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It's Friday... Furreal

It's Friday...yup...


Last night I had great intentions of doing my homework before the weekend so that the BF and I would have plenty of time to work on our weekend project. But instead, the Baja boys came over for a looonnngggg meeting, which meant they were using my computer, which meant instead of being scholarly productive, I was house-wife-esque productive. I cleaned the crap out of our bedroom and bathroom...it sucked, I hated it, I experienced a low blood sugar, and now it is amazingly clean. So yay!

To bring up my low blood sugar I decided to treat myself to something I've been avoiding lately...coffee with my fav creamer "Mint Chocolate Truffle." This was not a very smart idea since it took me until well after midnight to fall asleep....mmmm...but mint chocolate truffle is so worth it!!


Anyway, I also decided to finish up work on a little painting I've been working on....

FYI: The ground is supposed to be slanty because it is on its way up the hill to the pad...
And just for fun because I like messing with picture settings...


And in related shuttle news, I am absolutely relieved that they pushed the launch back until the end of February (I was having flashbacks of NASA's hell week when they picked Feb. 3...more on this later), but I am a little sad Mr. Kopra will not be flying...he is my homeboy you know ;-)
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  1. HollyFriday, January 21, 2011

    Mint chocolate truffle is Trey's favorite creamer, too. We currently have 5 unopened bottles in our fridge because it's a limited edition. "They're good until May," he says. So if you ever run out or would like some extra, give me a call. ;-)

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  2. AprilFriday, January 21, 2011

    Dude...Chris thought I was crazy when I bought 3 bottles. I told him about the "limited edition" stuff and he just gave me the "you're freaking crazy April" look...haha, glad to know someone else shares my obsession ;-)

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