PBS put together this awesome video....love it!
I may have to get a bottle of Rosé and watch Julie and Julia tonight. Bon Appetit, Y'all!
Well Look Who Has A Second Bathroom
17 hours ago
What Good Cooking is All About
I'm loving the celebration of Julia Child today on what would be her 100th birthday! I've only tried one of her recipes- hollandaise sauce from Julia's Kitchen Wisdom cookbook. Let's just say I need to keep practicing! But I still love the cookbook.
PBS put together this awesome video....love it!
I may have to get a bottle of Rosé and watch Julie and Julia tonight. Bon Appetit, Y'all!
PBS put together this awesome video....love it!
I may have to get a bottle of Rosé and watch Julie and Julia tonight. Bon Appetit, Y'all!
Way Overdue!
I can't believe I've only had two blog posts all year! When I moved back to SC a little over two years ago, I admittedly lost the connection to Grits and Gossip. Almost all of the "Blogging Basics" articles instruct you to have a blog theme or focus. You know the ones- home design, cooking through a famous chef's cookbook, loosing weight, and so on. The "focus" of Grits and Gossip was always about my life in DC and staying in touch with friends and family back home. Well....I'm back home. Now what??
I didn't give it a second thought and planned to post about transitioning life back in to the south. That's still the plan, but it has taken more time than I thought to find my motivation and fit blogging back into my life. So this is one of many reasons Grits and Gossip has been on the very back burner. Truth be told, I've missed it!
So if anyone is still reading...thanks! I'm excited to catch up! How do you like the new look of Grits and Gossip?
Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!
What's your favorite Dr. Seuss Quote? Mine is- "Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So...get on your way!"
2000-late!
Well I certainly won't be winning any Blogger of the Year awards in 2011! So here's a post to stop my mom from nagging reflect on what exactly happened last year!
11 for '11
1. Life with a puppy! There were a few Ellie-related challenges like this....
but mostly lots of love...
but mostly lots of love...
2. Daddy-Daughter time! For most of the year, my dad was working in Columbia and stayed with me a few nights a week. Despite the fact that we ate out way too much (and the scale shows it,) it was great spending time with my dad.
3. iPhone! I made the much anticipated plunge into the smart phone world last spring! I went with the iPhone and haven't looked back. I. LOVE. IT. More to come on my favorite Apps.
4. Pin, Pin, Pin! I discovered Pinterest and it might have taken up my blogging time. Here's our Pinterest-inspired Thanksgiving centerpiece with fresh veggies (green beans, artichoke, upside-down turnips, and kale)...
If you need a Pinterest invite...leave a comment with your email address. But you've been warned, it's addicting!
5. Junior League! I'm joining the Junior League of Columbia. Well, technically, I'm a provisional member this year, but so far so good! I completed my group provisional project in December where we helped out with a Christmas party for Family Connection families. I've enjoyed meeting new people and learning more about getting involved in my community.
6. New Girl! This new, funny, and quirky show on Fox is a new favorite!
7. Work! My job kept me busy with some big projects like a successful advocacy training that got rave reviews and an almost finished website project. I also attended a really good social media conference called Social Crush (now known as CrushIQ) and learned a TON.
7. Work! My job kept me busy with some big projects like a successful advocacy training that got rave reviews and an almost finished website project. I also attended a really good social media conference called Social Crush (now known as CrushIQ) and learned a TON.
8. Out with the Old! The purging, organizing, and cleaning started around this time last year when I carefully went through all of the Christmas decorations I had acquired. If it wasn't used, I didn't LOVE it, or I didn't have room for it....it was donated. I continued at the end of each season with clothes and other things cluttering my apartment. Sadly, a lot of my clothes no longer fit (we'll get to that in another post.) The false hope of getting back in to those smaller sizes was taking up too much space in my closet. I finally resolved that WHEN I'm back in those sizes, I'll want new clothes anyway...so out with the old and in with a functioning closet and dresser.
9. Gardening! OK, it was actually at the BF's house...but I helped! All the fresh veggies of last summer has motivated me to do more gardening in the coming year. Fresh salsa made with veggies from the garden...
The cayenne pepper plants produced a TON of peppers. We used them in everything and dried some like this...
and made pepper vinegar and red pepper flakes....
10. Festivals around Columbia! I loved going to the Oyster Festival, Crawfish Festival, and St. Patty's Day in 5 Points...
11. New addition! My sister is having a baby girl in May! Here's my mom's reaction when she was surprised by the news...
So the family picture will look different next year!
11. New addition! My sister is having a baby girl in May! Here's my mom's reaction when she was surprised by the news...
So the family picture will look different next year!
TV Catch-Up
Hey, y'all! I'm not sure why it's been so hard for me to keep up the blog....basically since I moved back to SC an entire year ago! But it has. I haven't really been reading books or seeing movies, so the Sweet Tea Scale hasn't been put to use! I haven't cooked much and (brace yourself) haven't even been watching my usual TV shows. Which is such a change from before when I had not one, but TWO DVRs full of TV watching to do in DC.
The list of shows I've stopped watching is getting long! I lost complete interest in Brothers and Sisters after the big wreck in last year's season finale. No more Gossip Girl, Grey's or Private Practice either. And I haven't gotten in to a single reality show this year either....no Project Runway, Top Chef, American Idol, or Dancing With the Stars. I don't have HBO or Showtime anymore, so I didn't even see the final season of Big Love! Or keep up with US of Tara or Nurse Jackie.
Watching less TV isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if I fill that time with something like working out. But that hasn't happened either. So I'm trying to figure out what exactly I do with all my time! I could probably cancel my cable all together if I didn't need it to watch the Braves!
Life has definitely changed since I moved- all good things. I'm getting involved in a few things(slowly but surely), met new friends, and started dating someone. So I'm perfectly okay giving up some old TV-watching habits for all of that! It's not that I don't watch TV at all, it's just that I'm not glued to it week after week watching a ton of shows. THe whole Quality over Quantity thing. So here are my top 6 shows of the year which have been, (in my humble opinion) Quality:
6. The Good Wife (CBS) I've always been a sucker for a good legal drama. (Matlock, Judging Amy, Family Law, Ed, Boston Legal, Law & Order SVU) I like the political spin and touch of personal drama on The Good Wife.
5. The Office (NBC) I'm choosing not to think about the fact that Michael Scott left Dunder Mifflin....but was happy with his happy ending.
4. American Pickers (History) A quirky show about Americans that like to collect things. I love seeing all the old dusty things they find that ends up being valuable.
3. Mad Men (AMC) Just plain good TV.
2. The League (FX) I had never heard of this show before I met the bf. I caught up quickly since the show was just in it's second season. It's about a fantasy football league- but don't count it out girls cause it's a good one. And another fun fact: My dog Ellie's name was inspired by the show!
1. Braves Games If this is ever NOT at the top of my list, something is seriously wrong with me. In which case, get me some help mmmmkkkkkay?
The bf got a Playstation 3 recently and I've actually enjoyed playing (MLB 11: The Show, duh!) I seriously haven't played video games since my Super Nintendo (Ken Griffey, Jr.'s MLB game)!!!! I had some adjusting to do since this is the last game I played:
(Remember having to blow the dust off of the game to get it to work??)
But I digress. The point of this story is that we can now stream my Netflix account through the PS3. The options are endless! We actually started watching the first season of Cheers and hope to make it through the entire series! I forgot how good that show was. So thanks to Netflix, I plan to catch up on a few shows I lost track of this year.
1. Glee
The list of shows I've stopped watching is getting long! I lost complete interest in Brothers and Sisters after the big wreck in last year's season finale. No more Gossip Girl, Grey's or Private Practice either. And I haven't gotten in to a single reality show this year either....no Project Runway, Top Chef, American Idol, or Dancing With the Stars. I don't have HBO or Showtime anymore, so I didn't even see the final season of Big Love! Or keep up with US of Tara or Nurse Jackie.
Watching less TV isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if I fill that time with something like working out. But that hasn't happened either. So I'm trying to figure out what exactly I do with all my time! I could probably cancel my cable all together if I didn't need it to watch the Braves!
Life has definitely changed since I moved- all good things. I'm getting involved in a few things(slowly but surely), met new friends, and started dating someone. So I'm perfectly okay giving up some old TV-watching habits for all of that! It's not that I don't watch TV at all, it's just that I'm not glued to it week after week watching a ton of shows. THe whole Quality over Quantity thing. So here are my top 6 shows of the year which have been, (in my humble opinion) Quality:
6. The Good Wife (CBS) I've always been a sucker for a good legal drama. (Matlock, Judging Amy, Family Law, Ed, Boston Legal, Law & Order SVU) I like the political spin and touch of personal drama on The Good Wife.
5. The Office (NBC) I'm choosing not to think about the fact that Michael Scott left Dunder Mifflin....but was happy with his happy ending.
4. American Pickers (History) A quirky show about Americans that like to collect things. I love seeing all the old dusty things they find that ends up being valuable.
3. Mad Men (AMC) Just plain good TV.
2. The League (FX) I had never heard of this show before I met the bf. I caught up quickly since the show was just in it's second season. It's about a fantasy football league- but don't count it out girls cause it's a good one. And another fun fact: My dog Ellie's name was inspired by the show!
1. Braves Games If this is ever NOT at the top of my list, something is seriously wrong with me. In which case, get me some help mmmmkkkkkay?
The bf got a Playstation 3 recently and I've actually enjoyed playing (MLB 11: The Show, duh!) I seriously haven't played video games since my Super Nintendo (Ken Griffey, Jr.'s MLB game)!!!! I had some adjusting to do since this is the last game I played:
(Remember having to blow the dust off of the game to get it to work??)
But I digress. The point of this story is that we can now stream my Netflix account through the PS3. The options are endless! We actually started watching the first season of Cheers and hope to make it through the entire series! I forgot how good that show was. So thanks to Netflix, I plan to catch up on a few shows I lost track of this year.
1. Glee
2. Big Love
3. US of Tara
4. Nurse Jackie
Anything I'm missing?
Anything I'm missing?
One Year
of disbelief
of heartache
of tears
of emptiness
of remembering
of grief
of coping
of faith
of missing him
of rebuilding
of memories
of change
of love
of reflecting
of celebrating life
of life lessons
of living
of heartache
of tears
of emptiness
of remembering
of grief
of coping
of faith
of missing him
of rebuilding
of memories
of change
of love
of reflecting
of celebrating life
of life lessons
of living
Front Porch Friday: Spring Edition
Here are a few things seen from my "Front Porch" lately. (Click here for the Front Porch inspiration!)
Happy Weekend!
Seriously delicious bruchetta and eating outside on a beautiful Carolina spring evening....
One smart bird picked a pretty spot for its nest in a dogwood tree!
Happy Weekend!
Case Closed!
Remember the Tale of the Mailbox Lizards? Yep, waaaaay back in December, there was a sneaky lizard that got in my apartment.
Ellie found it last week. The lizard was already dead. I have no idea where she found it...but she was really excited about her catch. G.R.O.S.S. Thank goodness my dad was staying with me and could get rid of it once and for all.
(This picture is deceiving- the lizard really was bigger than this image depicts!)
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