so this is love...

an entire trip spent within a five mile radius of a walmart supercenter parking lot...my own little piece of heaven. (shout out to ann, andy, and leann)

3 trips (4 orders) from Sonic...yes, you read that right, sonic...the greatest place on earth...

running a close second was the walmart supercenter, where we purchased 2 coolers, 6 bags of great value cheese ravioli, 8 containers of white cheese dip, 2 containers of some really good cream cheese, 3 bags of Tyson Chicken Stir-fry (for our dear friends Jeff & Laurie), among some other treats... we seriously need to get one of those up here!

Stop #3 was the outlet mall...where i purchased a crock-pot shaped like a football...it's so freakin sweet!

The outlet mall did bring me to ask a very important question: why do all children's clothing stores (Carter's, Osh Kosh, etc) smell like plastic? It's really freaky.

There was lots of fun and laughter had by all on our little day trip to Williamsburg. Not to mention a little stop-over in a town whose name I do not know, but did provide us with the picture seen above.

Aunt Sarah's House of Pancakes and Steaks...who specializes in pancakes and steaks? It's like going to IHOP and straying of the two page breakfast spread...very, very dangerous. As is the back page of a Waffle House menu. If a restaurant proclaims a speciality in their name (example: International House of PANCAKES) then one should not stray from the self-proclaimed specialty. But when eateries get all wild and crazy and proclaim specialty in such a wide variety of food...i get skeptical all the way around. And don't even get me started on Jack-in-the-Box. Tacos, eggrolls, and hamburgers should not come from the same drive-thru...it's just not right.

mmm...route 44 cherry-limeade...this feeling of dedication to sonic and walmart is probably as close to a commitment as i'll ever get...this might be love.

hey you, get into my car

I’ve decide to become frugal. In honor of this decision, I’ve decided to cut back on my morning trips to Starbucks. My new office brews Starbucks coffee (although it isn’t really very good) and so, alas, I’m making my plethora of Starbucks gift cards last as long as physically possible. I do, however, have a Starbucks cup waiting in my car that I plan on blogging about. But you will all have to wait patiently for that day.

As part of my new found frugality, I have changed up my morning commute. My commute used to consist of driving to the Metro lot, parking my car (and paying and arm and leg for the privilege) and riding the orange line into work. This totaled about $11 a day in transportation costs (outrageous, right?)

Alas, there is a cheaper way to get to work. It is called slugging. Now I know that our parents told us to never get in a car with a stranger, but that is my new cheap way to get to work. I park my car at the park and ride (parking is free), I stand in line, and eventually get in the car with someone who needs an extra person or two to be able to take the HOV lanes to work. I’ve been going in to the Pentagon (which is weird in and of itself) and getting on the metro there. Between eliminating parking costs, and cutting down on the total cost of my metro ride – I’m saving about $5 a day!

So, here’s to frugality, slugging and, in a way, disobeying our parents!

....but it didn't wanna talk

It's been a really long time since I've posted. I would like to fool you into believing that I am crazy busy, but in all reality - I'm a lazy bum.

My wonderful friends helped me celebrate my birthday almost a month ago, and I received a plethora of Starbucks gift cards. You are all enabling my addiction. In honor of that addiction, I've decided to start posting some of the musing from the sides of my Starbucks cups.

Today's musing came through a torrential downpour and decided to mar a perfectly good white t-shirt, but we won't hold that against it.

"The morality of the 21st century will depend on how we respond to this simple but profound question: Does every human life have equal moral value simply and merely because it is human? Answer yes, and we have a chance at achieving universal human rights. Answer no, and it means that we are merely another animal in the forest." - Wesley J. Smith - Bioethicist and senior fellow with the Discovery Institute

Join us next time for a quote from a famous athlete, musings on the benefits of Reading Rainbow and afternoon Jeopardy, and a review of Spamalot (now playing at the National Theatre).