Classic TV

As I get settled into my new work schedule, I am rediscovering the joys of morning television. Each morning, after Paul leaves for work, I get my laptop and climb back into bed. I turn on TBS and watch 4 episodes of one of the greatest sitcoms from the 90s: Saved by the Bell. I know, I'm a nerd, but I love it. I only wish I could find the Cosby Show in the mornings, but alas, no. I've been patiently waiting to get out of the lame 1st season with Ms. Bliss, Mikey and Nicki so that the glory that is AC Slater, Kelly and Jessie can come back into my life. Not only did it finally happen, my FAVORITE episode was on this morning. Season 4, Episode 24: Slater's Friend. For those of you not familiar, its about Slater's pet chameleon named Artie. The lizard dies, and there is a funeral in which Jessie sings a special version of "Oh Danny Boy" with the alteration "Oh Artie Boy." It's just simply amazing.

It put me in a great mood for the long day I had. Long story short: Sleeping in... good. Laptops... good. Saved by the Bell... GOOD :)

Catching Up On Life

Oops... its been 2 months since I last blogged. I don't really think anyone reads this, but in the off chance I have one follower who feels left out, I'll make a valiant attempt to be better at blogging.

In all fairness, nothing really excited has been going on until very recently. I decided to leave Brighton Jones ater 3+ years to take a full time position at my synagogue. It was a very tough decision, and its hard to think that I won't see my friends at team BJ every day. Having said that, I'm super excited to start a new adventure working at Temple B'nai Torah.

Because my last day at Brighton Jones was Monday, and I don't start at TBT until the 18th, I have 2 weeks off to catch up on life. Little things like lunch plans with friends, walking the dog and doing laundry are high on the list. Larger things like spending the day with my Mom and Aaron are a bit higher. And most daunting of all are my super optimistic goal of painting the house. I'm SO sick of white walls I could vomit.

In any case, my mom, Aaron and I went to the Seattle Children's Museum yesterday and had a total blast. Below are some of my favorite pictures from our adventure

Sunburns

Here we are in the Dominican Republic, two grown ups who have been taking tropical vacations for decades. Its absolutely paradise here, and we couldn't be having more fun... except not entirely. Both of us are completely sunburned. We can handle the red chests and sunburned knees (how weird is that?) but its the eyelids that are killing us. Yesterday Paul woke up with huge swollen red eyelids. He stayed out of the sun for most of the day and his puffiness has gone down a whole lot. In an effort to get rid of my raccoon eyes (i fell asleep with my sunglasses on - dammit!) I spent the day in the sun without my sunglasses. I woke up this morning feeling crustier than usual, mostly in my left eye. I went to the mirror, and sure enough, swollen and sunburned! We've been wearing 15 every day and reapplying frequently. I guess the sun is just ridiculously powerful when you are this close to the equator. We bought some 30 today, and I've slathered it on. It'll be a shady day for me today, and hopefully, my swollen eyes will go down and I'll be able to come home nice and toasty brown instead of lobster red!

The Name Game

One of my friends posted this on Facebook, and I think its pretty funny.

1.YOUR REAL NAME:
Jacqueline Sara (Rosenthal before I married Paul....) Kleinstein 

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (first 3 letters of name plus izzle.)
Jacizzle

3. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (fav color and fav animal)
Blue Dolphin

4. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, and favorite place to go)
Sara Honolulu

5. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, first 3 letters of mom's maiden name)
Klejakap

6. YOUR SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink).
Green Rum

7. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (nickname of your grandma/grandpa, and your favorite candy).
Yenkel Snickers

8. YOUR WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (fathers middle name and mothers middle name.) Vice versa for the ladies
Joe Lynn (I did it backwards because it was funnier)

9. YOUR GOTH NAME: (black, and the name of one your pets)
Black Eliash

10. TERRORIST NAME: (middle name spelled backwards, your mom's name spelled backwards)
Aras Einahpets

11. YOUR PORN NAME: (name of your first pet and first street you lived on)

Fluffy 108

Punta Cana Here We Come!!!

On Friday Paul called to tell me he desperately needed a vacation, and sent me a link from TravelZoo for all-inclusive packages to various tropical destinations. As snobby as it sounds, I'm totally over Mexico. I enjoy it when we go, but I feel like I've been to all the major places at least once, many several times. We've done parts of the Caribbean, but never the Dominican Republic... so that's where we are going. I cannot believe how quickly this trip was put together. We used Paul's airline miles to book the flights, and have a few connections to get there... but I couldn't care less! We are both so excited for 9 nights in paradise!

check out the countdown timer... 

Iphone Project

My boss gave me his old IPhone, with the stipulation that it needed a new battery.  This was a bold task to take on, but with the help of my boss, I was confident I could succeed.  It turns out, that the motherboard in the phone is bad.  I'm now reminded of my childhood cat, Hershey (who still lives with my mom) who was given to us "free" from my sisters friend.  The free cat ended up needing to be vaccinated, nuetered, dewormed, de-earmighted, flea bathed .... long story short, free cat ended up being a fortune.

While I'm no where close to spending a fortune, or even near the cost of a new, or even used Iphone, I will admit to being in over my head with this "little" project.  If I wasn't such a nerd, I'd be really frustrated.  But since I am a giant nerd, I'm actually enjoying learning the inner workings of the device.  The only frustrating thing is waiting for ebay parts to arrive!

Random Food/Drink Encounters

Last week I was standing in the kitchen at work talking to a colleague.  As we chatter, I poured my can on Coke Zero into a glass with ice.  I was clearly not paying any attention whatsoever, because suddenly, I was emptying an individual cup of vanilla creamer into my glass.  I couldn't believe what a moronic move I had just made.  After we both made fun of my stupidity, my friend dared me to take a sip of it.  If you know me at all, you know I rarely turn down a dare, - so of course I took a sip.  Turns out, it was delicious!  It tasted just like a Coke float, but without the ice cream.  I was very excited about my new creation.  No one else at work is willing to try it, and they look it me like I'm nuts when I pour creamer in my soda, but I don't care.  If they knew how wonderful it tasted, they would jump right on the bandwagon.

Then, today, I wasn't hungry for lunch at a normal time.  By about 1:30, my tummy started growling.  I was covering the front desk for the afternoon, so I knew I'd need to grab something quick.  I ran down to starbucks and bought a turkey sandwich, and I also grabbed a yogurt parfait.  I wasn't paying any attention to what flavor parfait I bought, because there weren't many left, and I like them all.  What I didn't know was that Starbucks just came out with a new flavor of yogurt parfait - Greek yogurt with honey.  By the time I got back to the desk, I realized what I had purchase, but decided to give it a try anyhow.  Turns out, it was delicious too.  

I've never been a picky eater, but these are two things I would not have though I would enjoy.  One of them, slightly more gross than the other, but both equally fantastic.  I guess the lesson is that sometimes accidents work out.   Afterall, look at Teflon, Viagra and Microwaves - all products of accidental discoveries.