well, here we are-it's my birthday again. had an okay day. wish i could say that it's exciting to be a year older but come on, who are we kidding. maybe a decade ago when i was growing up it was but now that i'm already "grown up" it's just another candle in the cake and since today was a red flag day i didn't want a fire hazard on my hands. but overall it was nice, especially when you spend it w/the people you love. and no, i don't mean my coworkers-although they were nice enough to get me a cake, balloon and card. family called to wish me a happy birthday-even a couple of my nephews (yeah, they know they have an aunt). this past weekend we went to see the imax 3d film magnificient desolation film (about the moon landing). it was pretty cool although @ times it was too close. had dinner today @ red lobster and i have to say it was nice. the service was fast and the food was good. maybe we'll go there more often. finished reading the frankenstein book. it was pretty good-@ least it kept me interested and it was an easy read. the only bad part is that it was "book one" which means it's to be continued. maybe i'll buy the next one....maybe....
have three days off next week-we're planning on going to the valley. again. maybe we'll go someplace else too. we wanted a whole week off but you need to request it a month ahead of time and we didn't feel like waiting that long.
by the way, May got sick last week. while we were out to lunch an ambulance came to pick her up. it seems that she might have had a small stroke. came to visit friday. she's still out. hope she gets better soon.
sent mary some pictures-i think i'll give her a call to see if she got them... until next time..chill..
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Almost Friday
woke up to a cold day today...about time...won't last though. thought the chill would be an outside thing only but things cold colder as the day progressed @ work. turns out we're having our work audited. the bitch squad is on the loose. first audit went bad....hopefully things will look up as it progresses...doubt it... at least we're almost halfway through the workweek but still so far away. i'm halfway through the book i'm reading "Frankenstein" by Dean Koontz and some other unknown. it's pretty good i'll tell you more when i finish which probably won't be long since it's such an easy read. Just finished watching NCIS-it was alright. too bad can't watch "House" tonight because of the "American Idol" premiere. by the way-congratulations to Hugh Laurie for his golden globe win last night. was hoping he would win but you know how those things are-it's the same boring people that win year after year after boring year. no surprises there. Been going crazy looking for the new PETRA cd but can't find it in stores. will probably have to order it online. it's not like it's gonna be at your local walmart or anything. probably won't find it @ any christian bookstores either-not mainstream enough.
Saturday, January 14, 2006
The week in review
Well, another week gone by and here i am-ready to fill you in on the good, the bad, and the oh so ugly that happened this week.
eating out-since we do this so often is consider myself somewhat of an expert. My #1 gripe is that the food that ends up in front of you very rarely resembles the pretty pictures you see on the menu or tv. Ok, you say, that's just advertising, but come on folks, if you expect me to come back to your "lovely establishment" please at least make it resemble the stuff in the ads so that if it had no labels on it i could guess what i'm eating. time for the best and worst of the week:
the best-that would be last night's dining experience @ Sea Island. I enjoy going here because 9 out of 10 times the food is good. It's pleasing to the eyes and the palate. I did enjoy feeling like a vip because we were there for about an hour and, i kid you not, at least 3 time we were asked by the staff if everything was 0k. at least i was able to honestly say that it was. we ordered their new plate the tastes of the south or something like that and it was ok. the only thing i didn't exactly enjoy were the fried pickles. personally, i love pickles but please don't try to fry them-it takes away the crunchiness that i like. plus, i think pickles are salty enough as it is but when you fry them....ay ay ay....saltiness factor goes through the roof. but honestly folks, i thinks this is just a personal taste and it doesn't take away from the pleasant dining experience. Rating:***
the worst-oh dear god here we go.....we had lunch this week ant KFC because i was looking forward to their awesome chicken fried steak and guess what? it's off the menu. the only reason i decided to stay is...well....we only have an hour for lunch and i know my husband likes their chicken. so i settled for their roasted chicken sandwich. the portion was good and the flavor ok, so i guess it kinda made up for the disappointment. just don't order the mac and cheese.....it was overcooked and the cheese tasted like...(insert worst flavor you can think of here)...but anyways. Rating: **
by the way, i do have a comment on an out of city restaurant. over the holidays, we stopped at a long john's silvers in Kingsville. Suffice it to say, it'll be the last time. usually we like going to that restaurant because, well, it's seafood and it's supposed to be better than eating burgers but this time.....well....maybe it was just a once time time but unfortunately, we were the unlucky ones there. the food tasted like it had been refried from the day before. usually the fish is so moist and flaky but this time it was soggy and chewy. maybe it's the staff that's flaky. Rating *
eating out-since we do this so often is consider myself somewhat of an expert. My #1 gripe is that the food that ends up in front of you very rarely resembles the pretty pictures you see on the menu or tv. Ok, you say, that's just advertising, but come on folks, if you expect me to come back to your "lovely establishment" please at least make it resemble the stuff in the ads so that if it had no labels on it i could guess what i'm eating. time for the best and worst of the week:
the best-that would be last night's dining experience @ Sea Island. I enjoy going here because 9 out of 10 times the food is good. It's pleasing to the eyes and the palate. I did enjoy feeling like a vip because we were there for about an hour and, i kid you not, at least 3 time we were asked by the staff if everything was 0k. at least i was able to honestly say that it was. we ordered their new plate the tastes of the south or something like that and it was ok. the only thing i didn't exactly enjoy were the fried pickles. personally, i love pickles but please don't try to fry them-it takes away the crunchiness that i like. plus, i think pickles are salty enough as it is but when you fry them....ay ay ay....saltiness factor goes through the roof. but honestly folks, i thinks this is just a personal taste and it doesn't take away from the pleasant dining experience. Rating:***
the worst-oh dear god here we go.....we had lunch this week ant KFC because i was looking forward to their awesome chicken fried steak and guess what? it's off the menu. the only reason i decided to stay is...well....we only have an hour for lunch and i know my husband likes their chicken. so i settled for their roasted chicken sandwich. the portion was good and the flavor ok, so i guess it kinda made up for the disappointment. just don't order the mac and cheese.....it was overcooked and the cheese tasted like...(insert worst flavor you can think of here)...but anyways. Rating: **
by the way, i do have a comment on an out of city restaurant. over the holidays, we stopped at a long john's silvers in Kingsville. Suffice it to say, it'll be the last time. usually we like going to that restaurant because, well, it's seafood and it's supposed to be better than eating burgers but this time.....well....maybe it was just a once time time but unfortunately, we were the unlucky ones there. the food tasted like it had been refried from the day before. usually the fish is so moist and flaky but this time it was soggy and chewy. maybe it's the staff that's flaky. Rating *
Monday, January 02, 2006
Unoffical Holiday
today is a day off from work because of the holidays. might as well enjoy it, it's gonna be a long while before we get another holiday and u know how easy it is to get a day off @ work (insert sarcastic laugh here)... husband is working so i'm using the time to catch up on some stuff around the house. yes, some of that stuff is housework... oh well... maybe later on today i'll drop off the film so i can get the holiday pictures back. those were officially my last shots w/the "old fashioned" camera since santa brought me a digital camera and i'm now in the 21st century when it comes to taking pictures. learned a new song this morning on my keyboard. a little late but i learned "merry christmas". printed one picture from the new camera. mom & dad's -i'll be sending it to them later. they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary last week.. supposedly mary posted an announcement in the newspaper to be listed this friday. we'll see what happens. they had a dinner to celebrate but we couldn't stay for that. maybe i just didn't make the effort.
since we eat out a lot i thought it'd be a good idea to keep track of the places we go to and the type of service we get and of course the quality of the food so here's my first one: we had chinese yesterday-food was okay but it's been awhile since we've been there that i'd forgotten how little the selection is. but it was a spur of the moment thing that we just chose what was most convenient since we were right next door. Since it's a buffet i can't really rate the service but @ least the waitress kept the table clear. other than that @ least the place was clean and quiet.
better get going-have a list of things to do and the day is getting short.
since we eat out a lot i thought it'd be a good idea to keep track of the places we go to and the type of service we get and of course the quality of the food so here's my first one: we had chinese yesterday-food was okay but it's been awhile since we've been there that i'd forgotten how little the selection is. but it was a spur of the moment thing that we just chose what was most convenient since we were right next door. Since it's a buffet i can't really rate the service but @ least the waitress kept the table clear. other than that @ least the place was clean and quiet.
better get going-have a list of things to do and the day is getting short.
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