While we're waiting for the baby I figured we might as well take full advantage of our rare free time. So, this week we're going out to dinner nearly every night for Restaurant Week. Modeled after NYC's famed week, several fine dining establishments in my town offer prix fixe menus, with partial proceeds benefiting the Food Bank.
I made reservations at places that Tim and I could never afford otherwise and that we'd never tried despite having lived here our entire lives. Tonight I went with a former coworker to Zeus Gallery in the Museum District. I started with a salad that had pumpkin-seed brittle. I had pork loin with apple and fennel, sweet potato puree and greens, and then finished it off with key lime pie (a brownie size). I brought half home for Tim's lunch tomorrow. It was sooooo good!
Tomorrow Tim and I are going to Julep's, which I've been to and Tim hasn't. Thursday, after my mom and I go hear Cokie Roberts speak we're going to Bacchus. Sunday Tim and I are going to the Hard Shell.
I am going to be so fat come Monday. And the worst part is, the final photo from the magazine's fitness challenge is coming up really soon. I'm thinking I'll be on some sort of liquid diet by the time this week's up. - Sarah
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
What's Taking So Long?
We hit the seven-month mark earlier this week. Last year, when Tim and I were sitting on the front porch handing out Halloween candy to some pretty darn cute kids, I mentioned that that would be our last Halloween sans children. Well, as you know, our timeline has been adjusted a bit. What initially started as an 8-10-ish month wait has now ballooned to 12-plus (15 is within the realm of possibilities).
When people ask me what's taking so long, I really don't know what to say. Yes, there are thousands of children who need homes, particularly in Ethiopia. However, we have requested an infant up to 12 months in age, so that is somewhat limiting. Plus, the Ethiopian government shut down for a month or so recently to celebrate the county's millennium (they're on a different calendar system). Additionally, more and more people are aware of Ethiopia's adoption program (it's one of VERY few countries in Africa that allow adoption by Westerners), which in turn has funneled more parents-to-be into the cue.
Neither one of us are religious, but I do believe in a certain amount of destiny. Perhaps our wait is because the child we're meant to be with hasn't even been born yet. So until that time, our wait continues. All I can hope is that THIS will be the last Halloween before we're dressing up a little one for the festivities. - Sarah
When people ask me what's taking so long, I really don't know what to say. Yes, there are thousands of children who need homes, particularly in Ethiopia. However, we have requested an infant up to 12 months in age, so that is somewhat limiting. Plus, the Ethiopian government shut down for a month or so recently to celebrate the county's millennium (they're on a different calendar system). Additionally, more and more people are aware of Ethiopia's adoption program (it's one of VERY few countries in Africa that allow adoption by Westerners), which in turn has funneled more parents-to-be into the cue.
Neither one of us are religious, but I do believe in a certain amount of destiny. Perhaps our wait is because the child we're meant to be with hasn't even been born yet. So until that time, our wait continues. All I can hope is that THIS will be the last Halloween before we're dressing up a little one for the festivities. - Sarah
Monday, October 15, 2007
We've Been Tagged
For the first time in our blog life, we've been tagged — thanks to the Gurskes, who are adopting from Ethiopia through the same agency as us. So here goes...
Jobs I've had:
Ice cream/drive thru gal at Arby's
Cashier at Party City
Babysitter
Marketing/inventory analyst
Editor, staff writer, lackey
Places I've Live:
Alas, I live in the town where I was born.
Food I Love (boy, what don't I love?):
Ethiopian food (I dream about it)
Chips and salsa/nachos (I could eat them 24-7)
Soup, especially soup that I make and Tim's chili
Sushi
Places I'd Rather Be:
Ethiopia (I can't wait to travel there)
Anywhere safe with my brother, who's in Iraq now
Ireland
Visiting my friends in England and California
Favorite TV Shows (I just got cable TV for the first time in my life less than 5 years ago, so I'm a full-on addict):
The Office
30 Rock
Pushing Up Daisies (it's new and it rocks, so watch it so it doesn't get cancelled)
Project Runway
Top Chef
Anything on Food Network
Best Week Ever
The Soup
Biggest Loser
MadTV
Books I Love:
Too many to count, but I just finished Tender to the Bone by Ruth Reichl and it's awesome!
People I'm tagging:
Leisa
Chou-Chou
-Sarah
Jobs I've had:
Ice cream/drive thru gal at Arby's
Cashier at Party City
Babysitter
Marketing/inventory analyst
Editor, staff writer, lackey
Places I've Live:
Alas, I live in the town where I was born.
Food I Love (boy, what don't I love?):
Ethiopian food (I dream about it)
Chips and salsa/nachos (I could eat them 24-7)
Soup, especially soup that I make and Tim's chili
Sushi
Places I'd Rather Be:
Ethiopia (I can't wait to travel there)
Anywhere safe with my brother, who's in Iraq now
Ireland
Visiting my friends in England and California
Favorite TV Shows (I just got cable TV for the first time in my life less than 5 years ago, so I'm a full-on addict):
The Office
30 Rock
Pushing Up Daisies (it's new and it rocks, so watch it so it doesn't get cancelled)
Project Runway
Top Chef
Anything on Food Network
Best Week Ever
The Soup
Biggest Loser
MadTV
Books I Love:
Too many to count, but I just finished Tender to the Bone by Ruth Reichl and it's awesome!
People I'm tagging:
Leisa
Chou-Chou
-Sarah
Sunday, October 14, 2007
A day of culture
Following the Gurskes' lead, Tim and I took in some Ethiopian culture this weekend at the National Folk Festival. This year is our city's last year as host, but there are plans to continue the fun next year when the festival moves on to another city.
The very first group we heard was the Moges Seyoum & The Yared Choir, Ethiopian Christian liturgical music based out of D.C. It was very moving on many levels, and I hope that when we travel to Ethiopia we can visit a church so we can hear it live again. We bought CDs to tide us over in the meantime.
And speaking of the Gurskes, we've been tagged for the very first time. I'll come back later today for that! - Sarah
The very first group we heard was the Moges Seyoum & The Yared Choir, Ethiopian Christian liturgical music based out of D.C. It was very moving on many levels, and I hope that when we travel to Ethiopia we can visit a church so we can hear it live again. We bought CDs to tide us over in the meantime.
And speaking of the Gurskes, we've been tagged for the very first time. I'll come back later today for that! - Sarah
Thursday, September 27, 2007
The Update to My Last Post
So, about Tim's new job.... Starting Monday he'll be a suit! This past Monday he said goodbye to his construction job of 14-odd years, so this is a huge change. He'll be working normal business hours for a Fortune 500 company, which means no more weekends, better pay and crazy awesome benefits.
It's life changing on so many levels, one being now we'll be getting ready for work at the same time (Tim typically rises at 5 a.m. with no problem and is very chipper; I'm a grump until 9 a.m.-ish and at least one cup of coffee). We're also experimenting with sharing a car (his truck was a company vehicle). In theory, this is a great way to spend time together and save even more money (boy, those plane tickets to Ethiopia aren't cheap), but I just hope we don't kill each other in the process. haha
No baby news. Well, my MIL did give us some really cute baby clothes recently so I guess that's baby news. I can't stop staring at the adorable overalls. Oh, and I bought a Buddha statue for the nursery, but that's about it. Next weekend we're going with another couple to a huge discount book fair, and I hope to buy some good kids' books.
In other news, my dear sweet mother gifted us central air conditioning. Myself and each of my brothers received money for something that we'd never splurge on for ourselves. I can't wait! I mean, it was 90 degrees yesterday and my house was hot as an oven. And her lovely gift couldn't have come at a better time since one of our A/C units crapped out a few weeks ago! - Sarah
It's life changing on so many levels, one being now we'll be getting ready for work at the same time (Tim typically rises at 5 a.m. with no problem and is very chipper; I'm a grump until 9 a.m.-ish and at least one cup of coffee). We're also experimenting with sharing a car (his truck was a company vehicle). In theory, this is a great way to spend time together and save even more money (boy, those plane tickets to Ethiopia aren't cheap), but I just hope we don't kill each other in the process. haha
No baby news. Well, my MIL did give us some really cute baby clothes recently so I guess that's baby news. I can't stop staring at the adorable overalls. Oh, and I bought a Buddha statue for the nursery, but that's about it. Next weekend we're going with another couple to a huge discount book fair, and I hope to buy some good kids' books.
In other news, my dear sweet mother gifted us central air conditioning. Myself and each of my brothers received money for something that we'd never splurge on for ourselves. I can't wait! I mean, it was 90 degrees yesterday and my house was hot as an oven. And her lovely gift couldn't have come at a better time since one of our A/C units crapped out a few weeks ago! - Sarah
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
What A Day.....
Today......
... Tim had jury duty all day (murder trial)
.... I found a dead possum in the backyard
.... and TIM WAS OFFERED AN AWESOME JOB!!!!!!
More details to come. This is going to change our lives in so many ways. I'm so excited. Well, off to dinner to celebrate. - Sarah
... Tim had jury duty all day (murder trial)
.... I found a dead possum in the backyard
.... and TIM WAS OFFERED AN AWESOME JOB!!!!!!
More details to come. This is going to change our lives in so many ways. I'm so excited. Well, off to dinner to celebrate. - Sarah
Sunday, September 9, 2007
tims first post
This is the first time i will actually post, but today is the first day of football season and i was excited because when this time rolls around next year(well maybe not next year) i will have someone else who will get excited about sporting events. I can actually start breaking out my old ball mitt and look forward to playing catch. In a few years I can take baby m to games and I am looking forward to many a road trip to watch games.
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