My Mantra

We are! I attended a Junior League book talk for Lee Woodruff, the wife of ABC News Correspondent Bob Woodruff who suffered a brain injury in Iraq in 2003 after a roadside bomb caused him shrapnel wounds. For this discussion, however, she was promoting her new book, Perfectly Imperfect. The book features 17 essays on different experiences she’s had throughout her life as a woman, writer, mother, daughter, sister, friend, wife, etc. From her readings, these are all stories we can identify with. During her talk, she likened women to oranges; we are all made up of segments. One is a wife/girlfriend, one is a daughter, one is a sister, one is a professional, one is a runner, one is a blogger, one is a caregiver, and the list goes on. Her ideas actually pair well with the other book I’m reading now by Cokie Roberts, We Are Our Mothers    [...]

Continue reading...

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

LDB meaning, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast. I had to run to some meetings way far out in Virginia with a sign vendor yesterday so I wasn’t able to blog. Rrrrr… BUT, I was able to make it to the Outlets, where I picked up some fab finds at Banana Republic and JCrew! Lunch: Spinach, Mandarin Oranges, Feta and Pine Nuts In the food processor I blended chickpeas, one tilapia filet, and some cheese then formed into patties, rolled in bread crumbs and baked at 350 for a half hour. Cover in sauce and serve atop spinach. Geoff really enjoyed them, but I have to say, they weren’t my fave Breakfast: Kashi GoLEAN Crunch and Eggs with Buffalo Sauce Workout Playlist Wednesday will be coming at you later today! And yes, I know it’s Thursday

Continue reading...

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

I’m not one for anniversaries, particularly at the month mark, but what better way to start a week with something pseudo-momentous, and when I have five friends who’ve married and divorced in under a year, I’d call this significant. Six months ago today I married my best friend (sappy, I know. As Geoff himself would say, “Blech!” We are NOT PDA type of people!). It has been a fabulous and wonderful six months. He has shown me support, picked me up when I’ve felt down, made me laugh, and pushed me to do things I never thought possible. Despite his traffic outbursts and love of Mario Kart and mayonnaise, he’s truly my other half and I can’t imagine one second of my life without him! I can’t remember if I shared our story, but we met March 6, 2006, my first day with our mutual employer in our fine city of Washington, DC. He    [...]

Continue reading...

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Good Evening Blogland! I’m sorry to just now post the wedding recap, but I think I have a touch of food poisoning and have been pretty out of commission all day. But, we’ll get to that fun experience at the end of this post. The wedding was at 4:00 in Alexandria yesterday. With the tea party protest in DC and an art festival in Alexandria, we were faced with a lot of this. Which had us running about 10 minutes behind schedule. I was still able to snap a pick of the Collingwood Library and Museum as we were running to take a seat. We made it just as the bridesmaids were heading down the aisle! Both the bride and groom have brothers and sisters, so they mixed up their wedding parties! The beautiful bride walking down the aisle with her pops. Saying their I Do’s. Some lemonade and juice for guests to sip on at their seats. They    [...]

Continue reading...

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.