4 year old Gypsy

Make a wish!

I think the birthday cookies were a success.

I love this painting!

This was hanging in the Molotov Lounge in Austin. 

Sorry for the poor camera phone picture!

A few of my favorite things!

No words needed....I miss Texas!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to Omar and Gypsy!!!  Here's a picture of the two birthday boys first thing this morning.  I think they were both feeling pretty old...

And what is a birthday without a big birthday breakfast?  This morning I made Omar and Gypsy pancakes and turkey bacon.  The pancakes weren't very pretty so instead I took a picture of the empty plate!

Tonight we are taking a bottle of Omar's birthday wine (Patz & Hall from B + R - thank you!!) to Omar's restaurant of choice, Gamine (aka Chez Chez).  Can't wait!!

Oh, and I asked what kind of birthday cake Omar wanted this year, and he chose Nestle tollhouse cookies - where you buy the dough and just pop them in the oven.  Easy enough.  Done!

Miss Me?

Here's a little recap of my last week:

Omar and I made it back from Austin safe and sound.  We had a nice time visiting with Omar's family, eating queso every day, lunching with his grandparents, catching up with Omar's old high school friends at the rehearsal dinner, and eating/dancing at Lisa's wedding.  (Lisa looked beautiful!).  

I don't have many new pictures, but I plan to change that this weekend - Omar's 29th birthday, and the rain is supposed to clear up!

Omar and I went back to bootcamp last night.  Thankfully by that point it wasn't pouring rain!  Jenn kicked our butt - we needed it!!  Love.

I finished Three Cups of Tea last night.  It was a good book, and I am glad that I've read it.  But, would I recommend it?  No.  Too much discussion of the wars, 9/11, politics, and geography.

I feel uneasy

Did you know that all of sudden in the last week of November San Francisco's sea lions disappeared?  I just read on a Cup of Jo that people wonder if an earthquake might be coming.  I hope not!!!  This makes me feel uncomfortable, but no one really knows why they left.

This picture was taken in October when Mom and Dad were visiting.  There was no shortage of sea lions that day!

Read about it here.

I'm allergic to vitamins?

Do vitamins make you feel sick?  After taking my vitamins the last few days,  I have had the strongest urge to vomit.  Last Wednesday, I actually did throw up!  And no, I'm not taking them on an empty stomach.  It's so weird.  Thoughts?

Read > TV

Another goal that I have made for myself in 2010 is to read more and watch less TV.  I love to read so this isn't a hard stretch.  I started the year reading Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, and it was the perfect book to start the year.  What I found the most interesting was her view of religion, God, and mediation.  Very intriguing and makes me want to try mediation.  Check it out - you won't be disappointed.

After work today I'm headed to the library to pick up Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin's Three Cups of Tea:  One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time and Little Bee by Chris Cleave.  Can't wait to start reading on my plane ride tomorrow!

I've also found out that I can read for the first 15 minutes of my bus ride to and from work before I get totally motion sick.  I love these 15 minutes of Whitney time!

Fish + Water = Bathroom

I love this bathroom.  I might use this for a future guest bathroom!

Martha Stewart

Omar won't let me hang prints in our bathroom because he says the moisture will warp them....A little warping for these might just add to the ambiance.