69/101

 #69 on my 101 in 1001 list was to bake an apple pie from scratch...

My dear sweet Nanny came and spent the night with me and Chris on her way to Atlanta, Sunday...



this is me, my Aunt Meme & my nanny at my counsin Becca's high school graduation 1 .5 years ago



So it worked out to make my first "deep-dish" (deep dish because that is the only type of dish I had) apple pie, please enjoy the picture...

Golden delicious apples

                                              

sliced with love



        

      



Brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and flour



                                  

       

       

       

And it was DELICIOUS! 

Last weekend was so great, I love when my family & friends comes to see us... On Saturday we went with Anna & Greg to Araccia's Jazz Night... so fun!! This great lounge area with fireplaces and couches, and fun drinks and great music ,... perfection.

  

I would also like to tell you guys about a very sweetfunny blog called TO MY WIFE "NOTES FOR MY FUTURE WIFE. THINGS I'LL DO, THINGS I WON'T"... the author is writing to his wife that he hasn't met yet... here is a taste of his blog ...

"Yah, I may not vacuum well..but I mop like a champ."

"I wear plaid pretty much everyday-not in the hipster way, not in the lumberjack way…in the I always wear plaid way. My plaid is at your disposal."

"You don’t have to like my friends (because I won’t like all of yours) but please respect them. Unless they’re total douchebags to you, in which case I will vanquish them."

"We’ll have a joint laundry system, much like a checking account. I’ll wash your clothes with mine and you can wash mine with yours."

Very cute... check it out :o)

No Sew Blouse - Tapping into my creative juice

There is a website (use to be a blog) called New Dress a Day ,... the author goes to a thrift store purchases a tragic dress and turns it into something wearable and wonderful...

I am no seamstress,... so I thought I might be able to put my own twist on it... what if I could make some outdated item into something wearable without sewing? So I gave it a shot, and for the first attempt I think I did pretty good!

The tools:

• Hem ripper
• Fabric Glue
• Scissors 
• Iron- to create seams and creases
• Blow dryer - to dry the glue
• Coffee - to keep me inspired
• Paper clamps to hold cloth in place while glue drys

Cautions: Glue must sit 7 days before washing, and you want to wash before wearing ....

SO here is what I started with,.. hot right? :o)

This is after I ripped the seams

Notice all the gadgets... 

After about 1.5 - 2 hours this is what I ended with....

Not bad for the first time... A little too showy for work but maybe with a cami underneath... 

And I think I will go through and put stitches in essential areas ... like the sleeves and back... better safe than sorry! ;-)  

Five For Friday & A Vegetarian's Car Smells Like Beef Stew

I look forward to Friday's all week,... but the last few have gotten off to a rough start... Once a month my office does a pot-luck lunch, I had volunteered to bring the beef stew,.... when transporting my crock pot this morning I hit a curb and the "meat juice" went all over my car.... so my car now smells like meat... and it turns out I made a pot-roast.., honestly I don't know what it is... brisket, carrots, onions and potatoes. whatever.

But funny thing... last night Chris was chopping onions while I was seasoning the meat... we realized the irony half way though...

Friday please redeem yourself with items I love....

1. "Pleasure Doing Business" skirts... or band skirts...

look who's wearing them....

Where can you buy them?

Saks Fifth Avenue $100  Blue Fly $75

2. This website: www.ideeli.com... Right now they have "Pleasure doing Business" skirts on sale for $45!

Also, they have Cara Couture (wayyy discounted) Calvin Klein, Adam Marc, Steve Madden and soo much more. You need to check it out.

3. I love Margaux Lange art-jewelry because it cracks me up... so creative and so creepy at the same time... All her pieces are made from parts of barbie dolls... 

You can purchase them at Etsy - Click Here

4. Get this - edible food spray paint! This looks so fun...check it out! If you want to buy it Click Here or Amazon for $13

5. I love pretty artistic soap...  You can get these fun soaps from retail stores, or support the artist through Etsy, I like these below by AJSweetSoap (click here to buy) & yes they are all soap!: 

I hope you Friday is awesome and you have a great weekend!

Snuggling With Vampires?

Ok... so the snuggie was one embarrassing thing for our culture,.... but we seriously are taking this comfort thing too far...

*** Pajama Jeans .... really? (available here) they look like jeans and wear like pajamas.... $39.95

What is next? The couch dress?

And since we are on the topic of odd things.... These "high-tide heels" speak for themselves... more high-tide heels

And one more funky thing, .... If you've got the winter blues, or Seasonal Affective Disorder,... Wal-mart to the rescue! You can buy this "HappyLight" ... ranging from $35 and up .... interesting eh? :o)

The main reason I love Thursday is because we always go over to our dear friend's (Anna & Greg) house to watch one of our favorite shows... Vampire Diaries... 

In one sentence,.... Vampire Diaries is a more intense Twilight. 

We have pizza and enjoy our friends and sit on the edge of our sits. It is a perfect night.  





Cheerleading birthdays cakes guitar and cupcakes = Perfection

This weekend went by so fast it makes my head spin just re-accounting all our adventures...

• Amelia going to Biloxi for a Cheerleading competition
• James paintball birthday
•  creating a home-made barbie cake for Rachel
•  her wig birthday bash
• delicious cupcakes by Frosting from my mom (mine was called Prozac and it was chocolate ganache over chocolate crystalized sugar filled with chocolate moose!)
• And Sunday mom brought me hot tea and cookies as I practiced my guitar by the fire while she took down the Christmas tree (don't judge!)

 It was picturesque!

Here are some of the pictures that correspond ... I hope your weekend was relaxing and fun too!...

James paintball birthday party crew

James welts from paintball