My Adidas

Meet my newest purchase, My Adidas {original clamshells to be exact}. Run DMC, straight from Hollis, Queens, represents one of the few great 80's flashbacks for me. In my humble opinion, they put Adidas on the map...come on, they loved the Adidas brand so much that they wrote a timeless rhyme about them. I loved my previous white on white pair so much that I had to drain my pockets, and my daughter's lunch money, and buy another pair yet going old school black and white this time. I can't figure out why they come with shoelaces however.

Here's to you Rev. Run, Jam-Master Jay, and DMC.

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White Christmas

Hi, i'm Chloe, i am guest blogging for my mommy. How do you like our white christmas tree with candy decorations? It glows like Rudolph's nose, if it were pink, don't you think? We had a wonderful Christmas this year I hope you did too. Some really nice things I got for christmas are a keyboard, a microphone, and tons of horse stuff {I LOVE HORSES}!!!!

Ho-Ho-Ho and happy New year!

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Eye Love You...

I love potatoes, cooked any and every way. Last night was a perfect night for my good old standby recipe, potato soup. It's the quickest and easiest version you'll find. Plus, I wanted to use my Brunswick Soup Bowls from Crate and Barrel just because they are so darn cute! Enjoy the recipe below and lick that bowl clean.

Potato Soup
1 lg. onion, chopped
4 tsp. cooking oil
3 Tbls. flour
2 cups milk
1 14.5 oz. can of chicken broth
8 oz. peeled potatoes, cubed (about 1.5 cups)
1/4 - 1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground red pepper
Dash of freshly ground nutmeg (this is the secret ingredient)

In a large saucepan cook onion in hot oil until tender. Sprinkle flour over onion to coat. Add milk, potatoes, chicken broth, salt, red pepper and nutmeg. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly, reduce heat and simmer covered for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mash the potatoes with a potato masher or you can use an emmersion blender {I like to leave mine a bit chunkier}.

That's it - how easy is that? You can top the soup with grated cheddar, chopped/seeded tomatoes, a dollop of sour cream - basically use what ever you love. You can also add herbs to the soup while it's cooking if you like but I usually want the potato to be the entire flavor but it's equally delicious with fresh thyme or a bundle of rosemary {remove of course before eating}.

You're welcome.

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That's My Jam!

Me: "That's my jam!"
Friends: "They're all your jams!"
Me: "But this is REALLY my jam!"

I am loving loving loving some Charlie Wilson right now. For those of you who don't know, and if you don't know I'm disowning you...Charlie Wilson was the lead singer for what...THE GAP BAND! Ya know, if you miss that train, don't miss the party train {i'm dancing right this very minute just thinking about it}.

His single, You Are, is just so damn smooth just like his cool cat self. Nothing but L-O-V-E for Uncle Charlie. Some friends and I have a date with a local jukebox here in town tomorrow night, Uncle Charlie will be played, celebrated, and most importantly we'll dance the hell out of it.

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:-) = :-(

A little insight into my soul. I hate {smiley} faces. Most of my close friends know this and they are still my friends. They drive me insane, those little alien creatures. Put one behind any insult and it completely makes it all better. The {smiley} faces in work emails are the best, and by the best, I mean the worst. I'm dogging you out but surely this one tried and true emoticon will make it all better. Humph, I say!

As you can see by my selected pic of the day, I took it upon myself to write my feelings to the world in the unisex restroom at my favorite nerdy coffee shop, Brew Nerds. Their restroom is painted with chalkboard paint so you know what to do next. What did my wondering eyes see but a big freakin' {smiley} staring right back at me. No doubt written by some young teenage girl who may not know better, but I had to retaliate nonetheless. Would Anna Wintour include a {smiley} face in a well written correspondance to, let's say, Tom Ford (who by the way I'm desperately in love with)? I don't think so...I'm just sayin...

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Nothing Says Home Like Concrete and Cork

As most of my friends and family know, I'm totally obsessed with mid-century modern houses, those super cool gems of houses built between the 1940s and 1960s. Do you know that question of "if you could have dinner with anyone, who would it be?" My answer is definitely the Rat Pack. To sit at the dinner table with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammie Davis Jr. at Sinatra's house in Palm Springs. Are you kidding me?

In keeping with my obsession, I have been a loyal subscriber to Atomic Ranch magazine for years now. Every three months you can find me waiting by the mailbox salivating and giving my poor mailman the evil eye each day until the paper beauty arrives. I have bought and sold several houses over the years but rest assure my next house will be the mid-century masterpiece I crave and if all the stars are aligned, it will be adorned with the most gorgeous butterfly roof you've ever seen.

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The Hiatus Is Over

Hey now, remember me? I haven't written in quite some time...a little thing happened called "life." I'm sure you all experience it from time to time. Let's see, in the past couple of years I have moved, started a new job, traveled quite a bit and have been consumed with elementary school homework courtesy of my now 10-year old daughter, Chloe.

I've missed writing about my own thoughts and i hope you've missed them too. It's good to be with you again!

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