I came across this video and it brought back so many memories. Totally random. I remember being at my friend Jen's house when this aired on MTV. This was the fall of '06 and we were juniors in college, taking Math 115. The last thing on our minds was math. Jen invited her friend Daniel over to help us, but we ditched him in order to watch the Jessica Simpson special. Those were good times. We really didn't have a care in the world. School seemed to come second to our social lives and we wouldn't have it any other way. I miss those times and that house. We had some great times that fall. Now the spring semester was a different story, but the fall I look back on with the fondest of memories.

Wow....

Julie and Julia : 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen

I found this book in a kinda round about way. A couple of years ago, I found Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, at an estate store in Lynchburg. Julia Child herself is a classic, so I was excited about my find.

Little did I know, that during this same time period Julia Powell was embarking on a year long pursuit of cooking her way through Julia Child's classic. She started a blog and entitled her quest "the Julia/Julia project." Each day she took to her blog and talked about her accomplishments and disappointments.

Now I find myself curling up each night and reading about Julia's year long quest. A quest I knew nothing about when I picked up MTAOFC a couple of years ago and placed it on my shelf. I have come to learn that Julia Child's 1961 classic is actually a rare find and goes for way more than the $1 I paid for it.

Julia's story is inspiring, because it's more than just cooking through an old cookbook. Its about having the ability to change your life with one single decision and committing to something not knowing where it might take you - and that's half the fun.

On a side note, the book is being made into a movie with Meryl Streep and Amy Adams. Needless to say, I can't wait for that!

Breakfast at Tiffany's

This weekend for the first time I watched "Breakfast at Tiffany's." I was amazed at the elegance Audrey Hepburn exuded throughout the whole film. She is the epitome of style and grace. What an icon.

I also found it cool that she wears Ray Bans in the iconic scene where she is standing in front of Tiffany's window having breakfast. Which brings me to my next point.

Ray Bans are so iconic in their own right. These days I find myself in need of new glasses, so I think I'm gonna stick with some classic Ray Bans. I want something a little retro, a little blast from the past to kick things up a bit. I'll be sure to keep you posted the winning pair. In the mean time check out Breakfast at Tiffany's, it won't disappoint.

Ahhh...Comfort Food

Comfort food , there is nothing like it. Its always there when you need it, it always gonna hit the spot and its always gonna nourish the soul. Today was a wonderful day, nothing extravagant or out of the ordinary, in fact, it was quite ordinary. A simple day of shopping and laughing with my Aunt Debbie - there is nothing that brings more joy than laughing with Aunt Debbie!

After a long day of shopping we thought we would top it off with some.....comfort food. We made homemade meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and topped it off with apple pie! Amazing simplicity at its best. We ate our wonderful spread while watching the movie "Fried Green Tomatoes" - great movie!

All in all it was a wonderful, ordinary, simple day with lots of laughs, food and all around good times...

A thought to live by....

To look life in the face, always, to look life in the face and to know it for what it is. At last to know it, to love it for what it is, and then, to put it away. Always the years between us, always the years. Always the love. Always the hours...