Thursday, July 16, 2009

Lazy Sangria

I came across this on Rachael Ray's blog, and I have to share this because it's so yummy (or yum-O, I should say). Say hello to the world's simplest sangria. All you do is mix the lemon-limeade with your favorite red wine, and voilà, you're done!

Lemon-Limeade:
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice (I squeezed 4 lemons)
3/4 cup fresh lime juice (I squeezed 5 limes)

In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar and 1 1/2 cups of water over moderately high heat; stir to dissolve the sugar. Just before the mixture comes to a boil, remove from the heat. Stir in 3 1/4 cups of cold water, then pour into a pitcher. Stir in the lemon and lime juices and refrigerate.

Open the red wine of your choice (I used Ménage à Trois) and mix the two together over ice. I really like the way it looks when you pour the red wine over the lemon-limeade. Pretty, isn't it?


(image via rachel ray's blog)

New to the blog: Captilization

I have decided to start using capitalization. Online, I tend to forgo capitalizing. I'm not sure why or where this started because in actuality, I am a huge grammar freak. But, for some reason when I'm online, I can ignore the lack of capital letters although I cannot ignore a misused pronoun or quotation mark (don't even get me started on quotation marks). Anyway, I have decided to stop disappointing Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Andrews who taught me so well and follow my grammar rules.

Welcome to the blog, capital letters. We're glad to have you here.

Friday, July 10, 2009

ahhh....


(via homesweethome, via maluna)

hope it doesn't rain.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

movies i really want to see

away we go

500 days of summer

paper heart


funny people


food, inc.


adam


the time traveler's wife

Thursday, June 25, 2009

borrowed: awesomespaces


(via home sweet home, via awesomespaces)

what i was wearing wednesday...to work & to paint


june 24, 2009, originally uploaded by goldtome.

june 24, 2009

shirt: anthropologie, on sale
jeans: gap, $10 on sale
shoes: shoe carnival, $5 on sale

this shirt has little apples on it, and i love it! i really like the way these straight leg jeans look with my tall peep-toes. i think the shirt cost $30, so not a bad cost total on the whole outfit, huh?

landscape


landscape, originally uploaded by goldtome.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

monday's outfit


june 22, 2009, originally uploaded by goldtome.

june 22, 2009 detail 2, originally uploaded by goldtome.
shirt: Target
belt: thrifted
skirt: thrifted, $3
shoes: Kohl's
bracelets, shades: Forever 21

we went to the artist market at lowe mill saturday, so i had to make a stop at karma rags while we were there. this skirt was one of my purchases. it cost a whopping $3. i was pretty excited about it, so i had to wear it right away. hello monday's outfit.

Monday, June 22, 2009

under the boardwalk, down by the sea



well, strike the "under." we were on top of the boardwalk.

while we were in southern california for jen's wedding, we spent a day wandering around huntington beach. my mom & her friend, brenda (seen below), actually grew up there, so there was lots of reminiscing. the weather was gorgeous; it was a little cool that day, but it was clear (as in smog free), and the sun was shining.















Saturday, June 20, 2009

a wedding AND a baby

this time two weeks ago, my family and i were in southern california because my cousin, jennifer, was getting married! the big day was june 6th, and it was lovely...lots of love and lots of sunshine; both of which are clearly evident in the picture below.



the ever adorable john, nephew of the bride, served as flowerboy. there was some concern by his mom, stacey, that guests might think he was the flowergirl given his long, blonde, curly locks, but i think his tie (of course, removed as soon as he got to the end of the aisle) set the record straight.



the wedding location was small and intimate. we hung around there a while after the ceremony waiting for our family photos with the photog, so in the meantime we snapped a few of our own. my little brother and i almost have the same hair color in this picture. almost.



sometimes it scares me how much i look like my mom and that i never noticed it until a couple years ago. isn't she pretty? this bodes well for me (and danny).



immediately after taking the following picture of jen & lee and getting excited because i could tell how great the next pictures would be, my camera flashed a mean little red light at me telling me it had no power left. that's the problem with a camera battery that lasts forever; you forget to charge it at all.



danny was at the wedding too, by the way. unfortunately, he didn't make it on film the memory card before the camera cut off (my mom took some pictures, but she's kind of slow on the upload). we did manage one poor quality camera phone picture which i promptly made danny set as his iphone background (to make him that guy). shockingly, he hasn't removed it yet.



now, for the second half of the the title of this blog post: a baby. the beautiful family below is going to be welcoming a new baby in december! i am beyond excited. seriously. beyond. john's going to have a little brother or sister in a few months! have i mention that i was excited?



it was definitely a great weekend for our family - a wedding and a baby all in one weekend! congratulations and excitement all around!

seems that us girl cousins are grown ups now...how weird.