Week's Links: What Excellent Boiled Potatoes

Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I got to spend a few hours on Saturday at a furniture painting class. I had a blast and learned how to use chalk paint and milk paint, and I can't wait to use all the techniques on the pieces of furniture that are taking up space in my garage!

And I've stumbled across some great links this week. Harry Potter, Friends, newborns, football...there's a solid range this time :)

I did notice these 11 things from the Harry Potter series, but I love them so much I had to share! (Also, did you know that JK Rowling is apologizing for some of the characters she killed off? And that Saturday was the anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts?)

These 5 stories about Friends as told by Mr. Treeger were perfect.

How can you not love this video of an 89 year old Kansas football player scoring a touchdown at an alumni game?

This post full of pictures of mothers and their one-day old babies is especially touching today after seeing Duchess Kate in her heels less than 12 hours after giving birth! (Ps - I wrote about that in yesterday's Sunday Sparkles. Do you subscribe yet?)

I ordered some new business cards from Moo. Anyone else order cards from there? I've heard good things!

And this pin made me literally laugh out loud. Yes, there's a word misspelled but just look past it and laugh.

Have a great day friends! And if you ever don't know what to say, always compliment the boiled potatoes ;) 

Week's Links: Anniversaries and Oregon Trail

Yesterday James and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary! (If you subscribe to Sunday Sparkles, you'd know that already because I wrote about it yesterday. Want to subscribe?) 

It was a pretty low key anniversary weekend. We went to Cattleman's Steakhouse on Friday night. Even though Cattleman's is super well-known, I'd never been there before. We had to wait almost an hour for a table, but the atmosphere was pretty cool! James insisted we order lamb fries. They tasted ok, but I couldn't get over what I was eating. 

Saturday and Sunday were super laid back, lots of television watching, puppy playing, and just hanging out. And of course, writing this blog post! So in addition to our anniversary celebration, I've been gathering links to share. So let's get to it!

First I read up on being a part of the Oregon Trail generation. I'm just outside of that age range, but I still relate to it!

Then I read the 7 Networking Secrets that Everyone Should Learn, and I totally agree with them. 

This article from Jeni of Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream came out before their recall, but it is still totally relevant. 

The Apparently Kid apparently knows a lot about dinosaurs!

And I finished up the Likeness, leading me to realize that I really enjoy mystery books. Who knew? 

That's a wrap for this week. Happy Monday!

Previously on Mrs Robbins Sparkles...

Breakfast at Tiffanys (Okie Style)

What a week, right? I was at the Mazda dealership at 7 am this morning to drop my CX-5 off for a Mazda engineer to check out. I was at the dealership earlier this week because my CX-5 has been having issues shutting down, and they couldn't figure out what was wrong. So I guess they've called in the big guns and I'm stuck with a loaner for awhile. Which wouldn't be that big a deal, but I drive on a toll road daily, so not having my Pike Pass will be a pain. But at least my CX-5 is still under warranty!

But on to the topic at hand: New York City. I'm finally getting around to looking at some of the photos we took that weekend with my DSLR. I'm still a rather poor photographer - I try to shoot in manual, then get frustrated when it isn't looking right. I really need to take a formal class. The online classes I've tried haven't helped much...but here's what I got!

We visited the NYC Firefighter's Museum, because of course we had to. We actually went to the Key West Firefighter Museum on our honeymoon, so I knew I couldn't get out of this one! James enjoyed himself thoroughly.
 

We didn't have time for me to spend the hours I wanted in the New York Public Library, but I did at least get a picture with the lions!
 

Obviously I couldn't go to New York and not have breakfast at Tiffany's! (Another check on the 30 before Thirty list) I cheated a bit and had a bagel and Dr. Pepper instead of a Danish and coffee, but it totally counts, right? Also, I definitely had to wait for another girl to finish taking her picture in front of the store too. It's a popular place.

We also stopped by Rockefeller Center. We didn't skate, we just did the tourist thing. 

We didn't stop in the zoo, but I couldn't not take a picture of this sign. I have decidedly mixed feelings about the park. I think if it had been warmer I would've enjoyed it more, but it was windy and cold and green. There's all kinds of green in Oklahoma, I wanted New York!
 

We did take a few pictures in Central Park, though!

And James insisted I take his picture in front of the Home Alone Hotel, aka the Plaza. He looks so happy about it, doesn't he? Also, love the couple in the corner of the photo!

Of course we also spent quite a bit of time at the 9/11 Memorial Museum, but it deserves a post its own. It was so powerful. 

The stair climb also deserves its own post. Maybe I can get James to guest post? ;) 

Not the best lighting at 4 World Trade Center - it was still under construction but still impressive. 

It was such a whirlwind trip, and I can't wait to go back someday! James isn't so keen on the idea, but I'll convince him somehow. It would be worth it for the Shake Shack, though rumor has it I can get that in DC.