Z Is For ZZZZZZ

Since my husband is gone for great lengths of time, he and I make it a point to get away for a night or two when he his home.  Tomorrow is the beginning of one of our mini vacations.  I'm so looking forward to getting away, to exploring and shopping and dining in fine restaurants, to hiking and maybe bowling and for sure stopping at any garage sale we see.

But most of all, I'm looking forward to catching up on my sleep!  I stay up too late, I'm up too early.  The next few days will see me sleeping when I feel like.  I can hardly wait!

Y Is For Yes

My daughter and I love going to Costco.  We savor our trips up and down the wide aisles.  We love saying funny things like, "Let's buy this tub of sour cream," and then laughing because there is no way we could used even a quarter of that tub before it goes from sour to spoiled.  That might only be funny to us!

The best part though, is the free samples.  We all know it.  We all eagerly converge on the food tables at the end of the aisles, checking out whether it looks good enough to try.  Today she tried the gluten free cookie, and I did not.  She said I choose correctly: it left a weird taste in her mouth.  We both skipped the gluten free granola and some kind of healthy nutrition bar.  But then we saw it.

Mini Tacos.

There was one left.  My daughter asked me if she should try it and I said yes.  As she reached for it, the lady put one more out.  Mine!   We stood in the aisle, sort of blocking people, while we tasted a little bit of heaven.  She said she could eat mini tacos every day.  I said we needed a box.

We texted Dad at home to preheat the oven, we were bringing dinner home.   Turns out, mini tacos are even better when heated in the oven!  Oh so delicious!

We almost always say yes to one sample we try.  This one just might be the best of the best.

X Is for iXnay and Amscray

Let's ixnay and amscray

And find a quiet spot

A cozy just for two nook

Were we can sit and smile

Talking not required!

W Is For Where Has April Gone?

Where has April gone?  It feels like I just started the A to Z challenge, and yet here I am, at W, almost the last letter.  This month has flown by!

I've ticked things off my to do list, gotten a bit more organized, walked to work almost every day, found a yogurt I love so much I savor it as my daily treat, tried several new recipes for dinner, listened to more of my record collection, argued and won my daughter's right to re-take a vocab quiz, had lunches with friends,  enjoyed my 'date' with my Mom, just her and me, and all around tried my best to savor each day, rain or shine, knowing this moment, this day in April 2014 isn't coming around again.  I better get to it!

V Is For Vintage

I am a vintage junky.  I live for the summer weekends when garage sales are abundant.  There is nothing I love more than digging through a box for a hidden vintage treasure.  I search thrift shop shelves, on the hunt for a quirky gem.

I love it so much, two years ago I took the leap and opened my own booth in our local vintage market.  The best part of my venture is it pays for my hobby!  I can shop to my hearts content, knowing that I'm spending my own money.

I wonder what sales are going on tomorrow?  I'm giddy with excitement to find out!

U Is For UGH!

This morning we woke up to discover we had no internet, no TV, no land line phone.  Nothing!  I may have uttered many groans of dismay.  I never realized how much we depended on those things to start our day.  Who knew what the weather held?  Or if anyone else had liked my Facebook status, or if I had holds in at the library or if this wasn't a storm related outage and more of an apocalypse situation.

We are finally back up and running and I can honestly say I will not be one of those parents who institutes a technology free week.  If I did that, I'd have to follow that rule. 

I really try not to make rules I can't follow!  

T Is For Tomato

My favorite sandwich is a BLT,  hold the T.  Which makes people laugh when I say it.  The thing is, I'm all about a good bacon and lettuce sandwich and those pesky tomatoes get in the way!

Love tomatoes in ketchup and spaghetti sauce and salsa.

Hate tomatoes on sandwiches, salads and bruschetta.

My Grandpa used to tell me I'd like them when I became a grown up.  Um, I'm going to be 40 this year.  I'm about as grown up as I'm going to get.  Still hate them!