Sometimes I'm Moody

"They say it's better to be poor and happy than rich and miserable, but how about a compromise like moderately rich and just moody?"  ~ Princess Diana

Hi!

             Just stopping by to say a quick hi this afternoon and then I'm headed out to soak up some rare January sunshine which showed up today along with temperatures in the 50's.  I'm usually not this month's biggest fan but hey, if this is what January is gonna look like then I guess it can stick around for a little while.  Not too much new happening around these parts except for a quick trip down to North Carolina for work this week.  I have to say, as much as I adore living in D.C. there is just something about North Carolina.  Maybe it's nostalgia for my glory days at WFU or the fact that a sweet old man called me darlin and held the door for me when I arrived at my hotel.  But either way, I loved having an excuse to head a little further south for a few days.

And now since I'm antsy to get out of my house and I have a whiney pup at my side, I'll leave you with a quick iphone dump but promise to be back with more soon!

New sneaks for me...

and for the Coop...

(can't wait for the commentary on these babies from my brothers who are convinced that my goal in life is to emasculate my poor dog)

A sister date at Red Rocks...

And a couple of days in here...

And a rainy/snowy afternoon in Raleigh which put me right here...

And now I'm off to enjoy a four day weekend thanks to Dr. MLK, Mr. Obama, and jury duty.  

Hope you're having a happy one!       

A Few Things

Just some things I want to wear...

And some pups I want to snuggle...

And some deliciousness I want to eat...

(recipes: here, here, and here)

And some words I want to live by...

Still Kicking

            Hey sweet stalkers.  Bet you thought this little blog had gone belly up over the holidays from an overdose on eggnog or something...and you would almost be right.  But to be honest, I just haven't really been in the blogging mood lately and as you know, never want anything that I write on here to be forced or artificial so I wanted to wait until I was really in the mood.  And now that the blog bug has bitten me once again I can assure you that I won't pull another disappearing act anytime in the near future.
            And since I've been off the grid for over a month now (gasp) I have lots to share beginning with some pictures from the holidays in DC and our family vacation out west to Jackson Hole, Wyoming over Christmas.

White Christmas at the Kennedy Center...cause your girl loves herself a musical

A very happy door to come home to

And then we headed west...

            So I was a little nervous after nearly every person I talked to about JH told me how intimidating the mountain is but as it turns out, even after three years sans skis, I can still hang...and when I can't I can at least manage a semi-graceful face plant/mogul-cling.

A little apres ski at the Mangy Moose

Hey Dad!

Cheers!

            It was such a fun trip and despite the waybelowfreezing temperatures, I cannot wait to go back. But now that I've thawed and made my way back to the district, my friends and I are doing our best to beat the winter blues by planning lots of fun for the next few weeks.  Since my instinct is really just to do this until May...

Hope you had a wonderful holiday season and that your 2013 is off to a stellar start.  And to those of you who continued to stop by despite the radio silence on my end...I'm sending you a big fat virtual kiss on the mouth.  I love ya.