Burrito Overdose!

Yesterday, Moe's had a deal going on in the afternoon were they sold any burrito for $2. Since Moe's is like my favorite (okay, second favorite...sorry Jimmy!) I decided to take advantage of this spectacular deal. These usually sell for $6 each, so I thought I'd grab the max of 5 Joey's and throw em in the freezer for delayed consumption. Since there was a limit of 5 per person, Erin stopped in separately and grabbed some Art Vandelays for herself. That means we bought TEN Moe's burritos. It's kinda funny and sad, now that I think about it. It's only been 24 hours, but I only have 3 of mine left. I'm done with burritos for a little bit, especially after the big lunch I had today, which I'll tell you about later.

Took the Fizzer out for a nice ride on a new road last weekend. Rode past an old, delapidated building that screamed to me for a photo op. So, I turned around and parked so that I could grab some shots. I wish I would have had a better camera with me....or a new iPhone 3Gs :P Otherwise, I liked the shot, so I hope you enjoy!

I'm working in Newberry this week, covering for Mike at CAT. So, as usual, I have a rental car to save some wear and tear on my aging beauty. I usually don't do car reviews on here, but I feel I must. Dodge Caliber. What a horrible, horrible car. I wonder sometimes, if the people that build and sell a car like this actually sit behind the wheel and drive. Here are my complaints, including, but not limited to: The console under the steering wheel sits too low, so my knee has to be sideways to use the brake. The center console is so big, that the same leg can't be sideways, either. The engine lurches when you brake or accelerate at any speed. If you're on the highway (like I am the entire time), the car will lunge towards the next lane as you pass someone if you use the gas. The suspension seems to be attached to the frame via rubber bands: it wobbles up, down, left and right most of the time. It's a constant struggle to keep it in a straight line. There's ugly black plastic on the body. I'll spare you the rest. I cannot wait to climb back into my own car!!!

While I was in Newberry today, I had to stop at one of my favorite Chinese restaurants. Can you believe that all of this food is $5? That's enough for two lunches!


Erin and I met some new friends last weekend, a nice couple about our age, who also live in Simpsonville. We all met at the Mellow Mushroom, which is a pizza place in Greenville.

Here you can see some of the many mushrooms decorating the restaurant.


They had a nice mural, too.

For starter, I got some garlic cheese bread. Erin got some hummus and chips.

The pizza was pretty good, not the best I've had, but not the worst. The best part was the price, this was their small, but it was bigger than some other smalls I've seen. The place was extremely noisy; it was difficult to hold a conversation. Luckily, we had an opportunity to do that while waiting 45 minutes for a seats. The entire experience was ruined by a very poor waiter. He was also working the bar, so we couldn't get any help at our table or even a check. I bet we were there an hour, just waiting for refills, checks, etc before we finally got out of there. Sorry Mellow Mushroom, I will not be returning.

I held a garage sale with our next door neighbors early the next morning. 6:30 on a Saturday?? That was after staying up really late to sort our items and get stuff labeled. I ended up taking a nap that afternoon....ahhh...We made like $50, though, just by selling a handful of last minute items.

Where were you at 123456789?? I was at my desk, when I realized (on my own, thank you) that I was about to witness something very special: 12:34:56 on 07/08/09. I snapped a picture so that I would never ever forget what I was doing on 123456789.

For the 4th of July, we went downtown. We grabbed some Liquid Highway and caught some free music, courtesy of an Army Jazz Band. I think we saw them last year. They're still good!

Here's what things look like down on the river at dusk.

Here's what the Palmers look like down at the river at dusk.

One Saturday night, we decided to make a special Chocolate Run! down to Bloom. Here, you can see the chocolate and liquid nourishment to go with the chocolate. That's fabulous!

Last month, my chorus presented our annual show in Spartanburg. Our theme was about doctors, so we dressed up in scrubs and jackets. That's Dr. Palmer, thank you very much!

Since we remodeled our bedroom, we kicked Sam out of the bedroom during the day. Since he has no bed to lie on, he has had to improvise on the comfy spots. He has taken a liking to the pile of laundry that is normally in front of our washer.

Speaking of bedroom, here is a before shot of our bedroom:

As you can see, we paid little attention to our room. It was the place where all the things ended up we were too lazy to find homes for.

I didn't think it was bad until I started looking at the pictures after the change...

And drum roll.................

Ta-Da! Isn't it just lovely?? I even helped pick everything out. Check out the curtains:


Here's a view from the back of the room. You can see that we swapped out the hutch for a smaller mirror on the wall.

Part of the "remodel" was that I got to pick out a new (smaller) tv. It's HD!! I'm so excited to watch our favorite shows in 1080i. Sad, right?

Well, that's all I have for now. Here are some other tidbits: Erin's birthday is coming up next week, and so is the local DCI show in Charlotte! I've been singing with a new quartet for a few weeks, I'm really excited about the potential there. Erin and I are entertaining some dinner guests this Saturday, so that means we need to start cleaning... NOW! until next time, keep it real.