Rainy Night Dinner Party For 2

I haven't felt like posting much lately...maybe it's the change in season, maybe it's the constant downfall of rain that's been soaking our city, or maybe I'm realizing I spend way too much time on the computer and need to find other hobbies, not sure, but regardless, I thought I would post some photos of my dinner from last night that Jenny prepared for me while I sat at her table sipping wine, doing absolutely nothing.

It was great.

She even provided the perfect (and my most favorite) appetizer, cheese!

I had to document her chopping onions because this is not a scene that I observe very often, but hopefully she keeps this up because I will say I was very impressed with her cooking skills.

Blackened tilapia with cilantro lime garlic butter, roasted rosemary potatoes and sweet coleslaw... YUMMY!

AND THE GRAND FINALE...TIRAMISU!
I'm posting the recipe for this as soon as I get it because it was WONDERFUL! and best of all, LOWFAT!!!

Thanks Jen!

IN OTHER NEWS.....

I decided to color (highlight & lowlight) my hair for the first time since high school.

In my mind, I've gone from a brunette to a blonde.

I know this is not the case, but for me, this is a drastic change.



Also....

I'm totally one of those nerds that plan on setting their alarm at 6am in the morning to catch news coverage of the Royal Wedding!!!!!



EEEEEEEE!!!!! I better get to bed soon!

Girl Crush

LOVE the voice!

Rumour has it...

Get it? Rumour has it...


I don't really have a "bucket list" but, hey, maybe I'll start one now.

#1. Go to a Stevie Nicks' concert

Fleetwood Mac always makes me feel nostalgic for my childhood when I used to listen to my Dad's Rumours record.

I rediscovered my love for the album after I purchased the CD and listened to it constantly in my little Honda Civic for a whole summer when I was 18.






...and I danced with my Dad to "Landslide" at my wedding



LOVE her!
























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Lessons Learned

What I learned on the internet today:

#1. You can actually paint fabric in lieu of reupholstering


via Young House Love

I'm still very skeptical about this one and I'm not sure I would ever be brave enough to try it unless it was something that I absolutely could live without because chances are, I would fail at this miserably.

I'm completely fascinated.

They posted the tutorial from Hyphen Interiors. It seems as if she had better luck with the project.

#2. The only way for me to EVER be turned off to cheese is to take a cheese making class


via Centsational Girl

I find it happens more often than not that not, if I know how certain food was prepared, I don't find joy in eating it. Sometimes this happens to me when I make dinner so I would rather have Chris make dinner so I can fully enjoy the meal....at least that is the excuse I give him as to why I don't prepare dinner every night.

The whole process of cheese making, especially blue cheese making, does not look very appetizing, although reading all of the steps and time involved does make me appreciate what I'm putting in my mouth....so.... ultimately I've concluded that I'll leave the cheese making to the professionals and I'll simply enjoy indulging in it....often!

Friday in Spring

Spring is finally here.

We ate dinner outside tonight.

It felt great.

I might break out the flip-flops this weekend.

It's Friday at 11:20 pm.

I'm tired.

Good night.

Chipotle

Scene from my weekend

Included in above photo op:
1) Orange juice for keeping me hydrated

2) Kleenex to keep my nose from running

3) Belgian Chocolate Thins because Chris brought them home and I can't stop eating them

4) Homemade cake-pop made my Shannan and Baby D because they're delicious and I can't stop eating those either

5) MacBook Pro because it's keeping my occupied while I'm sick

6) Remote control because it's the other thing that's keeping me occupied while I'm sick

ALSO...

I'm not sure how I feel about the gold Chipotle wrappers.

They're sort of weirding me out.

I'm sick

I have spent this entire weekend feeling completely useless.

My head feels like it is about to explode, I can't stop sneezing......or eating, and I don't want to be seen in public, .

The saying "feed a cold, starve a fever" totally held true this weekend.



My dog is concerned.



I will say it does feel good to sit on the couch watching Lifetime movies and a Jersey Shore marathon and feeling zero guilt about it whatsoever.

Project Rapunzel Pillow

Yet another pillow project!

I was feeling inspired after discovering some Rapunzel fabric from Sew Fresh Fabric on Etsy and decided to give the 'ole pillow project another try, but this time as a baby gift!



I didn't order very much fabric, only 1/2 yard, so I found some cute giraffe spotted fabric at Jo-ann's to use for the back.



I was feeling a little ambitious so I decided to add a monogrammed pocket using Rapunzel fabric scraps and iron-on lettering.



Operation Rapunzel Pillow Complete!





Bring on the next pillow....

I also have 1/4 yard of this Sleeping Beauty fabric to play with!

Monday Mania

Currently I'm enjoying:

1) Elle-Dog snuggled up cozy under a blanket.

2) Free Fonts! for future invitation designs

3) Bethany Ever After

Lace and Wall Space

These would also be fun using vintage lace in frames hanging in groups to fill empty space in a dressing room or in my case, my craft/studio/junk/closet room that is still a disorganized mess.


tutorial via Modcloth

Nursery details...but not my nursery

I finally took some better photos of Amanda and Marty's new baby nursery.

I love the personal touches she added to the room. From the painted branch mural to the various hand-crafted artwork pieces, the room is most definitely a labor of love. Amanda found fun, colorful fabrics and framed them in embroidery hoops and then used the leftover scraps to decorate a letter "E" which will be the first letter of their baby girl's name......there's no telling what it is though.....she and Marty have been mum on that topic for almost 9 months!

Also pictured is a framed piece of art that she could most definitely start mass producing and selling on etsy!

I wish I would have remembered to get a better picture of it, but Marty also recovered a vintage glider (notice it peeking out of the bottom right corner of the photo above?) that belonged to Amanda's Grandmother who used it to rock HER children to sleep! Such a great piece of nostalgia for their little girl one day!

LOVE it!



I've decided that I'm going to compose a couple blog posts on nurseries, since it's a popular topic right now amongst my friends and I have such creative friends' talents to expose to the masses (and the masses meaning the 8 people that actually read this blog, if that:)

Natalie - I'm coming for you next! You need to start mass producing that adorable mobile above Shay's bed. You're nursery is too cute not to blog!

....to be continued

Lace, Lace, Wedding Lace

Minus the bows, why didn't I do this for my wedding cake?!?


image from Sedona Bride via Style Me Pretty


Don't get me wrong, I did LOVE my cake topper (see below) and stump cake stand, so maybe this wouldn't have worked anyway (too much?), but I'm crazy about the lace detail.

Blah

I keep seeing this.

It may be considered "in" right now.

I don't like it.


Image via The Sartorialist

Projects are Brewing!

Recurring DIY Headboard Obsession

The bed in our guest bedroom is sans headboard and for months I've been meaning to construct one myself. Out of what material? I'm undecided, but my brain wheels are turning. I noticed Apartment Therapy posted a link about DIY headboards today so I thought I would post for future reference.

I really like the idea of using salvaged doors or shutters.


Image via Apartment Therapy


Image via HGTV

Bachelor Finale

Gearing up for 3 hours...did I hear 3 HOURS! of Bachelor finale??
I'm not sure I can take Brad saying "ok" every two seconds for much longer.

I'll be glad when it's over.

Who will it be?!?


via

Scenes From My Weekend

Wittle Baby Shay

Circle Swing Fun

Baby D's First Basement Sleepover



Totter's Otterville





Me as Van Gogh (Sneak Preview)





After better photos are taken, I'll be sure to post the finished product!!!

Hopefully Baby Kuhn will get to enjoy it sooner than later....any day now!!

Ray LaMontagne - Trouble & Red Velvet

I never get sick of this song



Also....I had a slice of wonderful goodness (see below) tonight and it was delicious! Hopefully the feeling of being so overly stuffed that I might never eat again will go away by tomorrow because I so enjoy food.



image Ultimate Red Velvet Cake
Cheesecake™ via