Before I start, I want to give a quick shout out to my mother and two my two mother-in-laws and say Happy Belated Mother's Day!
Well, it's the beginning of the week once again. This weekend in the life of Lollipop and hub was sort of a bust. We had plans, then those plans changed for new plans and then those new plans changed again and by the time I got things straight my hubby had to go to work on Sunday afternoon. Suffice to say, this weekend didn't go to plan. What eventually played out included making yummy hamburgers on the grill, seeing STAR TREK (my third time and the hub's first), visiting the Pasadena Flea Market and getting burnt to crisp, watching some DVD's and going to an hour long meeting regarding the eventual retirement of the hubby and me.
Now this last one might not sound very exciting but it actually kinda was. Our tax guy also gives retirement advise. We have never been before and since I like to dream pretty big I thought it was worth the hour long session to see how this guy can help us. So we went in and talked about Hawaii and basically spilled our guts about our biggest hopes and desires and the guy was like let me put a report together and see how much land in Maui costs. It was a very interesting meeting. I have always been a big believer in dreams and to actually go talk to a guy and not have him laugh in my face was very inspiring. Moreover, having him say let me work up a plan on how we can get you to Hawaii in 10-15 years was way amazing! You might be thinking retirement in 10-15 years is a little soon for the hubby and I but really we can't wait to get our surf on and if this guy can help us get to our retirement a little earlier than bring it on! He seemed to think our plan was very achievable mentioning that he has 15 clients living in Maui already. I can already see me sunbathing on the beach with my mac laptop and little fruity drink. We only live once so why not live life in paradise? I can't wait to see what he comes up with.
I forgot to mention that my hodge podge weekend also included a trip to the book store. I spent a glorious hour browsing several items but I eventually came to a halt in the cookbook section of the store. Although I prefer my hubby to cook (he is an excellent cook and because let's admit it, I am the queen of laziness), I do like to turn on the stove every once in a while. Lately, I have been wondering about herbs and spices. I pretty much have no idea when or where to use them excpet for the basics like cinnamon, salt and oh yeah, black pepper. My idea of spicing something up is throwing what I think may go good with something into the mixture. Sometimes it comes out good and other times, well, let's just say we all needed to be school'd sometimes. I have been thinking lately that I should probably try to read something about the herbs I am growing in my garden and the herbs/spices I have in my IKEA magnet canisters in my kitchen. It would be nice to know what I am actually suppose to add in something to make it taste better. So I ended up buying one of those DK reference books on this very subject. I love DK books because not only do they have useful, easy to read, information but they pretty much have pictures on every single page of their publications. This book will be a great addition to my growing library of cookbooks and will be a good reference item when I get over my laziness and decide to whip up something fun to eat. This book actually tells you what the spice or herb originated from and recommends what it mixes with. It's exactly what I have been looking for. I read through a lot of the book and I am very excited to put my new found knowledge to work. I am hoping the herbs in my little garden make it through the summer so I can use them. Now that I know what I planted I have all kinds of ideas. Here's hoping the garden works! And by "works" I mean, I hope it actually produces something I can eat.
Well, it's the beginning of the week once again. This weekend in the life of Lollipop and hub was sort of a bust. We had plans, then those plans changed for new plans and then those new plans changed again and by the time I got things straight my hubby had to go to work on Sunday afternoon. Suffice to say, this weekend didn't go to plan. What eventually played out included making yummy hamburgers on the grill, seeing STAR TREK (my third time and the hub's first), visiting the Pasadena Flea Market and getting burnt to crisp, watching some DVD's and going to an hour long meeting regarding the eventual retirement of the hubby and me.
Now this last one might not sound very exciting but it actually kinda was. Our tax guy also gives retirement advise. We have never been before and since I like to dream pretty big I thought it was worth the hour long session to see how this guy can help us. So we went in and talked about Hawaii and basically spilled our guts about our biggest hopes and desires and the guy was like let me put a report together and see how much land in Maui costs. It was a very interesting meeting. I have always been a big believer in dreams and to actually go talk to a guy and not have him laugh in my face was very inspiring. Moreover, having him say let me work up a plan on how we can get you to Hawaii in 10-15 years was way amazing! You might be thinking retirement in 10-15 years is a little soon for the hubby and I but really we can't wait to get our surf on and if this guy can help us get to our retirement a little earlier than bring it on! He seemed to think our plan was very achievable mentioning that he has 15 clients living in Maui already. I can already see me sunbathing on the beach with my mac laptop and little fruity drink. We only live once so why not live life in paradise? I can't wait to see what he comes up with.
I forgot to mention that my hodge podge weekend also included a trip to the book store. I spent a glorious hour browsing several items but I eventually came to a halt in the cookbook section of the store. Although I prefer my hubby to cook (he is an excellent cook and because let's admit it, I am the queen of laziness), I do like to turn on the stove every once in a while. Lately, I have been wondering about herbs and spices. I pretty much have no idea when or where to use them excpet for the basics like cinnamon, salt and oh yeah, black pepper. My idea of spicing something up is throwing what I think may go good with something into the mixture. Sometimes it comes out good and other times, well, let's just say we all needed to be school'd sometimes. I have been thinking lately that I should probably try to read something about the herbs I am growing in my garden and the herbs/spices I have in my IKEA magnet canisters in my kitchen. It would be nice to know what I am actually suppose to add in something to make it taste better. So I ended up buying one of those DK reference books on this very subject. I love DK books because not only do they have useful, easy to read, information but they pretty much have pictures on every single page of their publications. This book will be a great addition to my growing library of cookbooks and will be a good reference item when I get over my laziness and decide to whip up something fun to eat. This book actually tells you what the spice or herb originated from and recommends what it mixes with. It's exactly what I have been looking for. I read through a lot of the book and I am very excited to put my new found knowledge to work. I am hoping the herbs in my little garden make it through the summer so I can use them. Now that I know what I planted I have all kinds of ideas. Here's hoping the garden works! And by "works" I mean, I hope it actually produces something I can eat.
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