Thursday, September 25, 2008

I owe someone $10

Ok, so now I owe someone $10 on the "my boss won't do anything for my 2 year anniversary" bet I laid out in my previous post.

I knew exactly what I was getting 10 minutes ago, even though I received it 5 minutes ago.

Why? Because I process the business credit card transactions. About a year ago, my boss spent $50 at Starbucks (a store he never personally goes into). Also about a year ago, I received a $25 gift card. 10 minutes ago I heard him rummaging deep in his desk drawers.

Ta Da!

2 Year Anniversary gift: $25 Starbucks gift card - the other half of that year old Starbucks transaction.

I'm going to go buy myself a grande sugar-free hazelnut extra foam latte.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Random Thoughts by Jen Handy

My parents have been separated since I was two and are both now remarried to great people. I often hope that my future spouse has divorced and remarried parents so we can have 4 sets of grandparents as potential FREE babysitters.

My mom says that she'll still be number one grandma, no matter how many extras there are to compete with.

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Tomorrow is my 2 Year Anniversary at my job. I was only supposed to be here for a year.

I bet anyone $10 that like both my birthday and Assistant's Day, my boss does absolutely nothing to recognize this.

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I was in three weddings this summer and I survived! It was a long, grueling pace of bridal showers, bachelorette parties, dress purchasings and fittings, shoe buying, hair and makeup be-doneing, rehearsal dinners and ceremonies. I love each person whose wedding I was honored to be a part of but am SO GLAD it's all over. Also, I will happily be a bridesmaid for my loved ones, but refuse to give any more speeches.

My introverted self was stressing out over all the necessary schmoozing and small talking with people I don't know.

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To end on a Debbie Downer note: my sole remaining grandmother (and the one I was actually close to) is being transferred from her apartment in a retirement center to assisted living. Stay strong geema!

Friday, September 12, 2008

These are a few of my favorite words:

Indubitably
Sacrosanct
Juxtaposition
Rebuffed
Chiaroscuro

Not for their definitions; solely for the way they roll off the tongue.

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Let Them Eat Cake!

I love cake. Of course I do. I mean, who DOESN'T love cake? That's right: crazy people.

My most recent favorite was definitely Helen's wedding cake. Delicious layers of lemon cake with fresh raspberries sandwiched in between. Just look at this awesomeness:



But what if Helen hadn't hired a REAL professional, with references, and instead let her drunk aunt Mary who claimed to be a professional cake decorator provide her with a cake? It might have gone a little something like this:

Inspiration Cake -



ACTUAL Cake - (requested to be all white w/ green accents but otherwise like above)



Find more of these awesome cake disasters at my new favorite website: http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/