Kings of the Road

I’m taking an 8-week photography class at Glen Echo Park called Basics: F Stop, Shoot and Shutter. This week’s assignment was to practice depth of field (the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus.)
For the asssignment, I picked up some gummy bears and plastic army men from CVS. [...]

These last couple of weeks have been extremely busy at work, and I haven’t had much time to devote to the blog. Now that the craziness has subsided, I’m back. I was even able to take off work on Thursday and Friday. (Though I can’t stop checking my email and responding to requests and calling [...]

Yesterday, while my dear husband cranked away at his Master’s Thesis all day long and did not even stop to watch a single video on YouTube, I went downtown to the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival, part of the Cherry Blossom Festival. I was expecting some Japanese lanterns, women dressed in kimonos, some sushi, and [...]

A chocolate lover’s paradise? A chocoholic’s dream come true? A diabetic’s worst nightmare? I really can’t even begin to describe it. If you have the chance, I highly recommend going to Chocolate Decadence at the Ritz Carlton. It was truly the most decadent display of dessert I have ever seen.
The selection was incredible—pastries, cakes, pies, [...]

Dear Tourists,
When a sidewalk is mobbed with people and you are walking through the only narrow path, please do not just stop and stand there. There are people walking behind you. When you stop, you block that narrow little path for the rest of us trying to get by. And I get very annoyed.
Thank you.
P.S. [...]

Despite the bone-chilling weather yesterday, I had a great birthday. It was a complete pampering, all-about-me kind of day. Everybody needs those once and a while.
I started the day with a manicure and a pedicure. I was sitting next to an old lady at the nail salon, and we were chatting about our nails, our [...]

Today is my birthday! My wonderful husband booked me a massage and a facial, so I’m off to David’s Hair and Day Spa soon.
Normally my birthday marks the start of Spring, but not so much this morning:

Oh well. It’s still going to be a good day.

Our hometown chef Jose Andres just beat Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America! I love Jose and all of his delicious restaurants. All his dishes looked really amazing, and I never imagined that there could be so many interesting things made from goat (the secret ingredient, revealed at the start of the show.)
I can’t wait [...]

We got a new trash can. Notice the brilliant oval design. Don’t be jealous.

I also got these gold ballet slippers. That makes four new pairs of shoes in a week. Again, don’t be jealous.

Ah, I love DSW.

And I love the new trash can.