I Heart Bake Sales

Not really, I have a sweet tooth that's out of control & does not need to be encouraged. This week, there were multiple bake sales at work. One was to raise money to donate to the Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy relief. Since E and I lived in NYC and still have friends up there, we wanted to help.
Since I was travelling from TN the night before the bake sale, my sweet hubs baked some delish coconut, chocolate bars for me to take in.
I sampled a tiny bit as quality control & boy where they good.
Day of, I said I would resist the temptation and just make a contribution.

This is what happened:

Oh yea, the saran-wrapped bar is the chocolate coconut bar I brought in, then bought for myself :)

Hometown Weekend

This past looong weekend (for me), I went to Knoxville, TN, my hometown.

The Sunsphere from the '81 World's Fair is our famous landmark

I took the Megabus, which was $15 ROUND TRIP! Which is way less than gas or flying. You might be thinking, but Kim, the bus, a public bus for 9 hours, really?! I promise, it's very clean and is mostly students going to VA Tech (since it's stops in Blacksburg before Knoxville).

I would highly recommend bringing entertainment for your ride on the Megabus since they have outlets to charge your laptops, tablets, etc. I watched movies the entire way there and back, which included:
The final season of Curb your Enthusiasm (*****) (these are my stars for my rating system)
Madea's Witness Protection (***)
The Campaign (****)
Think Like a Man (***)
Moonrise Kingdom (**)
Rock of Ages (**)

Some highlights included a birthday party for my dad. I of course took zero pictures on my trip.
Looking at old family photos (to finish out my family photo wall project).

This is moi circa 5th grade. No wonder my father thought I would be an engineer like him. Don't worry, this is not going on the photo wall.  

Had a father/ daughter day which included viewing Skyfall (*****), visiting McKay's the biggest used bookstore I've ever seen, and visiting the new Publix (I really wanted to go- hahaha).

Me & my Pops last year. I had to crop my pesky brother out.

Shopping with my mom.

New shoes!

Oh and of course eating, eating, and more eating!

What do you like to do when you go home?

Stayin' Warm

This morning was freezing. I saw one girl with bare legs but I was dying in nylons and my winter coat. I actually wished I had worn gloves. I'm sorta a wuss though. E said he would choose my dad or brothers over me to be a partner in the Amazing Race.

As I stood on a windy Metro platform, I pondered all the fun ways I could warm myself up.

1. Quit shaving my legs and get a nice warm, soft fur. I suppose I should have started this last month or so.

2. Along with the above, I need to give up nylons in favor of pants.

These are pretty cute though right?

3. Drink a glass (or 2) or red wine of liquor (otherwise know as "warm me up juice") before I leave for work. Morning are cold yo.

4. Start eating chocolate and carbs for some winter weight to keep me warmer. Bears do it. 

5. Carry my warm, fuzzy cats around in a Baby Bjorn.

Right, I can't pick up my f*ing cats without them howling like I am torturing them. Let me tell you, the vet is fun.

Also, why in God's name does my iPhone weather App show it sunny & 73 degrees?

Good thing I'm headed to Tennessee this weekend and the forecast high for the weekend is 70 :)