Sunday, December 19, 2010

San Antonio, Texas

I spent  last week in San Antonio at at Material and Child Health Epidemiology conference.  It was great to be in an intellectual environment ( guess that is why I enjoy school)  with people that are dedicated to their field and have a passion for it.  I did get to visit a little of San Antonio.  My hotel was next to the Alamo so I visited that and the Riverwalk.  Here are some pictures

 I thought this tree was really cool, you see it as you entire the Alamo


Almost Wordless Friday Night Dinner Picture ( a week late)

a Veggie Loaf (not so great), mashed red potatoes, green peas  and wheat rolls

Thursday, December 09, 2010

My Holiday Decorations


My holiday decorations consist of the Pottery Barn Reindeer collection which I add to each year after Christmas when it goes on sale plus my discount.  You all know how I like a well decorated table hence why this is my only decorations.  We shall see what I add to the collection after the holiday.  They have not come out with the 2010 chime ornament, it has not been released as of two Sunday's ago when I worked last.  I will check in this Sunday!




Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Salvador Dali



The first Saturday of each month the High Museum is free for Fulton County residents.  I take advantage of this opportunity every time they have a new exhibit.  And this time the exhibit of note is the Salvador Dali.  Initially, I did not think I would like the exhibit but then as I saw more of his work I began to be more and more impressed.  The print above I found most impressive and unfortunately this image does not capture the complete detail of the picture and it semblance to a human skull.  The exhibit does a good job it if you are in Atlanta or every have the opportunity to see his work please go see it. 

Sunday, December 05, 2010

Baldwin Locks

A few years ago when I bought my house I needed to change the locks and I knew I wanted something unique.  So off I went investigating  and I came upon the lock below.  It was kind fo expensive along with the bolt lock that I needed to buy to match the finish and the look I was gonig for and I had to buy two sets one for the front door and one for the back.  Well about a month or so ago the one in the front of the house starting feeling lose.  Initially my stepdad who is a fix it came over and fixed it,  it worked for a while but then it started feeling lose again to the point where the complete handle just fell off the door and that is when I decided  to call Baldwin Locks and see if they can send me the official part to fix it, I was more than willing to pay for it because it would be cheaper than replacing the lock and I really wanted this lock.  They sent me what they thought I explained I needed.  Unfortunatley it was not correct, then I called back and asked for the screws, they sent the wrong screws.  I said to myself there has to be a better way for me to explain what is wrong with my lock, and that is when I decied to take pictures with my beautiful Iphone and I emailed them to Baldwin and two days later I had a whole new lock set.  Kudo to Baldwin not just for the lock but for the awesome customer service.  You have a loyal customer for life!!!