What would you do?
Posted by: crystalgable on: May 20, 2009
- In: travel
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Yes, I’ve risen from the dead to write another blog post. I have a delimma on my hands… A friend has asked me to go on a spontaneous trip to the city (that’s what the locals call NYC and I know this because I just read it in an Anthony Bourdain book). She is going for the weekend and told me to “just get your airfare because I already got the room”. And did I mention that the room is here? I’m a La Quinta girl. Maybe a Doubletree girl on a good day, but the Ritz?!
So what’s the problem, you say? Well, a few months ago when I first heard that No Doubt was going on tour, I bought tickets so B. and I could take Maddie to see them. We wanted to surprise her, so we haven’t told her anything about it. I guess you can follow where this is going… when I checked the dates for the impromptu trip, it’s the SAME WEEKEND!
I keep going back and forth on this decision. I always like to make lists of pros and cons when I can’t make up my mind about something, so here goes…
CONS
- I really should follow through on what I had originally planned
- It’s wasteful to buy a concert ticket and then not use it
- No Doubt COULD get in a fight and never tour together again
PROS
- B. said he doesn’t mind taking Maddie on his own and that I should go
- I’ve never been to NYC
- I will NEVER, EVER stay at the Ritz Carlton if I don’t take advantage of this offer
Love this so much…
Posted by: crystalgable on: March 29, 2009
- In: movies| music
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I can’t get enough of this Kia spot every time I’ve been to the movies lately… It just makes me happy every time I watch it and the music is by Marz in case you want to download it.
Rainy day
Posted by: crystalgable on: March 13, 2009
It’s a wonderful, rainy day here at Casa de la Gable and I am sitting on the over sized chair in my cozy, living room while Kitty lounges on the back of the sofa. I have a soft blanket spread over my legs while my laptop warms my lap. I have several free hours before B. comes home and Maddie needs to be picked up from school. I have no pressing homework and nothing scheduled for the whole weekend and I think I just discovered the meaning of the word “bliss”.
Why does this make me so happy?
Posted by: crystalgable on: March 12, 2009
Average?
Posted by: crystalgable on: March 10, 2009
When B. and I were in Dallas for our anniversary we ended up in an Anthropologie store. And by “ended up” I mean that I saw one and dragged him inside it. We made the rounds and ended up at a sale table of Voluspa candles. He liked the one that smelled like clean laundry (wishful thinking?) I just said, “I like this one– it’s called Baltic Amber.”
When I went to pay for the candle, the sales guy complimented my choice and said, “this is our best selling candle”. I’m not sure why I felt so good about my superior choice in home fragrance but I left the store with an extra spring in my step.
I have the candle burning now, beside me, on the coffee table. It does smell of amber resin, sandlewood, cedar and vanilla bloom but a part of me wonders, if everyone else likes it, was my choice superior or just average?
Spring Fever
Posted by: crystalgable on: March 3, 2009
- In: travel
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We’ve been having such great weather that I feel like it’s spring-time even though it clearly isn’t. But a part of me has spring fever anyway and I feel restless and want to travel. I was in Barnes & Noble this weekend and bought two different Fodor’s travel kits. One is for Italy and the other is for Spain. Each kit has a travel guide, 6 language CD’s, a common phrase book and one other item that I’m forgetting. If you could travel anywhere in the world at this moment, where would you go?
Only in America…
Posted by: crystalgable on: February 11, 2009
Did you catch the NBC interview last night with the Octuplets Mom? My mind was swirling with questions that I would ask her… What’s it been like raising 6 small children alone? Do you feel more complete now that you have the big family you always dreamed of? How are you different to your children than your own Mother was to you? But Ann Curry got right to the heart of the matter and asked, “Are you trying to look like Angelina Jolie?”
Troubling…
Posted by: crystalgable on: February 2, 2009
- In: music
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There’s something that’s been bothering me. I thought one of the known rules of the universe is that everyone likes the music from their generation the best. For example, I was a teenager in the 80’s and I, of course, love Madonna and Prince. My husband is 11 years older and likes to listen to Elton John and Peter Frampton. For more on that read this.
So, a childhood friend of mine filled out one of those “25 Random things about Me” notes and it popped up on my facebook homepage. I was happily reading about her because she and I were best friends in 6th-7th grade and then her family moved to another state so we obviously didn’t get to talk for years. She listed the fact that she really doesn’t care for 80’s music like most people her age and that Journey is the only exception!
This makes no sense at all. Everyone loves the music of their teens… it’s an expression of who we are at the core of our inner selves. I know for a fact that she used to like Janet Jackson because she sent me the Control cassette in the mail all the way from South Dakota. I don’t listen to 80’s music 24/7 but I can’t help but like it if Little Red Corvette comes on the radio. If we reject something that so represents our past, aren’t we rejecting ourselves?
The Secret and Demi
Posted by: crystalgable on: January 30, 2009
I’ve been very naughty about updating my blog and I have to apologize. When I get busy, my writing is the first to go and I know that I should keep it up, no matter what. I don’t have a definite agenda for this post but there are a couple things on my mind so here it goes…
The vegan diet has gone better than I ever expected. I’ve now lost 12 pounds and am feeling energy like never before. I’ve been reading a lot of nutrition books lately and they all back up the way that I’ve been eating. The China Study points out that high animal protein diets cause cancer rates to sky-rocket and the protein found in cow’s milk is the absolute worst! I’m so glad that I haven’t had any milk in about 20 years but I have to admit that I miss my BFF, bleu cheese.
Another great read is the Skinny Bitch series of books. These books really understand nutrition and are written in a funny, older sister tone. They say that you’d be crazy to put meat and dairy products in your body and explain why. I also want to buy their cookbook that’s aptly named Skinny Bitch in the Kitch.
In other news, I reunited with a girl that was on my cheerleading squad in high school through Facebook. She is living 30 miles away and teaches yoga and looks incredible. It’s funny, we were more acquaintances than close friends, all those years ago, but just through chatting and reading her profile I learned that we have more in common than any of my closest clique of friends back then. She is liberal and open, caring and earthy. We’re going to meet for lunch soon.
I’ve seen some fantastic movies lately. Slumdog Millionaire was everything they say and more and I really loved the soundtrack. It’s set in India and tells the story of young man who is accused of cheating on their version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Through flashbacks we see small moments in his life that allowed him to know each of the answers to the questions on the game show. It was wonderful.
Revolutionary Road was my favorite movie this year. I like a really dramatic, emotional film and this one fills the bill. I can’t understand why Leonardo DeCaprio wasn’t nominated for an Oscar. As a side note, I’ve never understood people’s fascination with him. To me, he has always looked like an overgrown toddler, but in this movie he has finally matured enough to be credible and delivers the performance of his career. It is quite good.
My sister told me to watch The Secret. I couldn’t have been more shocked. My sis is not usually into new age fads and has really surprised me lately. I’m usually the one to try new things, not her, so the fact that she put The Secret on her netflix queue and got her husband to watch it with her was astounding. I watched the Documentary and actually enjoyed it. My daughter put her two cents in though when the film referred to using a Vision Board and Maddie said, “It’s called a Dream Board!” I liked the discussion of the Law of Attraction bringing things into our lives. I believe that.
Demi Moore is on twitter now and I’m following her. She’s had some funny updates and made me snort when she took a photo of the TMZ guys and uploaded it. You gotta love her. It’s ironic, I had just watched Ghost the night before and was crying my eyes out thinking how beautiful Demi is and the next morning, one of the girls I follow, who’s in Seattle, said that Demi was now on Twitter. I guess it was the law of attraction bringing her into my life.
I lost 6 pounds this week…
Posted by: crystalgable on: January 12, 2009
- In: fitness| food
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Jeff asked me if I wanted to be involved in a group of people who are doing a macrobiotic, vegan fast for 28 days. My initial reaction, “HELL NO!” But the more I thought about it, the more the idea grew on me. I could feel my waistline expanding over the holidays and sporadic calorie counting and exercise weren’t bringing about the changes that I wanted. I decided to buy the book. I figured I would read it, decide that this wasn’t something for me, and bow out.
But the recipes in the book looked good. Really good. I’ve always loved to cook and experiment with food and some of the combinations of food sounded really intriguing… pecan quinoa, green apple compote, asparagus tapenade and rice pasta with lentil sauce. There was no food journaling, measuring tiny portions or limiting the amount that I could have. It was all about providing nutrient dense meals that are composed of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds.
So, last Monday I jumped off the deep end head-first into an organic lifestyle. I can’t say it was “easy” packing banana sweetened granola to take to the movies instead of a giant Kit Kat, but the pay off was much better. My jeans are now baggy and I may just have to replace them with a smaller size…
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