PURPLE!

Shan tagged me - here goes!!

8 Things I Look Forward To:
1) My Wedding!
2) Going home to my beautiful man every night
3) Ryan and Amy getting married this weekend
4) Seeing our friends on Friday
5) My new niece or nephew being born
6) LOST tonight
7) Seeing my whole family in under 6 months
8) Walking Yoshi in the beautiful spring sunlight
8 Things I Did Yesterday:
1) Made new coasters
2) Ate at Sweet Tomatoes, yummmmm
3) Bought scrapbooking paper
4) Resumed blogging
5) Made a new recipe for dinner
6) Talked to my Mommy on the phone
7) Kissed my lovely FI
8) Mixed up some chili oil
8 Things I Wish I Could Do:
1) Cut my hair NOW
2) Lose 30 pounds
3) Not work
4) Ballroom dance including swing, tango, waltz etc.
5) Sew things!
6) Draw
7) See my family and friends everyday
8) Get a tan without it meaning cancer
8 Shows I Watch:
1) LOST
2) Chuck
3) The Simpsons
4) Reno 911
5) Ace of Cakes
6) Millionaire Matchmaker
7) The Office
8) 30 Rock

Coasters

Alex described these as suitable for a vampire lounge...

Hump Day aka Lost Day

Last night was a ton of fun. Alex and I got so much accomplished! I finished the sea salt and oil for our friends and got one set of coasters completely done. Alex worked on his painting and it is looking amazing. He is trying out this new technique using paper on the wood to get more texture, depth, and personality in the painting. So far, so good!

Oh, and we got to the halfway stage with the origami lilies!!!!!!! FINALLY!!! 80 down, 80 more to go! Whew! It's a lot of folding. I am so pleased though because they are going to be a big part of the decor.

I am in a great mood today and hope to keep it going. Tonight is LOST, aka my favorite show. I wonder what they have in store.

2 in one day!! Ahhh!!!

Our friends, Ryan and Amy are getting married this weekend. They only gave us two weeks notice of the wedding and they don't want "traditional gifts" so we are doing the following:

Alex is painting them a waist high painting of a lotus and a man coming out of it.
I am making them:
Citrus and Rosemary Sea Salt
Mango Chili Vinegar
Lemon and Ginger Honey
Spicy Olive Oil
Peach Whiskey
and a Set of Coasters

Recipes and craft steps available :)

Boy, has it been a while

Ok - so since I started the blog I have done absolutely nothing to continue it. So, I guess it is time for updates!

1) Alex and I got engaged and are getting married October 10, 2009. A lot of planning had taken place and it has been a ton of fun so far. We have all our vendors booked and are just paying off and buying the rest of the stuff before it comes to be!
2) Well, my sister, Emily, Becca, and Beth all got pregnant. Becca had her baby last week, Kathryn Isabelle. Jenny is due in a couple weeks. Emily is due in August. Beth is due in September! Wow!!!
3) I have started cooking a lot and really want to go to culinary school in the next few years.
4) I have decided to start an etsy shop online. I am pretty creative and have started a ton of fun projects that I think would be fun for others to get a chance to look at.

I am now dedicating myself to restarting this whole blog thing in earnest. Keep me honest, folks!