tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53603524838157472472024-03-13T14:08:47.304-07:00indigo & dashEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-8807861526482622352010-02-27T17:02:00.000-08:002010-02-27T17:15:50.973-08:00Granola Goodness<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Probably the easiest thing on my list for me will be to bake something new twice per month. I'm always baking something and have wanted to make granola for a few years but was always daunted by the options. And the cost (seriously, this was spendy, but oh-so-worth-it.)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">As fate would have it, sometime last week I wandered over to </span><a href="http://www.smittenkitchen.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Deb's site</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and the </span><a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/2010/02/thick-chewy-granola-bars/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">granola holy grail</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> was laid before me. I had to try it. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4393403604/" title="IMG_2393 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4393403604_d2607d3df5_b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_2393" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4391954767/" title="IMG_2395 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4391954767_69eb8ebac0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_2395" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4392725860/" title="IMG_2397 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4392725860/" title="IMG_2397 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/4392725860_27662b1e0b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="IMG_2397" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So soft and chewy with the perfect amount of sweetness (as opposed to the nasty, fake sweetness in store-bought versions). It's a really flexible recipe with a lot of options. I chose to use dried apricot and cranberries, walnuts, pecans and peanut butter. I can only imagine the possibilities and would love to try it with dried berries and almond butter.</span>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-13864610188880875732010-02-22T19:09:00.000-08:002010-02-22T19:13:27.011-08:0025 things to do in my 25th year, Part VI & V<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4380380203/" title="20080708091239 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4380380203_a0bddb3404_o.jpg" width="500" height="330" alt="20080708091239" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 17px; font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Maybe one of my items should be to post more frequently...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">16) Volunteer with kids</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">17) Knit a scarf</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">18) Ride my bike to work during the summer</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">19) Go to the drive-in</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">20) Go to a National Park</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">21) Watch four classic, black & white movies</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">22) Change the oil in my car by myself</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">23) List 100 things that make me happy</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">24) Go vegetarian for a week</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">25) Go to the Oregon Caves</span></span></div></span>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-42081870276500543772010-02-03T18:24:00.001-08:002010-02-03T18:35:00.153-08:00Rachel Thurston Giveaway<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2470/4329375918_8ce371be42.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Oui! How great is </span><a href="http://www.rachelthurston.com/blog/?p=1860"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> giveaway by Rachel Thurston. Oh, and </span><a href="http://www.rachelthurston.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">her photographs</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> are pretty darn amazing to boot! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(image via <a href="http://christinaheaston.wordpress.com/page/2/">Christina Heaston</a>)</span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-48746271023209329992010-01-25T17:47:00.000-08:002010-01-25T18:12:43.843-08:0025 things to do in my 25th year, Part III<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4304772423/" title="tumblr_kvcyojI9xu1qa3us0o1_500_large by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4304772423_16cfe48efb.jpg" width="500" height="330" alt="tumblr_kvcyojI9xu1qa3us0o1_500_large" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">11) Bake something new twice a month.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">12) Take the train somewhere.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">13) Pay off my two credit cards. (Eeeek!)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">14) Apply to graduate school</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">15) Hand make all my Christmas presents.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(image via </span><a href="http://wildhearts.tumblr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">wildhearts</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-83922977572823950492010-01-19T17:41:00.000-08:002010-01-19T18:16:08.692-08:00In search of the perfect...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Cross-body bag. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I haven't actually seen one I love in person. Which makes me believe they do not exist. If one did exist, it would look something like this...</span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div></div><div><a href="http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=39767&vid=1&pid=730730&scid=730730012"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fossil</span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 260px; height: 342px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4288843789_bfca9d4914_m.jpg" border="0" /></div></span><a href="http://store.alloy.com/item.do?categoryID=1911&itemID=49109&sizeFilter=&brandFilter=&incmpid=apparel.accessories"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Alloy</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 260px; height: 342px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4289586256_7818265ab7_o.jpg" border="0" /></div><a href="http://www.asos.com/Asos/Asos-Buckle-Detail-Shoulder-Bag/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=643770&cid=8730&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=20&sort=-1&clr=Tan"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ASOS</span></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 260px; height: 342px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4289586230_92bd4b8c9b.jpg" border="0" /></div><a href="http://www.lpcollection.com/product.php?productid=520&cat=45&page=1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Linea Pelle</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4288843691_2a87d967f3_m.jpg" border="0" /></span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-17854832462218147352010-01-19T17:27:00.000-08:002010-01-19T17:38:44.280-08:0025 things to do in my 25th year, Part II<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DV2vohq-FPSLAUxH8n-vJuEkzkl2EyaQ8_XEQVoEcpVb03pCQoRdbxQRaZzqGDChGPiMYzNJcNDK7xPC85FdzEW2E-QotIfSsG5JiXqBQULH75iKYW22py6cfJdZdnUdEpujzDHIMiNg/s1600-h/tumblr_ktubr5wqBb1qzpe8uo1_500_large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6DV2vohq-FPSLAUxH8n-vJuEkzkl2EyaQ8_XEQVoEcpVb03pCQoRdbxQRaZzqGDChGPiMYzNJcNDK7xPC85FdzEW2E-QotIfSsG5JiXqBQULH75iKYW22py6cfJdZdnUdEpujzDHIMiNg/s400/tumblr_ktubr5wqBb1qzpe8uo1_500_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428630360709907298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6) Attempt to make Julia Child's Boeuf Bourguignon (also on </span></span><a href="http://icecreamandpeonies.blogspot.com/2010/01/101-in-1001-updated.html#more"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ice cream and peonies's</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> awesome list!)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7) Host a dinner party </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8) Put at least 5% of each paycheck into savings - </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">baby steps, baby steps...</span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9) Kidnap Chase for another super-top secret adventure</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10) Visit the Oregon Caves</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(image via </span><a href="http://tomorrowstea.tumblr.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tomorrow's Tea</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-23652200355787292912010-01-18T18:50:00.000-08:002010-01-18T19:06:22.624-08:0025 things to do in my 25th year, Part I<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhEgMk45iUXVSAdDJrkUcdCNZ5cnm92-X1STIOA7Qd3hPXhqECgVKNezpsTVLLxGBZye5U3q42DgjBrntIGtNN7fb3LgLra3X7zABWJ_dwVRDIC-Sl4QtG4B05Z0G-rW2wfpn6BS5J2gr/s1600-h/tumblr_kpjgzfWrHc1qzyrwvo1_500_large_large.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqhEgMk45iUXVSAdDJrkUcdCNZ5cnm92-X1STIOA7Qd3hPXhqECgVKNezpsTVLLxGBZye5U3q42DgjBrntIGtNN7fb3LgLra3X7zABWJ_dwVRDIC-Sl4QtG4B05Z0G-rW2wfpn6BS5J2gr/s400/tumblr_kpjgzfWrHc1qzyrwvo1_500_large_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428281738754335298" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><br /></div>I've always wanted to make one of those lists where you're supposed to finish X amount of things before your next birthday. Honestly, I've always wanted to make a life list (a la <a href="http://www.mightygirl.com/">Maggie</a>), but I don't know if I can wrap my head around something that big quite yet. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My 25th birthday is coming up in a few weeks so I think I'll go for it. The list isn't complete, so I think I'll post it in installments. Ya know, to build anticipation. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And because I'm lazy and indecisive. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">25 things to do in my 25th year, Part I</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">1) Go camping - <i>I haven't done this enough the past few years</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2) Go to at least three shows</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3) Sew a dress</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4) Make a killer birthday cake, complete with multiple tiers - <i>for myself or someone else</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5) Read a book per month - <i>re-reading Harry Potter and/or Twilight do count. Ha.</i></span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-53584736897491950542010-01-04T17:38:00.000-08:002010-01-04T17:41:29.178-08:00Colorful Crazy<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I think this is one of the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. Seems like it would easy to do yourself, no? I don't know how it would fit into my decorating style, but I'd try to make room for it!</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jCGp-G9gre_Ac7dbE-SL2xqjKUqhatcCpTh9oGinAUf1anHrSKLbOgKiIHGdz2S56hfWRpbectbCElAW7IxItJqrALLB1R6xtSgHeLf0Y_82FF9d8Pb21qAZQwkpC8zkoI8xlxS4Fd_m/s1600-h/1-1-2010sans.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 342px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jCGp-G9gre_Ac7dbE-SL2xqjKUqhatcCpTh9oGinAUf1anHrSKLbOgKiIHGdz2S56hfWRpbectbCElAW7IxItJqrALLB1R6xtSgHeLf0Y_82FF9d8Pb21qAZQwkpC8zkoI8xlxS4Fd_m/s400/1-1-2010sans.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423064152094805746" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(via </span><a href="http://apartmenttherapy.com"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Apartment Therapy</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></div><br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-78411048770863503722010-01-04T15:21:00.000-08:002010-01-04T15:24:46.454-08:00Food Clothes<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">How cool are is this work by Katrin Schacke? I love the ice cream sundae one the best.</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTW3-U7vRZ6rgb4ga6tVOBK3MzDNFL9GrLuGiX-FUM-1LKlrU1yTvKxHo1cB4Q1V5RhUhmixthJaBILmLLw6fcRZt-nP9GK6ywNQGrRKMPk8TDUU4r5nPo9VD0v3Oz25DFKNJlT_bM0Ck/s1600-h/mahlzeit5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTW3-U7vRZ6rgb4ga6tVOBK3MzDNFL9GrLuGiX-FUM-1LKlrU1yTvKxHo1cB4Q1V5RhUhmixthJaBILmLLw6fcRZt-nP9GK6ywNQGrRKMPk8TDUU4r5nPo9VD0v3Oz25DFKNJlT_bM0Ck/s320/mahlzeit5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423029067222457250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1vCDlryQM-2mc-DZxbcgDGooBb_zllYb72X1gWWH_JT59kczRb_ROVHfdkZX6N-tp2Ei2jdS9w0qySrirbWuYf3F9VuaW5eWL80OOcjWJDzS8u__5sZZby4uK_C54K92XSFfILDhqc_f/s1600-h/mahlzeit4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP1vCDlryQM-2mc-DZxbcgDGooBb_zllYb72X1gWWH_JT59kczRb_ROVHfdkZX6N-tp2Ei2jdS9w0qySrirbWuYf3F9VuaW5eWL80OOcjWJDzS8u__5sZZby4uK_C54K92XSFfILDhqc_f/s320/mahlzeit4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423029061330802322" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDmQ17ffAlch1JrKxYHjJQrK_A-sYTYDTXgIA7veILLk6QsaTsHKlozHymw6v8_6dVmvpKyGZHGNV_zY8wIXIZTCKE3MfHT_ijcnjbD-HCKRMn6WzV1c4mikYhlILtqnz1ocHXv0MzSxZ/s1600-h/mahlzeit2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyDmQ17ffAlch1JrKxYHjJQrK_A-sYTYDTXgIA7veILLk6QsaTsHKlozHymw6v8_6dVmvpKyGZHGNV_zY8wIXIZTCKE3MfHT_ijcnjbD-HCKRMn6WzV1c4mikYhlILtqnz1ocHXv0MzSxZ/s320/mahlzeit2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423029051423694370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EhiAPPdrgcfccqqEQW6Ho2QSVfHbamc4sjzgR70kb9XMp0Af2-UYbPU1j6ooFHHCEe57BYqR3MTnBHvi21G1k-n-ssxlOxI_vaKK4nOEvb5Ejv9GTce7iLaoQ2ll_RVP1sEhspNO2pn3/s1600-h/mahlzeit0.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EhiAPPdrgcfccqqEQW6Ho2QSVfHbamc4sjzgR70kb9XMp0Af2-UYbPU1j6ooFHHCEe57BYqR3MTnBHvi21G1k-n-ssxlOxI_vaKK4nOEvb5Ejv9GTce7iLaoQ2ll_RVP1sEhspNO2pn3/s320/mahlzeit0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423029047586574338" /><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(via </span><a href="http://pitchdesignunion.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pitch Design Union</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">)</span></div><br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-42624796720605418552010-01-04T13:30:00.000-08:002010-01-04T15:26:35.619-08:00Daylight<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A little midday treat for you and yours.</span></div><div><br /></div><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WgBeu3FVi60&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WgBeu3FVi60&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-10227794258814306662009-12-25T22:45:00.000-08:002009-12-25T22:51:12.657-08:00Merry ChristmasI hope everyone is having a very Merry Christmas (and/or other wintertime holidays)! I'm pretty sure I've eaten my weight in sugar, mandarin oranges and ham in the past few weeks (eek!), but all in all it's been a great holiday.<br /><br />Here's hoping for a great 2010!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-74618627929208960142009-12-18T10:21:00.000-08:002009-12-18T10:24:38.124-08:00I want to go to there<div>I would go to NYC just to see the Bergdorf Goodman windows. Especially the sparkly one.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheref2-MN1LcmPR-kkztvFY-6_rS-O6rJTLwMKu0I9o8g7fzzrt7Fet0TDJu995qVFl4IZJHL8WH9mUjYyypHGSLUKOLMqkl_h8Eaf_KuPmkohyphenhyphenWEnqXk56gAC4LOBcc9opDLUVIyVvD0_/s1600-h/4194961081_3dea46928c_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheref2-MN1LcmPR-kkztvFY-6_rS-O6rJTLwMKu0I9o8g7fzzrt7Fet0TDJu995qVFl4IZJHL8WH9mUjYyypHGSLUKOLMqkl_h8Eaf_KuPmkohyphenhyphenWEnqXk56gAC4LOBcc9opDLUVIyVvD0_/s400/4194961081_3dea46928c_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416643654550747410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMS2hu4ne3Wkvqnu_IOX3R3uSkFdxwi0pu3cuUpZOz5203EIC0n7dWTk4iol2zxs-N1t4jgyTRAEsHrTu5Uy29YZ0-3KuiQcdl8-AKTufrr09fHRh97r-4X6t96Ho69cLxy2Ug6R203V7-/s1600-h/4194961009_904e30ecb9_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMS2hu4ne3Wkvqnu_IOX3R3uSkFdxwi0pu3cuUpZOz5203EIC0n7dWTk4iol2zxs-N1t4jgyTRAEsHrTu5Uy29YZ0-3KuiQcdl8-AKTufrr09fHRh97r-4X6t96Ho69cLxy2Ug6R203V7-/s400/4194961009_904e30ecb9_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416643650556186498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />(all images from </span><a href="http://www.bergdorfgoodman.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bergdorf Goodman</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">)</span>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-76068761747023412582009-12-18T09:10:00.000-08:002009-12-18T09:43:22.036-08:00Our Tree<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7RaOfJ4wzNNuF6X2vjT8b6PhGOwOT2KIvp9fzDBCeVYWHKbfm5v2GVK63Wjtr7D90cGm3LZ6br8iFiF56O9EjJEVWzP2lD3qBKp8ArbyyVDtAvGQqj4BNKwehVq8qxbKnK9d4eeOdCwt/s1600-h/IMG_2343.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7RaOfJ4wzNNuF6X2vjT8b6PhGOwOT2KIvp9fzDBCeVYWHKbfm5v2GVK63Wjtr7D90cGm3LZ6br8iFiF56O9EjJEVWzP2lD3qBKp8ArbyyVDtAvGQqj4BNKwehVq8qxbKnK9d4eeOdCwt/s400/IMG_2343.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416626831382201266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Pardon the flash. And his crazy hair.</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">It's a little short. Or are we just freakishly tall? You'll never know.</span></span><br /><div><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWvEuGBOxxFc53UFTzQsgJt-kxfCt5gzF0b9C63xN98IvvsBwgfDFqxH6wQioOUp8284-KQJKlHFMVmXArE83R9whgOqb1TB0vY0nTDuX1-_wWFQJsJEE1mMycCpD2Q4Fa0_qKrIg4lUC/s1600-h/4195588908_a730f155f3_b.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheWvEuGBOxxFc53UFTzQsgJt-kxfCt5gzF0b9C63xN98IvvsBwgfDFqxH6wQioOUp8284-KQJKlHFMVmXArE83R9whgOqb1TB0vY0nTDuX1-_wWFQJsJEE1mMycCpD2Q4Fa0_qKrIg4lUC/s400/4195588908_a730f155f3_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416626836824553106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This was the first real tree that we've had since we've been together. The past two years we've used a three-foot fake tree that I have affectionately deemed the Cancer Tree since it's branches are painted with lead. At least they warned me on the box so I could obsessively wash my hands after decorating it.</span></span></div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">We got it at a lot from a man that Chase claimed was not toothless, but "tooth challenged" because technically he still had a few, therefore it wasn't fair to call him full-on toothless.</span></span></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-16806513290382077202009-12-16T21:35:00.001-08:002009-12-18T09:41:17.418-08:00Two very annoying things<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1) The post office in December.<br /> I definitely drove to not one, not two, but </span><span style="font-style:italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">four</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> post offices on Monday. Only to discover that all of the lines were so long they would make me late for work. I know, you're thinking...well maybe you should have just stayed at the first one instead of driving all over town. You would be right, because apparently everyone and their mother knows about the other three "secret" post offices that I thought only I was aware of.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2) Shrinking your clothes in the dryer.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Especially when it is a shirt you haven't had for very long. A piece of my heart dies with each shirt destroyed by the laundromat. Green shirt, we did not have enough time together.</span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-69430987792857358492009-12-12T13:12:00.000-08:002009-12-12T13:17:33.475-08:00P-p-poker Face<object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bW5czKqT05A&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bW5czKqT05A&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-20891397279761510122009-11-13T16:14:00.000-08:002009-11-13T16:26:49.510-08:00Long Tall Sally<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Oh my gosh. Hyperventilating. I just got a catalogue in the mail with clothing specifically for tall gals. I know, I know, it sounds awful. Like something your oddly masculine aunt Beatrice orders from - but it's not. It's awesome. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I don't know how </span><a href="http://www.longtallsally.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Long Tall Sally</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> got my address, but I am thankful and excited. This means...</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">...dresses that aren't too short!</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKXsApmicNYKXStU61TDtE8jI2DUI-PgzleKdUXktTKmHb4-XwFam3Nx75oCm-KmvQbqqWoFIJwLM1yzcZw93pFGz28g5De-I-STIc7BsCB2u425yfLaxBxbMQqxVWsCUHJKQ8dPT5Tu2/s1600-h/8451711906218288.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpKXsApmicNYKXStU61TDtE8jI2DUI-PgzleKdUXktTKmHb4-XwFam3Nx75oCm-KmvQbqqWoFIJwLM1yzcZw93pFGz28g5De-I-STIc7BsCB2u425yfLaxBxbMQqxVWsCUHJKQ8dPT5Tu2/s320/8451711906218288.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403746875026027026" /><br /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphSBEIO3uUiQsS2SWbTocoRloHmTMVK1T34B7dMZmsh_kQ_8GAR1NS808jDCfOWDqHVbS80e6nsCiBXoOEuTSQ-4CpYjE61C_dGSuGvfSwLfWgq9IIrYj8aBRFzCEDhH37QzvlH1oG3bM/s1600-h/8451605862070224.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphSBEIO3uUiQsS2SWbTocoRloHmTMVK1T34B7dMZmsh_kQ_8GAR1NS808jDCfOWDqHVbS80e6nsCiBXoOEuTSQ-4CpYjE61C_dGSuGvfSwLfWgq9IIrYj8aBRFzCEDhH37QzvlH1oG3bM/s320/8451605862070224.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403746861544588978" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 320px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">...cute shoes for my giant feet!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1E_KbQOgZCuUqmgxhX2bn3fVQcte5MoYFFF2EAfc_heRVraDuUXxKijzG3g-A0-swgFfFa-TNd1gYHrVVJ08iBgLopiPL361pcbhcX7L0fj0lrixoEtBMT50u0iIGnchJq1klkGvOOe3/s1600-h/8451605934784352.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD1E_KbQOgZCuUqmgxhX2bn3fVQcte5MoYFFF2EAfc_heRVraDuUXxKijzG3g-A0-swgFfFa-TNd1gYHrVVJ08iBgLopiPL361pcbhcX7L0fj0lrixoEtBMT50u0iIGnchJq1klkGvOOe3/s320/8451605934784352.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403746873109563746" /><br /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVK3u3fqqorSJwWJxOnWs-Ch-dr0R26tUWfztE_DZxMctlGgPrNeLICiczVk9Uf4D9gTjb9m6TG0um-wpd3Xl75QahDpAJLxZbxmK4Ligh01WTZtvAxAoWjvrl5Opl7Xc6cSN7FsacSmbW/s1600-h/8451605863477264.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVK3u3fqqorSJwWJxOnWs-Ch-dr0R26tUWfztE_DZxMctlGgPrNeLICiczVk9Uf4D9gTjb9m6TG0um-wpd3Xl75QahDpAJLxZbxmK4Ligh01WTZtvAxAoWjvrl5Opl7Xc6cSN7FsacSmbW/s320/8451605863477264.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403746864000069250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 215px; height: 320px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and perhaps the most exciting of all, coats with sleeves that go past my wrists!</span></div></span></span></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxk3hp7LrHSet49F-JkCArbNmpbFVp4a1VbWBcPEZQPKicqmE_4L5tiAY59LGFPlkgJFSJU6H152X4OrPgrJx8qomIlhCrQ61rlUy4qDQrUR3ap7ZWQ-S9Z7j1F0DU7Q53TOZb7dzWdr_U/s1600-h/8451605868193536.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 215px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxk3hp7LrHSet49F-JkCArbNmpbFVp4a1VbWBcPEZQPKicqmE_4L5tiAY59LGFPlkgJFSJU6H152X4OrPgrJx8qomIlhCrQ61rlUy4qDQrUR3ap7ZWQ-S9Z7j1F0DU7Q53TOZb7dzWdr_U/s320/8451605868193536.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403746867604253330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><br /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-8631863734863246262009-11-12T10:28:00.000-08:002009-11-12T11:06:39.469-08:00Art of the Trench<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I love the new collaboration with the Sartorialist and Burberry, </span><a href="http://www.artofthetrench.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Art of the Trench</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. It's so fun to see the different ways people don their coats. </span><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KwADT6Zll11Gsy7iL2mOlDhdXFsAWPHkGbTTdxZ6FbJ8pRvkjid_bg4Aw8jPWTJUECHVpvb1X_biMw6Wyv4rCUHVxi_hXjj6ZouN4wAjSkU-cpm-Ezfb-YcX3F2H-9Nc19ggc-k9JvfS/s1600-h/june-paris_1541Web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KwADT6Zll11Gsy7iL2mOlDhdXFsAWPHkGbTTdxZ6FbJ8pRvkjid_bg4Aw8jPWTJUECHVpvb1X_biMw6Wyv4rCUHVxi_hXjj6ZouN4wAjSkU-cpm-Ezfb-YcX3F2H-9Nc19ggc-k9JvfS/s400/june-paris_1541Web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403293433460750450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_8uWTrPKsB_Tkxp56xQ_tg3QSfBpPX_3al4yEMdstvsg5BXzYlIxlyKzdGRSGSwXvdSqeU1N13o_M4OvHQ646irptCfrD4zZqf5WJX29ZPEgwEVYROuk2ZEor1JWOAVakCAcMKMwJya1/s1600-h/BurberryNYCAmir_121Web.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE_8uWTrPKsB_Tkxp56xQ_tg3QSfBpPX_3al4yEMdstvsg5BXzYlIxlyKzdGRSGSwXvdSqeU1N13o_M4OvHQ646irptCfrD4zZqf5WJX29ZPEgwEVYROuk2ZEor1JWOAVakCAcMKMwJya1/s400/BurberryNYCAmir_121Web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403293428257781234" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I used to think of trench coats as a drab, old lady and insurance man staple, but for the past few months I've been dying to get my hands on one. </span><a href="http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=675608012&tid=onfr1r"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Old Navy one was part of their 50% off outerwear sale (for some reason it's full price online...), so I snagged it up for just $24.00. Sure, it's no Burberry, but it does the job.</span><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs85XcsXqwX4GmkIU3laJe8_0yrXRgUgFC46MM02s9hM_wbzflsfjWt2lsOYGtqHW-T1ABXzxWqfoaDcUy8OqCjaSS-SEIaa62MXZTbJrJhIdQXkQ6JerocYBEB_qGrIQXDu3pXz0CA_jq/s1600-h/on675608-01p01v01.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs85XcsXqwX4GmkIU3laJe8_0yrXRgUgFC46MM02s9hM_wbzflsfjWt2lsOYGtqHW-T1ABXzxWqfoaDcUy8OqCjaSS-SEIaa62MXZTbJrJhIdQXkQ6JerocYBEB_qGrIQXDu3pXz0CA_jq/s400/on675608-01p01v01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403293435545505618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 345px; " /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"> (images via </span><a href="http://thesartorialist.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">The Sartorialist</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">)</span></div></span></span></span></div><br /></div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-9483681799879723512009-11-10T16:35:00.000-08:002009-12-18T09:39:14.832-08:00French Toast Roundup<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I know a lot of people have never had baked french toast, and if you're one of them - I will forgive you. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In my opinion, baked is </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">way </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">better than traditional french toast and it's so easy! Just throw everything together in a casserole dish the night before (using stale bread none the less. Your ingredients don't even have to be fresh, people!), pop it in the oven in the morning and you're set.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">With so many delicious options, I thought I'd give you a mini-roundup. To some people, this may be one of the most lame roundups ever. But those people are silly.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/banana-nut-french-toast?autonomy_kw=baked%20french%20toast"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Martha's Banana Nut French Toast</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://images.marthastewart.com/images/content/web/recipefinder/recipe1/break_01497_l.jpg" width="225" height="281" /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tylers-ultimate/upside-down-apple-french-toast-with-cranberries-and-pecans-recipe/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Upside Down Apple French Toast</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2008/06/11/TU0512_Upside-Down-Apple-French-Toast-with-Cranberries-and-Pecans_lg.jpg" width="400" height="267" /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />A simple recipe from the always awesome and butter lovin', </span><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/baked-french-toast-casserole-with-maple-syrup-recipe2/index.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Paula Deen</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2008/10/28/top10_bakedfrenchtoastcasse_s4x3_lg.jpg" width="400" height="267" /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Another simple, but delicious one from </span><a href="http://www.chow.com/recipes/14105"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Chow</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://www.chow.com/assets/2009/08/14105_french_toast_casserole_600.jpg" width="400" height="267" /></span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-33340075730494490182009-11-10T16:11:00.001-08:002009-11-10T16:28:53.594-08:00Planning<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While I can NOT believe how fast this year has gone by, it does give me a good excuse to buy a fancy, new planner.<br /><br />It seems that the blog world is smitten with letterpress calendars, but I'm not a big calendar fan. Don't get me wrong, some of them are very creative and nice to look at, but I like the idea of carrying around my plans in my purse. It seems much more chic.<br /><br />While the word Moleskin is creepy, I've always wanted one. Ideally on the outside it looks like I've had it forever and on the inside is full of creative doodles and thoughts. You know, bona fide; for my street cred. I'll admit, I did have a Moleskin sketchbook a while back, but that was just me flexing my poser muscle because I have <i>zero</i> drawing abilities. I just wanted to be like any of </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/moleskinerie/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">these cool people</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. ANYWHO...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />I want </span><a href="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/index/main,book-info/store,kids/products_id,8456/title,Moleskine-2010-Panoramic-Planner-12-Months/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.chroniclebooks.com/images/items/9788862/9788862931366/9788862931366_large.jpg" width="400" height="267" alt="breakfast" /></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-87736683079209037542009-11-05T21:27:00.000-08:002009-11-05T21:35:01.060-08:00Photojojo!<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Apparently I'm a little behind, because I just discovered </span><a href="http://photojojo.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Photojojo</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> last week. They have tons of great tips and cleverness regarding all things photo. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One of my favorites is how to make a tripod out of a paperclip.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://photojojo.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/back-extra.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="breakfast" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://photojojo.com/content/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/clip-extra.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="breakfast" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So clever, I say!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-29331208549849004502009-11-04T19:15:00.000-08:002009-11-04T19:44:23.610-08:00Fail.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I didn't even make it three days! But I have a good excuse - my internet wasn't working the entire day. Seriously. Of course, it happened to be on one of my days off. Poor timing, Comcast.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Although, all that free time did give me a lot of time to do things like have a yummy breakfast:</span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4076213201/" title="breakfast by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2659/4076213201_b9cf2d40a6_b.jpg" width="400" height="283" alt="breakfast" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><div><br /></div>...go for walks:</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4076214759/" title="Leaves by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4076214759/" title="Leaves by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4076214759_ccc0d6e7af_b.jpg" width="400" height="283" alt="Leaves" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">...and bake:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4076214215/" title="Pecans! by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4076214215/" title="Pecans! by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2646/4076214215_b469a4312c_b.jpg" width="400" height="283" alt="Pecans!" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4076969054/" title="baking by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4076969054/" title="baking by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2784/4076969054_c57d72974f_b.jpg" width="400" height="283" alt="baking" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">All in all, not to bad.</span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-79738156633968062812009-11-02T18:41:00.000-08:002009-11-02T18:51:50.317-08:00November<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Today definitely feels like November...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'm going to attempt NaBloPoMo and this is my lame attempt at day two.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'Lucida Grande', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande', serif; font-size: -webkit-xxx-large; white-space: pre-wrap; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/2976071379/" title="Untitled by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3019/2976071379_abe37d0ef0_b.jpg" width="512" height="341" alt="" /></a></span></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-65986640259457691182009-11-01T14:51:00.000-08:002009-11-01T23:09:32.208-08:00Halloween<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Unfortunately, I didn't get very good pictures of my costume, but you get the idea. I made the tulle skirt using </span><a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_2228105_make-tulle-skirts.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">this</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> tutorial. I wish I would have spent more time on it, but it did the job just fine. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4061380393/" title="DSCF1781 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/4061380393_f4bc99aa8e_b.jpg" width="226" height="302" alt="DSCF1781" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">My crown was a Burger King crown which I gussied up a bit.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4065576803/" title="DSCF1827 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4065576803/" title="DSCF1827 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2554/4065576803_72d746b35f_b.jpg" width="302" height="226" alt="DSCF1827" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />But forget Halloween costumes, the best part of the weekend was scoring </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">free</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> last minute tickets to <i>the </i>game of the year, Oregon v. USC,and embarrassing<i> </i>the crap out of them. Go Ducks!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4067843826/" title="DSCF1815 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4067843826/" title="DSCF1815 by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2644/4067843826_4267f56f50_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="DSCF1815" /></a></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-91901772224916597882009-10-30T17:10:00.000-07:002009-10-30T17:13:21.162-07:00A Prelude...<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Can you guess what I've been working on for my Halloween costume?</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Um, if you read a few posts down I bet you would.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Bigger, full size, action shots to follow!</span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4059731208/" title="Untitled by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emilyloohooo/4059731208/" title="Untitled by emilyloohooo, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3500/4059731208_d79070bc3f_b.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="" /></a></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360352483815747247.post-2723537567371502402009-10-26T18:35:00.000-07:002009-10-26T18:48:02.382-07:00This is not a want. It is a need.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I definitely don't </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">need</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> one of </span><a href="http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=4016&vid=0&pid=606694&scid=606694002"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">these</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, but they sure are purdy:</span><div><br /></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2478/4045107828_cac418a792.jpg" width="260" height="347" /></div></div><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I would also not fight you if you tried to put <a href="http://piperlime.gap.com/browse/product.do?cid=4016&vid=0&pid=622936&scid=622936032">this</a> on my shoulder: </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2742/4048014141_ac06e752b3.jpg" width="260" height="347" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">That last one? It's from the Sak! I thought they only made nasty 1993 crocheted bags a la this piece:</span></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2710/4048017919_11ac446a6c.jpg" width="186" height="247" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I am sorry for underestimating you the Sak.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Not.</span></div></div>Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09796208206648673599noreply@blogger.com0