10: Number of times on Saturday that I whined about wanting to go to the big Boots in Reading to try to hunt down Bumble & Bumble curl cream only to wimp out when we were literally 2 minutes from parking.
(I can't. handle. crowds.)
(Like. I turn into a 3 year old and pitch a tantrum every time.)
(I also stamp my foot.)
(Yes. I am a foot stamper.)
9: Number of times I sighed with lust for Cary Grant on Saturday.
(WHY am I only now discovering him!?)
(Dreamy.)
(Seriously.)
8: Number of hills during my run on Sunday that tried to kill me.
(Clearly someone needs a new running route.)
(And that someone? IS ME.)
(I may or may not have whipped out my phone to "change songs" at the top of each rise...)
(And by "change songs" I mean to breathe/borderline hyperventilate without letting on to everyone else around me (i.e. people driving/walking/jogging/cycling by) that I was dying.)
(Don't even act like you don't do it too.)
7: Number of tablespoons of Thai Turkey burger sauce I surreptitiously "taste tested" on Saturday night.
(Holy. SMOKES. was it good!)
(Don't worry. Ima blog about it tomorrow.)
(You might want to get you some ground turkey breast just in case.)
6: Number of Ina's chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter icing that managed to exit the cupcake pan unscathed.
(Number that bit the dust? Approximately 10.)
(Ima make a trifle tonight.)
(PS- UK muffin/cupcake trays are smaller than American ones.)
(FYI.)
5: Number of times Norman scared the bejesus out of me by sashaying a leeeetttttttiiiillleeee too close to the fireplace...
(He is such a swishy princess.)
(I may or may not have said "Norman. Sashayyyy... away!" to him only to give myself hysterical giggles.)
(Apparently PB isn't up on RuPaul's Drag Race.)
4: Number of times I tripped over the same pair of shoes before I finally caved in and took them upstairs to be put away...
(And by "I" I mean asked PB nicely to do it...)
(And by asked PB nicely, I mean pretended I was too busy to, so he would have to...)
(And yes... they were totally my shoes and not PBs)
3: Number of times I laughed-out-loud watching Miranda on Sunday.
(If you live in the UK and you haven't discovered Miranda Hart, you haven't lived.)
2: Number of ginormous mugs of Dunkin' Donuts hazelnut imbibed by moi...
(I could have had 4 more if the coffee rationer wasn't so mean.)
(My imported stock is still very high, SO I SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE AS MUCH COFFEE AS I WANT, HUSBAND (AKA COFFEE NAZI.))
1: Number of bags of Fritos cracked open...
(File under: SORRY, I'M NOT SORRY.)
(Number of portions inhaled? Let us not discuss.)
HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND!?
(No, but seriously. Tell me. I'm trying to be better at responding to comments so we can like... be FRIENDS!)
Kudos to you for not spoiling Downton for those of us stateside. Last night's episode was a doozy (I'm sure you know the one I'm referring to)and I'm so impressed that it wasn't spoiled for me (though that likely would have kept the tears from being quite so plentiful).
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great weekend! My weekend was full of ice storms, blonde highlights, shopping, old friends, weird movies (We Need to Talk About Kevin) which I don't really reccomend, ice cream cake, homemade spaghetti, and nieces. All in all, one of the best weekends so far of 2013! xoxo
ReplyDeleteHa!! You crack me up. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good weekend. And hey, stopping at the top of a hill, at least you ran to the top and didn't walk up it! (I mayyyy do that sometimes....!)
ReplyDeleteUm. What about your friends that you ud to respond too??? I'd didn't work out once this weekend. I did however clean the floors. Kind of a workout.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a great weekend!
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I adore Miranda Hart! I heard her show was cancelled?!
ReplyDeleteMy weekend was too lazy to be honest. Worked out today though and feel better.
I seriously need you to move to Texas so you can yell at me when I want to sit on the couch and complain about needing to be more healthy! I'm the same way about the fireplace. Sure, it's pretty. But that thing could cause some seriously bad news!
ReplyDeleteI, sadly, avoided the gym, while marveling at your discipline and that photo of your Michelle O. arms. I also attempted to make a spicy lentil dahl and homemade naan from some online recipes I found. About halfway through I was convinced that it tasted terrible so immediately ordered four of Madhur Jaffrey's cookbooks from the library. In the end, I threw in a bunch of extra spices and we had a great little Indian meal. I'm currently obsessed with mid-20th century English novels so I read "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding" by Julia Strachey and while I love most Persephone Books (so jealous you're close to their London shop...), I absolutely hated this little novella. So disappointing as I had been looking forward to it for quite some time. Thanks for your Weekend-in-Numbers posts--they're always highly amusing!
ReplyDeleteGrrr... I just posted a long comment and it disappeared! Will try again later.
ReplyDeleteI completely avoided the gym and felt guilty about it--while admiring your discipline and that photo of your Michelle O. arms. I also attempted to make spicy lentil dahl and homemade naan from some random online recipes and then freaked out halfway through because the dahl tasted like, well, nothing. I immediately hopped online and ordered four of Madhur Jaffrey's cookbooks from the library. I ended up adding a ton of additional spices and we had a lovely little Indian meal at home. I'm currently obsessed with mid-20th-century English novels and read "Cheerful Weather for the Wedding" by Julia Strachey. I usually love Persephone Books (so jealous you're not far from their London shop...) titles but I absolutely hated this novella. So disappointing because I had been looking forward to reading it for quite some time. All in all, I fairly quiet, grey weekend. Your Weekend-in-Numbers posts always crack me up!
ReplyDeletecan't wait for the turkey burger recipe, i just bought ground turkey yesterday!!
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I seriously love your blog so much. I want to come to London and camp out with you for the weekend. We can watch all these funny shows , go for runs and just gab. Ok? xooxox
ReplyDeleteIt is a draggy Saturday night....thanks for making me smile ;)
ReplyDeleteComments seem to be turned off on the above Valentine's Day Wishlist post, but wanted to chime in and play along with your 7 items: 1) kate spade bag, natch. But I'd choose the Catherine Street Stripe Louise as an update to transition to spring/nautical neutrals; 2) For skin care, I'm a philosophy girl, normally alternating between the "Great Skin is In" and the 'Restore and Nourish" kits depending on which stock items need replenishing; but I am considering trying the "Miracle Worker" collection (trial sizes at first, of course) to see if that takes my skin further; 3) I'm a fan of the Jennifer Zeuner cutout monogram necklace, but I'll take that and raise you a swirly 3 intital monogram ring to match, both in sterling please (gold is just not pretty against my olive skin!); 4) I'd love the RL faux-Persian Lamb coat, currently well-priced at $140!; 5) I'm pretty well set for boots (gasp! my addiction) but would love to add a replacement pair of 10" Bean Boots, shearling lined, as I donated mine when I moved south and now I am back in MD where winters are chilly and damp; 6) Not really a candy fan, but for a trad Valentine's candy-champagne-flowers pick, I'll go with a nice bottle of Veuve Clicqot La Grande Dame...always bet on black!; 7) my go-to perfume signature has for YEARS been (and will remain) Ralph Lauren Blue (no, not "Ralph" in the round turquoise bottle; no, not the Blue Pony #1...BLUE in the cobalt blue square bottle!) but my favorite 'new perfume' is See By Chloé. Happy Valentine's Day! :)
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