Kitty Deschanel

Sexy Nerd's dream since before we even met has been to own a Mini Cooper. Yeah...that was news to me too! Clearly, jealousy has been eating away at Sexy Nerd ever since I got my 2013 Chevy Volt . Poor guy. I personally have never understood the Mini Cooper appeal. In fact, I tried to sway Sexy Nerd's choice from a used Mini Cooper S Hardtop to a Scion iQ while we were negotiating a deal at the Toyota dealership. It was brand-new, got much better gas mileage, and cost less than the used car he wanted. It even looked just as goofy! I don't get it. He sure loves his new (to him, at least) car though. "Did the Scion have a sunroof?" smart-alec Sexy Nerd just asked me, knowing full well that it did not. He loved the Mini Cooper even more after removing the stinky air fresheners hidden inside every vent. At first, Sexy Nerd had his heart set on British Racing Green, but he came around on this color after deciding that it complements his hat.

Sexy Nerd has been looking forward to today. He has the day off and his plan was to "walk off into the mountains with Pica". I'm fairly certain he meant he was taking her hiking, not ditching me and Biscuit forever, but either way, the weather today is lousy. And the allergens ! Oh, it's awful here in Albuquerque. AH-CHOO! At least Sexy Nerd had the day off. I'm typing this from my computer at work. It's my lunch break. Really truly! And now...

It's ridiculous how quick, easy, cheap, and delicious this recipe is. And by using bok choy, people will think you've cooked something fancy! I used this flavored tuna, but regular tuna would work just fine. You can always squeeze a little lemon juice into it if you want. I had a coupon! Start some spaghetti boiling, then fry bok choy, bell pepper, and garlic. I only had 1/2 of a bok choy to use. An entire bok choy would have been much, much better! Add tuna. You see why I wish I'd had more bok choy? Wimpy! Now, doesn't this look so much better than boring old spaghetti with marinara sauce? Pasta with Tuna and Bok Choy: 1 can or pouch of tuna 8oz spaghetti 1 bok choy 1 Tbsp minced garlic 1/2 C diced bell pepper 3 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp Pepper Sprinkle of onion Salt 2 Tbsp Italian Seasoning Juice from 1/2 a lemon (optional) 2 Tbsp Butter Parmesan cheese Boil spaghetti While spaghetti is boiling, heat ol

No new (old) house yet. Hmmm...what to do? WHAT TO DO??? On one hand, our current house is perfect, except for the neighborhood. On the other hand, the prospective house is awful, except for the neighborhood. (In other words, I would appreciate some advice from my genius blog readers!)

You know when you get the giggles, and it's just impossible to stop yourself from laughing? That happened to me today. Nothing was even funny, but I had to laugh. I would burst if I didn't la ugh. Sure, I tried to move my mind to a calm place. At one point during my point less hysteria, I even said ou t loud "Alright, I ' m going to be serious from her e on". That lasted ab out a minute. The trouble with tr ying not to laugh is that just thinking about not laughing makes the corners of my mouth turn up. Of course, getting the giggles isn't all that big a deal, right? T his happened while I was getting an hour-long full body massage. The super-sweet masseuse laughed right along with me, but I'm pretty sure hers was just the uncomfortable sound one makes when you're locked in a teensie room with a crazy person, five minutes into a looong session.

Here in Albuquerque, Sexy Nerd and I are all about brewing beer and frying potstickers today. Oh, and we *might* just buy a new house too. New to us, at least. I hope everyone is having a fun weekend!

I'm afraid that I'm the recipient of this year's FAIL award. Remember how Sexy Nerd scored so many points with his Valentine's Day surprise ? I hadn't realized there was more to come. Look what was waiting for me when I opened my car door! Maybe GM could try this tactic to sell more Chevy Volts.   Awww! I love that crazy redneck of mine, Nascar addiction and all. (And Moonshiners.) (And Swamp Loggers.) (And Duck Dynasty, which I'll admit isn't terrible.) I wanted to do something equally nice for Sexy Nerd, but I'd waited too long to plan anything. I pondered what he might like while driving across town to my orthodontist appointment, which was to recement a broken bracket. By the way, it is easy peasy to get a last-minute orthodontist appointment on Valentine's Day. It's extra sucky though because you sit there getting your teeth tortured, thinking "so this is how I'm spending Valentine's Day".   Also,

This morning, I was startled awake by the sound of Pica and Biscuit barking. They bark at everyone, including us, but at just after 7am, I should have been home alone. Sexy Nerd would have been at work for almost an hour by then and our dogs normally sleep until I get up. Panic? You betcha! I bolted out of bed and double checked that the bedroom door was locked (because, you know, those little twisty doorknob locks would really slow someone down.) I heard the garage door open, then close, and the dogs were silent. For a moment, I wondered if maybe it had been Sexy Nerd. Could he have gone into work late because he was setting up some grand Valentine's Day surprise? Today is our 10th Valentine's Day together, after all. Based on previous Valentine's Days though (unromantic Valentine's Day here and here ), it seemed unlikely. I crept cautiously down the stairs. Pica and Biscuit were asleep. Nothing looked out of place. I couldn't see any romantic Valentine&

Although it will probably be several years before we build a house on our 13 acres of mountain awesomeness , my eyes are always on the lookout for home ideas. This may have lead to me spending a few (only 6 or so) hours on Realtor.com yesterday. If you follow LambAround on Pinterest , you might have noticed a flood of home decor pins from me, many with the generic description "Find this home on realtor.com", as I was in too big of a hurry to pin the next photo to be bothered writing anything. As the point of this browsing was to find inspiration for our future dream home, it would make a lot of sense to search within the price range we'll be building in. The multimillion dollar homes just look so much better though! Here are some of my favorite photos: How can I duplicate this within our HOA's 2 story building limit? Also, how can I make this San Francisco home not look out of place in the mountains? That's silly. It would look adorable in the moun

To my fellow cruisers, have you seen those cheap people who have their portraits professionally taken onboard, then use their own digital camera to take a blurry photo instead of actually buying the portrait? On past cruises, Sexy Nerd and I have always made fun of people like that. Then we learned that the 2 photos above were going to cost almost $50!  

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone has been up to lately. Have a great weekend, bloggy friends!

We're home from vacation! Three days back into my normal routine, there are already four cruise tabs open on my computer. I'm thinking we need to try Celebrity. While waiting for our flight from Fort Lauderdale to Denver, I decided to munch on a fortune cookie that I'd been saving in my pocket. I had just checked my luggage in with Southwest.

It's 6am and I'm blogging while watching old Simpsons clips. The wonders of technology! Have a swell weekend, my bloggy friends.

When it comes to planning a vacation, Sexy Nerd and I aren't always on the same page. I enjoy things like farmer's markets, antique stores, and botanical gardens. When dreaming of a trip to California, Sexy Nerd shot down all of these activities as being "boring". Disneyland, the San Diego Zoo, and Universal Studios were also considered borderline boring. The beach? "Boring." California Adventure? "Boring." I googled California tourist attractions for nerds. The La Brea Tar Pits came up - perfect! Sexy Nerd was intrigued. His response to this suggestion? "Do you actually get to see the tar?"  Photo from the La Brea Tar Pits site - family fun at its best! *Bonus Sexy Nerd Story Below - Lucky You* The Overachiever Sexy Nerd has enrolled in a second Master's degree program. All I have is my measly Bachelors. This isn't the overachiever part though. He's going to get a jump st

Sexy Nerd started 2013 in his typical way. He cooked up potatoes and a few green chile burritos for breakfast this morning. It smelled delicious and it seemed like a nice way to begin the new year. Then, he asked me if I wanted any. It's just his way . A bit later, (you know, after serving up my own breakfast) I turned on my computer and pulled up my To Do list. Here it was, as of last night: Pack for cruises Clean house Email cruise lines re: blog post Check into cruises. Can I register w NCL yet? Need to call? Download maps to Nexus This morning, I was startled to see that my list had more than doubled in length. Perhaps I'd partied a little too hard on New Year's Eve? I didn't remember adding anything new. Plus, Sexy Nerd and I are old souls, so you know we were both asleep by 9pm on New Year's Eve. Here is my new '2013 To Do' list. See if you can guess who updated it. Get Freaky with S

Waiting at the airport. Flight before us is missing 1 passenger. Many announcements with her name. Final call. More announcements. "Will so-and-so please make their way to the gate?" Plane leaving. Guess what? The missing woman was sitting there THE ENTIRE TIME. She was playing with her phone and not paying attention. Somehow, she didn't hear her name or notice that every person sitting around her had left. Now she's creating a scene, yelling at the gate attendant because no one called her!

I am watching The Price is Right while waiting to go over to my grandparents house. It has been forever since I've watched this. Did Drew Carey lose weight? One woman won a car, but the other contestants seem baffled by how to play. Maybe 2013 will finally be the year I get to compete. Sexy Nerd just made me coffee with caramel creamer! What a perfect Christmas. I wish you all a cozy, happy holiday!

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Vacation Day #2 - Waikiki, HI Nothing had been going right on our vacation. Our Southwest flight from Albuquerque was late to depart because a plane had been struck by lightening. We landed in Las Vegas, then sat on the backed up runway another 30 minutes. We called our hotel for their courtesy shuttle and we waited. And waited. A follow up call revealed that they had forgotten to send the shuttle to pick us up.  By the time we finally made it to our hotel room, it was after midnight. It seemed best to scrap our idea of walking to the strip for our one and only night in Vegas and just go to bed. But things were going to go better now that we were in Hawaii ! We pulled up to our hotel, the Wyndham Royal Garden at Waikiki, and it was nicer than we had expected. Actually, it was probably one of the nicest hotels we have every stayed in! A friendly valet instructed us to reverse out of their parking area until after we were checked in. He guided us into a spot in front o

I've seen some fairly outrageous shopping suggestions in Elle Decor, such as $10,000 sofas and $500 throw pillows. However, there's a holiday gift suggestion in their latest  issue that can't be topped. It's a "Jam Pot with Bent Spoon" from Asprey, which is a company I'm unfamiliar with. I guess I'm too poor.  At o nly $925, it's a real bargain. Think how delighted your gift recipient will be! Mostly because I imagine it would be pretty nice to have such a rich friend. One who doesn't even know that jam already comes in a perfectly good jar when you buy it. Or that any spoon - better yet, a knife - will do the job just fine. Man, I would take that friend for all they had. I'd be like, "Yay! A jam jar! But, oh, if only I could afford the jam to put inside. That stuff is super expensive. And I'll never be able to afford a little bread plate, making it impossible to use your otherwise completely practical gift