Photo Shoot for Handmade Jig

The Mister and I just did a photo shoot for the MOST darling Etsy shop ever, HandmadeJig.

Here's just a preview...

To get your cute on click HERE.

P.S. Blogger totally muted these colors! Arrrrggghhh!!

A Party for....

The Mister and I were thrilled to meet the newest member of our extended family last night.

We had a little get-together at our house so all the anxious relatives could ooh and ahh at baby Lexi. And of course the theme was pink, pink, pink!

The pokadots looked best in the daylight, but when it got dark you could really see the pink lights that we lit the whole house with.

And of course there was food... Thanks Marilyn and Whitney for the yumminess!

Visitors

I have a lot of catching up to do, but until then...Here's our cute Labor Day visitors.

This is only a test....

Sneak Peek

Here's a sneak peek at Mister's new camera & Elise turning the big ONE.

Hey Elise, what do you think about turning one?

I give it a thumbs up!

Chinese Auction

Soooo....I haven't blogged forever. I know. It's been ugly. There have been long days, weeks planning for the MPI Chinese Auction. I hit the pavement asking (begging, really) for donations to benefit Make-A-Wish. Such a worthy cause.

Side note: Thanks Chris for the "Scuba Experience" gift certificate. It was a hot item!

Anyhoo, back to the begging. I sort of put my job on the back burner to keep this thing going. Now that it is over I have to relearn how to focus on one task at a time.

Here's the gang...

The cute girl from Make-A-Wish...

The stage decor done by my coworker Ben. He's giving me a run for my money.

The $11 conduit-chinese-lantern-tree that Ben designed...

I don't know who this is, but it was too funny to leave out. I guess her mom never taught her that it isn't classy to be photographed with a drink in your hand. But knowing our group (the you-have-to-be-crazy-to-want-to-be-an-event-planner type) she probably posed for this.

A Wicked Weekend....

Sisters, Sisters - there were never such devoted sist... Wait, wrong musical.

Thanks La for the Wicked good time.

Which witch would you be?
And a HUGE shout out to the Mister for standing in an obscenely long line (in the freezing cold) so that we could have the VERY LAST two tickets sold.

Catch Up, But Not The Good Kind You Eat With Fries

Yes, Heather - there is snow in my backyard...still.

See that fence? Yes, that ghetto fence in the back. It blew down in the snowstorm. So in addition to the depressing snow, we have home owner repairs.
In the theme of needing Spring to come I have chopped my locks. I keep getting "sassy" comments from my coworkers. I don't think sassy is quite the right word. Either way I think it still needs to be shorter (and sassier).

Okay, this one's for the mister. He posted a lovely picture from his "office" so here is my response...I know, right? He has me WAY beat on this one.

Just Dreaming of a Backyard without Snow....

How to make your Valentine REALLY happy...

Bake some cakes (heart shaped, if at all possible)Let them cool.

Slice them open.

Take some of this....

and do this with it...

Put it back together.
Frost it.
Decorate it.
And then EAT IT! Yum.

Romantic words for Valentine's...

See if you can squeeze some new vocabulary into your conversations with your main squeeze.

• acushla: Dear heart; darling. [Irish, heart’s pulse]

• adamate: To love dearly. [Latin, to love dearly]

• amative: Disposed to loving. [Latin, to love]

• cardiognost: One who knows the heart. [Greek, heart + knowing]

• cordiloquy: A speaking from the heart. [Greek, heart + speech]

• inamorate: To inspire with love. [Italian, to enamor]

• machree: My heart, my beloved. [Irish, my heart]

• macushla: My dear heart; my darling. [Irish, my heart’s pulse]

• minikin: Sweetheart, darling. [Dutch, sweetheart]

• redamancy: Loving in return. [Latin, to love back]

• verticordious: Heart-turning. [Latin, turner of hearts =Venus]



I really wish I were this smart, but alas - I am not. These romantic words are from verbmall.blogspot.com.

Things That Do My Soul Some Good - Part 2

Three words - Sunny San Diego!

This was the balcony of my hotel... Ahhhhhhhh! Fresh air to breathe. Who else is sick of the inversion? Or sick from the inversion?

I did attend the classes at the convention center, but this view called to me and I just had to reply "I'm Coming!"I didn't even care that I got locked outside for awhile. It's really hard to care about much when you can just watch a sail boat cross your view.

Some great eats with some great friends.

Things That Do My Soul Some Good - Part 1

Getting to be with these little Monkeys for the weekend.

And getting ready in the morning with this one - what a treat!

Sorry about the toothbrush Nate, but it worked like a charm.

PHASE 4

The carpet is in! The blinds are up! The light fixture is back!

The door is back on...

Ugly closet doors were re-installed. I have a fun idea to disguise the mirror.P.S. Tonight we pick up the bed from storage! (aka mom and dad's house).

PHASE 3

Despite the overwhelming response for turquoise, Mister painted the room orange and I love it!

(We are saving the turquoise for my office upstairs)