The hubby asked me to help take some pictures around our alma mater recently. It was a nice break in the middle of the day, and despite not having much sunshine initially, the sun broke through the clouds before we were finished. We both got some really nice shots and I hope the college is able to use them.
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10 years ago today, Microsoft launched the first Xbox.
Two days later, on November 17th, the hubby and I visited New York City for the day with my parents. We were on a one-day bus tour. The hubby was so excited about the Xbox that he decided to buy one. Not from just any store, but from the Toys R Us in Times Square. The one with the crazy mobs of people. He was so excited about the Xbox that he paid New York sales tax (we live in the wonderful sales tax free state of Delaware and we tend to be rather reluctant to pay sales tax anywhere). He then proceeded to tote this huge bag filled with the Xbox, accessories, and games, through the streets of New York City until we met back up with our tour bus.
One day later, he was setting it up in our living room.
Here’s a closer look at the first Xbox:
Before long, he was playing. I love that you can see what he’s playing in this photo:
It’s the first Halo of course!
Tonight we picked up a copy of the Halo Anniversary edition game. I’m looking forward to playing it with the hubby! Now if only we had a 3D TV. Then it would look as awesome as the preview we saw last summer at the Seattle PAX. I’ve told the hubby I’d support a 3D TV purchasing decision this Christmas.
Happy 10-Year Anniversary Xbox!
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My hubby told me about a special Nordstrom Smashbox beauty event recently. Not only were they offering free make up sessions, they also offered a photo shoot with photographer Steven Khan.
I called, thinking there was no way I would get an appointment on the day of, but they had an opening!
After lunch at our favorite Jimmy John’s, and battling traffic, we made it to the King of Prussia Nordstrom just in time for my appointment. We weren’t sure if we were going to make it! There was some pretty bad traffic that had us worried for a while.
The makeover went very well. The artist was really nice and we ended up having a lot to chat about as she is a full time high school film teacher. I really liked the colors she used, and loved that while I ended up getting some products, it wasn’t because I felt like I was on the receiving end of a major pressure sale.
I had no idea what to expect for the photo session. I’m not always very comfortable in front of the camera – I much prefer to be the one taking the pictures! – but Mr. Khan was very nice and I’m super impressed with his pictures! I thought that I’d get maybe one photo emailed to me some time after the session, but I ended up with a CD of 63 (63!) images to take with me about 10 minutes later. These are a few of my favorites…
And this is my new Facebook profile picture - I’ll be updating my other online pictures with this one as well.
It’s nice to have some updated pictures with my shorter hair!
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Recipes for Halloween 2011
Soup recipe by The Pioneer Woman: Corn & Cheese Chowder in Bread Bowls - I called this “Bubbling Cauldron Soup”
Halloweenies
Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse
The hubby found this awesome Halloween Haunted Mansion at Williams-Sonoma – it was a super steal and only a couple of bucks. He put the whole thing together all by himself. It took much longer than I think he thought it would, but the end result was very impressive!
I also made cookies for my classmates since we were running the discussion the following night. I wanted something Halloweenish, but easy. I found a recipe for Candy Corn Cookies and thought they would be perfect!
I used premade sugar cookie dough instead of making the dough from scratch. Much faster! I just let the dough sit out for a little while until it was soft enough to work in the food coloring.
FYI: Food coloring washes off your hands fairly easily with soap and water. I was glad to discover this once my hands were a scary mixture of yellow and orange!
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Today was supposed to be a Pancake Saturday. But we forgot to pick up our favorite pancake mix, and despite staring at the shelves in our grocery store for a rather long time, we couldn’t bring ourselves to pick out a different mix. So we made our way to the frozen aisle and picked out some waffles. We chose a box of Aunt Jemima Homestyle and didn’t regret our decision. We had them with thick cut bacon and it was tasty.
Sometimes the simplest meals are extra special.
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October 29, 2011. First snow fall. We spent the day inside since it was cold outside. And because I’m sick.
It was a good day for Czech soup and Chlebicky.
Jasper spent time on the couch with his snuggie.
Lunch was simple and satisfying.
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Photos taken with an iPhone 4 and edited using Totally Rad Action’s new Rad Lab in Photoshop CS4.
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Jasper | October 7, 2011
