Dear internet, I am shamelessly addicted to Pinterest!
A few weeks ago Michael (thanks!) sent me an invite and I figured I would try it out. I assumed like other websites I’d lose interest after wasting a couple of hours. No such luck. I’ve been a pinning machine! (My pinterest account: geekypam)
What’s the point of pinterest? It’s simply a social way to pass along cool things you find on the internet. I’ve been pinning a lot to my Dream Home board. Here are a few of my favorite photos:
Clearly I’ll be living alone if my house is that feminine!
Here’s where I(we?) will be entertaining guests!
Also, I love coming across really creative DIY things*. For example, these Save the Date cards. Seriously, one of my friends needs to get married so we can do this! *I’m not really a crafty person but it’s nice to know I have these ideas if I ever become crafty!
Vacation jars – why didn’t I think of this before?!
See? It’s not all bad. And since my birthday is coming up I do have a Wishlist board in case my family needs any help! Granted there are only a couple things on that board I’d feel comfortable with them buying**, so it’s also a board to keep track of things I’d like to get eventually.
I don’t know why but I love this necklace
I can’t remember if it was Kasia or Elizabeth who had this camera bag but I want it! Preferably in turquoise or red would do too. **This would not be one of those things!
So that’s my current addiction at the moment! What’s yours? If anyone is interested in an invite to the site feel free to leave a comment. I think I have 2 or 3 invites left..
Disclaimer: None of these photos are mine. Photos are copyrighted to their rightful owners. If you’d like them taken down please contact me!
Read MoreGiveaway : Hanson Tayfarer Sunglasses & Window Cling
Last year I randomly received a package from Hanson.net with a pair of Tayfarer sunglasses and a window cling. Come to find out I was the street team member of the month. Since I have prescription sunglasses I can’t wear the sunglasses and I don’t see myself putting the I ♥ Hanson cling on my car anytime soon. So instead of these items continuing to collect dust, I’m giving these two items away!
Rules / Etc.
01. Comment below with which item you’d like to have and to make things fun why you love Hanson!
02. Winner will be drawn at random on July 5, 2011. I will contact the two winners within 24 hours via e-mail. Make sure the e-mail address given when commenting is one you check regularly!
03. Contest is open to residents of the United States only!
Read MoreThe Food Tour
I’m back from my trip visiting Andy in Jersey. I should add the word unfortunately to the previous sentence. I always have a blast when I visit him so it’s always difficult leaving. I still wish I would have forced him into my car when I left Tuesday morning. ;-P
Andy’s Lychee Saketini from Teak
From the photos I took while visiting (insert shock and awe!) it appears that all we did was eat. That wouldn’t be a stretch to say as we both love good food… But we did walk around quite a bit so we’ll pretend that evens things out.
Pretty view from a rest stop in MD or PA
Wednesday night when I arrived we had a (delicious) turkish meal from a little place near his apartment that we’ve been to a few times and called it an early night.
Andy (probably) checking in to foursquare
Thursday we had lunch at Teak on the Hudson where we had sushi and headed to Queens. The trip to Queens was short-lived because I didn’t realize I was still tired from the drive there and not getting very much sleep the day of my drive. I would like to go back though…
Wet bikes @ Rutgers
Friday we met up with my flickr friends Kasia and Elizabeth at Rutgers University. It started out being a rainy day, fortunately the rain stopped as we were walking around campus. We ended up stopping for ice cream at Thomas Sweet and later had dinner at Old Man Rafferty’s. Oh, and we took pictures at the statue on campus that supposedly whistles at virgins…?!
Buildings in Manhattan
Saturday we had lunch at Nanoosh (a hummus bar) in Manhattan, walked around most of the day, and had dinner at Rosa Mexicano. There we had two pomegranate margaritas (each lol), guacamole, and our entree. Hey, we did a lot of walking!. My sister asked me what my favorite meal was, it was Rosa Mexicano hands down, it’s always Rosa Mexicano unless we go to Cafe Matisse! I’d probably make a special trip back to NY just to go to either places. Then again it wouldn’t take much of an excuse to make me want to go back.
Andy Burt Reynold’s style on the couch. LOL!
Sunday we went to his friend Susan’s wedding. It was a jewish wedding, I have never been to one, so that was interesting in itself. Looking back, the wedding wasn’t too different from other weddings I’ve been to aside from a few traditions here and there. The reception was a lot of fun considering I didn’t really know anyone except a few of his friends that I had met last year at his birthday party. All of which are always so nice and welcoming!
Monday we planned to have an uneventful day, and it turned out to be a good idea, but it went by too quickly! I think we left his apartment only to grab something for lunch and dinner. Lunch was at a Ruthie’s; a bbq and pizza joint. We both had bbq but I’d love to go back and try the pizza. Dinner was pizza but from a different place. Heh-heh.
Andy and I at the wedding. Thanks to Barbara for taking it!
Even though we spent 5 full days together it seems like it went by too fast. Fortunately, I am going back for my birthday in ten short weeks so it’s not so bad. I can’t wait!
As a result of this trip I hit 250,000 miles as I was coming home and I realized I like taking pictures of food! That’s good right?
**Thanks to Andy for letting me steal his photos from the wedding (without permission of course!)**
Read MorePlans
I finished up the Spring semester and I couldn’t be happier. This has been an exhausting semester and a complete test of my patience at times. Fortunately, I have a whole month free between now and the beginning of the summer semester. I have a few ideas for things I’d like to do during this time, but I know if I do everything that I want I’ll kick myself for not taking it easy come June. It’s difficult to find the balance between completing tasks and also making time for rest. Here are a few things I want to do while on break…
Read
With my tax return I decided to splurge on one thing: a Kindle. Unfortunately, with my schedule I haven’t been able to read a lot and so I’ll be happy to break it in! I have three books waiting to be finished, as well as books I’ve been adding to my goodreads to-read shelf.
Take photos
Every now and then I reminisce through my Flickr feed to times when I took a lot of photos. I hate that my camera bag sits in my closet literally collecting dust. I’m planning to take at least one photo a day (iPhone pictures excluded) during the month of May. I seem to have commitment issues when it comes to photo projects so hopefully 31 days won’t be such a stretch.
Travel
I’m planning to take at least one trip down to Nashville to visit a girlfriend, and maybe another trip with a long time internet friend for a photo trip.
I wasn’t planning to go back to the NJ/NYC area until August and I was almost certain that I wouldn’t drive it again. That being said I’m driving back to Jersey in late May! Ha ha. I’m visiting the boy and being his date for a wedding. Hey, I can’t pass up an opportunity to wear a dress and the beautiful necklace he gave me at Christmas! I’m also planning to visit two crazy (but not so crazy) flickr friends. I should have no problem taking a picture a day while I’m there. It’ll be fun… :)
If you’re planning a long road trip, I highly recommend listening to the audiobook version of I Drink For a Reason by David Cross (aka Tobias from Arrested Development). I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed reading the book as much but listening to David read the book along with his own commentary was hilarious.
Read MoreCooking with friends : Experiment 1
Last night I got together with a few girlfriends to have a cooking night. I’ve known most of these girls since elementary school and we always get together for each others’ birthdays. It’s nice to have a group of friends close by because I get tired of driving to Louisville (about an hour – depending on what part of town) to see other groups of friends.
Overall, I was impressed with how it all came together. We were only planning to make the main entree together, however, the sauce for the chicken had to marinate for an hour and so there wasn’t a whole lot of cooking “together” per say. We did make the peanut sauce for the chicken together. The recipe for the peanut sauce called for molasses and this was my first time ever trying molasses. Not a huge fan; the smell was a huge turn off. I think I would have preferred dipping the chicken in something garlic-y as opposed to sweetish. But that’s the fun part of cooking — trying new things.
The Menu
Appetizers
- A rosemary loaf with garlic butter
- Brie with crackers
Dinner
- Tasty Chicken Satay
- Easy Apple-Cranberry slaw
- Chickpea salad
Desserts
- Angel food cake with pineapple sauce
- Fresh fruit
My favorites were the sides, like the slaw and chickpea salad. Oh, and the bread and garlic butter were delicious, too. You can’t go wrong with bread and butter! A homemade dinner was a welcomed change because my school schedule makes me eat out a lot. I hate it!
We’re hoping to have another dinner soon and Japanese food, gyoza specifically, was requested. I’m excited about that because gyoza is one of my favorite foods. :D
If you’ve tried any recipes lately that you’ve enjoyed please pass them along!
Read MoreWho am I?
I'm a student at UofL studying Marketing at the College of Business. I love Apple products, Hanson, lo-fi photography, social media, technology, and traveling. :D
I recently started a fitness journey (August '11) and will probably continue blogging about it.
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