Thanks x3

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink..." Thanks to my Phrase a Week newsletter, I learned that this phrase was recorded as early as 1175 and appears to be the oldest English proverb that is still in regular use today. It means that people, like horses, will only do what they have a mind to do. Isn't that the truth.

I think it's a good phrase, but I much prefer: "You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think." :) Thanks for the hilarious rewrite, Dorothy Parker.

And finally, thanks, Tammy, for telling me about Na Blo Po Mo. I might not post every day in November, but I'll at least get one in this month! <3

Make Your Own Jamba Night!

Eek! It is currently a sweltering 87 degrees in the apartment (at 7pm!) and I wanted something cold for dinner. We have absolutely nothing available to make a salad...

Sounds like a Make Your Own Jamba Night! This is something Mom and I used to do growing up in yucky hot Sacramento. (Only we didn't call it that... I don't think Jambas existed yet.) On top of being a light and healthy meal, you can use up random ingredients that you have in your kitchen.

For example, tonight I used:

rachel's cherry black current yogurt

nonfat milk

honey

nutmeg

cinnamon

vanilla

banana

almonds

peaches

applesauce

ice

Here's the final product

Try your own combination and enjoy your yummy creation!

Confession: The straw is mainly for show... The smoothie is definitely too thick to use a straw!

Cute Overload!

Please enjoy this out of control cute picture of Mom's dog, Molly, wearing her raincoat.

The lining and buttons are yellow duckies.

I NEED A DOG, people.

Curtains!

If I knew all along how cute curtains were, I would have done them years ago! I had no idea where to start (12 feet is a lot of window!), but thank goodness Greg's mom is a curtain master. She came over fully equipped with drill, stepstool, measuring tape, and all the essentials! After a trip to Bed, Bath, and Beyond we were ready to go. A few hours later, this is what we came up with...

I'm still trying to decide how I want to hang the scarf (the horizontal piece) but I think it looks super cute! Any ideas?

Note: I also really really want tassels (gold!!), but fear they are too corny. Agree/Disagree?