sounds worse than it is but it's actually chronic acid reflex so nothing to worry, about unless I had recurring problems. I was given PEPCID AC to take twice daily for 60 days. I feel soooo much better now. I think it was all the bad eating I did after Thanksgiving or a bug of some sort.<br />
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2. <b>Flooding</b>. We came home from the our holiday travels to find that our 4th floor neighbor's water heater had flooded all the way down to the first floor (we are located on the 2nd floor) damaging our floors, walls, ceilings, and Persian rug. Heavy duty fans were placed near the walls and the floors to dry them out and after a week, the flooring was still wet. Looks like flooring will need to be replaced and the fans will still be running.<br />
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3. <b>Car accident</b>. On Saturday morning, we were out running errands only to be sideswiped by another car. We both pulled over and the other driver came out to apologize, that she didn't see our car. (HELLO, we have a turquoise MINI, can you not see the car?) To top if off, she didn't have her driver's license plus driving her sister's car. We ended up having to call the police. <br />
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The damage to the car was minor, thank God, mostly cosmetic with huge white scratches to the driver's side and small dent, but it does look bad. Luckily, the other car was insured so we'll go through their insurance. All in all, we were fine so that's all that matters in the end.<br />
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Anyway, I'm looking for some good news to come in the future. Our anniversary is in 10 days. No plans yet but will post later.dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-25888106886010263342015-01-03T15:07:00.004-05:002015-01-03T15:12:30.832-05:002014 - Looking Back, A Year in Review2014 turned out to be pretty nice year. It was fairly quiet but we managed to get away a few times. These are the most memorable times of the year.<br />
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1. <b>Costa Rica</b>. So many god things to say about this place and it was the highlight of the year. Nice people. Eco-friendly. Ex-Pats. Beaches. Quiet. Sunny. Volcano. Green Forests. Spring pools. Did I say hot?<br />
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2. <b>NYC 5 Burroughs Bike Tour</b>. This our yearly trip to NYC with our road bikes on hand. The streets of NYC are closed to traffic so we see the 5 Burroughs on our bikes with a different perspective. We almost didn't ride since I got a flat at the start, but hubby had a spare tube and he saved the day.<br />
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3. <b>Quebec City, Quebec</b>. The most picturesque European city in North America, so they say and they were right. What I learned about the Quebecois: They are Quebecois first and Canadians second. They are NOT French and will let you know it. And they speak english so we had no problems. Lots of photos taken but can't post them all here. Drat!<br />
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4. <b>Halloween.</b> I love Halloween and brings me back to my childhood of dressing up and being totally silly for just one night. We were invited to a themed Halloween party of cartoon characters so hubby joined me in this escapade and we came up with: Kim Possible and Dr. Drakken from the Cartoon Network (Disney based) show of the early 2000s. I think these costumes came out pretty well.<br />
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5. <b>Philadelphia Half Marathon</b>. Of the many half marathons I've run, I had not yet ran the Philadelphia Half. I ran fairly well until I got to the the last 2 miles when I saw the nasty long hill which slowed down my PR time. Oh well. Maybe next year.</div>
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6.<b> Sunset Beach, NC. </b>Our first Christmas away visiting my in-laws.<br />
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dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-38433588454902493222015-01-02T09:50:00.001-05:002015-01-02T09:50:04.213-05:00Possible New Year's ResolutionsSo I try to set some goals every new year, whether it being something personal or for the home and I tend to stick with it for good period of time. This year I'm going to be a bit more realistic. Here are a few (okay a lot) of things I came up with.<br />
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1. Clothing budget. January is a good time to stick to a budget since all the winter clothes are on sale an I pretty much have everything I need for the next few months. I've decided to give myself a budget of $250 a month to do whatever I want with or carry over to the next month. This will be a nice challenge and will help me decide to buy quality rather than quantity. Let's see if I can keep up with this.<br />
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2. Re-do my kitchen. I've been saying this for the past 10 years and now I can finally say it's time. After a quick labor estimate of $8200 (is that too much??), the contractor told me my cabinets are in pretty good shape, so that means no need to replace cabinets. Yay! But the countertops, flooring and lighting will definitely need to be replaced. The labor cost should be lower if I don't re-do the cabinets.<br />
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3. Visit family more. I have my family near me so I see them at least twice+ a month. My hubby's family is spread around the East coast and hardly sees the so I think we'll take advantage of visits to Virginia Beach, Pennsylvania, Minnesota (okay not the East), Massachusetts, and New York.<br />
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4. Travel. Last year at this time we were in Costa Rica. This year we'll have to postpone long vacations until end of March or August. Hawaii is one option in March. Turkey is another option in August. Decisions. Decisions. Of course cost is a factor too.<br />
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5. Exercise more. The last 2 weeks has been a dud in terms of exercise and bad eating. I'm beginning to get into the habit of exercise so need to get back to it. It's time to sign up for a half marathon or the NYC 5 Burroughs tour which we do every year. Also, a friend sign us up for swing lessons. I'm excited about that. Unfortunately, hubby's schedule gets in the way so I'll have to learn on my own for now.<br />
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6. Get back into my photography. THIS. IS. A. MUST!!!!<br />
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7. Blog more. I've always wanted to keep a daily journal of the things that happen to me and my life so that I can look back. It's the modern day diary with photos. I'm sure I have a lot to say. Or if I don't, I can post photos.<br />
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8. Just be happy with what I've got: my hubby, my mom, my health, my job. What more can we want?<br />
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Okay, that's it for now.dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-91857973888336364622015-01-01T14:04:00.002-05:002015-01-01T14:04:30.168-05:00New Year's DayHope everyone had a fabulous New Year's Eve. I sure did and am now enjoying New Year's day with my hubby. Hubby got me beautiful wildflowers and a birthday brunch at Stephen Starr's Le Diplomat restaurant. Brunch consisted of cafe au laite, artisan breads and french cheeses, and ending with a delicious egg white ratatouille and pommes lyonnaise. If you visit Washington, I highly recommend this restaurant for it's French charm, ambience, and great service. (There's one in Philadelphia too).<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I can't believe the year has gone by. It seems the days go by so much quicker than they used to that I just can't seem to keep up. It's my birthday today, New Year's Day. I'm 40+ (ahem-something) years of age. I suppose I'm technically middle age now so not sure how to feel about it but it is what it is, so they say. I'm okay. I feel young. I'm healthy. My loved ones are healthy. I have a roof over my head. My bills are paid for. What more can I ask for? Ask me again in 6 months. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last year at this time we were in Costa Rica enjoying the warm weather and relaxing at the beach. Was it only a year ago? This year we stayed home and decided to go to the Black Cat for a night of swinging jazz with Peaches O'Dell and her Orchestra performing lots of dance music, dreamy romantic fare from the 1930s-40s, Latin goodies including rhumbas and tangos, "jump swing," hot-cha-cha stuff from the very late 1920s and a few humdingers of the 1950s. A separate lounge act byTony Anthony & His Malvivants provided entertainment between sets. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had been to the Black Cat numerous times to see local rock bands play so I was familiar with the venue and had a feeling it was going to be crowded. The music and bands were great. We watched. We danced. We kissed at midnight. All in all, we had a marvelous time and then it was back to home for much needed sleep. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now the New Year begins. Now let's move forward.</span></div>
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dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-82460851192469468782014-08-21T12:04:00.001-04:002014-08-21T12:05:20.830-04:00Upcoming TravelsHi all. It's been way too long since I last posted but I'm going to make an effort here. It seems the only times I blog is when I travel and since we will be heading off to Quebec City for a week, I thought it was apt time to start posting again. <br />
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What's new with me? Not much since our trip to Costa Rica which seems like a lifetime ago. Then it was off to Florida (on a family trip) and now a trip to Quebec City with my hear husband. Can't wait to get away.<br />
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<br />dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-14377753510581306742014-02-26T16:05:00.003-05:002014-02-26T16:05:53.199-05:00Back to ShortWow, I can't believe I haven't blogged since our trip to Costa Rica. Not much has happened since then and January tends to be a quiet month for most everyone. Then before you know it, February came full force and although a short month it felt like it lasted forever. We did celebrate my birthday and our anniversary in another country, so that was new and exciting. No other travel plans until March in which I plan to be in Boston, then NYC in April and May, so expect more from me later on.<br />
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February was spent working and getting back in shape since the weather has been quite cold here in the East Coast. The only new thing that has happened is me going back short hair. The bob was nice for a while but I just couldn't deal with the straightening and styling and overuse of my aging hair. and Voila: the new do. Until next time....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-44216479396141594002013-12-31T13:26:00.000-05:002013-12-31T13:43:27.555-05:00Goodbye 20132013 has been a good year but boy did it go fast. Not much in terms of outfits but there were some good times.<br>
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<li>My sweetie got the job he wanted.</li>
<li>A trip to Taos, NM for a good friend's wedding.</li>
<li>My In laws 50th anniversary.</li>
<li>Our trip (current there now) to Costa Rica. See below.</li></ol>
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<br />dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-9570841536516913482013-11-07T14:51:00.001-05:002013-11-07T15:46:47.807-05:00Last (Recall) Day of Grand JuryWow. What a crazy and fascinating 8 weeks of grand jury. I learned a lot of my city including the diverse group of people that was there with me. Our last day was wonderful as we got early, had lunch/dinner/happy hour then off for pie at the new Dangerously Delicious pie place that just opened up in Chinatown. It was a good end and we vowed to stay in touch (another happy hour is set up in 2 weeks).<br />
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<br />dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-88855402159344068812013-11-03T20:57:00.000-05:002013-11-03T20:57:10.689-05:00A Day at PhillyHi all. I can't believe I haven't posted in ages, maybe due to the fact that I was in Grand Jury service for the past 8-10 weeks, then work, then no work due to the government shutdown, well it's quite understandable that I haven't been inspired to post. But, I did have a day out in Philly with a good friend and it was just the boost I needed. <br />
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We headed to the Philadelphia Museum of Art with no idea that the the Leger Exhibit was there and I ecstatic since I love the cubist post modernist art...era...whatever (an exhibit I highly recommend). <br />
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<br />dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-3358067239496410382013-09-24T22:13:00.003-04:002013-09-24T22:14:59.566-04:00A New Me!!As usual I say I will post and then I don't. My main reason: I have been summoned for grand jury duty for the last 6 weeks with another 2 weeks to go. It's been quite an experience and I will be glad when it is all over. Meanwhile, I've been thinking about major changes to how I look and one was to get a new do. I'm digging the sleek look...for now.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">The greatest things about city living is always finding something new. Let's just that that my neighborhood was a place you wouldn't want to be caught dead in (no pun in intended). Life beyond 16th Street (my old haunting grounds) was no somewhere you'd venture to unless you wanted trouble or led the downtown angsty life.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anyway, life in DC has changed these days. With the move of the 930 Club, the famous rock venue housed in F Street downtown, to the U Street Corridor, that area changed big time. Hubby and I moved to this neighborhood almost 10 years ago. This area was the up and coming U-Street/Cardoza known historically for it's jazz music and a famous african-american college known as Howard University. It was still a bit "urban" to be PC about it, but now gentrification has come fast forward changing a lot of the city's gritty structure. I supposed that's a good thing for some of us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">My new discovery is a great little establishment/venue/bar/restaurant called the Satellite Room situated 2 blocks from my place, right behind the 9:30 Club. I had heard about this place when it opened but never intended on going since I thought my going out days are quite limited these days. Call me an old fogie, whatever. :) But on this particular days, friends suggested meeting up on Sunday for drinks in their outdoor patio. OUTDOOR PATIO? Why not and so we went. The bar is very modern inside, very casual outside, with all types of people from young and old. Let's just I didn't feel out of place like some places. They had a good selection of bar food, beer and wine and the music was just as good. It was just nice to hang out on a day that wasn't particularly hot. Let's just say I'll be visiting there sometime soon again. </span><br />
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dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-56792101245708349112013-08-02T15:40:00.001-04:002013-08-02T15:40:58.899-04:00Friday Laughs / Flashback Fridays<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I just had to laugh when I saw this outfit from the 80s or was it the 90s? I don't even remember ever wearing something like this. Do you?</span><br />
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<br />dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-29430307383222382712013-08-01T11:27:00.000-04:002013-08-01T11:27:00.427-04:00August To Do List<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Work will be quite slow this month so I'm going to take advantage of some time off to travel, spend time with family and friends, take lots of photos, rediscover my own city, and blog as much as I can. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know what you're thinking and I'm sure I say this all the time but I will give it my best, after all this is my version of a daily journal and I will always look back and remember.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meanwhile, here's a photo of the recent OMD concert at the 9:30 Club. Please forgive the bad IPhone photos.</span><br />
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<br />dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-1980898248195437212013-07-25T13:34:00.002-04:002013-07-25T13:34:10.170-04:00Girls Night In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, so I may start up the blog a little earlier than normal. Tomorrow night, Friday, is girls night with three close friends. Hubby will show up later. LOL. Menu will be slightly light in calories but still good.<br />
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<li>Appetizers: spinach artichoke dip, stuffed mushrooms, mango avocado sip</li>
<li>Dinner: turkey sliders, onion quiche on the side, spinach salad</li>
<li>Dessert: mini peanut butter ice cream sandwiches</li>
<li>Drinks: wines and beers, nothing fruity since we'll drink it to fast. LOL. </li>
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Photos to come.dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-29389008549856411672013-07-22T11:25:00.000-04:002013-07-22T11:25:08.674-04:00A Slight BreakYes, it's been a while as usual. Life keeps everyone busy including me. You know the drill: work, family, etc, and no time to take photos. <br />
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The good news is that August will be the perfect time to start updating this blog again, so with that, I hope you all have a great July and will post in August.dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-33923252766156655202013-05-30T16:08:00.001-04:002013-05-30T16:08:10.035-04:00Feeling a bit rockin'Sometimes I get into these moods where I want to be flirty, or retro or rockin'. I guess this is my take on rockin'. Wore it to the mall for some much needed shopping. LOL!!<br />
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<i>jeans:</i> Gap boyfriends</div>
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<i>jacket</i>: H&M (old)</div>
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<i>shoes</i>: Katie & Kellie at DSW</div>
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<i>bag</i>: KATE SPADE - my new love</div>
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dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-69807206188033168482013-05-28T12:19:00.003-04:002013-05-28T12:19:40.505-04:00My New Specs<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Who knew that we all would eventually need glasses and here I am with my new specs? Kinda hipsterish, ain't it?</b></span><br />
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<br />dcresiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072185332756921800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4813315889225025072.post-24433489724858731872013-05-07T10:52:00.000-04:002013-05-07T10:52:48.791-04:00I LOVE NY(C)!!!<div style="text-align: center;">
More of the sights of NYC. </div>
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