Civy is gone :(

I know I know, my car was dying and I needed a new one. I spent almost my entire twenties with that car!! I've had her since she was just a brand new baby lease.  We've been through so much, boyfriends, stupid decisions (more than a few), many states and a couple of boo-boos.  She's always done me good though, and I'll never forget my Honda. 

On to bigger (and at this moment, more functionally better) things!  I bought a 2012 Ford Escape.  It's bright blue!  Yes, another blue car.  I will never go white or silver.  It has A/C!  It starts even if I go more than 15 miles!  It locks!!  I know, amazing things to come.   Like roadtrips!

This blog would be better with photos, but I didn't plan ahead. 

Best yoga article ever.

Is yoga even good for sex?

Quick crochet project

My first of what I hope to be a series (when I get red and green yarn) of the Mario mushroom! Only took about 2 or 3 hours including screw ups, that seem to happen every time I try a new pattern.

Crafting: Queen Anne's Lace Scarf

I've waited far to long to post my first crafts post.  About six months ago I taught myself how to crochet through books, and a YouTube video.  I'm decent on my own now, but obviously need to use patterns to know where I'm going.  I've made a few things already, but right now I am working on a scarf pattern I found on Ravelry, a website for knitters and crochet!  The pattern used a different yarn.  I had some merino wool/cashmere mix on hand, and decided to make it with that.  Here's the progress so far!

I've found this pattern to be pretty easy, except for a few times after I set it down for awhile, I forgot where to pick it back up and I made the big loop in the wrong direction and had to pull it all out :(  Oops.  I've got enough of it to make one wrap around my next and a little length on each side, but I think I'm going to finish this ball of yarn to give it a little more length (2 balls total).

Welp, I'm 30 now

As much as I tried to avoid it, it's official: I'm 30.  Thankfully,  I've already got a college degree, and awesome job (at which I just got promoted), and I'm pretty settled with this whole growing up thing.

Anyway, Bret and I went to New York for my birthday.  I think it's the first full-week, not visiting a friend, vacation I went on as a full-time working adult.

Here are a few highlights.

Now Reading: The Mysterious Benedict Society

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart is a young adult/older children series that I was thankful to found through the "recommended" section of the LA Library's website, otherwise I would have never known about it.  At this point, I have read three of the books, and this review will summarize all three, but without any major spoilers.  There is a fourth spin-off book that I'll get to later.

Yes, these are kids books. Don't judge me.

The first book in the series introduces you to four children who share the common thread of high intelligence, but all show their smarts through different ways.  Sticky, the photographic memorizer; Reynie uses logic; Kate and her bucket; and Constance.. the whiny kid that no one can figure out.  The four venture off to a special academy, where naturally, the headmaster is evil and the children must conquer the world.  Ok, not exactly, but close.  It's kind of a cross between Harry Potter and Professor Layton.  Without giving anything away, there are 2 sequels, so things must have worked out good in book one, right?



Books 2 & 3 after the jump!

Food: Spinach Quiche

This was a great, quick and easy recipe for Sunday morning breakfast.  I had a slice with turkey bacon and it was great.  Nothing fancy here, and a fast clean up as well.  I found this recipe on Allrecipes.com.  You could mix other items as desired, I'm sure.  Next time, I'll probably throw some peppers in the mix.

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 3 cups shredded Muenster cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie pan.
2. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft. Stir in spinach and continue cooking until excess moisture has evaporated.
3. In a large bowl, combine eggs, cheese, salt and pepper. Add spinach mixture and stir to blend. Scoop into prepared pie pan.
4. Bake in preheated oven until eggs have set, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.