Looks like I'm gonna have some time on my hands...

I got the job. Oh boy.  It looks like I'm starting the new one right after this one, which I'm kind of bummed about because I really wanted a vacation. Darn.

I bought these boots during my Black Friday fury.  They're not the best pair of boots ever, but my calves fit!

Leatherette Flat Boots

Sometimes I really wish we had a bigger bathroom.  Ikea has a new line of bathroom pretties called Yngaren that I want but can't fit into our little bathroom.

And I made vanilla ice cream. With Toblorone bits.

Tryptophan Rant

Turkey weekend is finally over.  I'm still on my skinny jeans diet, so I didn't get eat all that I could have. Darn.  One thing I hate about being married is that we have to split holidays with each others families.  Thanksgiving go to R's family, while I get Christmas.

For turkey, we head to R's aunt and uncle.  My Christmas dinners are spent with my best friend's family.  I've been really miserable at the past 2 Thanksgiving dinners. I miss my side.

In a way, I still don't feel like I belong in R's family.  I generally exchange pleasantries, eat, then watch everyone play mahjong. They remain shocked that I don't know how to play or have any inclination to learn.

Because I'm pretty sure they don't read my blog, the food isn't all that great.

Blueberry KitKats and other good stuff

Blueberry KitKat - My coworker got this for me. It was pretty good.

Coconut Mousse with Dark chocolate cake from my (kind of) favorite Cocola Bakery.

My mom bought me this little clay pot from Daiso.  So I did what all the other Chinese people do; I made clay pot rice. My husband was surprised.

Is this dancing juice?

Like the title?  I'm hooked on "Marry You," the Bruno Mars song.

I'm feeling a little lost with this little blog of mine.  When I started this, I wanted a place to put random musings, inspirations, completed projects, and most importantly, some personal thoughts.  While I've touched upon most of these, I feel really hesitant to put the personal out there because I don't want to sound emo.  To make up for that end, I feel like I've turned this space into a repository of things I want.

My not-really-SIL (BIL's gf) said something and struck a nerve the other day about materialistic people.  I'm starting to feel a little bad because it seems that's what I post about. I don't have a very nice relationship with my not-really-SIL, but I'm not going to discuss it yet.  The important take-away point is that I'm feel like I'm not putting worthy thoughts out there (in blog land and real life), which I think is making some people (haters, like my not-really-SIL) think lowly of me.  By the way, I can totally kick her ass in the substantive-thinking part, I tell my husband that all the time.  All those jabs she takes at me, I throw them back at her, she just doesn't realize them until later.

Anyway, that's my early new year's resolution - to put those important thoughts out there because I don't want to look dumb. That looks so bad typed out.

Covet: Crewcuts!

It seems like all these blogs that I followed when I was planning my wedding are turning into baby blogs.  I'm a little jealous. A little.

I love me some flats and these make wish I had smaller feet.  Oh so pretty!  JCrew, you suck for mocking me.

Now we wait

I went for a second interview today and I guess I just have to wait.   I've been feeling uneasy this entire week, I wasn't nervous about the interview itself, I'm more worried about the aftermath.  Urgh.

I have class tomorrow and I've taken on the responsibility of putting together my group's paper, but I just can't seem to concentrate.  So here's a brain dump.

I want one of these.  They're Le Creuset casseroles!  I can only find them on ebay, so I'm assuming they're limited editions.  I want...

This week's episode of Glee made me squeal because this capella performance of "Teenage Dream" made me think of my college roomie (and wedding singer).

Oh, and they did a Bon Jovi song too. Double squeal. Total Gleek.

Another cheap dish

I bought these from Salvation Army during one of my weekend jaunts.  They were $1 for two.  As usual, I didn't know what I was going to use them for, but I wanted them.  Because they were pretty and like my momma, I'm destined to become one of those old Chinese ladies who hoard loads of knick-knacks.

I was putting my soaps into the metal basket ( I only have this old pic).  But my basket got all rusty and gross.

So here's how I used the new dish. Looks nice, except it couldn't catch the excess soap goo that fell onto the counter from the pump.  Seeing soap goo on sink counter make me bat-crazy.

So I put one of these plates underneath.

It looks a lot cleaner without the secondary plate.  Looks like I'm going to have to look for another dish or find a skinnier soap bottle.

Coffee for one please!

I use to drink a lot of coffee.  Maybe a one-cup-a-day-kind-of habit.  About a year ago, bound by some anxiety stress and wedding planning, I quit.  Cold turkey.  It's not that bad actually.

Now, I'll have a cup on the weekends.  Wanting to evoke this "grown-up" image, I decided not to reintroduce the Hello Kitty coffeemaker into our kitchen.  So I've been on the hunt for a french press.

When Starbucks had a special, I got one of these.

It was cool and dandy, but ultimately too big and too hard to clean.  I will use this when we have people over, but not really ideal for little ol' me.

While I was returning something at Sur la Table this weekend, I found this

In action

Close, but still no cigar.  The taste wasn't the same as the Bodum french press.

The hunt continues!

Covet: Ridiculous Kitchen Items

Unlike the past couple, this week was fairly mundane.  Just the way I like it.  I really hope the next two months will be smooth sailing because 2010 was not very kind to us.  Yeah, I remember, the wedding was in January, it was great, but the other months were challenging to say the least.

My stress level, however, remains pretty high.  I'm exploring a possible career change which might adversely impact our financial goals.  I am grateful that my husband is supportive of that possibility.  To this day, I don't think I could have found any one else who could put up with me and my baggage on such a scale.

Mushy stuff aside, I have an Amazon giftcard to use.  The utilitarian part of me says I should look for things that I need, but hey, how can I deny such frivolity?

Salt & Pepper

Pizza Cutter

Half & half

Upside Down Glass

Salad Tools

Salt & Pepper Shaker

Pastasaurus

Sink Stopper/Drainer

Twiggy Basting Brush

Not bad for a Wednesday

Here's my first attempt at thumbprint jam cookies. This one is from the second batch.  The first batch was a little thicker.

 

I got to leave work early on Wednesday and watch the Giant's Victory parade.  My coworker and I stumbled into Giordano Bros.to watch it on TV.  Their sandwiches have cole slaw and fries in them!