Money May Not Buy You Happiness, But..

Things that I have learned:

1. Money may not buy you happiness.

2. It sure will buy you a really great pair of jeans.

After many failed attempts at finding the right pair of jeans (you know the ones that make your butt magically smaller and your legs as long as a super model) , I was sent to Denim Bar to seek the wisdom of the jean guru.

I walked in not sure what I was going to find. The salesperson kept bringing me jean after jean. I think that I tried on 15 pairs of jeans and I have to be honest that there were some that were so tight that I couldn't get them on. Each pair that I managed to squeeze into required that I leave the dressing room and get the opinions of everyone on staff. Not as fun as you might think.

Finally, I found them. Sass and Bide's George Dragon Boot Cut in Mid Blue. Let's just say they're magic. Of course, once found I had to have them.

(Please feel free to believe that is my flat stomach in that photo. )

Friday Date Night and One Heck of a Good Weekend

How I love Van and Katie Date Night! We had a blast going to see Van's friend, Dean Fields, perform at the Iota Club. It was definitely a great way to start our weekend.

Dean played all of our old favorites and some new songs. He is thankfully working on a new CD which is good because I think everyone else is tired of me playing the other ones.

Iota is really strict about the no video/photography rules, but I found some video of Dean on YouTube. It's a little tune called Irish Bars off his first CD. Now you can all feel like you were there.

Saturday, Van and I watched our usual football games. Both Ohio State and UVA won so everyone was happy. We celebrated by watching Old School and eating ice cream sundaes. Yummy!

Help! I lost my design

I lost my old design that I loved. Boo Hoo! I located the original design, but when I click on download the link is bad. I am guessing that is why the background images disappeared. If anyone out there has so ideas about how I can get my old design back, please let me know.

BAMN!

I was in New York City last weekend visiting my friend, Sarah, and we happened to walk past BAMN! I was, of course, intrigued.

BAMN! was inspired by the old Automats that were extremely popular the 1930s. Automats are fast food restaurants where the food and drinks are served by inserting coins into vending machines. Automats first became popular in Europe and came to New York in 1912. As drive-thrus and today's fast food restaurants increased in popularity, Automats lost business and began to close. Automats seemed to be a lost art in the U.S. until BAMN! opened in 2006.

A little side note for you Food Network Addicts: BAMN! was featured on the Secret Life Of... Vending Machine episode.

Okay, I had to find this picture online of the place when it
wasn't packed so you could see what it looks like.

BAMN! is busy on a Saturday night.

Grilled Cheese - My Favorite!