Farrell and I woke up at 7am this morning. On a Sunday. Seven AM. What’s wrong with us!? Now it’s just after 12pm and I feel like I’ve accomplished a trillion things already, including a long and lazy breakfast, some work on my wedding flowers, shipping off the wedding invitations, and a stroll to the …
Monthly Archives: May 2010
Ch-ch-ch-cherry muffins
Ahh, the joys and sorrows of a new routine. The last time I was forced to wake up this early, I was getting rockets launched at my shipping container. But the bright side of things? My current alarm clock is a lot less jarring than a duck-and-cover alarm…(and I’m not getting rockets launched at me). …
DIY wedding invitations. easy, pretty, budget-friendly
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it before, but I’m not much for weddings (I’ll expand in a future post). The excitement of my own upcoming nuptials mostly comes from the fact that I’m just happy to have something to do. Such as? Everything, pretty much. Today I have some pictures of the wedding invitations that …
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Charleston wedding
Here’s the thing, readers. First thing, I’m in Charleston, SC, for the wedding of two wonderful friends. It was beautiful and I’m thoroughly enjoying this chance to relax in a place that is fully embracing Spring (unlike DC, which thinks it might still be Winter). Second thing, I’m getting married in 49 days! Going to …
help choose my wedding ring!
One more quick post for today. Farrell and I have narrowed down all of the rings we’ve looked at to two, and I’m looking for some extra help in deciding which one to ultimately choose. We already picked out Farrell’s ring. We’re going for something non-conventional and artsy. I like that both of these rings …
Life and alfajores
I think the only way to describe the direction of my life lately is that I feel like a five-year old who’s been watching too many Japanese cartoons. There’s just too much going on, I feel like I’m on the verge of a flashing-light-induced seizure. Total sensory overload. Quick recap of the past few weeks? …
Cinnamon shortbread, chocolate jalapeno ice cream
A few weeks ago, while Alex-the-Brazilian was visiting our fair district, we had a get-together that both celebrated his presence and put him to work cooking for everybody. The food was ah-mah-zing and a good time was had by all. The next day I did a quick survey to tally up what food was left …
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Almond biscotti
Kirstin may soon be rocking the suburbs. A bittersweet turn of events, I was offered a job with mediocre wages and fantastic benefits. Mom was so pleased to hear that her daughter will no longer be uninsured (take that, expensive private health insurance!). That’s sweet. Bitter is having to figure out what to do about …
Mother’s Day muffins, part two
For something as important as Mother’s Day I knew I couldn’t just tease my mom (again) with my awesome-looking baked goods, so Farrell and I hopped on a bus (very early Saturday morning) and headed up to Philly to hand deliver the blueberry muffins that had come out of the oven only hours before. Fresh …
Mother’s Day blueberry muffins
Dear Mom, Just wanted to let you know how awesome you are. You buy me all sorts of crazy kitchen gadgets, like the time you shipped me off to college with a Magic Bullet, or got me a lime green KitchenAid for Christmas, or sent me green tea and a cute coffee mug in Iraq …