so i just listed a few items in my etsy shop....
and i found the 'recently listed' feed.
then i put it on full screen.
and watched it fill up with handmade goodness.
rats.
i do not think i ever should have found that because really it is torture. torture torture.
i would like to have it all...ok?
the upside: it made me want to be wildly creative again [i've missed that].
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
playing catch up around here these days.
it is so easy in the summer to just let the warm days and sun take you away from the less fun things that you should be doing.
like laundry
and organizing
this weekend though, totally worth it.
my love took part 1 of the cpa exam which we celebrated with chocolate cake
my sweet little sewing machine made her way back home running like a dream after some much needed tlc.
dancing and laughing and complete joy at the wedding of a dear friend [mr. lemon pie and i, we love a good excuse to get all dolled up].
the new edition of a wii fit [which so kindly informed me that i need to get my butt in gear]
today. today is back to the grind.
and some serious planning to get back on track.
it is so easy in the summer to just let the warm days and sun take you away from the less fun things that you should be doing.
like laundry
and organizing
this weekend though, totally worth it.
my love took part 1 of the cpa exam which we celebrated with chocolate cake
my sweet little sewing machine made her way back home running like a dream after some much needed tlc.
dancing and laughing and complete joy at the wedding of a dear friend [mr. lemon pie and i, we love a good excuse to get all dolled up].
the new edition of a wii fit [which so kindly informed me that i need to get my butt in gear]
today. today is back to the grind.
and some serious planning to get back on track.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
two things
one: mr. lemonpie is taking part 1 of the massachusetts CPA test today. i am crossing fingers and toes and saying lots of prayers. he has worked so hard studying and i am so proud that he is so dedicated to the things he loves.
two: i woke up this morning to find that my car had been broken into. ew. all they got was my GPS [a birthday present from mr. lemonpie because i am certainly directionally challenged] and my make-up bag [which was horrifying because it had EVERYTHING in it...and it is not cheap to replace.
thankfully they are just things. replaceable things that don't mean anything in the grand scheme.
the big thing today: mr. lemonpie's first hurdle and what i am sure will be triumph and that my friends is something to celebrate.
two: i woke up this morning to find that my car had been broken into. ew. all they got was my GPS [a birthday present from mr. lemonpie because i am certainly directionally challenged] and my make-up bag [which was horrifying because it had EVERYTHING in it...and it is not cheap to replace.
thankfully they are just things. replaceable things that don't mean anything in the grand scheme.
the big thing today: mr. lemonpie's first hurdle and what i am sure will be triumph and that my friends is something to celebrate.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
invitations
so i had this fear that i would not be able to make my own invites. i mean i knew that with a lot of patience and some craftiness of mama lemonpie and i that we could totally get them done.
but i was still a little worried.
then today a co-worker brought in the invitations that she made for her daughters wedding and holy cow!
they are amazing.
and classy.
and beautiful.
so very very soon i am going to embark on this endeavor to be sure that i have enough time to fiddle.
what do you think diy invitations or not?
but i was still a little worried.
then today a co-worker brought in the invitations that she made for her daughters wedding and holy cow!
they are amazing.
and classy.
and beautiful.
so very very soon i am going to embark on this endeavor to be sure that i have enough time to fiddle.
what do you think diy invitations or not?
Friday, July 17, 2009
on doing it yourself
we have a teeny little thing called a wedding budget.
i know this means different things to different people but to us it means keeping the cost of this affair under $12,000.
i have decided that our smaller budget it actually a blessing in disguise.
why you ask?
well, instead of outsourcing to vendors we get to include those most important to us in planning and executing.
I really love that idea.
I love the idea that everyone will be working together and that we will get to spend a few extra moments that we may not have had with friends and family.
Our do it yourself list is a somewhat lengthy one:
Through all of this, the most important part of our wedding day is the connection we have with each other and the people who have supported us our entire lives.
We want our wedding day to not only be a celebration of the beginning of our lives together but also a thank you to all of those who have helped us reach this point in our lives.
What are your do it yourself projects? Are you planning on having your family and friends be a large part of your big day?
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
let's get rich and build our house on a mountain
mr. lemonpie and i – we are not living together before we get married.
we have discussed it to death over the past year – the pros the cons, how easy it would be, how much money we could save, how fun it would be, how it would make the married transition easier, how much more we’d get to see each other and on and on and on.
the other night after we had made appointments just to ‘see what was out there’ we had a light bulb moment.
we don’t want to shack up together…yet.
we have years and years of coming home to each other and saving for a house and on and on and on.
what about right now [and how hard it can be both living at home]?
right now we will enjoy the last year of looking forward to seeing each other after being apart for three days.
we will cherish those moments when mr. lemonpie drops me off on sunday night and we sit in the car [not wanting to leave each other] and talk about what a great weekend we had and how amazing it was to spend the whole day together.
i will still send little love notes via snail mail.
he will still send me flowers.
and we will squeeze our eyes shut tight and scream i miss you over the phone lines.
but most of all right now we will dream about the days when we don’t have to leave, or say i miss you and when we can wake up every morning next to our favorite person ever.
i know it doesn’t work for everyone but it works for us and for the first time well, ever, we are ok with it [and those who think we are nuts for waiting.]
did you wait to move in with your love? are you living with your love now? how does living together or not living together make your relationship happier?
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we have discussed it to death over the past year – the pros the cons, how easy it would be, how much money we could save, how fun it would be, how it would make the married transition easier, how much more we’d get to see each other and on and on and on.
the other night after we had made appointments just to ‘see what was out there’ we had a light bulb moment.
we don’t want to shack up together…yet.
we have years and years of coming home to each other and saving for a house and on and on and on.
what about right now [and how hard it can be both living at home]?
right now we will enjoy the last year of looking forward to seeing each other after being apart for three days.
we will cherish those moments when mr. lemonpie drops me off on sunday night and we sit in the car [not wanting to leave each other] and talk about what a great weekend we had and how amazing it was to spend the whole day together.
i will still send little love notes via snail mail.
he will still send me flowers.
and we will squeeze our eyes shut tight and scream i miss you over the phone lines.
but most of all right now we will dream about the days when we don’t have to leave, or say i miss you and when we can wake up every morning next to our favorite person ever.
i know it doesn’t work for everyone but it works for us and for the first time well, ever, we are ok with it [and those who think we are nuts for waiting.]
did you wait to move in with your love? are you living with your love now? how does living together or not living together make your relationship happier?
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