The lovely
EuropaFox tagged me:
What were you doing ten years ago?In June of '98 I was on Martha's Vineyard with my friends from boarding school. I was also having severe anxiety at the thought of leaving boarding school for college. It's hard to go from a place where you literally know EVERYONE (all 135 students) to a place where I had classes with 300 strangers! People laugh that I joined a sorority but our houses were the same size as my boarding school (120ish members) so I felt right at home.
5 things on my to do list today1. Practice Guitar Hero in secret while DH is at a Padres game. (He wonders why I beat him every time we play even though he's played guitar for 20 years. Mystery solved, no?)
2. Order hardwood flooring samples for our new place (if we get it - cross your fingers!)
3. Write a really nasty email to BBB because they have had a piece of our wedding silver on back order for TEN months. And they don't even update me - I have to keep calling.
4. Finish my French-themed hand towel that I've been embroidering.
5. Iron about 30 work shirts while watching stuff I've DVRed.
3. Snacks you enjoyYogurt-covered pretzles, hummas and pita chips, frozen banana pieces, peanut butter-filled pretzels (TJ also make chocolate covered ones that are TO DIE FOR), and dehydrated pineapple.
4.Places you have livedHawaii, DC, southern Virginia (middle of nowhere - take a left), northern Virginia, New Hampshire, Indiana, Tennessee, California, and Northern Ireland (Belfast).
5.Five things you would do if you were a billionaire1. Quit work immediately.
2. Call my Dahdoo and tell him he's retiring - now.
3. Endow the Elliot and DH charitable foundation. (First thing on the agenda - funding the Elliot's Parents chair of engineering at the family alma mater.)
4. Call our lawyer, our realtor, and our money manager.
5. Walk into
Design within Reach and tell them to send one of everything.
I like how sweet and simple is this meme. I tag anyone who wants to do it!
(If you don't know, Brian Malarkey was a contestant on Top Chef and is the executive chef at Oceanaire in Gaslamp, San Diego aka - in my 'hood.) Thoughts:
We really liked Oceanaire in DC so I imagine we'll head down to the SD one in short order.
Daddy, you look absolutely hunky in a tux. I suggest it for your casual-wear.
You were very calm. I was practically dragging you up that aisle!
This is my adorable Father-in-law, Barry. He's totally awesome. He used to go see the Beatles at the Cavern way before they were famous. And I love the story of when he hung out with Coldplay. Seriously, I have the best in-laws. 
DH also gave me permission to buy a new (bigger) beach bag. Now that we have the 7' Whim beach towels (pictured below) we needed a bigger bag to accommodate their bulk. Took this madras bag to Mission Beach on Sunday while DH was surfing and it held: 2 Whim towels, 2 bottles of sunscreen, DH's large sandles, a Nalgene, a novel, 2 magazines, and our waterproof "pouch" that holds keys, wallets, phones, etc. All in all, I LOVE this bag. 
