surprise weekend...

well my weekend did not turn out the way I planned -- it actually ended up a LOT better... come Friday afternoon I got a call from DJ and he decided that he was going to fly home Friday night [thank the lord] - so my husbandless plans got cancelled but I got to spend the weekend with my lovie! [which clearly is almost better than a chick-flick].

I did get two of my wants from Friday night...

[pizza check, wine check]

then on Saturday, DJ and I went for a quick run at the lake and headed down to Athens to have lunch with Tiffers and Josh at Last Resort Grill [aka our Athens fave] and then ventured to go to the eye doctor [I know, so exciting].  After picking out the perfect pair of Kate Spade eyeglasses [I'll share when I get them] we went to Mat & Summers and hung out with the family and all the kids and had a blast.

Sunday was definitely our domestic day: cleaning, cooking, laundry and running errands [Target + Costco - yeees please]. We even took Ollie to the groomers to get a bath and a mani/pedi [I'm jealous, I need one of those - mani/pedi, not bath - I shower, promise].  I was also excited to try out three new recipes on Sunday which turned out great [posts coming soon].

all in all, such a great relaxing weekend. 

...and now, the 10K/Half Marathon training begins [aka no more pizza]

wish me luck!

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husbandless hita...

welp, this week has flown by and I'm ready for it to be Sunday and to be reunited with my love but here are some of the highlights of my husbandless week

some high points...
...I may or may not have spent an hour lazing around my happy place aka Target tonight. I love Danny but it is not fun to go to Target with him.... I do not like being rushed!

...lots of girly time with my MIL - we had fun at home watching old faves What a Girl Wants and the Princess Diary, and we watched Burlesque, which I loved, a definite new fave!





...date night with my MIL for yummy Chinese food and The Help on Wednesday (which we LOVED), the cast did an amazing job and I loved, loved, loved the way they "brought to life" the characters for me...



...falling asleep watching quality TV on the iPad (aka Bachelor Pad and Sorority Wars)


...lots of quality cuddle time with my other love... I also may or may not have texted DJ eight different pictures of Oliver while he's been gone... I feel like a slacker, that number will definitely double by the time he gets back!




some low points...
...clearly DJ is the more "fit" person in our marriage and I've clearly turned into sloth without him (aka I haven't worked out since he left, oops). it has arrived sloth day week 2011.



...I also definitely had popchips and cheesecake for dinner last tonight (dairy + veggies, right??) - I need him to come back and kick my diet back into gear!


...is it Sunday yet? Hope it gets here soon, better yet I hope DJ actually comes home on Sunday and isn't stranded in NYC due to the hurricane! Not kosher. I miss my guy...

I mean, how could you not miss that adorable face??

...in related news, I may have just had cheesecake for breakfast.
oops! 

definitely hopefully going for a run tomorrow and sunday!

I think tonight is going to consist of pizza, wine, nail painting and a chick-flick. 

gotta take advantage of my singledom while I can... 

don't be too jealous!

in all seriousness, looks like the hurricane is going to hit this weekend and it makes me nervous for all my east coasters. fingerscrossed it doesn't make landfall [and that DJ's flight doesn't get canceled and he can actually come home rather than get stranded in NYC]

happy friday!

kittens inspired by kittens....

clearly, I'm a dog person [no offense to all of you crazy cat ladies out there, AHEM Anna, Caroline]...but the dog person in me is smacked down and wants to run out and adopt a cat whenever I see this darn video...

aren't those some freaking adorable kittens?!

...and I would be remiss if I posted about kittens without including this gem of a video...

too. freaking. funny.

that video will always take me back to 2008

in related news, I have seriously watched both of those videos way more than I want to ever admit...

it's kinda embarrassing. 

oh, how [pumpkin] pinteresting wednesday....

with fall just around the corner here are some of my favorite pumpkin recipe themed pins...

pumpkin cookies with caramel frosting...

Source: letsdishrecipes.blogspot.com via annahita on Pinterest

pumpkin pancakes...

Source: blogs.babble.com via annahita on Pinterest

pumpkin rolls...

Source: the-girl-who-ate-everything.com via annahita on Pinterest

pumpkin crunch cake...

Source: thepickyapple.com via annahita on Pinterest

pumpkin cupcake with cinnamon cream cheese frosting and salted caramel drizzle... [um, triple yum]

Source: mysweetandsaucy.com via annahita on Pinterest

pumpkin bundt cake...

Source: amerrierworld.com via annahita on Pinterest

the pumpkin baking needs to start stat.

is it october september yet? 

check out more fun pinteresting finds at The Vintage Apple!

all quiet on the western front...

not much going on in my neck of the woods this week. classes started yesterday which means my days are filled with more student interaction [which I love] and more students eating junk outside my office [which I hate] - if you follow me on twitter you get to hear rants about this at least weekly during the school year. It never fails, the day I have a salad to eat there are like 30 kids outside my office eating cheeseburgers and french fries [don't they know I'm trying to eat  healthy?!]. but seriously, I'm psyched school is back in session and am ready to hit the ground running.

I'm a little sad today because DJ is leaving me for a week to attend to some business in NYC [he's fancy]. I want to take a business trip. That's the one thing I miss about my yearlong stint in the corporate world... business trips. I love traveling for work, being out of the office and exploring new places, oh yeah and flying and sleeping in hotels. I even loved filling out my expense report when I got back [I know, I'm a freak]. Oh well, that's about all I liked about that job so clearly I'm back in the right place/field.

But back to DJ, I'm such a baby when it comes to being without him now. It's so foreign to think about spending the next week without him. I also have to drive myself to work for the next three days, the nerve of him.  Luckily, I have Ollie and my MIL to keep me company. I have a feeling a lot of girly movies/TV is going to be watched this week and it makes me very happy!

I also finished two books this week - one that I LOVED and that you should read [Fly Away Home by Jennifer Weiner] and one that was kinda, eh - that I wouldn't really recommend [Chasing Harry Winston - Lauren Weisberger]. More on those later...

well, this was kinda a pointless post so I'll leave you with this youtube video makes me giggle....

love.

happy tuesday kittens.