waiting, waiting

The countdown began yesterday. My last few days of sanity before trial resumes. Now I’m just trying to enjoy the peace and quiet.


Of all the things I have to look forward to, I’m really looking forward to having some company again; it's truly been a lonely three months.  What I’m not looking forward to are the longer work days. And I’m hoping that it doesn't interfere too much with working out. The plan is to do something no matter what, even if it means a shorter run or merely one set of weights.

In the meantime, I'll focus on what makes me happy.

It's not just the food, it's the process.  Cooking with him is priceless to me, and eating with him is the cherry on top!

Happy Tuesday!
xo

it's a miracle

Happy Sunday!  Hope the weekend treated you well!  All in all it was a great weekend; I did a little bit of this and a little bit of that.

This weekend gets 100 points because I actually scrapped!  (Somewhere pigs are flying, lots of them.)  As I've mentioned before, this layout has been on my desk for several weeks now, but it just wasn't clicking for me until this weekend.  I'm glad it finally did because it was getting really frustrating.

I'm really happy how this turned out!  Working on a card using the scraps, hopefully I'll be able to share it sometime later this week.

Have an  awesome week!
xo

happy thoughts

I'm taking my littlest guy, Max, to the vet this morning for some testing. It seems his blood test results show elevated levels of something (the vet talked to J) and she wants to make sure his liver is functioning properly. Otherwise he may have to go on medication long-term.  Crossing my fingers and toes that this is not the case.  If you could spare a prayer for him, I'd so appreciate it. I'm going to be such a nervous nelly.

Have a rockin' Saturday!
xo

friday faves | this & that

Happy Friday!  I've craving Korean food for forever.  And was looking forward to grabbing some for dinner tonight before grocery shopping only to find that is was closed.  Boo!  So we ended up here.

Not quite what I was hoping for, so the craving continues.  At least got my mojito!

I've kind of  been in a random mood this week and my favorites totally reflect that.  As you'll see, there really is no rhyme or reason to what caught my eye.

• I just love her posts. The succulent garden is simple, but really cute and handy.
• This is worth reminding in our increasingly touched-up world.
• Tim at Lottie & Doof seems to find the best recipes.  I desperately want to try the Buttermilk Barley Biscuits and Sugar Snap Salad.
• Kinfolk Magazine. Only hand enough time for a quick flip through the pages online, but am in love. Beautiful pictures, yummy food!
• And this hilarious video of a practical joke that Tom Hanks played on Julia Roberts on the set of Larry Crown.  Julia is a knitter herself and often knits on set.

Now off of chill with the furkids and strum the strings for a bit before heading off to bed, I have an early start tomorrow.

Have an awesome weekend!
xo

pretty paper

I was hoping to post a layout that has been languishing on my desk now for maybe three or four weeks.  But that ain't gonna happen today.  As you can see it is still on my desk, unfinished, in a state of limbo that is particularly excruciating for me.

Let's face it, scrapbooking has not been high on my list of priorities these days.  Okay, there, I said it.  Whew!  It feels good to get that out in the open.  Blame it on too many priorities, but not enough hours in the day.  But just because I haven't been playing with paper much doesn't mean that I have lost my love for pretty paper.  With CHA in a couple days a week, I've been drooling, swooning over all the sneaks online.  And I think I'm in love.

Anything from Studio Calico is simply amazing.

Vintagey goodness from October Afternoon.

Gorgeousness from my longtime favorite, Crate Paper.

Deliciousness from Lily Bee.

This is enough to get a girl scrapping again.  I guess this means I need to start spending some quality time in my craft room. . . the sooner, the better.  All I have to say is "Hide the credit card, honey!"

1-2-3

Time is precious in my house.  So when I was flipping through my most recent Real Simple a couple weeks ago and found a simple peach/nectarine galette recipe, I knew I had to make it.

There's only four ingredients: ready made pie crust, three peaches, 2 tablespoons of butter & 2 tablespoons of turbinado sugar.  (Sort of forgot the sugar in the picture.)   Easy peasy! I didn't have turbinado sugar on-hand so I just used regular sugar, butI don't think it made a big difference. My mistake was not getting riper peaches.  Separating the flesh from the stone was all the more difficult as a result. 

It was a tad bit tart, but topped with a dollop of whipped cream, it was quite delish. I'm planning on making another one this week with some strawberries.