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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

I made myself get up and go outside for some fresh air. Thought Domo should get to see at least a little of San Francisco before we go home.

Domo likes Citizen Cupcake.

Domo likes Lush. Domo plans on taking a bubble bath later.

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

So Domo was in NYC last week while Aaron was at an SEO conference and I tagged along.

Domo liked Rice to Riches.

Domo liked Muji.

Domo liked Warhol.

Check out what else Domo liked in NYC.

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Friday, March 21, 2008

Domo like Jamba.

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

How much is that doggie in the window?

Tubby little bellys cost extra. (seen in a NYC pet shop window)

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Domo says "Hello from NYC!"

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Friday, January 11, 2008

One last product from CES

How cute is this? It's a Gelaskin on my MacBook.

They have so many designs online. And skins for your iPod too.

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Thursday, January 10, 2008

Fourth Day at CES

I have a Golla camera bag I got at Target, so when I saw their booth I popped in.

I think they have some of the cutest bags out there.

And they are making backpacks and computer bags too.

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Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Third Day at CES

I made sure to stop by the Skullcandy booth. Their headphones not only sound amazing but they are so cute.

Pink or green... pink or green?

Pink.

They had graffiti artists, rappers and breakdancers at their booth.

And the best giveaways... like this skull necklace.

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Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Second day at CES

Tina and I got to meet heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis at the Kodak booth today. He is a formidable figure, but so friendly and nice. We look like munchkins next to him.

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Friday, November 30, 2007
I forgot to link to my pictures from my NYC trip. I have them on My Gallery. There are some pictures of the amazing Christmas display windows at Lord&Taylor.

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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

I saw this pink VW Bug in NYC and got really excited. Thoughts of trading in my 2000 green Bug raced through my mind. But when I checked the VW site, no pink Bugs to be had. *sigh*

I wouldn't mind one of these old school bugs either.

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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

I just happened to be in NYC when the Muji SoHo store opened. I had been reading about it everywhere online, so I was thrilled to be there the weekend it opened. I have been to the ones in London so I knew what I was in for.

I have a sad habit, however, of purchasing items when traveling that will be a challenge to carry home on the plane. Check out the size of this bag.

I just had to have this recycling sorter. Fortunately it folded flat and actually fit in the plane's overhead compartment. I LOVE it. It holds three plastic grocery bags (which despite my numerous reusable bags still find their way into my house). We use one for plastic, one for glass and one for aluminum. It was so worth carrying it home.

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Monday, November 19, 2007

When I go to NYC there are certain places I just HAVE to go to... Jamba Juice, Pomme Frites and Secret Burger Joint. Thanks to some suggestions and wandering around... I have three more.

Max Brenner's Chocolate Cafe. Chocolate heaven.

Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt. Not as sweet as I expected... I loved the fresh toppings. Their design is so cute too.

The Kati Roll Company was recommended to us by Shruti. We went back twice.

Here are all the pictures from the trip on My Gallery

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

On this trip to NYC we did something I have always wanted to do, we went to see the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. It's the perfect time to go because it's their 75th Anniversary Christmas Spectacular.

The Rockettes first came out as reindeer. They had a lot of acts and it was all amazing.

I was excited about the live camels, sheep and donkeys in the nativity.

Radio City Music Hall is gorgeous and the show was great. I walked around with stars in my eyes for hours afterwards. And I HAD to have the Collectors Edition Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular Program.

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Saturday, November 17, 2007

I am in NYC where I spoke on a PR panel about social media yesterday. I don't leave until this evening and Aaron flew in last night to join me. love NYC at the holidays!

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Sunday, November 11, 2007

Back from Vegas and looking at the pictures. We stayed at The Paris Hotel and had a nice view from the room window.

I didn't take a lot of pictures, but I am getting good at the "hold your arm out as far as it will go" self portrait technique. You can see the rest of my Vegas pictures on My Gallery.

Did I mention Maroon 5 was playing at the Palms the last night we were there. *sigh* So close, yet so far.

Oh... and I am booking another flight to Vegas this very moment... for CES in January. That's a lot of Vegas.

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Vegas sure has a lot of shows.... things like Chippendales, Thunder from Down Under... and what do we go see? Menopause the Musical! Bah-hah. Tina's brother got us the tickets, which was so nice. It was cute... and funny.

We also saw $250,000 Game Show Spectacular. I went in there hoping I wouldn't get called up on stage but by the end I was hopping up and down "Pick me! Pick me!" I didn't get picked and I didn't win $250, 000. Jamie Farr seems like a really nice guy.

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Friday, November 09, 2007

I was pretty excited to see Cupcakes Take the Cake post about cupcakes in Las Vegas. I love trying out cupcakes in different cities.

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Last month... before I went to Cleveland I put a call out for cupcake bakeries that I could check out. A couple folks emailed/commented that there weren't any there.

To the contrary, at the West Side Market I found Grandma Freda's cupcakes. There were strawberry, wedding cake vanilla, peanut butter cup and deep chocolate almond.

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They were goooood. Lucky Clevelanders. Hopefully I will get a chance to see what cupcakes Las Vegasers enjoy. Or is it Las Vegasians?

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Thursday, November 08, 2007

I am here at BlogWorld in Vegas. It's all about blogs here.

My first panel with Debbie Weil..."Corproate & CEO Blogging" was a lot of fun.

My second panel "PR Do's and Don't's". I look terrified in this picture, but it actually went quite well.

Am contemplating some of the t-shirts they have on sale here... "Geekfantastic" or "You'd blog too if it happened to you"

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Wednesday, November 07, 2007

I am leaving for Las Vegas today because I am speaking on two panels at BlogWorld. Scroll down this page to the "C's" and there I am!

If you happen to be at BlogWorld you can find me at Corproate & CEO Blogging and PR Do's and Don'ts. It should be fun and Tina is going to Vegas too, to visit her brother. Watch out... Jenina is in town!

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Saturday, October 06, 2007

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Thanks to everyone for their Cleveland recommendations. We went to the West Side Market for breakfast.

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We even found the Dichotomy caramel and cheese popcorn.

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In the afternoon we walked around Coventry and had lunch at Mongolian BBQ.

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And before we headed home we went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

I have pictures of Maroon5 and Cleveland on My Gallery.

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Friday, October 05, 2007

maroon5

We came to Cleveland to see Maroon5 in concert. They were amazing! The Hives opened for them and they were really good too.

There was a lot going on at this concert. The Cleveland Indian's just won their playoff game right next door and the crowd was estatic. It was also James Valentine's birthday so there was a cake on stage that turned into a food fight. 

These were the best seats I think we have ever had at a concert. Adam was so close. Here is a video of him closing the evening with "She Will Be Loved".

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Thursday, October 04, 2007

cleveland

We are going to be in Cleveland for a Maroon 5 concert friday night and coming home saturday.

Is anyone out there from Cleveland? Are there any restaurants, shops or CUPCAKE bakeries that are must visits? 

Keep in mind we are going to be there for a very short time.

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Friday, September 28, 2007

Whew! As you can see I had a tremendous time in Boston. And I took a lot of pictures... they are all up on My Gallery, if you would like to see them.

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So this is the last day of my Boston photo tour. Here are some foot shots from Boston... lots to see on the ground.

I like the one on the right... near a farmer's market, so they had vegetable garbage sculpture embedded in the street by the drain.

Everywhere you look you can see the red brick or painted lines indicating in the Freedom Trail.

Silverware embedded in the sidewalk in the North End and a "Don't Dump" reminder.

"Remember" at the Holocaust Memorial and a reflection on the floor of the USS Consitution.

Shoe casts of Bill Rodgers and Larry Bird at Faneuil Hall.

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Thursday, September 27, 2007

I took lots of Across the Table pictures in Boston.

Steak and lobster ravioli at The Paramount on Charles Street.

Sandwiches and tea at Tealuxe on Newbury Street.

Fancy dinner at Ming Tsai's Blue Ginger in Wellesley.

Brunch in the North End at Mike's Pastry. (note the beloved cupcake t-shirt)

Noodles at Wagamama's at Quincy Market.

Some people have asked how we could eat so much and not be huge... we walked a LOT! We walked everywhere (except to Wellesley).

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

I love taking pictures with statues when I find them. And I like making the people traveling with me pose with them too. Here are a few I found in Boston.

The frogs near the frog pond in Boston Commons.

Make Way for Ducklings in Boston Public Garden.

Giant Mayor Kevin White at Faneuil Hall.

Red Auerbach at Faneuil Hall, Mayor James Curley sitting and standing at Curley Mall.

When we were riding around on the duck tour, I noticed tortoise and hare statues in Copley Square. We didn't have time to walk back over there, so I missed them. Boo.

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Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Since I was only in Boston for the weekend, most of the time was spent in the city. I will need a separate trip to explore all the great recommendations in the South End, Cambridge and Brookline.

I did make the most of the North End and one of the first places I hit was Lulu's Bake Shoppe .

The cupcakes pictured are red velvet, chocolate, smores and peanut butter. The vanilla with pink frosting didn't make it to the photo shoot intact.

I also checked out Johnny Cupcakes on Newbury Street, who, surprise, surprise... doesn't actually have cupcakes! That's okay... what I really wanted was a t-shirt.

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Monday, September 24, 2007

Some people recommended Modern Pastry, some people recommended Mike's Pastry. So we tried both.

I am so missing Boston.

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Sunday, September 23, 2007

The whole weekend I kept seeing these funny duck tour boats. I just knew I had to ride in one. So this morning we boarded a green duck called the Charlie River and waddled around Boston.

I was completely fascinated by the way we were able to slide into the Charles River, boat around and then drive right back out onto the road. The entire experience was made all the richer from our duck lip whistles... quack quack.

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Saturday, September 22, 2007

Today we met up with Shruti who was here for a conference. We toured the USS Constitution. Old Ironsides is actually where Aaron is working these two weeks for Naval Reserves duty. Apparently he is getting his picture taken a lot.

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Friday, September 21, 2007

Piglet is having a good time in Boston.

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I got into Boston last night and already I have had lobster and the yummiest clam chowder at the Union Oyster House and an ice cream injected cupcake at Trani. Thank you to everyone who has left me recommendations! You are the best! I can tell this is going to be an awesome weekend.

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We are in the North End and I love it. There is a cute cobblestone street with pubs and cafes around every corner. Couldn't be cuter or more charming. Heading out now to explore...

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Thursday, September 20, 2007

I am going to be in Boston this weekend and I am looking for suggestions for great places to visit and eat. Cupcake places especially!

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Saturday, September 08, 2007

This weekend is our yearly trek to the Toronto International Film Festival . A weekend of film viewing, celebrity spotting, shopping and eating.

jenny

Mmmm crepes.

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Wednesday, September 05, 2007

marshmallow

When I was in LA I got one of these Bear Paws from Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. A marshmallow coated in caramel, rolled in rice krispies, covered in white chocolate. Be still my beating heart.

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Tuesday, September 04, 2007

favs

We are back from California. I didn't publish the posts I wrote while I was there because I couldn't bear to pay the $20 a day for hotel internet... grrrr. 

A little jet lagged, but fondly remembering the trip... esp Jamba Juice and In-n-Out Burger. 

Check out 1000 Words today... I write more about the races and all. Leave me comments there!

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Monday, September 03, 2007

star

Aaron and I had the day before taking a red eye back to Rochester. We strolled around a bit.

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And we went to see Underdog at the El Capitan. I really wanted to see the stunt dog. I had a weimaraner when I was a kid so I really wanted to see this show. I'm glad I got a chance to see it.

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Sunday, September 02, 2007

race

We were at the race at California Speedway today. The Kodak No. 12 looked so cool... but had mechanical trouble before the end of the race. Bummer.

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Piglet was excited to check out the track.

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We signed the finish line.

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Can I just talk for a moment about how hot it was out there? It was 102+ at the track. I mean, it's already practically in the desert and then Southern California had a heat wave. 

We went to watch a little of the 30 Seconds to Mars concert in the fan zone and I started to feel sick to my stomach. I have no idea how they were able to perfom like that... much less pull stunts like climbing the scaffolding (see above)

I remember saying to Aaron "I think I am going to die... of heat" as we stumbled around. It was that bad.

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One last thing. At the Busch race all the guys were snickering at the Race Girl car. They couldn't get over it being pink. Well, I thought it was cute. So today, I went and found their souvenir trailer and bought a t-shirt. They had the busiest trailer of any the drivers by the way! Hah!

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Friday, August 31, 2007

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I am in Hollywood! This is the view from my hotel room. It is sooo hot here... I can't stop looking at that pool.

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Thursday, August 30, 2007

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Before going to LA, I am in San Diego today for a meeting.

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Strange thing here... I was going to walk from my hotel, less than a mile to the office building when the hotel staff completely freaked out and insisted on calling the hotel shuttle. They said I simply could not walk all that way. The whole two minute ride to the office the driver kept saying... "Oh yeah... look at this... it's all uphill!"

It really didn't look that far to me... sidewalks the whole way. Kinda funny. But at least I was able to persuade the driver to swing by Jamba Juice and In-n-Out Burger on the way back to the hotel.

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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

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I was disapointed to discover that Jamba Juice was no longer in Atlanta. Today on our way to the office we found a different smoothie place called Robeks. I was amazed at how much it looked like Jamba.

Back in the rental with our smoothies, Joel took a slurp and announced... "It's good but it's not Jamba". I had say "Look it's all I've got. Can you just let me pretend!?"

So sad.

We are flying back to Rochester tonight. No cupcakes. No Jamba.

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

cupcakes

We have been working hard here in Atlanta and I don't think we are going to get a chance to go anywhere before we leave tomorrow. I am crushed because I found two cupcake joints in the city. 

One is the Atlanta Cupcake Factory and the other is Belly General Store, who was voted "Best Atlanta Cupcakes" in 2004. 

I could just cry.

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Monday, June 25, 2007

varsity

I am in Atlanta a couple days for work and we have hit the ground running. 

Joel found Varsity, The World's Largest Drive-in Restaurant. It has been in Atlanta since 1928. The cheeseburgers were okay, the fries good and the chocolate shake fantastic. I love the tray they hook onto your window.

I made a mess of myself eating in the car however. When we got to our hotel I discovered I had ketchup and chocolate shake all over the front of my shirt.

We don't have much time here... but are there any "must see's"?

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Friday, April 27, 2007

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Have you ever seen Giada's Weekend Getaway? She has the sweetest set up... she gets to travel to cool spots and eat! I have watched every episode... taking notes as I watch.

When she traveled to Newport,  Rhode Island, she tooled around in one of these Scoot Coupes. One of these would be great to drive to work in... and cute.

In Chicago she went to Orange where she had frushi. She also ate a piece of french toast kabob from the plate of the girl sitting next to her at the bar.

How does one go about getting job where they go somewhere every weekend and strangers let you eat off their plate?

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Thursday, April 05, 2007

We are going back to Rochester this evening. I want to thank everyone so much for their great suggestions of places to visit... they made our trip very memorable. And tasty. Some of the highlights were... Japantown, Kinokuniya Bookstore, The Ferry Terminal Building, Miette Bakery, Pier 39 Sea Lions, Britex Fabric, Tartine Bakery, Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe, Golden Gate Park's Japanese Tea Garden, Jeremy's Discount Store, The Cheeseboard and Elephant Pharmacy. We didn't make it to every spot that was recommended, but they went on a list for future visits!

We happened to also stumble upon In-n-Out Burger, Teacake Bake Shop, Coco Bang Korean BBQ, The Cowgirl Cheeseshop, Ikea, Citizen Cupcake, Shabu-Sen Shabu Shabu, Charles Chocolates, Queen Wilhemina's Garden, Pancho Villa Taqueria , Love at First Bite Cupcakery and Scharffen Berger Chocolates.

Check out the 200(!) pictures from my trip to San Francisco that I uploaded to My Gallery.

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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

OK... it's probably a good thing I am leaving San Francisco soon. The food here is too good. I have eaten my way through the entire city. My only saving grace is that we have done a lot of walking... we walk to the office instead of driving... we walk to lunch... we walk to dinner... we walk to the cupcake shop. Ohhhh dear.

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Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Puppies and cupcakes.

I may never leave San Francisco. (cupcakes from Love at First Bite)

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Monday, April 02, 2007

I am enjoying the dogs of San Francisco!

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Sunday, April 01, 2007

I want to thank everyone that has given me such great suggestions for what to see in San Francisco. Today was another fun day... we met Charles of Charles Chocolates and went to the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park.

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Saturday, March 31, 2007

Today, Tina and I went into the city and began our tour of cupcake joints.

Pictured here... a chocolate cupcake from Miette and a vanilla cupcake from Citizen Cupcake.

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Friday, March 30, 2007

When one is traveling and one goes to visit an Ikea one really must remember that they flew there on a plane and really mustn't buy large items or furniture... no matter how cute it is.

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Thursday, March 29, 2007

After reading over some of the "must visit" recommendations, this evening we went to Japantown. Joel stopped at every sushi window to look at the fake pieces of sushi. I nearly passed out when we went to the Kinokuniya Bookstore. I had time to pick out three books before it closed. I hardly got a chance to see everything, so we will have to go back again. There were some books that were so cute my head nearly popped.

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Monday, March 26, 2007

I am going to be in San Francisco the next two weeks for work. As soon as I got back from Ithaca, I packed my bags and flew out. Joel is here too and Tina joins us tomorrow. We have a lot of work to do, but we hope to get around a little too. Joel and I have already hit the In-n-Out Burger. Yummy, yummy.

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Saturday, March 24, 2007

Aaron had to go to Ithaca for work this weekend, so Oscar and I went with him.

We did some window shopping and ate at the Moosewood Restaurant.

Here are some pictures of our weekend that I uploaded to My Gallery.

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

On our way to Spragues Maple Farm, we stopped in Cuba, NY to visit the Cuba Cheese Shoppe.

Cheese cheese cheese! As far as the eye can see. Wonderful!

My favorite is the 3 Year Aged Reserve Black Diamond Cheddar.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

I know it is almost spring when it is time for all you can eat pancakes. This past weekend and next weekend are Maple Weekends here in NY state. That is the time that the maple sap is running and is tapped.

To celebrate many maple syrup producers open their doors and demonstrate the process. Some offer all you can eat pancakes.

We went to Spragues Maple Farm. Shruti, Vishal, Tina and the champion pancake eater of all time (Lauren) went along with Aaron and I.

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Sunday, January 21, 2007

Two years ago I sold all my Debbie Mumm holiday snowman dishes on eBay because I wanted something new. Since I did that I felt it was okay to get these Tord Boontje holiday dishes at Target this year.

Especially since it was after Christmas and they were on clearance!

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Saturday, January 13, 2007

I took the red eye home yesterday and I still feel a little off. I am even a good airplane sleeper.

If you aren't a good plane sleeper here are several products to help you sleep on a plane. You don't want to look like the woman in the first picture above. Look how comfy the guy is with his 1rst Class Sleeper sitting behind her.

I have yet to see someone pull out a Posh Air airplane sleeping bag and crawl into it.

I think the last item is pure genius. You inflate the Sky Rest Travel Pillow, place it on your lap, lean over and you are off to dream land.

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Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Aaron got me this "Scrap, Paper, Scissors" Mini Organizer and I am enjoying it immensely. I filled it up and carry it with me throughout the house. It appeals to the super organizer side of me.

It came complete with 17 outside pockets, 9 inside pockets and one zippered compartment on bottom of tote. Heaven!

(You can find them at Michaels)

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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

The Rochester station that played all Christmas music this year also plays the John Tesh Intelligence for your Life segments. I have heard enough of them that I have worked it into my daily conversations.

John Tesh says you can go to bed angry. John Tesh says a pizza is better for you than Chinese chicken and broccoli. John Tesh says this, John Tesh says that.

Did you know that there is a John Tesh Intelligence for your Life CRUISE?!

I am afraid that might be a bit too much intellect for me!

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