Loathe:
* Gardening gloves and how they make my hands smell and feel. Ick.
* Making coffee and then forgetting to bring it with me to work. It only happened once recently, but I’m thankful that my coffeemaker has an auto-shut off feature.
* Brownie mixes that take 50 minutes to bake! For an 8×8 pan! Ridiculous! Brownies should only take 28-30 minutes to bake. Next time, I’ll check baking time before I buy.
* Am I the only who thinks that cigarette smoking is rising in popularity? I can’t seem to get away from it! On a 3 lane on-ramp to the freeway, I got boxed in by smokers — one in front, one behind, one on each side. It didn’t matter which way the wind blew, I was blanketed on all sides by cigarette smoke.
* The concerns Tony is carrying about his job. Please keep him in your prayers, if you would.
Love:
*Free movies at the park. There are a few places around here that do that, and I love it. Not that I go, because I don’t. But I love that they offer it, because it means “summertime” to me.
* With the exception of the gardening glove thing, I love everything about gardening. The smell of the dirt, the fragility of the plant roots, the beautiful green leaves and blossoms, and how centered it makes me feel inside. I should have been a farmer, I think.
* Dark chocolate brownies. I’d like to plant a big kiss on the cheek of whoever decided to recognize the dark chocolate lovers (me, me!!) out here.
* We’re going to San Francisco for our anniversary next month. I’m so excited, I could spit! *patooie* Bonus: I contacted our favorite hotel and they’re giving us a discount on the room. I love San Francisco and I love discounts.
* This weather. It’s been drizzling in the mornings and 65° to 70° in the afternoon. The pool doesn’t get as warm (sadly), but that just means I get the pool to myself! I’m hoping it’s gonna be a cool summer.
One Last Thing:
A long-time friend of ours asked us to be godparents to their baby daughter. We were honored by that request, and attended her baptism. It was a beautiful, touching ceremony and we were given this picture as a gift commemorating the occasion.
Forgive me, perhaps I’m a biased godmother, but isn’t our goddaughter the most adorable little girl ever? I’ve studied this picture several times since we received it, and I swear our goddaughter bears an uncanny resemblance to the baby doll I had as a child.
I’m definitely biased.
Jammie J's Quest 
love gardening, love babies… can pass on the smokers.
So glad we concur on those three things… very important!
I always keep you guys in my prayers, but doubly so.
I like all kinds of chocolate (not that I eat it much any more) but I’ve always loved dark.
Being that I don’t have a goddaughter, I’ll agree yours is the cutest.
Thanks, man, for the prayers. We appreciate them
Dark is my favorite. Don’t much care for milk chocolate. Sometimes (like with s’mores), it’s fine, but dark … even in s’mores is delicious.
Our goddaughter looks like a little doll. 😀
What a beautiful little baby! Maybe the second most adorable little girl ever, after mine. 😉 I know you are so honored to be a godparent!
I’ve never made dark chocolate brownies. My favorite recipe is one I make using cocoa. But I have a couple of brownie recipes I’ve been wanting to try. They call for semisweet chocolate. I’ll just substitute dark chocolate and, if they’re good, I’ll send you some. 🙂
Well, maybe just send them and I’ll judge if they’re good! hehe 🙂
Water in our pool is up to 92 – where it will stay until October or so
I admit to a bit of envy at the temp of your pool, but the temps you have to deal with outside of the pool… well, I don’t envy you that!
She is GORGEOUS!!!!!! Looks just like a baby doll.
Love brownies, mushy in the middle for me.
Your profile pic ROCKS! Gorgeous hair! Love the color!
Praying for you and Tony both.;
I will have to tell you what her name is when we talk next. Her name is just as gorgeous as she is!
I eat the brownies out of the middle, mushy all the way through is my preference! I don’t care much for the crispy sides.
Thanks… I appreciate the compliments and prayers.
She is lovely and beautiful. 🙂
I think so! 🙂
You might as well make brownies, from scratch! In fact, they are better, anyway…lol! I never used gardening gloves—maybe you would enjoy gardening even more, without them…
San Francisco sounds WONDERFUL! I hope you have a great great time, my dear.
Hey…do you know they show movies outdoors at “Hollywood Forever”…I haven’t been, but evreryone I know who has, says it is a great great experience…!
I will definitely keep Tony in my thoughts and prayers.
You can make brownies from scratch?? hehe, I kid. That just sounds like a lot of work!
Gardening without gloves… I do that, too, but I have to be prepared to ruin my manicure.
I did not know about outdoor movies at Hollywood Forever. Just the sound of it sounds wonderful. 🙂
Thank you for the prayers… still need them.
In my prayers- good job ju-ju
Mmmm brownies.
Love San Fran- our honeymoon spot too!
Prayer — thank you.
Mmm, brownies, indeed.
Really? I didn’t know SFO was your honeymoon spot. 🙂
I haven’t really seen any smokers lately. Seems that it’s been declining, but I who knows. I don’t care anymore since I quit. ;P hehe.
I haven’t been to any free movies at the park… I just went to the free movies at Edwards, though. They have those free family movies during the summer. yay!
The weather’s been crazy lately!!!
I guess your goddaughter’s pretty cute. pffft. hehe ;P I’m kidding! She’s adorable. 😀 But yeah. You’re definitely biased. hehe.
Hope everything with Tony’s job goes smoothly. 🙂
It was good to see you yesterday. See you guys on Monday 😀
xoxox
You don’t notice the smokers?? OMG. They’re everywhere. Everywhere. It’s awful. Maybe I notice it more because I’m in a convertible? Or people in traffic are more stressed and “need” their cigarette? Ugh.
Heh… that little girl looks just like a doll I had when I was a kid. I swear she does. I wonder if I have a picture of me with that doll when I was a kid. I must look.
it was awesome to see you yesterday. I can’t wait until Monday. 🙂