A sty in my eye and a burger piled high

Despite the fact that I eat as many carrots as the average bunny does... I have a sty. Even though you can't actually see the sty in the picture I thought it was to boring to include a post about my sty with no picture of my eye. Anybody ever found it funny that sty and eye rhyme?! :)

The pain is not funny, though. In fact, it's quite annoying. It's been building for days now, this constant little pain like I scratched my eye too hard or something, then this evening once I remove my eye makeup I saw it plain and clear. BOOO! Shoo sty, don't bother me! Sorry... I couldn't resist the play on words. :)

On a different note, a milestone occurred in the calories world today if you haven't already heard. Drumroll please....

KFC launched it's new sandwich the "Double Down." This thing is just BAD news!

It's two large fried boneless chicken breasts sandwiching together bacon, cheese, and a special sauce. Talk about awful for you!! Although, it's like my co-worker said today, it's not that unusual for a guy to eat two chicken pieces out of the bucket, what's a little cheese and bacon going to hurt. I tell you what it hurts... my legs after having to run the thing off!

This infamous sandwich sparked the conversation about another infamous sandwich at lunch today with Mike and Luke (the girls had gone for Bubble Tea, which i decided not to partake in): the Luther Burger, named after it's "creator," R&B singer, Luther Vandross. I just can't get over this one... (and this comes from the girl that LOVES KK Doughnuts)....

A bacon cheeseburger with Krispy Kreme Doughnuts substituted for the patties. I mean, yes, as Mike said, sweet and salty do go well together often, but this? THIS is a little extreme. I just don't get it. And this was the original photo I found to show us what it was at lunch on my bberry:

How am I even supposed to eat that?!?! I'm not. It shouldn't have been made, and it definitely should not have the cult following it does! Bad idea Luther, stick to writing wedding songs! Yuck, yuck, and YUCK!

Would you eat it? The Double Down maybe, but the Luther Burger? Who's in?

The Sunday Paper

Mom and I used to always read the Life&Style section of the newspaper on Sunday afternoons to see who got married to who, who died, and what John Rosen had to say. I guess in some ways blogging is the new Life&Style section for so many of us. Reading and/or writing to find out the who, what and where of life. So here's your bi-weekly dose of what's going on in my life. :) I'm trying to get better and make it daily or every other day, but I'm strugglin'. 

 Pink, pink, and more... boys? Friday I attended the baby shower of our Division Director's wife, Ashley. The funny thing about it, though, was that although the 2nd floor multipurpose had been transformed into a world of pink, the majority of the attendees were male, and it was the first time attending a baby shower for many of them. Before we all left to go to the shower, Jeremy asked what all we'd be doing to take up the 2.5 hours of our day slotted "Baby Shower," when I mentioned games he was like, "Games, what games?" I just laughed when 2 hours later he was one of the ones getting into the games. It was too funny sitting at the table with all these macho, gun-toting men wearing pink pacifiers around their necks and playing nursery rhyme trivia. 

This was one of the cutest presents (although maybe not extremely practical). Where the wild things are!! Isn't it precious?! The room burst into laughter when someone suggested they might need to stitch "Daddy, don't shoot me" on the animal costume.

I don't know who put Kyle in charge of cutting the cake, but these were the "Small" pieces Melissa and I asked for. Yeah... not small by our standards. This is our "sorority" pose that we posed for per Amber's beckoning with the department camera.

With Spring babies there are beautiful spring flowers. These gorgeous tulips have been tempting my camera for a week now as I drive in and out of HQ, but Friday I finally couldn't help myself!! They were beautiful!

I love tulips. They are one of my all time faves. Sunflowers are my #1 though, in case anyone ever needs to know. :)

Saturday evening we were supposed to have office team-building laser tag, but when "office" turned into 5, and laser tag turned into 13 year old playhouse, we changed our plans for an evening of cosmic bowling.

I'm getting better, but I'm still pretty awful.

(One thing I learned from this bowling experience... these jeans are going in the giveaway pile because they are awfully unflattering!)

The last game we ended up getting bumpers, and it was required that you to hit the bumper for the bowl to count, which is actually a little tricky. Somehow Nick still seemed to dominate. Oh well, I guess I'll keep practicing.

I got out-blogged by this lady this weekend. So look out for a blog-filled week ahead! :)

Bright Colors = Joyful Sarah!

As Amber so aptly pointed out today, much has happened since I last posted. However, I've gotten home exhausted every night, and after a long day of sitting in front of a computer, the furthest thing from my mind is opening this one up. But please don't think that means I don't love y'all.

Happy belated Easter! I hope you enjoyed your day as much as I enjoyed mine. I spent a rather lazy day reading, and then got showered and dressed to go to evening church at GraceDC with Allison. It was a great service, and I'm starting to like it more each time I go. Now, I just need to get involved so I can make more friends!! There are lots of young people there, so I'm excited about the possibilities. And... it'll be even easier to get involved if I make the move that I'm planning to on June 1st.

My dear friend Allison has invited me to move into the house she's closing on tomorrow. It is a fantastic deal and puts me very close to the heart of the city (which is what I wanted!!). I'll be about 5 blocks from the metro and only 1 from the interstate that will take me to work. It's this darling little row house in Eastern Market. The color just shouts "Hello!" at you. I'd be in the blue one. :)

I took this shot with my bberry as I took a walk around the area at dusk while Allison was finishing a paper. She let me spend the night after the Easter service to check out the commute to work. Not bad, not bad at all.

Oh, and this I MUST tell you. Some of you will recognize the small miracle in this statement more than others... I parallel parked in Eastern Market on the first try with the smoothest of motions. I looked at Allison and clapped with excitement. (This is the first time I have efficiently and effectively parallel parked since I prepared for my drivers exam.) I will have to do a lot more of that if I do indeed make the move since our parking is on the street you see above.

I did some snooping and went in the back patio gate even though it's still technically not Allison's. Can anyone tell us why the lights are on in every room? It's odd. Anyways. I'm very excited about the possibility, and the area is perfect for me. It's like Converse Heights in row houses. So cute!

Tuesday I delivered Easter goodies to the majority of the staff on our hall until I ran out.They were my own variations of these cake balls that are all the rage on bakerella.com.

These are Bakerella's version, as I didn't photograph mine. Chocolate cake with peanut butter and marshmallow fluff coated in chocolate & white cake with lemon royal icing covered in white chocolate. The chocolate ones were the biggest hit at work with the strongest review being Jeremy this morning with wide eyes saying, "Sarah, did you make these? (I said yes) These are $(#* good!!" It was quite a funny moment. haha

Wednesday was a good day! The package mom sent me arrived with my goods to "Sarah-fy" the little cubicle I call home on the weekdays. Its still in process, as I've yet to add the ric-rac she bought to coordinate, but I can only do so much in one day! Check it out!!

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I joined some folks from the membership division for a roof top event in Clarendon Wednesday after work. It was quite fun getting to know some people I see often but never have any reason to talk to. I was grateful to Ian for the invite, and had a blast!

I'm slowly but surely branching out and feeling more comfortable here. I just need to find little ways (like the fabric bulletin board) to make DC home. Hopefully, I'll be in a new place come June and can really start getting settled!