Honey, You are Too Much

I forgot Barbie rolled so large. I don’t remember where it came from but I had it for pretty much the whole of my childhood.  The trunk opened and if you dropped it on your foot you were damn well going to know it. If I ever have a little girl she has to have one.  Has to.

I still want to be Barbie.  Sigh.

Shopping: Maurices

I recently made a fairly large purchase from Maurices and they were nice enough to include a ton of 20% off coupons.  I feel obliged to used at least a couple of them.   Or maybe more than a couple depending on what kind of mood I'm in.   I'm head over heels for this top

it screams spring to me.  I'm thinking pants, khaki skirt, or even with skinny jeans and flats.
And this dress is lovely

I dig the retro vibe.  Also very springy. (The weather went back on its promise of pending summer.  All that cash on getting the AC fixed and it gets cold again.  That's about right.)

(This is not a sponsored post.  I just really like Maurices.  I feel their price points/styles are somewhere between fast fashion chains like Forever 21 that feel too young (and everything is too freakin' short) and "adult" brands like The Limited.  Pretty perfect for where I am right now.)

Music Monday: Gamer

Whoever is making trailers for video games these days deserves a shitton of money.  Seriously. They make games look so freakin’ good.  Like interactive action movies.  And the soundtracks! After seeing the God of War Ascension trailer about fifty thousand times I finally had to find out what the song was. 

Should have known.  Ellie Goulding and her epic voice.

And there’s this the trailer/song combo from Bioshock Infinite

The boy and I both kind of stare at the TV like gaping fish when that trailer comes on.  The game looks bad ass.  The song is bad ass.  Too much awesome to bear.

Good Eats: Chicken Taco Cornbread Pie

Photo by Kraft

How could it not be a win with a name like that?  Pinned it and loved it. Find the recipe here. I tweaked it by subbing a half can of Rotel for the peppers and didn't use all of the muffin mix.  If you use it all it can be cornbread overkill (that's so a band name).  I also added sour cream and taco sauce after the fact.

It made me exceptionally sad that my picky eater hated it but not so sad that I couldn't scarf down two bowls full.  You win some, you lose some.

Spring? Can't Say I'm Familiar

We’ve got a range of 70 -78 this week.  I’m excited to pack away the sweaters and clear up room in the closet but I’m pretty sure that means that summer is going to be a scorcher.  God bless Frigidaire.  And God bless the AC repair guy who figured out the hard way that our Frigidaire AC unit only functioned with Frigidaire replacement parts.

Music Monday: Sharing is Caring

Back in action with lame titles! Yes! But it’s appropriate enough.  Dear Friend and I shared these yesterday morning:

his volley to me.  That lady has a serious set of pipes.  Jealousy level is super high.

my reply to him.  The husband is a Walking Dead fan (I may be the only person left on earth who isn’t) and I generally vacate the living room to let him watch in peace, however, when I heard this on an episode I came barreling out of the bedroom. Had to know what it was.  Thankfully the fans are just a rabid for the music and it was already posted on tune find.

As for the hiatus there was London:

You better believe that camel from Hamley's would have came home with me had I thought I could fit it in my luggage.

And there's been plenty of eating and drinking:

That’s pretty much covers the past three months.  Except for the monumental life decision that the time is right for us to spawn.  While I’m still not sure if a likeness of me is a great idea the boy seems pretty set on it.  So we’re gonna try to output a mini.  Wish us luck, k.