Funky, Punky, and Plump

9 years ago today, I married my best friend. :)  To celebrate, we got dressed up and went for a fancy dinner at a restaurant called Ray's on the River . I decided it would be a good night to wear not-black. :)  . I had a hard time getting a full body shot of myself, so I do apologize for the poor quality of this picture.  I got this dress a couple years ago to wear to my birthday party but ended up deciding on something else.  I love the mild vintage feel to the look of this dress.  . The restaurant had confetti on our table for us!  . Geek is gonna geek out no matter where he is. ;)  I picked this shirt out for him a while ago even though it's not his usual style.  The skull design makes me happy.   . I started with a cup of acorn-butternut squash soup that was amazing!  I was so hungry that I forgot to take a pic of it, though.  LOL  BUT!  I didn't spill any on me. ;)  Then I got the Parm...

There has really been nothing remarkable going on the past few weeks.  I've made a bunch of yummy food but by the time I am done cooking it, I am so excited to eat it that I forget to take pictures until I am putting away leftovers. :P  This is the only meal that made it and it's probably the most boring visually.  LOL  It was absolutely delicious, though!  I present to you roasted tomato soup and grilled ham & cheese on homemade bread!  I am not a huge fan of soup and never have been.  Tomato soup is one of the few I enjoy because it is creamy and smooth and doesn't look predigested to me.  Now that I have had this, I will never, ever be able to eat canned tomato soup again.  Ever. You can find the recipe for the soup here.   I will also be adding the Pumpkin and Mushroom Lasagna, Shepherd's Pie, and Cherry Bread recipes soon.  Even though the temps are still in the 80's (upper 20's celsius) here in Atlanta, I ...

Ever have one of those days (or weeks) when you are feeling social but not really talkative?  That's kind of how I feel today.  I am craving being around people but my brain really just wants to sit back and observe.  Friends are coming over Sunday to play Cards Against Humanity , though, so that works.  :) So rather than being wordy like I usually am, here are some random pictures varying from tonight to almost 30 years ago. :)  I don't *think* any of these have been posted here before but, if they have, here they are again.  LOL Of course, food. :)  For dinner tonight, I made Mini Cheese Burger Meatballs and Herbed Oven Fries with broccoli.  Oh!  Did you notice that I have a Recipage now?  It's true!  There's a widget gadget thingy over to the right. :) A friend's '66 Mustang Taken from the passenger side of the one and only time I got to go for a ride in said Mustang :) T-shirt I designed for an ex-boyrfrien...

Hubbyman and I decided to do another road trip yesterday and discovered that Monticello, GA has the cure for constipation! It's amazing what you find when you make a wrong turn. :)  This was painted on the side of a building in a parking lot where we had to turn around after someone... ahem... I... headed in the wrong direction. Our goal for this road trip was Vidalia, GA , the home of the sweetest onions you could hope for.  Since I've been on such a food obsession kick lately, a food-related destination just made sense. For a change of pace, we decided to take my mini-van so I drove the first half of the trip.  His car is a manual which I am not able to drive so he usually does most of the driving.  It was a nice change for him, too, to be a passenger for a change. :) The drive was pretty but there was really very little photo-worthy.  Plus, you know, I was driving. :) We did stop at a pretty little place for a late picnic lunch, though, calle...