Below is Ben:
And below is my brother:
Those are some related people! :)
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Concrete jungle that dreams are made of...
And below are some pics from our FAB tour of NYC! Seriously, it was such a good time. And I'm not just saying that because there were adult beverages present at almost every meal. Though there were. And I liked them. Lots. Too much on Monday night in fact. Apparently the walk to the subway home was filled with me waxing-poetic on how homeless people are made. Yes. Made. I don't know either.
In an effort to fill you in on everything that happened, I have categorized stories by major event and in the grande tradition of my favorite sitcom, titled them a-la Friends. If you'd like to hear any particular story, let me know! :)
The one with the mimosas
The one with the ATM
The one with the ice fleecing- er- skating
The one with the running
The one with the Gospel
The one with the F train
The one with "whitey"
The one with when we almost got attacked
The one with the Michelle Bachman joke
The one with Jimmy Fallon's tush
The one with the $120 meal
The one with the WTC
The one with my wellies
The one with Le Pain
The one with Hugh Jackman
The one with Beir
The one with the layover
In an effort to fill you in on everything that happened, I have categorized stories by major event and in the grande tradition of my favorite sitcom, titled them a-la Friends. If you'd like to hear any particular story, let me know! :)
The one with the mimosas
The one with the ATM
The one with the ice fleecing- er- skating
The one with the running
The one with the Gospel
The one with the F train
The one with "whitey"
The one with when we almost got attacked
The one with the Michelle Bachman joke
The one with Jimmy Fallon's tush
The one with the $120 meal
The one with the WTC
The one with my wellies
The one with Le Pain
The one with Hugh Jackman
The one with Beir
The one with the layover
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
New York, New York
Thanksgiving Break this year will be the first time Tim and I are both off for a full week. Since he is teaching now, he has a break too!
We leave Saturday morning and don't come back until Thursday afternoon, so it is a good LONG time. I will super miss Ben, but I am very excited to get to travel alone with Tim. Not so excited about the flying part though mind you! :)
Here's a pic from our first ever trip to NY together - October 2002
And just for context, here's one from 2011. :)
We leave Saturday morning and don't come back until Thursday afternoon, so it is a good LONG time. I will super miss Ben, but I am very excited to get to travel alone with Tim. Not so excited about the flying part though mind you! :)
Here's a pic from our first ever trip to NY together - October 2002
And just for context, here's one from 2011. :)
Yes, Tim is less-fat. I am the same. :)
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Crafternoon: Garment Bag
Garment Bags!
My show choir kids are forever losing or breaking our vinyl garment bags. They are at least $8 a pop and I'm buying them in bulk every year! So, I had the idea to do fabric bags for them, since they don't need to be waterproof. Here's what I used:
You need 2 1/2 yds of a cotton fabric, like the standard type used for quilting. Generally, it is sold for between $4-$10 a yard. There are often good sales though! The width of standard fabric is wide enough to make a cut at 26", then have 7/8" seam allowance. Fold the fabric in half lengthways before you cut. This creates the bag bottom.
I then sewed the finished edge together, right sides together. Pin then sew the freshly cut edge.
The next step is to make a "button hole" for the bag tie to come out of.
See the tube for your tie next. With the wrong side facing up, roll the good side over and tuck in the unfinished edge.
Flip right side out. Use the bodkin (or safety pin if you don't have one) to attach to the start edge if your tie. Thread it through the tube.
Done!! Slide it up over your clothes and you're good to go!!
PS- with the other fabric left over from your original cut, make accessory bags to match!!
It doesn't matter what I say, as long as I sing with inflection. - Blues Traveler
My show choir kids are forever losing or breaking our vinyl garment bags. They are at least $8 a pop and I'm buying them in bulk every year! So, I had the idea to do fabric bags for them, since they don't need to be waterproof. Here's what I used:
You need 2 1/2 yds of a cotton fabric, like the standard type used for quilting. Generally, it is sold for between $4-$10 a yard. There are often good sales though! The width of standard fabric is wide enough to make a cut at 26", then have 7/8" seam allowance. Fold the fabric in half lengthways before you cut. This creates the bag bottom.
I then sewed the finished edge together, right sides together. Pin then sew the freshly cut edge.
The next step is to make a "button hole" for the bag tie to come out of.
See the tube for your tie next. With the wrong side facing up, roll the good side over and tuck in the unfinished edge.
Flip right side out. Use the bodkin (or safety pin if you don't have one) to attach to the start edge if your tie. Thread it through the tube.
Done!! Slide it up over your clothes and you're good to go!!
PS- with the other fabric left over from your original cut, make accessory bags to match!!
It doesn't matter what I say, as long as I sing with inflection. - Blues Traveler
Friday, November 4, 2011
Stop the world...
I want to get off my diet!
I realize I have posted something related to this recently, but it bears repeating.
I hate my shape.
However, here's the difference, I am beyond unmotivated to fix it. I have been weight watcher-ing in earnest for 2 weeks with little change. It's making me crazy. Not crazy thin, just crazy.
And it's not even that I want to be smaller. I really just want to be shaped...better...like, toned. So that is why, I am quitting diets.
Dunzo, as Nat would say. So I will concentrate on working out and being healthy. And...not buy double stuf Oreos.
I realize I have posted something related to this recently, but it bears repeating.
I hate my shape.
However, here's the difference, I am beyond unmotivated to fix it. I have been weight watcher-ing in earnest for 2 weeks with little change. It's making me crazy. Not crazy thin, just crazy.
And it's not even that I want to be smaller. I really just want to be shaped...better...like, toned. So that is why, I am quitting diets.
Dunzo, as Nat would say. So I will concentrate on working out and being healthy. And...not buy double stuf Oreos.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Manic Monday...er...Tuesday
Love this outfit. It will definitely make the trip to NYC in a few weeks!! Ben is yelling "iPhone for me!!!" Can't even take a picture or text without Ben trying to take the phone...
The top is from Zara via Buffalo Exchange. The pants are Old Navy.
It doesn't matter what I say, as long as I sing with inflection. - Blues Traveler
The top is from Zara via Buffalo Exchange. The pants are Old Navy.
It doesn't matter what I say, as long as I sing with inflection. - Blues Traveler
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