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My Wedding Ring Is Here!
As well as my own ring bowl from Paloma's Nest, ordered at the verylastminute. I am sooooo happy about that. The Aussie is slaving away at snafus in the program for the church ceremony (our description...
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God Bless Photoshop
The Aussie wanted to change the "look" of the bikes in the bike image we created to something that was a bit more vintage. After a search on Flickr for old bikes, which resulted in tons of old German...
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My Mom, The Queen of Wedding Crafts
The cake topper (that does not go on the cake) is done! Pipe-cleaner Ollie didn't come out correctly, so he will be there in spirit. Seriously, my mom is the queen of the glue gun. The fabric that...
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So in the Midst of all This Last Minute Wedding Planning...
I started a new blog, where I am going to talk about how I am trying to learn how to cook better and deal with counterspace in the amount of 1 foot by 6 inches. I love the banner of The Foodista blog,...
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How to Cheat When Choosing Wedding Music
Remember how I really really wanted "Loving Wings" to play as I walked up the aisle and I couln't do it because my church has that stipulation "classical/ecclesiastical church music only"?Well when I...
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Kate Spade at It's Preppy Best
WANT. And it's in navy/golden yellow too! And I love the name behind it: the Radcliffe collection. Preppy, academic-y and chic - what more can one ask for (I really really like the first bag)? I would...
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"Yesterday, I got my nails did. Today, I'm going to get my hair did and then...
That's what my Facebook status said all day yesterday. I got married! Woot!All in all, everything went pretty smoothly. I actually ended up cleaning my apartment before my mom came to take my to the...
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Chop, Chop
Bumble and Bumble has this thing called a "Model Call" where you go get your hair cut for free. I went to one on Monday and was an alternate for the "short layers" cut this past Tuesday. Luckily, there...
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Did You Know...
...that we share our wedding date with the Obamas? Awesome!In the meantime, I wax on rhapsodically about wedding food here.
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In Which I Return, Bearing the Gift of Wedding Photos!
Helloooooo out there...miss me?It's been a bit awhile and teaching college is kicking my booty - thanks for the award, Melissa! I'll get to it promptly. In the meantime, I have previews of my photos!...
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We're...Going to the Church and We Finally Got Marri-ee-ee-d...
Onwards, to the church ceremony:Next up are the various portraits done at my house and elsewhere; can you guess where this was taken?
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Over the Top!
Thanks Melissa! I just won the "Over the Top Award":So here are the rules:You Can Only Use One Word!Pass this along to 6 of your favorite bloggers!Alert them that you have given them this award!Have...
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Say a Little Prayer
To my fellow teachers and those who know teachers,Anyone know of a prayer they can say before having their first observation done? Mine is tomorrow and my observer is a doozy. And the class that I am...
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I May Be Developing an Addiction to Pretty Tshirts, and an Allergy to...
I sorely need semi-business casual clothes for work and haven't done a proper "back to school"/Fall shop since Fall of 2004, just before I went to London .After that it's been piecemeal, especially...
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Help! A Monogramming Question
I have been lusting after a gold monogrammed pendant - the one with the script monogram that has the last name initial in the center. Kinda like this:But that is on shell. Even silver would be nice. I...
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Hello Out There...
Wow, I think this has been the longest I have gone without posting! That is a rarity for me.The main reason was that I have been hiding under stacks and stacks of papers that need to get graded - the...
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I Am Thankful For...
Many things - having a kick-booty hubby, a healthy family, great and supportive friends, finding a decently affordable apartment in one of the craziest rental markets, a job (!).On a lighter note, I am...
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I'm a Quarter Century Today!
And yet, I still have my baby face. Two students in my tutoring sessions asked me last week if I was a college student. Didn't know how to take that.I spent my birthday grading from 8am to about 3pm...
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Have a Holly, Jolly Christmas...It's the Best Time of the Year
Christmas gift(s) for Little Sister? Check. It's a bit of a big one this year to make up for last year when I was a hella broke grad student. Half of it she knows (kate spade iPhone case, vintage...
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Girl Has Her Scruples
The Aussie got a promotion at his job (YEAH! Along with his brother, the 23-year old CPA genius who works for the same company but in accting - HURRAY!) recently. It doesn't go into effect until...
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Can't Think of a Semi Witty Title
Grading.Grading.Grading some more.Last week, I was the (Not So) Lean, (I Hope Not So) Mean, (But Definitely A) Grading Machine - I graded for 6 HOURS STRAIGHT last week on my birthday of all days....
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Oh Thank The Local Community College Course Assignment Gods
The guy who interviewed me called me earlier today asking me if I can teach a class that they may be tentatively having: a Basic Writing class that is just focused on the entry-level CUNY writing exam....
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Ay, Rats
My class got canceled, so that means I'm not teaching for the for the Fall II semester. I still have the tutoring though and some money saved up in case of a situation like this, so all is pretty good...
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Sayonara, Pied-A-Terre
Not leaving the blogosphere, but moving to a new location: check it out and follow me! Bonus points if anyone gets the allusion in the title; still a bit under construction, so there should be some...
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Hey All
Just a reminder...come follow me over at the new blog!Lemon Juice and Olive Oil
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