Monday, September 27, 2010

Dinner: Steak Salad with Garlic Aioli Dressing & Slivered Almonds

I forgot all about the caramelized onions 'till I was almost done eating. :(

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Meet my son, Baxter

And this is his "mom, why won't u install an a/c unit in the backyard while I play outside" look.

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Not cool.

Excuse me while I go wash out mister tigger cup in scalding hot water.

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Friday, September 24, 2010

benz's new haircut.

d & i wanted to the groomers to completely shave him down but keep his handlebar mustache. he plays outdoors during the day with the rest of the boys, and tends to get grass, leaves, and whatever else he did during the day stuck to his hair so having shorter hair would be easier to maintain.

as u can see, it didn't quite pan out that way.

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LOL i love his big ol' head. shooooooooooocuteee!

tokidok 2011 engagement calendar!

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my tokidoki 2011 engagement calendar is finally here!


i'm so excited that it finally arrived. i've been meaning to order since it was released last month, but didn't get a chance to do so. i'm actually quite forgetful, so i like to write things down whether it be school, work, and personal related. it helps me keep track of things i need to do and things i've accomplished (but that's the point of a planner right? LOL). if i'm gonna have to logged my daily doings, might as well make do with something super-uber cute.

here are some pictures taken with my phone:

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the front cover


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cover page


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adios & ciao ciao


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latte


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captain coco! personal fave bc i love monkeys!


like it's 2010 edition, the engagement calendar is printed on matte coated stock paper so it's a lot thicker than regular printing/copier paper. both editions are on a weekly schedule, with graphics on one side and the weekly schedule on the other, and the theme also varies from month to month.

even though i prefer writing in pencil, i tend to use a pen instead because of its coated material, the pencil marks will smear and it doesn't transfer well onto the graphics sheets.

unlike its predecessor, the 2011 edition contains less graphics which is a good thing. the 2010 calendar was really cute with all its graphics printed one side, but it'll have a tendency to transfer over to the other side, leaving not-so-cute marks as shown below. :(

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overall, i really adore these planners or engagement calendars. even tho it's a bit kiddish, i still find that they're definitely helpful in keeping me engaged with events and my to-do's in life. if i've done a good enough job in convincing this is a good investment, i got mine at amazon for $11.19. :)

happy happy friday!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Hungry.

Gotta feed Mister Matrix after work.

I get nervous when the light turns on, even tho I know I probably have 20+ miles to go before I run completely out of gas rendering Mister Matrix immobile. I'm always afraid that'll happen & I'll have to call someone to save me. Haha paranoia much?

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New (sorta) home for my new BB!

I used it for a short period of time when I had my shitkick (read: sidekick). The phone was too big so I housed giftcards in it for a while.

Now that my new phone's a lot smaller, it fits perfectly in this pouch. Yayyyy!

LOL it looks a lot cleaner on camera than IRL.

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Happy happy mooncake & lantern day.

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Ceviche.

Homemade jaiva (crab, in this case, it was imitation crab meat) & camaron (shrimp) with baby clams ceviche.

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Sister moment.

Toasting with homemade nectarine & white peach margaritas.


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Lunch date w/ D.

D got the chicken bowl & I got the steak salad. Yum.

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Fatty day.

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Playdate time.

With some of my fave ppl. :)

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Saturday, September 18, 2010

We love basil!

We picked Miss Basil from the abundant collection @ TJ. Hopefully she'll fare better than the last one we bought. We're going to keep her in the kitchen so we'll remember to water her. Haha

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Kimchi Bokkum Bap.

One of the best midnite guilt-ridden snacks.

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Friday, September 17, 2010

Happy happy bday weanie!

For my numero cinco bestie who loves penguin. Never seen him ever scoop his own ice cream, but that's what he wanted. :)

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

rekindling my love for khalil fong.




it's one of those i-can't-get-enough songs. his style in clothes kinda reminds me of my dad when he was his khalil's age, including the retro black framed glasses. i love his voice. makes my insides all fuzzy & warm inside.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

it's friday nite & D's outta town.

d & i had originally made plans for this weekend to do a lot of stuff, like how he volunteered us to attend my mother's church event tomorrow night, which he had totally forgotten about when he made other plans to go to a motorcycle track in NEVEDA! it's obviously still a very touchy subject as i'm still obligated to attend to the church event tomorrow night, regardless of the fact that he won't be able to go with me. * le sighhhhhhhhhhh *

although i'm glad he's able to make it this time since his friends had flaked on him in july so he wasn't able to go to track. i want him to have a good (& safe) trip so i tried really hard not to give him too much grief about it. he's usually pretty good about adhering to promises made, but we're still trying to survive the aftermath of a crisis ridden (loosely coined) past weekend so i'm readily (kinda sorta, okay perhaps not since i'm still pretty bitter about it) forgiving to the situation.

when i'm stressed, i clean and/or bake. when i procrastinate on completing a task, i bake. in this case, it was a combination of both.

although my friends had asked me to go out with them. i was pretty much hell bent on cleaning up, baking, and prepping the house for my sister's (kwhammie) home coming on sunday. so instead of heading out to the movies or drinks with my friends, i stayed home to clean up her room, which i used as a home office while she was away for the past six months. i also busted out the pastry cutter i purchased a few months ago but never had a chance to use.

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i had set out to make pie crusts from the pioneer woman. if you don't know who she is, she's a cooking god. perhaps that's a bit exaggerative, but she's definitely one of my favorite cooking bloggers. she provides step-by-step instructions, guiding (and providing) you from start to the end product, making it that much easier to accomplish her recipes.

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in addition to the pie crusts (which i froze so i can use at a later date), i also made buttermilk cinnamon buns topped with buttermilk syrup that i had thickened with unflavored gelatin. yep, total buttermilk overload.

this is actually a test run of the cinnamon buns since i've never attempted to make them before. d loves cinnamon buns so hopefully this batch came out okay. if it is indeed tasty, i'll make a fresh batch when he returns from his mini trip on sunday.

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lastly, to finish my night, i labeled all my spices with post-it super sticky removable label pads (which are super awesome btw).

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i cut them up into small little square(ish) so i can stick 'em on top of the spice jars as you can see, my spice drawer is located beneath my countertop. it takes out the legwork of having to take each jar out to figure out what i need.

have i ever mentioned i'm kinda OCD? just a tad, if you haven't noticed from the past few pictures. thought i'd throw it out there in case you missed it.

that pretty much sums up my friday night while d's heading out to vegas.

signing off, folks. got a long morning of errands to run. hope everyones having a good friday night. :)

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Good morning!

Venti unsweetened iced coffee + 2 shots, 4 packs of splenda, & a generous splash of half&half.

It's gonna be a super long day since I still need to bake cupcakes & prep corn for Bear's bbq. Gonna need all the caffeine I can intake!
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Sunday morning.

Actually it's like this every morning. Baxie lounges around the room till his momma wakes up.

Speaking of which, I woke up to the nasty and ominous sound of a mosquito whining. Guess who got a mosquito bite on her lip? Yep, yours truly. Looks like a one-sided lip injection procedure gone wrong. Fun stuff.

Happy Sunday & hope you're enjoying your long weekend!
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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Good nite. :)

Xoxo,
Baby Benz.
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Fave cereal.

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my world.

le humans:
d // of my life. step papa to baxie. gpa to benz. inter nos. circa 02142009

k or wifey #1 // the best friend a girl can ever ask for. the other daughter my parents wished for.
kwhammie // my blood half. my little big sister.

le doggies:
baxie // my first born son. 5.5 yr old rat terrier.
toby // my nephew aka kwhammie's son. 4 yr old jack russell.
benz or "benben" // my g.son. 6 month old yorkie.