December 2011
31 posts
December 30, 2011
Hot chocolate.
Peaceful train rides.
Exchanging Christmas presents with the boyfriend.
Receiving the nicest piece of jewelry I have ever owned (Tiffany’s necklace!).
Family Christmas parties.
Meeting the boyfriend’s extended family.
Awesome food.
Good conversations.
Christmas present pick-and-steal.
Nice train conductors.
December 29, 2011
Cinnamon buns with icing.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Mediterranean food.
Shopping along the Magnificent Mile.
Walking along Navy Pier.
Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows.
Trying Hawaiian food for the first time.
Green tea mochi.
December 28, 2011
The Hunger Games.
The broth used in pho.
Picking out nail polishes.
Shaved parmesan cheese.
Getting book recommendations on Twitter.
Cinnamon buns with lots of icing.
December 27, 2011
Blankets and pillows.
Working on my blog.
Reading The Devil in the White City.
Catching up on the blogosphere.
Ordering take-out pizza with my uncle.
Laughing about a bag of old shoes.
My boyfriend knowing just how to make me feel better.
December 26, 2011
Sleeping in.
Reading.
Making green scallion pancakes.
Quiet, uneventful days.
Sitting next to my brother on Greyhound.
December 25, 2011
Christmas.
Homemade hot chocolate.
1984.
Opening Christmas presents.
Brand new leather gloves.
Homemade quiche.
Board games.
Orange chicken.
Advice from friends.
A long phone call.
Agreeing on a cupcake bet.
December 24, 2011
Peaceful Greyhound adventures.
Arriving in Minnesota.
Bagels.
Reading on my Kindle.
Christmas Eve lunch.
Smartass.
Making spring rolls with sweet and sour sauce.
Good conversation.
December 23, 2011
Sunshine streaming through the windows.
Getting all caught up on How I Met Your Mother.
Making homemade hot cocoa mix.
Irish pub food.
Shaping and decreasing the knitted beanie I’ve been working on.
Texting conversations.
Greyhound express.
December 22, 2011
Skyping with my mom.
Starting the next knitting project.
Vietnamese food.
Figuring out what my homemade Christmas gifts will be.
How I Met Your Mother.
Dinner with my brother and my uncle.
Getting all my grades for the past semester.
December 21, 2011
Quiet mornings.
Finishing the first knitting project.
Crisp, toasted garlic in extra virgin olive oil.
How I Met Your Mother marathons.
Dinner and drinks with my uncle.
December 20, 2011
Cosi breakfast bagels.
Arriving in Chicago.
Catching up with my brother.
Potato chip chocolate chip cookies.
Panera.
Knitting.
December 19, 2011
Olive oil-capers-garlic-parmesan pasta.
Returning my textbooks.
Foursquare mayorship wars.
A friend napping on my couch.
Productive late afternoons.
Running errands while carrying a single crutch.
Dinner at Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe.
Love, Actually.
“To me, you are perfect.”
December 18, 2011
Pound the Hill Cafe.
Wandering around Eastern Market.
Bookstores with character.
Latin American food.
Sangria.
Hanging out with a friend.
The Next Iron Chef finale.
Gchat.
December 17, 2011
Instant noodles.
Knitting.
Going out for dinner.
Dessert at Kramer’s.
Early nights in.
December 16, 2011
Sleeping in.
Watching TV.
Purple eyeshadow.
Margaritas at Cactus Cantina.
Holiday parties.
Good friends.
Knowing that everything will always work out and be okay.
December 15, 2011
Red velvet cupcakes.
Sweatpants.
Timing my travels perfectly.
Lunch in Penn Quarter with the boyfriend.
Dragon well tea.
Peanut butter oreo bars.
Knitting.
Sitcom reruns.
December 14, 2011
Handing in my Chinese final paper.
Making peanut butter oreo bars.
Finishing all my exams… which means being DONE with fall semester!
Knitting.
Sangria.
Dinner with friends.
Catching up on Once Upon a Time.
A relaxing night in.
December 13, 2011
Sleeping in.
Being lazy all afternoon.
Tweaking some settings on my blog.
Making pan-fried salmon with lemon dill rice for lunch.
Cheese puffs.
Knitting.
Gchat.
December 12, 2011
Conquering my first final exam of the semester.
Apples.
Leftover dan dan noodles.
The makeover episode of an America’s Next Top Model marathon.
Knitting.
Adding chives to my scrambled eggs.
December 11, 2011
Waking up to a nice text.
Productive early mornings.
Pierogi.
Wandering around Friendship Heights.
A delicious dinner at P.F. Chang’s.
Looking through photos.
I Love Lucy.
December 10, 2011
Brunch at Cafe Bonaparte.
Watching Food Network while attempting to be productive.
Finishing almost all my edits for my Chinese final paper.
Leftover stroganoff for dinner.
Stocking up on junk food in preparation for finals week.
String cheese.
December 9, 2011
Panera shortbread.
Wrapping up all my projects at my internship.
Deconstructed guacamole salad.
Chocolate chip cookies.
Positive internship evaluations.
Cafe outings with the internship team.
Sushi.
Hipster hats.
Adams Morgan.
December 8, 2011
Free bagels in Kogod.
The awesomeness of my supervising team at work.
Receiving a study goodie bag from my boss.
Finishing up with classes for the fall semester.
Bonding with my coworkers.
Helping a friend with her Chinese.
Dinner at Panera.
Homemade ice cream sandwich cookies.
December 7, 2011
Peppermint brownies for breakfast.
Attending my last bio lab EVER.
Being productive with studying at work.
Fried rice.
Ben & Jerry’s Half-Baked.
December 6, 2011
Surprising the boyfriend with meals for the next few days.
Seeing the positive results of my big project at my internship.
Getting my Chinese presentation powerpoint completed in record time.
Wrapping up the work for my final group project of the semester.
Dark chocolate hot chocolate.
December 5, 2011
Starbucks dates.
Finally meeting a Twitter friend.
Coworker bonding.
Grocery shopping.
Cooking lots of dishes.
Purchasing bus tickets for Christmas.
December 4, 2011
Brunch at Chef Geoff’s.
Shredded Parmesan cheese.
Timing the cooking of dinner just right.
Pumpkin curry penne.
Peppermint brownies.
Making arrangements for a friend to live in the kitchen next semester (specifically in the cabinet under the sink).
Once Upon a Time.
The Next Iron Chef.
Sharing my baked goods with friends.
December 3, 2011
Clear blue skies.
Making rum balls.
Discovering interesting Chinese sayings.
Spending the afternoon with one of the roommates.
Harry Potter marathons on TV.
Conquering my Chinese paper.
Dark blue color-schemed eye makeup.
Repeal Night.
Butterbeer.
“Borrowing” an Asian dumpling cookbook.
Being serenaded in the streets in the early hours of the morning.
Listening to music in...
December 2, 2011
Feeling surprisingly awake and alert all day.
Experiencing the internship equivalent of getting headhunted.
Ham and swiss paninis.
Meeting up with a teacher from Beijing.
Helping make chicken parm and pasta.
Festive Christmas dinner events.
Blanket cocoons.
10 Things I Hate About You.
December 1, 2011
My blue green Esprit top.
Successful marketing presentations.
Bonding with my work supervisor.
Hanging out with my coworkers.
Grocery store runs.
Coordinating cooking in the kitchen with the roommates.
Happy Hour at Sign of the Whale.
ATM runs.
Pitchers that looked like Lush’s Adios Motherfucker.
Dancing.
Meeting the two standards for a good night: no crowbars and no...
November 30, 2011
Onion bagels with cream cheese.
Movies in Chinese class.
Chicken Milanese with sun-dried tomatoes and fettucini.
Lighthearted, funny conversations that go nowhere.
Bitching about group projects.
Bookmarking new recipes.
A quiet night in.