snew.

it's another snowy weekend. i think we have about 20 inches. (it's up to my knee, but i haven't officially measured). & it's still falling from the white sky.

i made banana nut waffles, we took the snow monster for a walk, we ghetto sled, and now i'm going to stir the crock pot chili that's cooking for dinner and curl up on the couch to the lovely bones.

*snow monster - baboos *ghetto sled - took the trucks off of stu's skateboard

funky week.

i wrote this post on tuesday.

for those of you wondering why

i haven't blogged this week,

i haven't been feeling up to par.

plus, i've been too busy.

as depressing as this post may be,

i feel compelled to post my feelings

for all to read.

because after all,

i believe we all feel

this way, sometimes.

i am beating myself up again. inwardly holding this sense of un-accomplishment, failure, inadequacy and anger towards myself. inwardly housing all of my insecurities so no one will ever see them or know about them. no one, except for me. outwardly i am trying to be strong and put on a happy façade - as to not bring down those who care about me. this self abuse has nothing to do with anyone else, except for myself ... sometimes it's hard to stare yourself in the mirror -- to know and recognize all of your imperfections, but to not know and be unable to recognize where to start making changes to make your insides feel better. all that you know, is that it needs to happen. i am still unaware of why i am my own worst enemy or why i am unable to see myself the way others see me. i am thankful i do have people who believe in me when i am unable to muster up any self-belief. i am thankful i have people that love me for me and do not judge me as i do myself. on days like today, when i feel so hopeless and icky, thank you for somehow making me feel like there is some hope in my old bones just yet.

landing - unsuccessful.

our friends didn't make it down this weekend.....

they have re-scheduled for this weekend,

but the weather experts are

calling for more snow

tomorrow night

& Friday!

unpredictable weekend

today the sky is white

-- just like a puffy down comforter.

the weather professionals

are calling for snow.

and i can see it on the radar ..

.. coming this a-way.

sure...

snow - you are magical

and make me feel like a kid again.

but please don't intrude on our

exciting weekend plans

with these 2 love birds

((mallory & fred))

they are coming to play

in the ville with us!

snow,

stay away until the birds have landed in the nest!

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fuggin' funny

back in high school, my bffs and i would often use the term "FUGLY" well, why i'm telling you this.. is because this morning while browsing through miscellaneous blogs found on modcloth i came across one blog entitled "gofugyourself" if you like keeping up with the latest celebs and fashions, more than likely you too, will find this hilarious.

they define what the term "fug" really means by:

" "Fug" comes from "fugly," which is a contraction of "fantastically ugly" (or an f-word more prurient, if you like, but we are clean and delightful young ladies who don't engage in that kind of filth, dammit).

"fug•ly (adj.)frightfully ugly; of or pertaining to something beyond the boundaries of normal unattractiveness. Ex: "That 'Kabbalists Do It Better' trucker hat is fugly."

fug (n.)1. A state of extreme ugliness. Ex: "The level of fug at the Video Music Awards is always hard to stomach."2. A proper name for someone possessed of eternal heinousness, as Chloe Sevigny: "Oh look, there's Fug, looking all miserable and dour in her black turtleneck and white frilly farm dress."

fug•ging (v.) The act of posting on one's blog in order to identify something excruciatingly ugly. Ex: "Hey, I am fugging Li'l Kim again for wearing only a tiny piece of cloth."

be sure to check it out for youself, here!

this week morgan harrington was found.

she had been missing since october 17, 2009.

her remains were found in a remote area

on a local albemarle county farm.

you couldn't go into any restaurant or

public building in the county,

without seeing her missing poster.

i would always look @ it and hope

she was somewhere, alive.

it deeply saddens me something

like this happened to a girl like her.

i hope & pray for her family & friends ...

and hope & pray authorities catch

whoever took away her life, soon.

for more on her story, click here.

the friends we love.

this past weekend was filled with gina & jimmy. two of the people stuart and i lovee to pieces!

we hit up the usual spots and just enjoyed eachother's company. i am SO happy the dumb deer didn't ruin my weekend!

o yeah, g and i go-go danced for a bit...

if i dare, i'll post ya a picture.

another reason five o'clock is awesome.

i cant wait to go home to him, everyday.

a hearty winter din-din for husby & me

after a long day at work and hitting up the gym,

there really isn't anything more rewarding

than cooking a delicious dinner for two.

for some odd reason, i had a GOLIATH craving for chicken pot pie.

i poured over internet recipes & my cook books looking for a recipe that had some real flavor. *pot pies are usually bland and & you end up putting so much s&p just to give them an inkling of flavor.

i finally found one online that

had a creamy mixture of chicken gravy and sour cream.

i used this creamy notion and ran with it.

the outcome... the best chicken pot pie, either of us had ever tasted!

below the picture are the ingredients and

easy steps to creating the most flavorful and scrumptious chicken pot pie

you've ever tasted, guaranteed!

• can of buttermilk biscuits
• pie crust (de-thawed)
• 2 tbs. butter (melted)
• bag of frozen sweat peas
• petite baby carrots (chopped in a food processor)
• half of a white onion (chopped in food processor)
• 1 cup portobello mushrooms, chopped
• pre-cooked chicken strips
• 1 jar of chicken gravy
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tbs cornstarch
• dried thyme leaves
• dash of salt and pepper

1. pre-heat oven to 375
2. line a baking dish (i used a medium size corningware) with a de-thawed pie crust
3. pour 2 tbs. melted butter on top of the pie crust
4. put pre-cooked chicken strips, chopped carrots, onion, sweat peas into a large skillet and heat over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes, then add in mushrooms. cook for 3-4 minutes more.
5. meanwhile, you can be mixing together the gravy, 1/2 cup sour cream, cornstarch, thyme leaves and s&p (to taste) with a whisk. whisk until mixture is smooth.
6. when vegetables are cooked to desired tenderness, transfer about 1/2 of the mixture to the baking dish. pour about 1/2 of the liquid mixture over top of the vegetables, then top with the remaining vegetables and liquid. bake for 20 minutes.
7. see the label of the biscuits you chose to see how long they cook for. put them on top of the pot pie and continue to bake until golden brown.
8. VOILA!

if you do try out my take on this recipe, i hope you enjoy it as much as we did!