San Diego

First sight at the airport. The weather was gorgeous (60s-70s with low humidity) and palm trees were plentiful.

We were there for the International Society for Technology in Education. It was insane. So many inspiring people and new tools I want to try out further. I definitely will be kept busy for the rest of the summer! The highlight for me was the keynote speaker, Yong Zhao:

Mayim Bialik was there too!!

In between sessions, I could walk out onto the balcony at the convention center for this view that taunted me. So beautiful!

On the exhibit floor. With Curious George.

Random Photo Wednesday

This is my friend Mikah. He likes to talk like Scooby Doo.

Ponderings

Why does a new razor have to produce so much painful razor burn?
Why, no matter how far in advance that I start planning, am I always up late the night before a trip (usually packing)?
Why are owls so hauntingly adorable?
Why is my basil more healthy-looking after not being watered for a week (Tyson forgot while I was away)?
Why do electronics have so many different USB cords? Can't we just keep up with one USB cord (I can't find my nook charger)?
Why is it so much easier to find something when you aren't looking specifically for it (backpack to carry on the plane)?

I am off to San Diego for a few days for a teacher-y tech-y conference. I am pretty pumped. Poor Tyson and Brody will have to fend for themselves a little longer. :o)

Hola! I've been without Internet the past few days, thus the lack of bloggity posts. Brody has missed his online presence so I will satiate his request...

Serious Zoolander face. Totally going on our photo wall.

Happy.

The princess

I haven't gotten any pictures of the dogs I'm watching yet...it's been so overcast and stormy so far! Can I just say, I used to love rainy days...but rainy days with dogs are not nearly as fun. :o(

Yum.

Earlier this week, I made Hung's (from Top Chef Season 3) molten chocolate cakes. I own all three Top Chef cookbooks, and it's the only thing I've ever made from them. Mostly because I detest a recipe with a plethora of ingredients.

Anyways, they were amazing. I made them for Valentine's Day this year and again on Monday night just because. I felt bad having leftovers all week and wanted to do something fun. If you don't have the first TC cookbook (shame on you!), you can find the recipe here (we did not make the creme fraiche or raspberry coulis...it's good enough by itself!). It's totally worth it. I may have eaten two. Please, no judgement.

Random Photo Wednesday

Summer. Reading by the pool. I did not coordinate my towel, nails, and book on purpose.

Hooray of the day!

Once upon a time, my laptop crashed and I lost a few pictures--our honeymoon pictures (which were salvaged through Facebook and a few I had saved elsewhere), a picture of Brody pooping in the snow (lost forever, sadly), and this one. This was taken before the last football game in 2009 back when we were engaged. 

I was able to find it because yesterday I remembered ordering a copy of it, which I gave to Tyson's mom in a photo album for Christmas that year. So Shutterfly was able to help me out! Unfortunately, they don't allow you to save your photos back in high resolution unless you order a CD from them. Kind of sad. Which is one of the reasons I use Persnickety Prints now--that and they are super helpful and the quality is amazing. Anyways. I am pretty pumped that I have this memory back (not that the game was especially worth remembering), and I am now super excited to get some scrapbooking done!

Now I just need it to snow so I can get another one of Brody...