March 2012
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Positano, Italy: Honeymoon Part I
Our two week honeymoon began in Positano, Italy. It is towards the southern end of Italy and has some fantastic views of the Amalfi Coast! Positano also has beaches which was a must have for the first stop on our honeymoon.
Screen Shot of GoogleMaps
We decided to splurge a little in Positano. It was our time to relax, soak in being married and decompress after all that wedding planning. We...
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DIY Wedding Envelopes with Calligraphy
We had received a few wedding and other party invitations with super pretty writing on the envelopes. Specifically gorgeous calligraphy! Despite loving calligraphy I couldn’t justify the cost of paying for hand done calligraphy on something 99.9% of people just throw away after opening the invitation.
So we went the route of DIY calligraphy. By DIY I mean using the computer and printer,...
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Recipe: Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
My friend at work has been doing this slow carb / four hour body diet. Now I am not going to speak to the diet, however I did decide to try a couple of the recipes from the PDF she sent me! My favorites are the meatballs and the creamy chicken tortilla soup!!! I’ve made a couple of minor changes to the soup, however the recipe is based on the Four Hour Body diet recipe.
INGREDIENTS:
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DIY Bottle Cap Cupcakes and Party Details
I planned a small/intimate surprise birthday party for my husband turning 30. And let me tell you he was SHOCKED when he walked in the front door. I decided early on that I wanted the party to be beer themed, which clearly meant the cake needed to go with the theme. I was very inspired by a bottle cap cake I found on a blog.
Unfortunately when it came time to making the cake I didn’t...
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Wedding Detail: Candy Buffet/Display
Check out the full blog post on Lifestidbits.com
Shortly after getting engaged and reading (too) many wedding blogs I became obsessed with having a Candy Bar/Buffet at our wedding. Here are two candy buffets that were part of my inspiration:
Found on WeddingBee
Found on Aisle with Style by the Photo is from Hostess Blog.
Best place to buy anthropology jars that I found...
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The Perfect Fall/Thanksgiving Pumpkin Bread
My sister and I found this recipe for pumpkin bread one fall afternoon when trying to decide what to make that wasn’t chocolate chip cookies. :) Cookies are our go to hang out and watch a movie snack.
We ate nearly a whole loaf in one sitting (or really standing in the kitchen over the loaf of bread) it was THAT good! It’s now a must have item in our family for Thanksgiving...
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Recipe: Boeuf Bourguignon
“Life itself is the proper binge.” ― Julia Child
I had foot surgery about a year and a half ago and while I was on “couch rest” I watched Julie & Julia so many times I can’t even count. Since then I’ve been talking about making boeuf bourguignon.
Last weekend I finally got my act together went to the store Friday after work purchased everything and...
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Personal: Mexico Vacation
I feel like a bad blogger for only posting once last week, but hopefully you will forgive me since I was on VACATION! The husband and I both turned 30 in February, GULP, and decided the best way to celebrate was a romantic getaway.
We’ve been to Ixtapa, Mexico a couple of times. This however was our first time alone on vacation in Ixtapa. We got a lot accomplished on this trip: nice...
