I appreciate : long weekends…and good food

jennahn — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:02:36 +0000

: shhhh

It was nice to have MLK weekend after all the christmas and new year holidays. The hubby and I decided to do an overnighter. It was actually a gift we got for someone who chose to forgo in lieu of something else she really needed. No problem. Rather than getting a refund, we decided to enjoy it ourselves. It’s amazing what a “true” day away can do for your mind, body, and spirit. Everyone should do it; it doesn’t have to be fancy or expensive, but it should be somewhere where you can relax and disconnect from everyday life or worries.

Of course we had fabulous food. We got to use our groupon to one restaurant and the following day we had lunch at Nordstrom…it was my first time. De.lic.ous! I had no idea. Definitely a place to go again in the near future. Check it out:

Nordstrom Blue Stove

gnocchi

Vietnamese style sandwich...yum yum

xoxo, jenn

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Happy Chinese New Year : year of the dragon

jennahn — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:18:18 +0000

Happy Chinese New Year! Yesterday we celebrated the day with fabulous food and good friends. Tonight we’re celebrating with more fabulous food & friends.

It’s the year of the dragon which is supposed to be the luckiest year. I had no idea what my sign was until yesterday. I would tell you what it is, but then you’ll probably figure out how old I am…and a lady never tells her age. Do you know your Chinese zodiac sign? If not, you can figure it out here.

xoxo, jenn

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Have a sweet weekend

jennahn — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:50:51 +0000

This week went by so quickly. Do you guys have plans for the weekend? It’s supposed to rain here and both of us has to work a little. Oh but we do have plans with friends to celebrate the Chinese New Year…that should be fun! Anyway, whatever your plans may be here’s me wishing all of you a sweet weekend!

sweet!

xoxo, jenn

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I appreciate…instant video streaming!

jennahn — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:47:20 +0000

Last week I decided to finally check out the show Downton Abbey. At the local library there is a long holds list and all of season 1 is not available on the PBS site. Fortunately, Amazon Prime offers it through their instant video streaming. There’s been a lot of good things said about the show and a write up a week or so ago in the LA Times about one of the actresses. The show was really good, I watched 2 episodes. Could have watched more, but figured I’d better pace myself. It’s so easy to get addicted to a show and watch everything all at once and then when you’re caught up you’re left yearning for more. Hoping season 2 will be just as great!

xoxo, jenn

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Bonjour Sunday

jennahn — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:10:30 +0000

Wishing you a Happy New Year

jennahn — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:11:46 +0000

Well, I hope everyone has been having a great holiday season so far. It’s hard to believe that the season will be over this weekend. Honestly I’m ready for it to be over. It’s time to get on with 2012. Not that 2011 was horrible, but it seems from Thanksgiving – New Year’s we’re kinda in a strange spot. We shuffle (not in a bad way) through the holidays, but never seem to move forward. Like we can’t actually move forward until the new year starts. I’m excited & hopefully all of you are excited as well. So here’s to a fabulous New Year! Please be safe and have a fun and I’ll see all you lovelies in 2012

xoxo, jenn

P.s. Santa hubby brought me a new camera, yay! Now I have to learn how to use it

Suggestions please

jennahn — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:58:36 +0000

My camera officially died and it’s sad. I need to buy a new one, but it’s so confusing. The one that died was this great little point and shoot.

RIP my sweet little camera

Loved, loved, loved it! However, now that I need a new one, I’m thinking maybe about upgrading to a DSLR, but it’s a little intimidating. Something pretty entry-level, simple to use, not too expensive but with options to become advanced as I learn and become advanced. Someone recommended this one.

Canon Rebel T2i

How does one chose? Any advice? Thanks, in advance!

xoxo, jenn

Oh, p.s. I really want to make a decision soon because my man said that a camera could be my Christmas present this year

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Student work

jennahn — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:12:13 +0000

A few pics of student work:

flag book

flag book completely open

sewn board/ case binding (i think)

collection of sewn board

The students worked really hard. They made a collection of about 22 different types of books this semester. Well done everyone!

xoxo, jenn

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Joy

jennahn — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:51:35 +0000

A few weeks or so ago my friend Joy & I were talking about some different things we wanted to do. Each of us mentioned taking dance classes. joy is a dance teacher. I said that I wanted to take some hip hop dance classes. It’s something that I used to do and really enjoyed. So Joy put that into her memory bank and surprised me for my birthday. We had been trying to get some girl time in and this was perfect. She said that she would pick me up and for me to wear dance clothes. I text her asking “what are dance clothes?” She said, clothes I work out in. funny, but because of the day & time, I thought she was going to take me to a boot camp class. To my surprise, it was a hip hop dance class (advanced class). We grabbed dinner and went to class. It was sooooo much fun! I loved every minute of it. it’s amazing what one can learn in an hour. We danced, laughed, and had a great time. This was such a thoughtful gift and was encouraged that Joy remembered our conversation. I think everyone should have a little Joy in their lives!

after the dance class

Thanks again Joy!

xoxo, jenn

Love Soup

jennahn — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:25:38 +0000

Tomorrow is December 1st. What does the month of December bring to mind for you? For me it’s cold brisk mornings, goodbye to another year, birthdays, Christmas, snuggly trying to keep warm nights and yummy soup.

Love Soup by Anna Thomas

Last week I checked this book out at my local library. A friend mentioned that she had tried a few recipes from it and loved them all. So tonight after work, I’ll be heading to the grocery store to pick up ingredients to make a Love Soup…Black Bean and Squash Soup. I’ll let you know how it goes.

Happy last day of November!

xoxo, jenn

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