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The other night I had a dream about Seth Meyers. I’m guessing he was on my mind after I saw the above SNL clip on Maggie’s blog. (In case you were wondering, I totally agree with Maggie and Seth on this one.) In my dream, I was shopping in a florescent-lit department store with low… Continue reading I Had a Dream About Seth Meyers | Somewhere in Middle America

Yesterday morning, J and I participated in a couple’s yoga workshop at Lotus House of Yoga. The instructor played a mix of romantic tracks while we pulled one another deeper into stretches, (literally) leaned on each other during balancing poses and, at the end, meditated on the melt-in-your-mouth magic of Lindor Truffles. Her selection of… Continue reading what’s the most romantic song? | Somewhere in Middle America

She said, “My boy, I think someday You’ll find a way To make your natural tendencies pay You’ll be a dentist You have a talent for causin’ things pain Son, be a dentist People will pay you to be inhumane Your temperament’s wrong for the priesthood And teaching would suit you still less Son, be… Continue reading dentist! | Somewhere in Middle America

My weekend with Ali was fantastic. Just what I needed as we’re coming up on the halfway point of J’s deployment. We had 48 hours together and did a lot of eating. I took her to some of my favorite hole-in-the-wall restaurants, including Lisa’s Radial Cafe, Rivera’s, Dixie Quicks and The Drover. Saturday was our… Continue reading a weekend of eating out in omaha | Somewhere in Middle America

One of the benefits of getting older is that when you ask your friends to contribute to a Superbowl potluck, you get dishes more sophisticated and thoughtful than a bag of Tostitos and a jar of salsa. We enjoyed quite a spread last night as we watched Christina Aguilera flub the National Anthem, the Black… Continue reading Superbowl Sunday 2011 | Somewhere in Middle America

Every Monday, Moontree Letterpress has a six-word story contest on their blog. This week’s topic was “Words of Advice,” and the prize was 50 custom business or calling cards. I love letterpress anything, so I decided to enter. There were 25 entries… and mine was chosen as the winning submission! Can you believe it? My… Continue reading words of advice | Somewhere in Middle America

I have big dreams for my little blog. Once I determine what the primary focus of Somewhere in Middle America should be (because right now it just seems a little bit all over the place), I hope to attract more readers. Once the readers come, I hope the advertisers will follow. And once I have… Continue reading my love/hate relationship with blogging | Somewhere in Middle America

I love the idea of collecting magazine images in inspiration books, gluing them into the pages of over-sized sketchbooks like these. The reason I don’t do this myself is because a) there are some magazines I just can’t bear to tear and b) I’d probably drive myself crazy trying to separate images by context —… Continue reading sara of party perfect’s inspiration books | Somewhere in Middle America

I am in serious denial that tonight is the season finale of “Mad Men.” “The Suitcase” was my favorite episode of season 4, so far. (Will tonight’s season finale take the cake?) Episode 9, “The Beautiful Girls,” was also pretty spectacular. Blankenship down! What was your favorite episode? To get me through the next 10… Continue reading mad men season 4 finale | Somewhere in Middle America

Sometimes, I’m just not in the mood to prepare a complicated dinner. (Let’s be honest. I’m never in the mood to prepare a complicated dinner. That’s my husband’s job.) I’m over at Elizabeth Anne Designs Living today sharing a simple yet delicious recipe for Spaghetti with Fried Eggs. There’s no need to make an extra… Continue reading Spaghetti with Fried Eggs | Somewhere in Middle America