Foody stuff

What are we ingesting....
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/139/the-20-worst-foods-in-america/

I'm still a Wildcat

My fellow K-Staters think my loyalty to the Cats is slipping, so I'm changing my colors to purple. The past few days have been SO exciting with the KU games. The championship was amazing! However, I can't turn into a Jayhawk! It has been good for the paper though. We are selling commemorative T-shirts featuring our sports cover. Yes....I might buy one, but part of it is showing pride for my newspaper. Our photogs have done an awesome job, and I'm surprised our sports designer hasn't had a meltdown! My friend Lindsey had four versions of the paper for Monday night. She had to work at warp speed once the game was over. Ahh....the joys of working on deadline :-)

Rock Chalk Jayhawk...K..UUUUUU!

In honor of KU's Final Four win this evening, I've changed my blog to a red and blue theme. I was going to put a Jayhawk on here, but my fellow K-State grads might have hurt me. I had picked North Carolina to win on my bracket, because KU has always let me down in the end. All the people above me in the standings either picked NC or UCLA, so we're all messed up now. It was such a great game!!! All of us at work couldn't believe how far ahead KU was in the first half. Work was a little crazy toward the end as the sports designer and I tried to decide which photos we would use. If KU wins on Monday I may just cry. I grew up watching KU in the NCAA tournament and loving it. I remember seeing them win in 1988. Now just to clarify, if they were playing K-State, I would totally cheer for the Wildcats. :-)

Christmas in March and an ad for Wichita :-)

My gift from Erin...she always gets me cool stuff.

Between our different work schedules, sickness and family obligations, my best friend Erin and I were not able to celebrate our Christmas until this past weekend. In fact, I don't think we had seen each other since my birthday in early December. She came down to Wichita on Saturday, so we could have a girls day out. After meeting at Cinnamon's Deli for lunch we headed out to the fun stores of Wichita.

First stop: Nifty Nuthouse http://www.360wichita.com/FoodandBeverage/NiftyNutHouse.html
This place truly is the pride of Wichita. You can find everything from dried vegetables to mint-chocolate malt balls. My personal favorite is all-nut bridge mix. This trip I bought some maple pecan fudge....marvelous!

Second stop: Spice Merchant 

http://www.spicemerchant.com/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi

This place is full of neat gifts, such as funny mugs and tea sets. It also has an array of coffees, teas and spices. 

Third stop: Monica's Bundt Cake Co. (sorry the URL isn't working)

This tiny little store has yummy bundt cakes in all sizes. We tried lemon poppy seed and chocolate sour cream. 

Just down the street: Abode

http://www.abode.com

This store had some sweet furniture! Of course, I couldn't afford any of it, but at least I could appreciate the coolness of it. Erin is an interior designer for corporate offices, so she was a little irked by some of the knock-off furniture. I wouldn't have known the difference. 

After checking into our cheap hotel (with pink lamps and couches as you see in the photo) We headed to Old Town to see Vantage Point at the Warren Theater. We ordered some chicken Nachos that were delightful. I have to admit, the theater wasn't as fancy or designeresque as I thought it would be. I hope any Wichitans reading my critique won't shoot me!

After the movie, I took Erin to Lu Cinda's, a store full of quirky gifts such as the bacon wallet she bought for her husband. We also went to Beadazzled and a new furnishings store near Crown Heights called Frank & Margaret's (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=229125285)

We both were yawning at this point, so we went back to the hotel to veg. Sunday morning we went to my church Eastside Community (http://www.eastsidecommunity.com/)

Easter pics

I went to my sisters for lunch with the fam and gave Abby her first Easter egg hunt. She was reluctant at first, but she got excited after finding the first one. She wanted to inhale the jelly beans I put in them.

Falling apart....at 30!

Man, my body just does not like me. I finally went to an osteopathic doctor to figure out why I've been randomly waking up nauseous, gassy and feeling heaviness in my chest. Her diagnosis: acid reflux, which is exasperating the asthma I thought had disappeared after high school. Apparently, asthma never totally disappears. I developed athletic-induced asthma my sophomore year of high school because I was running outside in the cold to get in shape for basketball season. I used an inhaler for a couple years, but haven't had problems since then. I did kickboxing a few times last year. If anything was going to send me over the edge, that would have. Now, I have a cold that's wreaking havoc on my body. I'm hoping the inhaler my doctor prescribed will keep me from hacking all night. I'm sure my change in work schedule and moving have played a large part in my body changes. I'm a late night snacker, and I need to break that habit. I'm getting enough sleep, so that's not the problem. I hope I get well soon, because I don't think my boss wants me to call in sick.

Fun with the munchkin

Thankfully, it didn't snow today, so my sister and niece got to come down to Wichita. Abby was just full of funny things to say. It's amazing how her vocabulary expands and how quickly she learns new things. On our Target adventure she was creating a whole world between her new piggy bank and choo choo train. She also had no problem telling me "I don't like it" when I pointed to a shirt I considered buying. Her other response, "Let's go look at clothes in my size." She was so cute at lunch when she ordered her food and she made sure to say hi to any waitress that walked by. She was very excited when mommy said we could go to Starbucks. Mommy let's her get 'cow's milk' as a snack. I'm surprised that kid doesn't turn into a dairy cow as much milk as she drinks. She also was very excited about going to aunt Netty's house. After she went potty she pulled back my shower curtain and said, "You have a bathtub just like at my house!" It's funny how the simplest things are amazing to her. She tried to smother my cat, but Daisy was having none of that.

Some of her other funny sayings:

When my sister and I complained about the construction and crazy driving on Rock Road:
"I can help. I'll push the cars out of the way."

When she saw one of several airplanes:
"Let's wave hi to the airplane. I want to take it home and give it a hug." (I'm not sure why she thinks airplanes are her friends.)

On her parents: "Daddy's name is Kevin and mommy's is Brenda." (She said this very randomly in Target.)

When we were watching Nickelodean: "I like Sponge Bob, but mommy doesn't." (Mommy says Sponge Bob doesn't teach her anything.)