Today I came in to work and found that Kelly had mailed me a postcard from England! She went to the National Portrait Gallery and picked this one for me, its a portrait of the Bronte sisters. I LOVE to get postcards in the mail, I’ve gotten them from all over the states and a few from other countries.
Tom and I got dressed up and went out for a date night last night at Tony’s Oyster Bar. We looked so good I made him take a picture of us, lol. We used the self timer on my camera so I figure it counts as a self portrait.
Tonight I was going through my pictures and saw a few I’d taken with friends over the years, so I thought I’d include them in my SPT post.
Kelly and I about 3 years ago
Jackie and I the day she took me ice skating
At Charlie Brown’s with Dave
Tom and I beside Lake Johnson
This past summer, at the mall with Jackie after a bunch of us went to the imax theater
Downtown Raleigh with Tom, Brandy, and Jay last year
At Lake Wheeler with Tom
Tonight after work I went to Pomegranate Books for the February ILM TweetUp.
Sarah, Jeremy, Anne, and Hodie
Sarah put together another great tweetup tonight, I got there kind of late due to work but still had time to see everyone and mingle a little bit.
Dawn and a friend (I didn’t catch your name, sorry!)
*edit – I found out Dawn’s friend’s name, it’s Elizabeth, great to meet you!*
I caught a quick picture of Dawn before she had to leave, I wish I had a chance to spend more time with her before she left, we had fun talking at the last tweetup I attended.
Anne and Katherine, the hosts of the TweetUp at Pomegranate Books
I always enjoy catching up with people I’ve met before but tweetups are also about making new connections. Tonight I had the pleasure of meeting Anne and Katherine. Anne and I had a great conversation about counseling and social work, it’s inspiring to meet someone who’s passionate about making a difference in the lives of others.
I am also the proud owner of a Buy Local ILM sticker! Thanks Gayle and Jennifer, it was great to see you tonight!
So in keeping with the Things I Love Tuesday tradition:
Twitter – I love being able to connect with people I wouldn’t normally get to meet.
Buy Local ILM – supporting our local economy is and businesses is SO important!
Networking – even though I don’t do it for business I love making connections with interesting people.
Also: great conversations, meeting new people, the first days of warm weather at the end of winter, a glass of white wine at the end of a long day, books, cool dogs in bookstores, laughing,
Went over to Jackie’s for a girl’s night in. We watched movies and gave ourselves pedicures.
Red toenail polish is always my favorite.
We watched Couples Retreat, it had some funny parts, overall an ok movie. It was fun getting together and hanging out with just girls, I hadn’t done that in a while.
I was in Raleigh for the Superbowl this year so Tom invited a few friends over so we could all watch the game on his new flat screen HD TV. Bernie, Jay, and Corrado came by.
Tom made his famous wings and for the first time, made battered and fried mushrooms. They were so good! I didn’t even get to take a picture of them I ate them up so fast, ha ha. Bernie and I don’t eat meat so I was so glad that he came up with an alternative for me to dip into his homemade wing sauce.
For dessert I decided to make some Superbowl Sugar Cookies. I’ve got cookie cutters shaped like footballs, helmets, and trophies so brought them along with my favorite apron, Hello Kitty of course. I think they turned out pretty cute, even though my icing/decorating skills are severely lacking, lol.
If I make a cookie it’s probably going to have a heart, smiley face, star or something, ha ha!
Piddles had a great time, he thought everyone had come just to visit him. After he got done barking at Jay (who kept forgetting his name and calling him Skittles, Pickles, and Puddles) he got petted by everyone and was in heaven.
It was great to have Bernie stop by, we’ve been friends since 1st grade and I’m so glad she’s living in Raleigh now so I can see her when I come up to visit.
I had such a great time, I love entertaining even if it’s just a few friends, food, and beer. I can’t wait to have another excuse to get together and do it again.
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