too much tea?

I've created a little tea corner on my desk at work...so now whenever I need a spot of tea, it's just right there!

Love!

Oh, and that calendar? It is from 2006, but I love the photos of the English countryside, so I still use it!

crumpets, clearly

You know the "keep calm and..." posters that are oh, so trendy these days?

Well, HERE is a site where you can make your own!

Marvelous, eh?

I should probably get this printed for my sewing room....

What would your keep calm poster say??

one lump or two?

Is this not the most adorable lamp you've ever seen in your life?

It's from anthropologie, one of my favorites. I'm so in love with that store. If I was a wealthy girl, my entire wardrobe and apartment would come from there, but sadly, I am not. I do, however, have Christmas and birthday money that has yet to be spent, AND anthro sent me a birthday card with a 15% off coupon! It came with this adorable candle-on-a-string necklace that I should have worn for birthday festivities, but sadly, I forgot. Next year?

So, maybe this lamp should be mine? Yes? No? I shouldn't spend so much on a lamp?

tea=bliss

I'm on my 4th cup of tea today. Earl Grey, from Harrods. I bought it in London last fall and it is so wonderful. It makes me sad that I am running low on it. I suppose that means another trip to London is in order?

What is your favorite kind of tea?

it's only Tuesday?

I just made a cup of tea, vanilla, if you were wondering, but it's awful. Boooo.

How was your weekend? Okay? Fun? Relaxing? Mine was...in a word, busy! Saturday we had to go to Steve's company picnic, which was up in Columbia, MD. They had pina colada slushies, which was clearly the thing that made the drive worth it. They were labeled "adults only," so there must have had a little somethin' somethin' in there. Afterwards, we drove down to Crystal City to watch the Iowa-Iowa State football game. I could care less about football of any kind, but Steve and his friends were there to support their alma matter (did I spell that right?), who lost. Oh well.

Then we had this weird wedding thing. I'll explain. Some acquaintences of ours were married in July in Turkey (they are both Turkish), so they had a "reception" here. It was at the clubhouse of the condo association they live in. We had very little details of the event, especially the attire. Since we'd been picnicing and gaming, I was in capris and a shirt...clearly not wedding-wear. They were having it out in McLean and we didn't want to go back to DC, so we stopped at Pentagon City...an obvious solution. I bought this dress at the Gap, but wore it like in the second picture, because I looked like an idiot when I belted it. Steve bought a pair of dark jeans and a button down shirt. Jeans you say? For a wedding? Yes, jeans. This is because when the bride was asked what the attire was, she said to wear what you wear when you go clubbing. Which I don't. So, needless to say, I had no idea what to wear. Luckily, the dress was on sale for a whopping $23.99, which I thought was fine for a weird wedding reception for a couple I barely know. I was surprised I was invited, to be honest. I've met her a few times, she's very nice, but I haven't seen her in at least a year and a half, and frankly, if I saw her on the street, I wouldn't recognize her.

At least the cake was good.