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Did you know??

Did you know that gift-wrapping in my shop is ALWAYS 100% free? 

 

That's right! F-R-E-E FREE!!

I really love free. For reals.

:)

-h-

Wedding Planning into Doing

So I have been a bit out of touch this past week or so... I have been madly trying to book appointments with all sorts of vendors... and cram them into just two days! Eek!

While that has been a little stressful... I'm excited to report that Ryan and I finished the design of our Save-The-Dates... and are finally turning planning into DOING! :) Yay!!

And I really LOVE how they turned out... here's the front side...

 

 

We based it off a design that we saw online. We snapped a bunch of pics of ourselves and ultimately chose this one. I then added the text and changed the coloring a bit. Love it!

One thing off my to-do list... only a million more to go!!! :)

xxoo!

-h-

Freebie Friday!!

Are you a fan of Chick-Fil-A's IceDream Treats?

I. Definitely. Am.

Did you know you can exchange your kid's unused toy from his or her Chick-Fil-A kid's meal for a FREE small serving of their vanilla IceDream? Anytime? At any Chick-Fil-A location?!

I found this out yesterday and just HAD to share. Especially since I know someone who knows someone who sometimes snag a 4-piece nugget kid's meal for themselves. So please note that this offer is not limited to kids. Woohoo! :)

 

Also... stop by Hallmark before March 14 to pick up one free card for a kid. That's right, I said FREE!!

Pick from nine different designs that range from encouraging to congratulatory.

Gotta love a good freebie!!

Happy Friday everyone!!

-h-

Threads to carry Winter into Spring

We've had a flash of warmer weather here in Columbia this week. And while I can't completely banish my sweaters, gloves and scarves yet, I am starting to look through my closet and strappy shoes and lighter-weight fabrics and I'm getting excited for spring to come!

I window-shopped online this morning, and I'm sharing some of my favorite upcoming springy looks with you...

 

Casual & Weekend Looks...

 

 

Black & White Business Looks...

 

 

My Favorite Date Night Look...

 

I love all the layers, the versatile pieces, and the monochromatic textures. I still have a few gift cards in my purse that I haven't spent yet. Maybe now is a good time to use 'em!

All my best to each of you this Tuesday morning! xxoo!

-h-

How sweet!

I had a bit of a cooking marathon this weekend... and when I made creme brulee for the first time (pics of those to come later), the recipe left me with six egg whites...

So what does a girl do? Make meringues of course!

I added sugar and a bit of vanilla... whipped it up and made some meringue buttons and meringue hearts... 

Button...

Hearts...

 

They were delicious!

Video Clip of Riley

I'm trying out a new video app on my iPhone... it's ok, but not great. Here's a choppy (and short) video I took of Riley this Saturday when we were out in the snow...

Hopefully embedding the video worked so you all can see it!

Snow Day!!!

Guess who got 7 inches of snow yesterday?

Weeeeeee diiiiid!!!

Snow ball fight!!!

Our very first snowman!!

 

 View from our front window before we went to bed...

 

 Riley enjoying the edible white stuff...

 

 Untouched... and breathtaking!

 

 My snow angel!

 

 Dr. Riley tends to the now faceless, leaning and frostbitten snowman...

 

Woohoo! :)

Crazy busy

So I returned home last night, with a very dirty puppy in tow, after a crazy busy trip to Houston. While I was there, I spent time with family, worked, drove ALL OVAH the place, and did a ton of wedding planning.

Some wedding decisions were made, some weren't. Overall a productive trip though.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to see many of my dear friends who live in Houston during my visit this time. If it's any consolation - I probably wouldn't have been great company! My mind has been swimming with save-the-dates, photographers, venues, food, dresses, and pretty much everything else wedding-related!

 

{ by the way }

I returned to see that my amaryllis, which I had left before my trip, decided to have a growth spurt in my absence.

Here it was the day before I left:

 

and here it was when I got back last night...

 

The blooms that were there when I left were wilted... and the other stalk just shot up (it's around 2 to 3 feet tall) and has blooms too! Pretty amazing considering it got little sunlight and no water while I was gone!

Anyhoo... just wanted to share.

Happy Hump-Day!

xxoo!

Dear Houston II

Things I do NOT miss about you:
Your neverending traffic // Your inattentive drivers // Wafts of rotten odors throughout the city // Losing my paycheck in a week to downtown parking fees // Busy, high-strung city life and business peeps // Humidity ruining the work of my flat iron in less than a minute...

Sushi at Home - Round Two!

On Christmas Eve we busted out our sushi mats and soy sauce to continue working on our sushi-making skillz!! We then had round two a few days later when my sister was in town visiting us.

Aaaand... I don't like to brag... but... these were our best looking rolls YET!

From left to right:

Our "Kitchen Sink" Roll (has a little of everything!)

Smothered Cali Roll (California covered with Eel Sauce and Masago)

Spicy Shrimp Tempura Roll

 

 

Check. That. Out.

I might have to drop by our favorite sushi place tonight - because now I'm having unagi cravings!!

:)

-h-