Photos being uploaded

I’ve stareted to upload photos. Vacation photos will be going into this set.

I also uploaded some calligraphy stuff I did yesterday. Enjoy!

BufBloPoFo Day 10

BufBloPoFo Topic for BufBloPoFoMonique Day (Day 10)

On day ten last year, I found out about a girl named Monique who graduated from law school a year before me. She kicked cancer’s ass long enough to graduate, study for and then take the New York State Bar Exam. She passed away soon after that, cementing her status as one of my all time greatest personal heroes. I regret that I never met her, but I’m a better lawyer today because I know her story. For BufBloPoFoMonique day, tell me who inspires you. Who is your hero?

Interestingly enough, Kelly tagged me in a “Women I Admire” meme a while back. I started a draft post and never finished it. So, I guess I’ll finish it now.

Women I admire

You can click on over to flickr to read my notes.

This is, of course, not a comprehensive listing. I could (and perhaps will) add to it. Just off the top of my head…there’s Margaret Atwood, Madeline L’Engle, and Anna Quindlen. Plus, there’s a whole host of other real-life ladies I’m lucky to know. But it’s late, and I’m getting tired.

Just as a bonus…a few women I wish were real (but can still admire in their fictional form):

CJ Cragg
Buffy Summers
Sydney Bristow
Veronica Mars
Jaye from Wonderfalls

And this doesn’t even mention any men. But it’ll do. Good night!

Fun with my kitchen

While Rand is off gallivanting about the UK, my mom and dad came up to Buffalo to help do some work in our kitchen. Our main goal? To get rid of this:

ugly wallpaper

I hate wallpaper. I curse the man who invented wallpaper. And this? Barf. It looks it should have been in someone’s guest bathroom in 1986.

Here are a few other “before” pix of the kitchen:

light

This light was hanging above the kitchen table. Not really my style. I think the pink/blue flower motif was supposed to match the wallpaper. And I’m not entirely sure the bulb was supposed to be hanging down like that.

kitchen

This is not to demonstrate what a mess the countertop was, but to give somewhat of an idea of the rose counters, white cabinets, and ugly, ugly wallpaper combo. Oh, and you can see a wee bit of the blue valance above the kitchen window, too.

cabinets

Just a close-up of the cabinets.

sink

The last person who lived here was obsessed with white. I really want to replace this white sink…and while the faucet looks pretty, it is not at all practical. Because it’s so high up, every time you use the sink, water splashes *everywhere*.

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While I was at work on Friday, my parents began stripping wallpaper. My dad made a trip to the hardware store, where he learned that there is special primer for painting over wallpaper. Score! No more stripping.

in progress

Walls have been primed, and we begin edging.

behind the fridge

Pulled out the fridge to paint behind it, and I was amused by the way the molding just stopped six inches short of the corner.

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Same area, after paint. This, obviously, is the color I chose. It’s sort of a rosy chocolate color.

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new paint

We’re finished now, and my parents have headed out. I’ll post some “after” pictures once I put a few finishing touches on, maybe later on today.

Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it

Jen tagged me. I was at work when I saw the post. I took this with my phone.

photo meme
Rules

  1. Take a picture of yourself.. riiiiiight.. NOW!
  2. DO NOT change your clothes. DO NOT fix your hair.. Just take a picture.
  3. Post that picture with NO editing.
  4. Post these instructions with your picture.
  5. Tag 10 people to do this!

Ten? Really?

Hrm…

Okay. Jessica, Nicole, Linda, Caoimhe, Kelly, Julie Anne and, oh heck, whoever wants to play. Just leave me a comment if you do. 🙂

Photos posted

So, I finally got around to uploading some photos that have been hanging out on my camera for, oh, a month or so (as well as some recent ones). Will get to titles and descriptions soon. 😉

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It’s the small things

I managed to upload some photos to flickr today, with titles and descriptions even. Whoo!

Here’s a little sample…all photos of things I’ve baked recently:

pumpkin bread

Pumpkin bread

blackberry pie

Blackberry pie

foccacia

Foccacia

Mmmm…

Enjoy!

Several thousand words

So, I still haven’t carved out any time to write…but I did upload some of the photos that were on my camera. To prove how long it’s been, I give you a birthday card I got from Samantha:

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She finds good cards. I need to know where she gets them. 😉

We also took some photos at Rand’s cousin’s wedding two weekends ago. Here’s one that I particularly liked:

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Rand wants me to let you all know that he took it. 😉

More photos here. Enjoy!

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Happy month-iversary!

Just married!

(Photo by Debbie)

Yep, folks…Rand and I have been married for a whole month. Woohoo! 😀

We currently have our whole cake top sitting in our freezer. We have a secret plan for it, which I will reveal…probably tomorrow. 😉

Rand refers to the above photo as “freewheelin’ Rand and Erin.” I’ll let you all guess on the reference.

Happy day!

LOLz

I just couldn’t resist adding an LOL caption to this photo:

funny pictures
moar funny pictures

Hee.

Honeymoon photos are slowly being uploaded to flickr.

Happy housewarming

Unpacking has been keeping us quite busy…but I at least wanted to post these photos of the adorable (and delicious) housewarming gift sent by Debbie, Jodi, and Allison (aka Urban Tapestry):

happy housewarming!

edible arrangement

YUM! Tasty, tasty chocolate covered strawberries. Thanks again, guys! 🙂