blog

precious

The Park Forum is doing an "Oscars Feature" this week. Five contributors took a movie that had been nominated and expounded on how the Bible could be seen in the movie.

Here's my take on the movie Precious: "Precious, to Jesus".

Check out the others here too!

easter in alabama!


Yep, that's where I'll be in less than a month! The trip will be short, and I somehow managed to promise little Tator Tot that I'd take him to Chick Fil A while I was there...(maybe even for every meal)...but I can't wait!!

friday family fun night

Friday night was Pettus Family Fun Night in the city! Buck and Christine came over, trudging all the way from New Jersey in the massive snowstorm, and we all had dinner together at Pio Pio in Hell's Kitchen. (GG, I thought of you when we went there- It was my late Valentine's celebration!) Then we walked through the snow as Buck begged us to take more & more pictures. (kidding, I think his actual words were actually quite different than that.) Times Square was completely deserted, and then we stopped for dessert and ended at my apartment. B&C decided to crash on the couch Friday night, but that was a-ok with me because I got hot buckwheat pancakes straight off the griddle from chef Bucket on Saturday morning! We should have family outings more often...

Can you believe all that food?! This is just one of the reasons Pio Pio is my fave! Believe it or not, we only ordered 2 menu items!
More snow!
And Central Park snow!

more snow

On Friday we had the biggest snowstorm I've ever seen in New York City (granted, this is only my second winter, but it was really big!) I woke up in hopes of having some sort of state of emergency declared in order to have a "snow day" off from work, but no such luck. Instead, I took advantage of the subways running a little slower and a little off-schedule, and I took my time getting to work and got to see the beautiful snow anyway and snap some photos!

A picture from my coworker who lives in Brooklyn.

I'm worried about how these people will manage to get out of their apartment...

I took this pic of my fire escape after work (so, after the majority of the snow was gone). More pics to come!

which is the real thing?


'cause who doesn't need a life-size cardboard cutout of themselves to have on hand for various occasions? And for those of you who know that I'm not much of a hugger, what better way to start practicing my hugging skills than to walk around a city of 8 million people carrying a large sign which reads "hug me" ?! At least I finally found a skill that I developed during those 4AM nights in Spidle Hall using my x-acto knife to cut foam core. Who would have thought interior design school would come in so handy!

the saddest day

It doesn't really matter how or why it happened, all that matters is it happened. Yesterday I was given a free ticket (no, not by my favorite Sunday school mom) to go see The View with a friend, April, who was in the city for a day. Somehow I got confused... schedules got mixed-up... I got confused again... I scheduled some meetings at work... I agreed to some meetings at work... I still wasn't thinking ahead... I thought I should be saving the date for February 26th, not the 25th... and the next thing I knew, I was sitting in Suffolk County, Long Island with an indecisive client and gruff construction workers when I should have been taking home free giveaways from The View. Aaarg.

mckay's special list

As I'm currently listening to McKay describe her day at school during our phone conversation:

McKay: Aunt Perryn, we had a tornado drill at school today!

Perryn: Wow, that's really cool! Did you have to put your head between your knees?

McKay: Well I had to put my hands over my head then lay down flat on my stomach with my face towards the ground.

Perryn: Oh, really?! (a little confused. It's been a while since elementary school, but I never had to this...)

McKay: Aunt Perryn, I put you on my special list!

Perryn: You did?? What is your special list? I feel so, um, special!

McKay: I said, "My aunt is Perryn. She has blond hair and white skin. But I spelled white "w-i-t-e". I sounded it out. But I didn't know it had an "h" in it, so I spelled it wrong, but it said white".

Perryn: Oh? Is that all you said about me? I have blond hair and white skin?

McKay: Yes. That's all I wrote.

Perryn: Well... are you learning anything new at school?

McKay: Yes! I am! We had a fire drill at school today!!

Today it's a rainy, dreary, cold day in the Big Apple, the perfect day to stay cuddled up in bed (unfortunately, that's not where I'm writing this post). Here's a little sunshine to brighten the day, though:

a delicious surprise

Last week, before I left for the Poconos, I was delighted with a surprise package in the mail from one of my precious Baby Hoots from college, Julie. Not only was it a special and unexpected surprise, but it was evident that our brains think the same. I opened the box to find the most adorable make-your-own cupcake set! The pictures do more justice than I can in words, so feast your eyes on these!





And, you can find order your own make-your-own cupcakes right here from Saint Cupcake! Thanks again sweet Julie!!

tiger

Say what you will about Tiger Woods, but I respect him. Sure, he may end up proving to be insincere in his apologies and commit the same grievances again and again in years to come, but based on this speech, I believe him. He didn't try to shift the blame or make excuses, but instead made his unacceptable actions and thoughts public and did nothing but praise his wife who shares absolutely zero of the blame with him. I'm still a fan, Tiger!

(long) weekend fun.

Pennsylvania. Mountains. WalMart. Hot Tubs. Chick Fil A. Scranton (Looking for scenes from The Office.) Snow. Knee-deep Snow. Skiing. Valentines Party. Snacks. Headlamps. Sunsets. Igloos. Crafts. Pictures. (Obviously.) Guitars. Worship. Rest. Mafia. Red Robin. More Games. Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes. and Birthdays.

I'm not sure what else went on (as if this weren't enough) but it was a fun weekend. All documented here. And here from Maggie. And here from LeeAnne.





poconos weekend at a glance


I'm back! The weekend was a fun getaway from the city... and I spent most of it sleeping and relaxing. Thanks to Maggie and her mad photography & collaging skills, here's a quick glance (and evidence) of the fun we had on the trip. Just look at all those happy faces!

happy valentine's day!

For my Valentine's Day, I'm trying my hand at skiing again (pray for no broken limbs!), preparing a hopefully delicious meal of Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas with Maggie for 19 friends and sleeping some more. Sounds like a fun day is in store. Hope everyone has a happy Valentine's Day!

[Photo via Lolita and Snippet & Ink]