Thursday, April 29, 2010

Tea party

The tea party came and went.

That makes it sound much easier than it was.
Lost of love and sweat went into it.
It was worth it, and we were not sad it happened.
Just the opposite actually.
Finals are this week and next.
That is why things are so... quiet.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Loving you is cherry pie

After a brief stint in bed with strep last week, I am out and about and ready to blog!
A few Sundays ago I made a cherry pie for dessert.
 We'd had the filling since February, and every time I opened the cupboard with all our canned food it called my name.
In a subtle way that only cherry pie can.
I felt a little nervy because I hadn't made pie since jr. high. However, "Easy as Pie" must have originated from how easy pie is to make. Or maybe it was how easy it was to eat? How had I let my pie making skills deteriorate so much?!
The pie turned out marvelously.
I made some delightful whipped cream to dance across its surface, and we gobbled it up while it was still hot and gooey.
We felt like the crust was the best part; I don't know how much it was the recipe so much as the method.
I willingly took the time to refrigerate my ingrediants before I mixed them, and to refrigerate the crust for an hour after I had finished. I think this step is essential to a happy pie.
Take your favorite pie recipe, do this step, and I think you will be happy till you die.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Bathroom Painting.




Before the painting!
We forgot to take actual before pictures, like of the bathroom in it's before state, decorated; so these are simply before we started painting.


The painting process.
The one of me painting is just to prove that it happened.
the stencil one; proves... that we stenciled I suppose.




Finished!
The polka dot box is no longer a resident of our bathroom, because she didn't go.
Other than that, she looks like this!


Here is how we got through it:
Grey's Anatomy
{Any television show that you watch sans commercials, really helps. Other goodies are Scrubs, Arrested Development, and Gilmore Girls. Depending on the audience and your mood.}
Pizza
{since our kitchen was literally in shambles we had to call for reinforcements}
Mamma Mia
{Something fun and peppy equates to more enjoyable monotony. Also something you have seen before, so you aren't always turning away from the wall.}
Good music
{good music, or even good-bad music. Something to get your blood flowing. This really can range anywhere from Neil Young to The Black Eyed Pea's; we don't judge.}
Each other!
{I would never recommend painting with somebody you didn't love}

Monday, April 5, 2010

Holla holla holla!

{Muse}
Here is a little shout out to my two best aunts!
I can't think of two more deserving beneficiaries than the two of you!
You work those meet and greet passes!

Friday, April 2, 2010

Tea party

Last year for our book club we read The Tea Rose.
Additionally, Liz and I threw a tea party to accompany this great book!

It was so, so fun that we decided to do it again.
and again and again and again.......

Liz, ready.
{Because its cute!}

This year we are reading Alice in Wonderland.
Which was decided last year, before all the fuss about the movie commenced.

We have BIG plans for this year; its going to kick last years tea party's butt!






Thursday, April 1, 2010

Party mix one

{what happens at parties}