January 2010
December 2009
My 2009...
January
Picked out a wedding dress and began the planning. Also changed jobs.
February
Read some good books and some bad books, and had an awesome Valentine’s Day sushi dinner.
March
Joined a second book club.
April
Celebrated Passover with Dan for the first time, adopted Wicket, and ran my first 5K.
May
Went to a Durham Bulls game, frequented the Farmer’s Market, and did some...
{ Jason Derulo - Whatcha Say (acoustic) }
I...
May I Suggest for 2010...
Awww, you are the sweetest, Jackie! You and Brandon should come visit us!
jaclynday:
I really dislike the “list your friends” posts, and so this is by NO MEANS a definitive list, but rather some fabulous recommendations if you are looking for some new blogs to read in 2010. May I recommend:
My little sister! Her posts are so helpful (and yummy-looking…check out those recipes!) Plus, she’s...
“Most of my bags, clutches and jewelry come from antique fairs in Italy or my...”
– Jessica Pizzo, The Cupcaketologist via Cary Randolph’s Erit Americana
Get rid of tumblarity - Petition Spot →
(via peterkay)
“Don’t ever feel guilty about anything—such a waste of time.”
– Eva Rice, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets
(heylabodega)
Why should I take the time to brine my food?
“We find that soaking many types of delicate white meat—from turkey to chicken, pork, and shrimp—in a saltwater solution before cooking protects it from the ravages of heat and guarantees tender, flavorful meat from the surface all the way to the bone.”
-Cooks Illustrated
Dan will be thrilled that I’m finally figuring out how/why to brine meat before cooking.
Awesome Gift Alert: Cook's Illustrated Online Gift... →
This was given to me by Allie, my oldest friend, for Christmas. She knows I’ve been trying to learn how to cook for a while now.
Pros to the online subscription:
I can peruse it at work.
It’s greener than the paper version (which is also pretty great).
I get all of my recipes online already.
General greatness of Cook’s Illustrated:
All recipes are scientifically tested.
...
This song cracks me up now.
{ Owl City -...
Forbes: The Most Overpaid Celebrities →
“To compile the list, Forbes examined the salaries, budgets and returns for films headlined by some of the biggest stars in the industry.”
Russell Crowe
Nicole Kidman
Jim Carrey
Will Ferrell
Jennifer Lopez
Adam Sandler
Cameron Diaz
Denzel Washington
Will Smith
Tom Cruise
Julie Cook's Rules for Wardrobe Shopping and... →
I love and agree with all of these.
“Don’t worry if your personal style isn’t defined yet. It comes about as you get comfortable in your own skin.”
Married Jonas Brother Says Sex Not Worth the Wait →
Hahahahaha!
NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) - Just days after tying the knot after years of abstinence, Kevin Jonas of the pop sensation the Jonas Brothers stunned his teenaged fans by announcing that “to be honest about it, sex was not worth the wait.”
“After we did it, I was kind of like, that’s it?” Mr. Jonas told reporters at a New York press conference.
As to whether Mr. Jonas’ bride...
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You and Dan are my favorite Tumblr couple! What was your favorite moment on your wedding day?
Thank you! :)
I can honesty say that our wedding day was the happiest day of my life. There are so many great memories of being with friends and family and anticipating the moment me and Dan would be married. But my favorite is probably at the reception…
We had already...
Love this!
“Christianity: (def) The belief that a magical Jewish space zombie can make you immortal if you eat his flesh and telepathically tell him you accept him as master so he can remove an evil in your soul which is there because a woman made from the body parts of others was convinced by a snake to eat from a magical tree.”
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