so much to do, so little time

Had a great, albeit short, weekend! And althought it was jam packed with errands and to-do's it was nevertheless enjoyable! Caught up with a bunch of talented and crafty ladies on Saturday; such awesome cards. Stepped in for my sister-in-law at the last moment. Created this quick and simple card to share! Also made a bowl of my new favorite appetizer to make and share: Tuscan Bean Dip with pita chips (see an August blog post for a picture). So easy, so yummy!

After my not-so-early Sunday morning run (woohoo, I finally got to 5 miles!), I had a spa appointment here with my favorit anestitist, Julie. Then I did some scrap shopping at Michael's (got a couple punches) and Scrapbook U. I've been contemplating getting a new trimmer and spent a considerable amount of time at both stores checking various brands. Liked the Purple Cow trimmer; but the price tag, not so much. The lifetime warranty is definitely a plus though. In the end I just bought the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses Collection Pack. Yes, I'm already envisioning Christmas cards dancing in my head!

Jay and I topped off the weekend with a homemade Chipotle BBQ Chicken pizza and a bottle of Malbec. So delish! And we finished the entire bottle, again! Love that he makes the dough. Love even more being in the kitchen with him and cooking together (there's a scrapbook layout waiting to happen)!

Enjoy the first day of Fall! xoxo

bring on the heat!

The forecast for the Bay Area this weekend is heat, heat, and more heat. I say bring it on! It just gives me another excuse to hang out at the mall (and maybe get a little shopping done).

I'm going to try to make the most of it though. Planning on getting crafty tonight, making pizza with Jay sometime this weekend, and hoping to catch at least the Emmy's Red Carpet!

Have great weekend! xoxo

acafellas

Although there were a lot of great scenes in last night's Glee episode, this was by far my favorite! Loved the Acafellas! Mr. Shuester is HOT when he's singing and dancing! And love, love, love that they did it old school! This sure brings be back memories from back in the day!



Enjoy! xoxo

anniversary dinner

While I thoroughly enjoyed the "lounge-by-the-pool/beach" part of our vacation, I must admit that the true highlight (okay, besides seeing the turtle while snorkling) was our anniversary dinner at Alan Wong's Restaurant! From start to finish, it was truly a memorable meal. (Sorry, no pictures of the awesome food, too blurry!)


Had to share the good stuff though: dessert! So yummy!

remembering

today is always a difficult. the images of the towers collapsing are etched in my mind as if it were yesterday. the horror i felt that day as i watched it unfold on tv is somehow still strikingly fresh although it's been eight years since that dreadful day.

never forget.

peace

are you ready for some football?

Football season is finally here! I am so ready for some football! It's been seven long months since the Super Bowl and I'm ready for some gridiron action! I'm ready for the bone crunching hits, the crazy passes and the amazing catches. So raise you beer to 17 weeks of pure bliss!