Happy Halloween....or Merry Christmas!

Happy Halloween...or should I say Merry Christmas!!!! Burr and I attended a costume party Saturday with a bunch of our friends - it was great! Burr's shoes were my favorite parT!

Batman and Robin joined us - oh and my hat blinks :-)
a couple of mobster's - Daniela and Dave

Robyn (yes her for-real name is Robyn) and Burr rapping

Anne and Robyn - All the Singles Ladies by Beyonce (No worries KK - you will never be replaced !!)
Instead of going to the bar to get drinks, we went to get candy! yummy

Jackie, Robyn, and MeCostume change! I brought 3 hats... I don't know why - but I thought they were festive!

Oh wow....5 hours later on the tube home...pretty eh?!

Merry Christmas!

Mom and David visit London¬!

Awesome peacock in the park!

at Tower Bridge

My favorite place in London!

At my birthday party

Regis and Kelly

Regis and Kelly is my all-time favorite daytime show. I don't know why - but I'm obsessed. I usually only watch the first 15 minutes because its the best part...unless there is a fabulous guest or something. Well today I watched the whole thing as I'm wrapped in a ball sick :-( But this I cannot help but laugh hysterically at this poor guest / cook who obviously HAS ZERO TV SKILLS!! In a matter of 60 seconds she has managed to make Regis, Kelly, and the producers mad (I'm sure they are mad - trust me on this one people!)

The "cook" is showing how to make cupcakes into fun Halloween shapes and designs, etc. She has one already prepared with icing and is going to demonstrate how to put the Dunkin Donuts munchin on top and somehow make a pumpkin shape....but instead of using her pre-iced cupcake Regis wants to ice his own and she gets MAD! "Well - OK I GGUUUUEESSS you can do that" she says very rudely , followed by Kelly "Lets just let him do what he wants ok?" , the mad cook "well I already have one made I was going to use but whatever..." hahahaha - I'm dying here.

Not even 30 seconds later she gets mad at the TV "zoomer" - (Side note - I'm sure there is technical name for the TV dude who does the zooming in and out of pictures but I don't know what its called, so I feel TV zoomer is suitable for today). So the cook says "and on to look at these cupcakes with tootsie rolls that look like dracula "- followed by "well you zoomed in on the bad one, but oh well" - hahahaha.

She is so entertaining. Its like she has no filter! Doesn't someone screen these folks before they are allowed on LIVE TV!!

Ohhhh it gets better....the very end she is showing them how to glue candy corn to some Styrofoam ball and she is talking about the candy corn and says "The only thing with this CRAP (i.e. candy corn) is you eat one put one on, eat one, put one on, etc. etc." Who says "CRAP" on LIVE TV?! And anyone over the age of 15 for that matter....highly entertaining.

The lesson in life: 1. Never get mad at Regis - he is amazing 2. Don't use the word CRAP - ever ( I can hear my mom cringing...) 3. Don't go on live TV if you love your cupcake figurines better than you like your job because I don't think you'll be employed much longer Ms. Cookie!

Yumminess!

Hi friends!
My dear friend Kambry introduced me to her friend's blog recently filled with yummy recipes! Since I've been cooking so much lately I thought I would share the blog and a couple of our favorite recipes from this weekend....
http://elizabethann1981.blogspot.com/p/recipe-box.html
(My favs are the chicken and black bean enchilada's or the pumpkin spice muffins...yummy!)

This past Saturday Burr and I stayed in and I cooked Cottage Pie - I realize the recipe says Shepard's pie but Burr told me SEVERAL times that in fact Cottage Pie and Shepard's Pie are the same thing just with beef and lamb, respectively. Therefore, this recipe is Cottage Pie - Yummy! http://wfdamy.blogspot.com/2008/05/worlds-best-shepherds-pie-new-potato.html

And this one I made for my mom and David - Pumpkin scones!!! http://sweetpeaskitchen.com/2010/09/27/pumpkin-scones/

Happy Cooking :-)

PS - This is my fav healthy food blog!
http://www.skinnytaste.com/

Pics from Molly and Kevin's Wedding!!!

Morning after....Burr and Clare playing ball

Burr getting iced (look at Johnny so excited in the background!)

Oh yes...Burr's favirote dance

FAV PIC of Clare and Johnny

Case of the Mondays....

Well burr and I woke to what was going to be a wonderful week...got up at 6, he ran with me to meet kambry then he continued while kambry and I went on a fabulous walk around the park. Ate my yummy breakfast of yogurt with the pumpkin butter I made this week - so scrumptious!
Went on my way to work. Like usual I always put my makeup on in route. Today the tube was particularly packed so I feel like I mastered eye liner in moving train - standing - not holding on, amazing skills. I swear if there was a competition for this I'd totally win it!
Anyway get to work sit at my desk, say hello to my cube mates and
OH
Nnnnnnnooooooo
Iiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Did NOT!!!!
There is no way iiiii, moi, myself
Actually could have
FORGOTTEN MY COMPUTER AT HOME!!!
How terrible, how completely diasasterous of a way to start the week.....grrrrrr.
So I write this on my blackberry on my way back to office, compuer in hand, 1hr 15min later........
I am an idiot.
Hope everyone has a happy Monday!
Kisses
Anne

Munich

Soooo much fun!!! Yes, its too bad Kaye and I could not get outfits, but we were comfortable :-)

Ohhhh Oktoberfest!

It took me this long to remember everything – sorry for the delay. (Hehe).
Well Munich is first of all way way way prettier than I expected. We had fairly good weather * which was nice. We arrived Thursday evening and we all went to dinner. I had duck , which I have to say I am a big fan of now, it was my first**. Unfortunately, Burr and I had worked so late into the evenings leading up to the trip we couldn’t even stay out after dinner for 1 drink - yes, we’re losers.

*Side Note 1– Johnny and Kaye may not agree, but Burr and I are immune to rain – it doesn’t exist to us. So weather was good temperature for us!
**Side Note 2- Kacie and Maggie, my dear veggie friends – I’m sorry I’m writing about eating this delicious duck – I know you are cringing right now. Don’t hate carnivores! Love ya

Friday morning it was time for the festivities!!!! We met Kaye and Johnny in the morning and went straight to the fair grounds. The fair I have to say is totally Anne style – full of games, rides, and delicious treats. For some reason the group thought drinking beer (ahem – kegs of beer) was a better idea but I would have been just as happy throwing darts at water balloons and trying to knock down those bottles that never fall over* So we walked into a tent* I’m trying hard to remember the name of it....pictures at home to be added! We looked everywhere for a spot for 4 of us- finally found somewhere across the aisle and I’ve never seen Burr move so quick..... He was like the wind – whoosh he jumped over a table, behind 6 people and snagged the table - Move over people – this man needs beer at 11:15! So luckily, we scored some sweet seats. (Yes, you need seats in Oktoberfest to be served beer – strange I know).

Johnny's watch - 11:25 - time to start drinking (question - WHY? answer - because its Oktoberfest!) Picture of our tent - yes it has a painted sky just like the Venetian in Vegas!
*Side note – Do you think they are weighted?
*Side note 2 – They call them tents, but really they are large gymnasiums with fully functioning bathrooms, etc. etc.

See pictures of Johnny’s watch – starting time!

And more pictures of this very very drunken man at the same time lovely.... Burr's new BFFYes they invited inflatable dolls! Burr's fav item = pretzels!

This is my favourite way to describe leaving Oktoberfest.
Conversation 1:
Kaye – “I think we should go this way(to the right not left)”
Group – “No, its definitely this way(to the left not right)”
Later.....the group is TOTALLY wrong twice– first walked wrong way to train and then got on train going wrong way! Not only did we go the wrong way but we stayed going to the wrong way until the end where everyone got kicked off the train and we realized....ooops we need to go back the whole way plus some!!

(This is on the train can you see Kaye and Johnny? No wonder we were going the wrong way!)

Our BFF Martin - Unfort. He fell over on top of someone, making the "someone" crack their corner of the eye on the table and bleed everyone" and...they asked Martin to leave...via large escorts!)
Conversation 2
Anne - “Burr what did you get on your head?”
Burr – “I don’t know what does it look like?” – Picture taken now – see below
Anne – “Well it was just a black mark, you’re fine now”
Burr “Yippee – I see the sky”

(Note - this is at starbucks at 5pm...I'm trying to feed burr coffee....I wonder why????)

Friday night we went for the most amazing Italian meal.....

Saturday we went to Neuschwanstein to visit King Ludwig's castle...the one the real Cinderella castle was made after (Yes, I realize saying the "real Cinderella castle" is contradictory but seriously play along people, I heart Disney!)

Could it be even prettier?! Can I have one?
Saturday was Cinderella’s castle!!!! SO FUN and BEAUTIFUL. I would like to be a real life princess – let it be known....but not like King Ludwig - he seemed rather creepy especially the way he died – yikes!

All in all fabulous trip. Kaye and Johnny thanks for flying over!!!


Love you
Anne

The best smell in the world....

No it doesn't come from my cooking. Sadly, whole wheat pasta and egg whites don't smell that fantastic - I know I know, poor Burr. (I cooked enchiladas on Sunday and we ate German food all weekend, he's not dying from my cooking people!)

No, but really. There is this wonderful, fabulous, to-die-for smell that I pass every morning. Its right behind the "bakery" street next to EY. Its this fresh baked croissants and bread smell that literally makes me smile everyday. I probably sound like I have the world's worst sniffles to the person walking next to me - but really I'm just trying to get in as many smells as possible before I walk inside the doors.

There are not many smells in life that can make you smile like that daily, without tasting it, in pouring rain - late for work - tube got stuck etc. etc. ways, but this is amazing.

You should come visit London just for the smell!

Love you all
Anne

3 years!!!!

September 15, 2010 marked our 3 year anniversary!!! I have to say Burr really out did himself this year, I was so proud!!

I was surprised by a mani/pedi at Bliss in London. Then when I arrived home (after strict instruction to take a cab about 1/2 mile so I didn't have to walk in pedi shoes) Burr had a great bottle of wine and La Duree macroons waiting! We had our appertif and headed to Bibendum for dinner.

Bibendum is Delicious! - http://www.bibendum.co.uk/restaurant/dinner-menu.html

It was the best service we have had in London and my monk fish could not have been better:-)

Thank you Burr!

Love
Anne

In Munich!!!

Hello friends and family!!! We have arrived in Munich to meet Kaye and Johnny!

Last night we went out to a fabulous dinner, very heavy - but I think that is all German food:-)

Burr and I are so excited to see see what Octoberfest is like today....m0re details to come soon.
xoxo
anne