the amazing adventures of jen14221

expensive yet cheap

My new Calvin Klein trench is super-hot but almost all the buttons have fallen off.

Made in China FAIL.
 

the things you can get done when you leave the office at 3pm

I was way productive yesterday afternoon:

• I picked up my bag at the Embassy Suites.
• I had my nails done.
• I picked up my refill at Walgreen's.
• I colored my hair.
• I worked out.

I did all that before 6:00pm and then I went out and drank 1,000 margaritas.

random monday thoughts

• I do not have a suite at the Hyatt this week and I feel bad about it.
• I am ridiculous.
• I have been sleeping more than 8 hours a night and I still exhausted.
• I am not in love with my new Kate Spade bag anymore.  It was like 80% off so it's okay but I still feel bad about it.
• I am ridiculous.
• Peter Krause is hot.
• Neurosurgery!
• I really need to work out.
• I need a pedicure and a manicure. Badly.
• Butter lambs!
• I really need to go pick up my bag at the Embassy Suites.

bloggiversary

Six years!  Jeez.

i eat; i write

I took a short break from writing restaurant reviews for Spree, but I'm back, baby.  I'm back!

Classic and Timeless:  The Creekview.

planning for easter

So, the awesome Ratner family is coming to the Buffy for Easter.  They are DRIVING.  From TENNESSEE. 

I need to plan a menu.  We're having between 16 and 19 people for Easter dinner.  I am making a turkey and a ham.  I am also going to make a few favourite items from Easters past, including the following:

• Corn casserole
• Asparagus w/ Hollandaise
• Grilled Pineapple
• Mashed potatoes with gravy
• Au gratin potatoes
• Bacon/cheddar devilled eggs
• Green beans with almonds and balsamic vinegar, maybe
• Ian's famous stuffing.  Which @Ian_Ratner will totally make, by the way.

My mom and aunties will bring appetizers and desserts.  We have plenty of beer and wine.  We'll need to color eggs with all the kids on Friday.  @Lauren814 and I will need to shop for Easter candy at some point.  We're having cocktail hour every damn night Thursday-Saturday.  I am way excited.

upgrade armageddon + breakfast sandwiches

LMNOP company so got their money's worth from me yesterday.  I logged issues related to the EpicCare Summer 2009 upgrade for TEN HOURS STRAIGHT OH MY ACHING ASS.

And then I went to my hotel (this Hyatt at the Bellevue is spoiling me sonething silly, my suite is enormously awesome) and I laid in bed and moaned a little and went to sleep at something like 9:15pm.  I skipped dinner. 

I do NOT skip dinner, people.

So this morning I went to the XIX restaurant on the 19th floor of the hotel (very fancy, if you can swing it I highly recommend it for the decor alone) and had my free Hyatt breakfast:

Isn't this obscene?  Scrambled eggs, Irish Cheddar, Ham, Tomato and Spinach on some kind of an herbed biscuit with a side of onion-y fried potatoes. 

I couldn't finish it but it was delicious.

You know, the *Embassy Suites has some good things about it but I don't think I am ever going to be able to leave the Hyatt.  I mean, I do not get access to the fancy gym, super-delicious breakfast sandwiches and free mimosas offered to me at breakfast at the Embassy Suites, you know?

*Except I have a bag of stuff there that I sort of need.
 

sunday kid photo; also one of me being lazy

Hockey Banquet!

Will got a bobblehead hockey guy trophy and I won the Tim Horton's Coffee basket raffle.  It was a pretty good morning.

And then I had to go lay in bed fully clothed and with my shoes on and moan a little.

Because I needed to pack that suitcase you can see on the left hand side of the photo, because my fat ass is flying back to Philadelphia in the morning.  For Upgrade Armageddon. Help me!

saturday kid photo

It's Super Saturday!

Six hours of Pee-Wee Hockey!

Whoo!

florida snappies

We've been home from our little Spring Break for almost two weeks now; it's time to show you the pictures.

Day One.  We arrived at 12:30am.  The next morning was cold and windy.  We went shopping.  I was going to buy this bag.

But I bought this one instead.

 
 

And I got some new running shoes.  Note to readers:  I do not run.

Peter and Will got some new stuff too. 

We liked the breakfast at the Hilton.  Here, Peter eats eggs and takes a call.

Will only gets Froot Loops when we are on vacation.

The boys got tickets to see a few games.  I napped.

The water was cold but we stuck our toes in.

 

This fish is the reason why I only swim in freshwater.  This guy had bright green eyes and TEETH.  And he was ALIVE and appeared to be breathing air.  I made some poor guy walking on the beach near us throw it back in the water.