The Personal Ramblings of Samm Diep

Steamed Scrambled Eggs… Mmmm…

greeneggs — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:56:00 +0000

There’s this place that Fast Mikie always takes me to for breakfast when I visit him in SD that serves the most AMAZING steamed eggs. I have recently been jonesin’ for them and have always wondered how they make them like that? And they’re steamed too! So that’s gotta be healthier for you too, right?

Well, I broke down and googled a recipe today, only to discover it requires a steaming wand:

How to Steam Scrambled Eggs

It almost makes me want to start drinking coffee so I have an excuse to pick up an espresso machine. That, or go back to San Diego….

Mmmmmm… steamed eggs…..

photo courtesy of foodmayhem.com

Filed under: Food, Fun/Misc, Travel

Just be grateful…

greeneggs — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:34:38 +0000

Gratitude. It’s a terrible thing to waste.

On this weekend, we lost a wonderful soul from our pool community, Stub Foley. I then see on FB that my friend Melinda from Texas also lost her mom on the same day. I believe it was not too big of a surprise in both cases but it reminded me of when I lost my last surviving grandparent. I was only 14.

This weekend’s deaths also reminded me of how precious life truly is. In an instant, the we people we care so much about can be taken away from us.

If there’s one positive thing I can take away from all of this, that is to remember to be grateful for the special people that I have in my life. If I feel like telling someone I love them or miss them or care about them, I’m going to!

The time you spend with someone could always be your last.

Filed under: Gratitude

I’m leaving on a jetplane…

greeneggs — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:07:23 +0000

I’ll be leaving on a jet plane this Thursday to Seattle to be with my sweet husband.

By the time we reunite, it will be 24 days since we last seen each other. So far, this has been our longest time apart. Coincidentally, it will also be 79 days since the last time I traveled anywhere, and 143 days since the last time I got on an airplane. That’s definitely a record!

This has been the longest time I have stayed in one place in the past four years. Wow…

No wonder I’m feeling a bit antsy.

I can’t wait to see my husband!

Filed under: Fun/Misc, Travel

The Best Things in Life are Free

greeneggs — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:16:39 +0000

I can’t wait to take my husband!

Free admission is limited to Colorado residents only. Be prepared to show some ID!

Here is a list of the remaining 2011 free days at some of the best Denver attractions:

1. Denver Art Museum

100 West 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO
720-865-5000

August 6, 2011
September 3, 2011
September 10, 2011
October 1, 2011
November 5, 2011
December 3, 2011

2. Denver Botanic Gardens

1007 York St.
Denver, CO
720-865-3500

August 29, 2011
September 26, 2011
October 10, 2011

3. Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield

8500 Deer Creek Canyon Rd.
Littleton, CO
303-973-3705

November 4, 2011

4. Denver Museum of Nature & Science

2001 Colorado Blvd.
Denver, CO
303-370-6000

August 22, 2011
August 28, 2011
September 18, 2011
September 26, 2011
October 31, 2011
November 13, 2011
December 5, 2011

5. Denver Zoo

2300 Steele St.
Denver, CO
303-376-4800

October 12, 2011
October 20, 2011
November 6, 2011
November 12, 2011

6. Denver Center for the Performing Arts

This year, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts offers $10 tickets on Tuesdays. The tickets go on sale at 10 a.m., and the $10 price is good for all Denver Center Theatre Company plays, as well as some traveling productions. For more information, call 303-547-3410

Filed under: Fun/Misc, Gratitude Tagged: Denver Art Museum, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver Zoo, free

The Slowsky’s are back!!!

greeneggs — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:57:41 +0000

I was so excited today when I saw this commercial!

I’m so happy they’re back. They are still the cutest shelled couple in my book.

Here are a few more adorable vids:

Filed under: Fun/Misc, Videos Tagged: Slowsky's