A few more pictures…
30 Aug 2010 3 Comments
in A Picture's Worth 1000 Words, Family, Off the Needles
I couldn’t resist posting a few more of my favorite shots from the wedding.
I love this one of the “maids”:
The father daughter dance:
The cake and incredible flowers:
And of course, a little knitting. The wedding gift:
The pattern: Wool Leaves by Jared Flood
The Yarn: Cascade Eco Wool, Lake Chelan Heather colorway
The Needles: US 15′s
The Verdict: I hope this enormous warm woolly blanket keeps Beth, her hubby and their future family wrapped in warmth, happiness and love for years to come!
Married off!
30 Aug 2010 1 Comment
in Family
This weekend I went up to Chicago for my little sister’s wedding! I can hardly believe that she’s married and on her honeymoon now. We spent a wonderful week getting ready, visiting with family and friends, eating good food and catching up. I hardly know what to say except I wish them both a lifetime of happiness and love.
The rest of the album can be found here.
What I did this weekend: Evicting the fowl.
16 Aug 2010 3 Comments
in Weekend Update, Domesticity, Finding my Green Thumb, Farm Fresh Foods, A Home of Our Own
When Wes and I saw this house, we really fell in love with it. We did not, however, fall in love with the kitchen. In fact, we both agreed that the kitchen would be the first area of the house to see a little improvement. You might be wondering why. Well see, the previous owners liked roosters. A lot.
I’m sorry, you probably can’t see it quite well enough. Let me show you a closeup:
The night after we closed, Wes and I drove down to the house to see how easily the wallpaper might be removed. We peeled a bit and low and behold the vinyl portion of the paper just came right off. Starting to look better already.
Saturday, after a BIG trip to Home Depot we got out our DIF blue goo and smeared it all over the walls. A few hours of scraping and we got all the paper removed. What was underneath? Well burgundy walls of course!
Yeah. We don’t get it either.
Sunday we primed and painted. Our walls our now Cancun Sand, which basically means a nice cream color. Tape comes off tomorrow so this shot will have to suffice for now:
Of course the other fun thing about our house is that the previous occupants were serious gardeners. This means we got lucky and get a bit of the end of the season produce. We watered today, and collected an enormous zucchini, a squash, a couple peppers, okra, tons and tons of tomatoes (the cherry ones are SO good – and I don’t even like tomatoes!), blackberries and concord grapes. YUM!
ETA For more pictures of the house visit the whole album here.
Two years.
09 Aug 2010 3 Comments
Two years ago today I married my very favorite person in the whole world. He has been a part of my life for just over 6 years now and I can’t even remember my life before him. With each passing year he takes me on more adventures than I ever thought possible. It seems fitting that for our second anniversary (this very week), in lieu of gifts, we’re purchasing our first house and building a home.
I love you honey!
Weekend trip!
02 Aug 2010 3 Comments
in Adventures in Travel, Family
This weekend I packed myself up and headed to Chicago for a quick 36 hour visit with the little sis and a bridal shower for her! I can hardly believe a year has gone by since she and her fiance got engaged and the wedding is fast approaching (the end of the month).
We got to run around and do various and sundry wedding errands and she appeased me by taking me to Trader Joe’s for some much-needed tasty snacks to stockpile at home. (since Kansas City has no TJ’s which is another story for another post!)
One of my favorite stops during the errands portion of the weekend was the Chicago Cultural Center. I hadn’t had reason to go before, but we went to grab some city brochures for out of town guests and Beth showed me the beautiful windows:
Saturday night was the shower. Managed to grab one pic of me and the little sis after the champagne toast!
And really, what trip to Chicago is complete without a visit to Wrigley Field? (though I admit this was just a driveby!)
