28 posts tagged “qotd”

QotD: Oh, Look, Some Mistletoe...

Dec 18, 2007

Who do you want to be caught under the mistletoe with this holiday season?
Submitted by An Ebony Epicurean.

In October of 2006, there was a get-together of widows from the young widow message board that I visited after Nick died. I drove out to Chandler, AZ to attend even though when I got up that morning I really didn't want to go. Of course, we ended up having a lot of fun and I made a bunch of new friends.

There was one particular guy there who I thought was quite handsome. His name was Kurt. I also mistakenly thought he was the boyfriend of one of the other widows plus he was from all the way out in Virginia, so I figured yay! another new friend and that's the end of it. A small group of us went geocaching and had a hilarious story to tell from that. Kurt and I chatted about work for a little while - I'm in construction and he's an architect - so we had that in common to talk about.

A few weeks after I got home, Kurt sent me an email because he had recommended my cross stitch shop to one of the widows on the board and he wanted to let me know he was hoping to send some business my way. I emailed back to thank him and we started emailing back and forth every once in a while.

November rolled around and I was whining about having to go to my company's Christmas party by myself yet again. He volunteered to fly out and go with me. Normally, I would have probably been more cautious, but I figured there were going to be about 100 burly construction guys there, so if he tried anything untoward, they would take care of him. :) We had a great time at the party!!

There was another widow get-together in Fort Lauderdale in January of 2007, so we both went to that and had a great time. Then I visited him in Virginia and he visited me in New Mexico and we've seen each other at least once a month since then. Thank goodness for video chatting on the computer too!

We went to Kurt's company's Christmas party in December of 2007 at the beautiful Wintergreen Resort in Virginia. We were getting ready to go over to where the party was and I was saying something. I turned around to look at Kurt and he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! I was so surprised I started laughing! :) It was completely wonderful and romantic! We're beginning a brand new chapter in our lives and I'm so lucky to have him! I love you, Kurt!

QotD: Nom Nom Nom

Dec 6, 2007
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What's your favorite kind of homemade cookie? Share the recipe if you have it.

Ingredients
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 4 Tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a mixing bowl, beat the butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add the 1 cup sugar, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in the egg and vanilla until well blended. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer, and stir in remaining flour. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour.

Combine the 4 tablespoons sugar and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls and roll in cinnamon sugar mixture to coat. Place balls of dough 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes or until edges are beautifully golden. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.

QotD: World Series 2007

Oct 22, 2007
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What are your predictions for the World Series?

My prediction is that the Red Sux will win and I will never hear the end of it from my obnoxious boss.

QotD: NFL Surprise

Oct 8, 2007
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Who has been the most surprising player so far in the 2007 NFL season?

NFL? Who cares!!! Baseball isn't over yet!!!

QotD: MLB Playoff Predictions

Oct 1, 2007
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What are your Major League Baseball playoff predictions?

Yankees Yankees Yankees Yankees Yankees Yankees Yankees Yankees Yankees

Did I mention YANKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES?

QotD: Culinary Celebrity

Sep 27, 2007
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Who's the coolest culinary celebrity?

Alton Brown

I (heart) Alton Brown!

QotD: World's Best Beer

Sep 20, 2007
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What is the best beer on planet Earth?
Submitted by Remmy Van Hornie.

This question brought back a funny memory. A couple of weeks before Nick and I got married, my friends from work took me out for a bachelorette party. Before we left, they had a bunch of questions that I had to answer and for every one I got wrong, I had to do something embarrassing at the bar later that night. Of course, they had called Nick and asked him the questions, so our answers had to match. He knew what was up, so he gave idiotic answers to all the questions. One of the questions was, "What is Nick's favorite beer?" I said Shiner because that's all we ever had in the refrigerator at home. The answer he gave was, "cold". Hahaha funny man. For that one, I had to dance with the weirdest freak in the bar thankyouverymuch. It turned out to be a guy wearing a shiny gold shirt and black leather pants. Ewww.

QotD: Banned From the Karaoke List

Sep 19, 2007
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What song do you wish would never show up on a karaoke list?

Personally, I wish the whole concept of karaoke could be banished from this planet.

QotD: Via Snail Mail

Sep 15, 2007
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When did you last write/receive a handwritten, snail-mail letter? Who was it to/from?
Submitted by Places Unknown.

It wasn't snail-mailed, but I did receive a hand-written letter just last week. It was a love letter from The Boyfriend. It's so wonderful when someone takes the time to write a letter like that. It made me very happy for sure! :)