Goal#11 Eleven out of Twelve
16 Dec 2008 1 Comment
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New Moon was good and it was a very quick read. However, at this point I think Twilight is still my favorite, but New Moon does leave you looking for more. So I am off to read Eclipse.
I FELT LIKE I WAS TRAPPED IN ONE OF THOSE TERRIFYING NIGHTMARES…
For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is even more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of one evil vampire, but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realize their troubles may be just beginning. . . .
Legions of readers entranced by the New York Times bestseller Twilight are hungry for the continuing story of star-crossed lovers Bella and Edward. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural spin. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.
That’s worth gaining 10 lbs
12 Dec 2008 1 Comment
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There have been many places (and trust me I have probably tried most if not all of them) that called them selves Mediterranean Restaurant’s, and honestly I cannot say that any one of them even came close to what I was used to. So I kind of gave up on my search and actually started my attempt at cooking (ohhh and by now SRR was already in love with Turkish Food). I made Lahmacun, Cacik, Borek, Kofte, Coban Salatasi, Baklava…etc but it was never the same. It just sort of took the edge off, but left me wanting just one more hit – I mean bite.
Then we made the brilliant decision to move to Cary, NC (where before we moved, we were warned that we should learn how to cook at home, because the food sucked – or something like that) and with the help of SRR’s AWESOME office mate found out about Bosphorus. Even when SRR mentioned the name to me I was still very skeptical, until I saw the menu and felt like crying from happiness (yes, I know… I have a weirdly wrong relationship with food). That night we went and tried the food and I think I had a smile on my face for the next week (yes – good food makes me happy). They were playing Turkish music, the waiter was Turkish and spoke Turkish to me (which at this point I realized – I need to work on speaking it more often), the food was to DIE for and we walked out of there probably 10lbs heavier then we walked out. But before we walked out, the waiter told us about a Turkish Market (I think at this point I was fighting back tears of joy) and pointed us in the direction. Of course we had to go check it out that night and the place is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. It’s like a little Turkey. They have pretty much everything that I have my mom bring me back from Turkey (hmmm you did not hear that from me) and much much more. I think I was that much more in love with Cary after this. They have an American – Turkish Association which I need to join and I think along with meeting many new people, it will also help me complete Goal #43 off my list.
Goal #91 – Carve a Pumpkin for the first time
26 Oct 2008 1 Comment
I know that a lot of you were surprised that I had never carved a pumpkin. But for those who know me well, also know that I was raised in Turkey, where we don’t celebrate Halloween or carve pumpkins. So here I am at age 27 and I carved my first ever pumpkin and enjoyed every second of it.
First – the perfect Pumpkin
Then comes the carving
Masterpiece
The Insides
And there you have it. Poontater’s first pumpkin Masterpiece!
Goal #11 – Read one book a month for a year 9/12
25 Oct 2008 Leave a Comment
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I have been terrible about updating my blog with my 101 Goals. So you might see a few one after another in the next few days.
I borrowed Secret Life of Cee Cee Wilkes from my friend Stephanie as a quick read and I loved it.
Twenty-eight years ago a North Carolina governor’s young, pregnant wife was kidnapped. Now her remains have been found and a man charged with her murder. Only one person — CeeCee Wilkes — can refute the charges against him. But CeeCee disappeared years ago . . .Eve Elliott is a successful therapist to troubled students, a loving wife, a mother deeply invested in her family. But her happiness is built on a lie. When she was a lonely, vulnerable young woman, a single decision made in innocence led to a dark night of unimaginable consequences. Now, forced to confront her past, she faces another terrible choice: reveal to her family that she is not who she seems, or allow a man to take the blame for a crime she knows he did not commit. If the choice affected only her life, Eve is certain she would do what is right. But though inaction means condemning an innocent man, it also means protecting her family from the mistakes of her past.
Corinne Elliott has always known she was different: the only redhead in a family of brunettes, the paralyzing shyness that contrasts with her sister’s vivaciousness, the many fears — of highways, of bridges, of public spaces — that constrict her daily life. Still, with a new job possibility and a baby on the way, she’s found some measure of happiness — until the day she turns on the television and finds her mother’s image on-screen.
Now, as the past explodes into the present, Corinne must confront the secrets she has always intuited, and find answers from the one person who knows the truth of what happened two decades ago
Goal #11 – Read one book a month for a year 8/12
09 Sep 2008 Leave a Comment
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First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes…a baby carriage? Isn’t that what all women want? Not so for Claudia Parr. And just as she gives up on finding a man who feels the same way, she meets warm, wonderful Ben. Things seem too good to be true when they fall in love and agree to buck tradition with a satisfying, child-free marriage. Then the unexpected occurs: one of them has a change of heart. One of them wants children after all. This is the witty, heartfelt story about what happens to the perfect couple when they suddenly want different things. It’s about feeling that your life is set and then realizing that nothing is as you thought it was—and that there is no possible compromise. It’s about deciding what is most important in life, and taking chances to get it. But most of all, it’s about the things we will do—and won’t do—for love.
- This was a very cute and fast book to read. I think I am going to head out and get Something Blue in the next few days.
Goal #11 – Read One Book a Month 07/12
06 Aug 2008 Leave a Comment
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Picked this book up from BN when I really had nothing in particular in mind but wanted to read something fun and quick. It is a very cute and fast moving book.
Life’s a bit of a beach these days for Ginger Walsh, who’s single at forty-one and living back home in the family FROG (Finished Room Over Garage). She’s hoping for a more fulfilling life as a sea glass artist, but instead is babysitting her sister’s kids and sharing overnights with Noah, her sexy artist boyfriend with commitment issues and a dog Ginger’s cat isn’t too crazy about. Geri, her BlackBerry-obsessed sister, is also nearly over the deep end about her pending fiftieth birthday (and might just drag Ginger with her). Toss in a dumpster-picking father, a Kama Sutra T-shirt-wearing mother, a movie crew come to town with a very cute gaffer, an on-again-off-again glassblower boyfriend, plus a couple of Red Hat realtors, and hilarity ensues. The perfect summer read, Life’s a Beach is a warm, witty, and wise look at what it takes to move forward at any stage in life.
Phil's Ice House
15 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
Hmmm where do I start…
and they were DELICIOUS!!! If you have never been there I highly recommend checking it out. It is very casual and you would be getting a taste of the best burgers in town.
Phil’s Ice House
15 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
Hmmm where do I start…
and they were DELICIOUS!!! If you have never been there I highly recommend checking it out. It is very casual and you would be getting a taste of the best burgers in town.
Phil’s Ice House
15 Jul 2008 Leave a Comment
Hmmm where do I start…
and they were DELICIOUS!!! If you have never been there I highly recommend checking it out. It is very casual and you would be getting a taste of the best burgers in town.
Goal # 83 – Try 5 new restaurants (5/5)
21 Jun 2008 Leave a Comment
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On our 2.5 hour lunch break today, Phillip and I went shopping at surlatable so he could get some early Christmas shopping done. Well half way through our shopping SRR text me and asked what was for lunch, I called him to let him know that we were right across the street from him and that we would be there in 10 minutes (hey, had to check out and do one last sweep of the store) and we could go to lunch. Well, as we were sitting there pondering what to eat, SRR suggested Taco Deli and boy were we glad he did. It was YUMMY. Phillip and I both had the the blue plate special with the Mojo Fish Taco and a Cowboy Taco and they were both delicious in their own way. I think SRR had a Cowboy Taco and a Mole Taco and said they were both delicious as well. So this marks my 5th new restaurant and I get to scratch it off my list… Woohoo!!!
