Entries from July 2007 ↓

I recently added a new widget to the blog on the right over there… Tung showed me the Tastespotting blog a few months ago and my mouth’s been watering ever since. That’s where I saw this recipe. I went right home that night and made it.

I find that we often make slightly different iterations of the same thing over and over. This definitely is a whole new flavor for pasta and - while it has a bunch of ingredients - it took me about 20 minutes to throw together (I added zucchini). And the leftovers were delicious.

Mickey Mouse pumpkins? Makes me want to visit for the food & wine festival this year.

Some weekend inspiration…

We may have to buy a new house just for this.

I’ve been dreaming of one day finding the perfect lot for a gorgeous pre-fab home.

Another reason to love Thom - he looks good as a Simpsons character. Wanna see how you look?

There are moments when I’m simply overcome with boredom and I think my eyeballs may fall out of my head. Sometimes this happens during a long meeting about technical requirements (do I care if its 240k with AJAX?) or when Thom’s decided to watch all the episodes of John From Cincinnati (seriously - I don’t get that show. What’s wrong with a little airy fun?).

Typically at those moments I start flipping through my favorite blogs for distraction. Who am I kidding - I’ll use any excuse for a juicy blog read. Recently during one such blog-gourging session I linked to Orangette from another favorite blog. And I fell in love.

She’s just the most amazing person with the most fantastic mouth-watering recipes (and pictures!) and the most beautiful story. I dare you not to agree: here and here.

Thank you, Thom for asking me to marry you. Otherwise I never would have found all these interesting people who are documenting their wedding planning on blogs. I guess there are a few other benefits to marrying you. Like having someone to share all the cool anecdotes I find on the blogs. And establishing a true appreciation for Martha.

We’re off to San Miguel de Allende in a couple of weeks! I’m so excited. I’m also feeling a little stressed since we’re supposed to be planning our wedding.

On our way to San Miguel de Allende we will be staying at the lovely (I hope) Condesa DF in Mexico City for 2 nights. This hotel came highly recommended from a friend who lives in Mexico City and I think I see why from the pictures…

(thanks Jackie for putting me in touch with Isaac)

why is she not my best friend?

My wedding dress arrived last week. A month ahead of when they told me it would be in the store. Thankfully they’ll store it there until I need it. I figure I can pick it up early next year and get it tailored. That will still give me plenty of time to come up with a backup plan if I try it on again and decide I must have been hallucinating when I picked it out in the store. Of course that would mean that Jackie would also have been in an alternate universe and then she would have to be punished very badly. But I’m not really worried - it’s pretty simple.

In the meantime I’ve been practicing the pose above. I have to get that right by the wedding!