April 9, 2007

  • Monday No Exercise Update

    No workout this morning.  I set my alarm for 4:30 but kept snoozing until 5:00.  Then I rushed to take my shower, get dressed, have breakfast, take out garbage, mail letters and drive to work to get here by 7:00.  If I had done the 15 minute workout, I am certain I would have been 30 minutes late.  We shall see how it goes tomorrow morning.

    Yesterday, we watched "Memoirs of a Geisha."  I quite enjoyed it.  I am sure it was more spectacular on the big screen. It has been years since I read the book, so I couldn't say how faithful the movie was to the novel, but it all seemed to fit together nicely.  The actress who played the main character as a young girl reminded me a lot of one of the young girls I knew when I was an English teacher over there.  That girl just graduated from college.

    I also watched several episodes of Doctor Who from the second season of the new series, then watched them over again while listening to the commentary.  I can't get enough of it and am patienly waiting for the episodes of the third season to be aired over here.

    I also finished the 12 Days of Coffee that Chuk's sister's family gave us for Christmas.  Mom and Dad got to try some when they were here for the holidays but after they left I just prepared some on the weekend when I remembered to do so.  Chuk doesn't drink coffee so one packet lasted for a couple of days.  And each time I brewed a new flavor, I sang the song.  I will share the final verse with you here.


    On the 12th day of Coffee, the Stephens gave to us:


    12 Italian Roast, 11 Holiday Blend, 10 Bistro Blend, 9 Breakfast Blend, 8 Mocha, 7 French Roast, 6 Irish Cream,


    5 French Vanilla,


    4 Hazel Nut, 3 Cinammon Nut, 2 Buttered Rum,


    and a Creme Brulee!

    My favorites were the Cinammon Nut and the very last one, the Italian Roast.  I think the worst was the Creme Brulee, which tasted more of Brulee than of Creme.  That is to say, it tasted like it was completely burnt.  Even adding an equal amount of milk didn't save it I am sorry to say.  Overall, it was a lot of fun.  Thank you Melanie and Stuart!!

Comments (2)

  • I had forgotten about the 12 Days of Coffee.  How did you remember the correct order?  Yes, it was fun to help you start the first few Days of Coffee.

  • Yes, I had the good sense to write down the names and the order on a sheet of paper before we went through too many more of them.

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