the beginning

so this is the very very beginning of my Christmas decorations. very simple and kind of summery, actually - but i decided to put something colorful up so there you go - I'm calling it Christmas! i'm gonna make a bunch more so there are like 15 all jumbled up there!

happy tofurkey day!

thanksgiving

So this thanksgiving I am contributing 2 things - vegetarian gravy (no poor helpless turkey throat in MY gravy, thank you very much) and this gorgeous perfect delish cake. i made a mini-cupcake variation of this for my sister in law's "meet the baby" party, where all my mom's friends came to meet gorgeous Finley.
they were g.o.o.d.
so i'm makin the real deal holyfield for tomorrow!

yum city!

recipe via bonappetit

The recipe is fairly simple, and it's easier than it looks.

I'm excited! off to the grocery store!

this sucks.

so i've been busier than ever - with work, and play - and i am making all my presents for people - ALL of which i want to show you, however, i can't.

so, i've literally got nothing to show!
thats why this sucks...

the good news is...
i finished addressing all of our holiday cards and i'm super excited to send them out!!

this is the first year i'm doing real life cards, not silly ones i found at urban outfitters *no shame if you did that*. considering this is my job now, i figured i'd sort of get a move on. we are doing post cards, which i'm pretty excited about... it's easy, cute, cheap and there's not that much room to write a message - which is good when you have 100 to send!

here is the front of our cards!
last year my bff liz made jamie and me these amazing hand painted silhouettes, so i scanned them in and made them red and a bit more seasonal, then put some mistletoe in! very easy and fun. i didn't want a picture really, but wanted something that was still us! i know the silo thing is a little "over and out" but i still love it, so pish posh.

happy birfday!

to me!

via cakewrecks

so boresville

my life has been insanely boring as of late

here's what it's entailed:
work
work
work
work
work
take dog to vet
work
work
work
work
work
take sewing machine to repair shop
work
work
work
work
discover jelly bean sized tick, nearly throw up, take ambien to avoid agitated sleeplessness
take other dog to vet
work
work
work
work
work
am horrified by Serena Van Der Woodsen's nails
work
work
work.



it's been so exciting and thrilling, i swear.

something wonderful should happen soon.

to the max

made me laugh and broke my heart.

all the things i love about this american life in one archived episode.

listen, when you have the time.

click here, then click on "full episode"

image via tal site

holy backpack

this is awesome!

penfield

obsessed to the max

so now i'm obsessed with quilting - at least the idea of it. i've been researching, watching videos, finding patterns that are in my skill level (i.e. level 1 on a scale of level 1-level 10,000,000), buying nice new threads, even just washing and ironing my fabrics - and most of all - actual quilting. my favorite part of this whole process of learning has been quilting in my diningroom/office while my husband sits in the other room playing video games - god i feel old. even if i'm not very good, i really really like doing it, and i guess that's the whole point. anyway, my sewing machine broke - AGAIN. a third time in one week. i think it's time for a new one. it's been really frustrating cause as soon as i get some momentum it dies on me like a fly - 24 hours then it's dead.

here are a few (crappy) pictures of the quilt i took over the weekend - one after i basted it and one while i was doing the quilting. so so fun! now sewing machine, get back here so i can use you and abuse you.

wowsers

i hope that one day i can make something so insanely awesome!
i don't even know where it would go, but it's badass!


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