Kickin' It Old School

The Boy got some Old School Converse High Tops today. Bought them with his own money and everything. He added the pink and black checked laces, definately something I would have worn 20+ years ago (but don't tell him that!)




Last night I made Bimini Chicken, which calls for 3/4 cup of coconut milk. Since the only way I've found coconut milk at Krog's is in a can, I always have leftover milk I don't know what to do with. I hate to throw it out, but what would I use it for if I saved it? Last night The Boy and I came up with the great idea of pouring it over some pineapple slices. I remembered that I had some fresh strawberries in the fridge so we added a few of those. We chilled the whole thing while we ate dinner and it made a wonderful dessert. I mean really really tropical-y good. I impressed myself with my own culinary sponteneity.

Today I started listening to my Walt Disney World park music CD to get myself in the mood, not that I need to be any more excited. I'm still listening to the Elizabethtown soundtrack in my car (Free!!!!!Bird!!!!!Yeah!). I am really enjoying those CD's. I can't believe I'd never heard Elton John's "My Father's Gun" before, because I am a fan of Sir Elton. It's kinda cheesy when you really listen to the words. I mean, what do two British dudes (Sir Elton and his lyricist Bernie Taupin) know about being a confederate soldier? But then what did they know about having a 5 day a week job in outer space, and they managed to make that believable and poignant.
I've also discovered Ryan Adams out of this E-town music. I'd obviously heard of him for several years now, but I just never could get past the fact that his name was Bryan Adams without the B. I guess for kids who didn't grow up on good old 80's Bryan Adams, it probably didn't even cross their minds. But for me, it was like he was capitalizing on the name similarity. Which of course he wasn't. I just kept thinking "name copycat." It's really funny because he is so not Bryan Adams. I'm really liking everything I've downloaded from him so far.



I took a couple of outside pictures today. This is my prolific rose bush:



And I have actually grown a real strawberry that I can eat! And nothing else has gotten to it yet! There are actually a few strawberries on my plants right now, as well as some more flowers. Yay me!