Trader Joe's

Now I know about the glorious store you all talk about. I made my first trip to this wonderful place, in Birmingham, MI.

For less thatn $10 I got : 2 things of citrus body wash, 2 things of the matching lotion and 4 bars of tea tree soap.

Too bad I do not live closer, there was an entire selection of wine that I wanted to try!

Maybe if all of Dallas writes a request here, we can get a Trader Joe's in our city. Maybe, just maybe.

Boooring

Does anyone else think this year's Super Bowl commercials stink?

Bad Blogger

I think we all go through weeks where we are bad bloggers. Last week, that was me. 1 week without a single post. Sheesh!

So, this weekend I am headed to Chicago and Detroit for my sister-in-law's baby shower, then to the Motor City for work. One tropical paradise to another.

A quick google search on snow and this is what I got:

Chicago braces for more snow - 19 hours ago
Snow will continue to fall in Chicago Friday morning, bringing the total accumulation near 12 inches by early afternoon. A winter storm warning remains in ...Chicago Sun-Times - 316 related articles »Roundup: How metro Detroiters handled the snow - Detroit Free Press - 20 related articles »

I made it to Chicago with no delays AND my bag. So far, I am 1 for 3 on my flights....

To everyone having a Super Bowl party -- have fun! I am bummed that I have to watch it alone at my hotel in Detroit...

Chef Tre!

Last night Sarah and I attended the 2nd Annual 2008 Stainless Steel Chef event at the Milestone Culinary Arts Center & Viking Cooking School, here in Dallas. It is going to be featured in an upcoming D Magazine – maybe we will make the cut! We are avid Top Chef followers, so we were really looking forward to seeing Casey Thompson and Tre Wilcox in action! We met 2 really fun gals, plus we had front row seats the entire night. At one point Tre even told us that he loved that us gals were front & center because it made him more comfortable, more like cooking for friends!

(You can read more about the event here)

Run Dad Run!

Some people go through a mid life crisis and they buy a sports car. Some people have an affair. I am proud to say that my dad is doing none of the above – instead he has decided to run a half marathon! The man that loves the nightly bowl of Blue Bell ice cream…. The man that loves chips and salsa. The man that loves Dr. Pepper.

This new man now wears a pedometer and tracks his daily steps. He now drinks Diet Dr. Pepper. He now skips that nightly bowl of Blue Bell ice cream.

At the ripe old age of 45 he was diagnosed with severe prostate cancer. He battled that and after 5 years, is still cancer free. So, that probably had a huge influence on him when he decided to sign up for Race for Life half-marathon, this June in Anchorage, Alaska. This is a huge thing for him and we are soo extremely proud of him. You can read more about running journey here.

http://www.active.com/donate/tntntx/Dougsrun

Good luck dad!

PS — He is planning on running the full marathon with me in December!

Panini Pan

Last night we exchanged a weding gift and got the panini pan / press that matches the rest of our Calphalon Contemporary line. I used it this morning to make us breakfast panini's -- they were great! (scrambled egg beaters, turkey sausage and cheese on sourdough bread)

I love that is is much smaller than a traditional panini machine, plus we can use the Calphalon pan for indoor grilling.

I forsee many more panini combinations in our future.

Private???

I don't want to be left out in the cold.....

More, More, More
Perfectly Plump Preppy
All That's Pink and Green and Inbetween

I want an invite!

mrspreppy@gmail.com

When the hubby is out with the boys....

.... the wife will:

a) drink wine

b) make homemade blueberry pancakes for dinner

c) watch My Super-Ex Girlfriend on HBO