new music

I got an iTunes gift card from Pat and Paul for Christmas and since then, have been carefully contemplating what new CD or songs I wanted. I did not want to waste the money. A few days ago, I saw Lady Antebellum on Ellen and then heard them again on the radio and I knew right away, I want their CD. So that's what I bought today - Lady Antebellum "Need you now."

Don't forget!

Tomorrow remember to wear red to show your support for the fight against heart disease. Or you can be like me and wear blue to support the Colts : )

Check out The Heart Truth for more info.

go bake a cake

Just because you're sick doesn't mean you can't have fun.

sick...again

Apparently I was sick enough today (I think it was a look and sound consensus) to not be allowed to see a new patient, get sent home early, and be told to take tomorrow off. Now Nate has mandated I take a nap. I have a pretty bad sore throat, but I hope this doesn't turn into the cold Nate had last week.

Since no one likes being sick, I have thought of some things that I really do like:

1. Shout wipes - they can get out almost any stain, even pen on my new khaki pants
2. Tech support guys who know how to fix your problem when even you aren't sure what the problem is
3. People who refer to themselves and their pet as "us"
4. Chai tea with a little half & half and honey
5. Watching Penny nap in the sun

Falafel

We made falafel tonight and it was delicious! It was a box mix where you just add water, but we did make the cucumber sauce from scratch. Next time, we're going to make the falafel from scratch too.

disappointing dinner

I tried making dinner in the crockpot - Lime Salsa Pork Chops - and it was really not very good. It had this weird bitter aftertaste. We did the best we could and then threw the rest away. I really don't like wasting food like that.

Burn Notice marathon on USA today. Not as good as NCIS, but it's starting to grow on me. Nate is still sick and it rained all day. I did the laundry but it isn't folded yet.

I already had a small bowl of ice cream after my run, but since dinner was bad, I think I'm going to have another.

There's nothing like a good book

I just finished this book and I would definitely recommend it. I found the beginning a bit slow, but the plot picks up and really draws you in. The book takes place in Ireland and tells the story of a 100 year old woman - Roseanne - living in a mental institution who decides to record her heart wrenching, yet still beautiful life story. At the same time, it also follows the life of the institution's head psychiatrist who, for reasons unknown to him, has taken a special interest in Roseanne and decides to dig deeper into her past in order to find out what lead her to be institutionalized.

My favorite excerpt:

"There has never been a person in an old people's home that hasn't looked around dubiously at the other inhabitants. They are the old ones, they are the club that no one wants to join. But we are never old to ourselves. That is because at close of the day the ship we sail in is the soul, not the body." ~ Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture