a cute condo in Lehi.
now, don't steal it from me!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
never-fail chocolate chip cookies
part 1
once upon a time, i had a wonderful chemistry professor named dr. wood. he one day made cookies for the WHOLE class (250 students!) to help them think about the different things we eat and how we metabolize each part of them.
part 2
one sunday evening, i was craving chocolate chip cookies, and i was willing to forsake my ghiradelli's recipe if i could get a hold of dr. wood's. luckily, i had his cell phone number, so i called him up, and he gave me the recipe. i've never gone back.
Dr. Wood's Chocolate Chip Cookies
mix together:
1 c. white sugar
2.5 c. brown sugar
1 lb. butter
add one at a time:
3 eggs
mix in:
2 T. vanilla
1 t. salt
1.5 t. baking soda
6 c. flour
12 oz. chocolate chips (i like milk, but semi-sweet work too)
bake at 350 F for 7-9 minutes. (i like 7 minutes, they come out soft and just a little gooey. it really depends on your oven.)
i make them small, and usually get about 6 dozen cookies. delicious!
once upon a time, i had a wonderful chemistry professor named dr. wood. he one day made cookies for the WHOLE class (250 students!) to help them think about the different things we eat and how we metabolize each part of them.
part 2
one sunday evening, i was craving chocolate chip cookies, and i was willing to forsake my ghiradelli's recipe if i could get a hold of dr. wood's. luckily, i had his cell phone number, so i called him up, and he gave me the recipe. i've never gone back.
Dr. Wood's Chocolate Chip Cookies
mix together:
1 c. white sugar
2.5 c. brown sugar
1 lb. butter
add one at a time:
3 eggs
mix in:
2 T. vanilla
1 t. salt
1.5 t. baking soda
6 c. flour
12 oz. chocolate chips (i like milk, but semi-sweet work too)
bake at 350 F for 7-9 minutes. (i like 7 minutes, they come out soft and just a little gooey. it really depends on your oven.)
i make them small, and usually get about 6 dozen cookies. delicious!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
inspiration
I decided after seeing many an inspiration board, i should create one of my own. It has some pictures that have done some serious inspiration-work, and hopefully conveys the warm, fun, and somewhat unique wedding I plan to have.
Next inspiration board: more color--i'm missing the red accent color somewhere in here, and i hope to find it soon!
Also...good thing i have picasa--it does picture collages in a snap! perfect!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
oh what you find when bored at work...
i discovered these little toys (1 2) while reading martha stewart weddings' blog, the bride's guide.
they take your favorite inspirational photograph and pull the colors from it and voila! instant color scheme! so i put my most recent favorite photo of the bouquet in
and it gave me a dull color scheme
and a bright color scheme
perfect! this bright color scheme is exactly what i'm going for! beautiful reds, a warm white, and the most amazing shade of mustard yellow. the dull color palette is also just exactly what i was looking for, with lots of earthy browns--very warm and very fall-like (even though the weather on December 19th will be very much not fall-like).
what a fun little toy to play with! have fun looking at color schemes in your favorite inspirational photos!
they take your favorite inspirational photograph and pull the colors from it and voila! instant color scheme! so i put my most recent favorite photo of the bouquet in
and it gave me a dull color scheme
and a bright color scheme
perfect! this bright color scheme is exactly what i'm going for! beautiful reds, a warm white, and the most amazing shade of mustard yellow. the dull color palette is also just exactly what i was looking for, with lots of earthy browns--very warm and very fall-like (even though the weather on December 19th will be very much not fall-like).
what a fun little toy to play with! have fun looking at color schemes in your favorite inspirational photos!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
flowers
at first, i dreamed of a bouquet that looked like this:
tight, composed of roses alone, and tied with ribbon. in my youth, the roses were always white, and the ribbon navy blue.
when my color ideas changed from navy blue and cream to a warmer red, brown, and yellow, i envisioned red roses and yellow calla lilies, with twigs coming out--not unlike this:
sans the white ribbon--a yellow or brown ribbon perhaps instead.
but then, i came upon more and more bouquets that looked like these:
via the fantastic melissa jill
full of beautiful variety and so fun and whimsical. i looooove it.
and then, i found this one, on martha stewart weddings:
via martha stewart weddings
I love this bouquet. it looks wintery and it has beautiful variety and is soooooo lovely. i think i picked a bouquet. i know it won't look just like this, but i can dream, right?
and...as a lovely picture that doesn't fit in bouquets, but does fit in the flowers. if i was a spring bride, there is no doubt i would be a tulip bride.
tight, composed of roses alone, and tied with ribbon. in my youth, the roses were always white, and the ribbon navy blue.
when my color ideas changed from navy blue and cream to a warmer red, brown, and yellow, i envisioned red roses and yellow calla lilies, with twigs coming out--not unlike this:
sans the white ribbon--a yellow or brown ribbon perhaps instead.
but then, i came upon more and more bouquets that looked like these:
via the fantastic melissa jill
full of beautiful variety and so fun and whimsical. i looooove it.
and then, i found this one, on martha stewart weddings:
via martha stewart weddingsI love this bouquet. it looks wintery and it has beautiful variety and is soooooo lovely. i think i picked a bouquet. i know it won't look just like this, but i can dream, right?
and...as a lovely picture that doesn't fit in bouquets, but does fit in the flowers. if i was a spring bride, there is no doubt i would be a tulip bride.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
kicks
now, i must say that it's true. i'm currently agonizing over a very tiny teeny tiny detail that i really shouldn't be worried about until my dress is done--or at least the fabric is purchased. but, i must be honest in the admission that i care about my shoes. a lot. especially since my dress is short, the shoes must be striking and beautiful, but not so much that the focus is on my feet the entire day. this being said, i'll walk you through some of my shoe-searchings.
first, i found these:
and these:
i really like them. the style is just right, but the color is a little bold--i want to match my color scheme (red, cream, and chocolate brown), but i'm not sure i want red shoes with a short dress. also, they may be a little too informal...
also, both a little pricey. hey why not top it out at these:
Stuart Weitzman's "Crissy", via Nordstrom, $325
i liked all of these, minus the price tags. also, i'm getting married in December. and if you're not familiar with Utah, you won't know that December usually includes large amounts of snow (you know, that white fluffy stuff that is wet and cold?). this means that the shoes i pick have to be slightly reasonable, that is: not too high of heels and not too exposing--i do want to have feet at the end of my wedding day. this probably means 1. no sling-backs, 2. no sandals, and 3. no peep-toes.
so, i continued my search, finding some more un-winter-friendly shoes that i loved nonetheless.
from jcrew:
there seems to be a pattern here: 1. all non-winter shoes and 2. all expensive. so i kept looking:
from zappos, Gabriella Rocha's "Ginger", $65
cute, right color, but not formal enough. definitely closer to what i'm looking for, though. sturdy, reasonable heel, but not uncomfortable. so i searched for some mary janes and found these:
and i was soooooo excited! they're sturdy, perfect, inexpensive, and beautiful. just what i was looking for! look a little closer, though :(. these are made only for girls, not women.
so, i kept looking on nina's site, and created these:
nina, design your own, $199.95
which is when i decided that i wanted golden shoes (not to mention that gold is the color of shoes i originally saw in the photo of the perfect dress). They will still pop, but they won't be obnoxious or distracting. so i went back to the jcrew website. and these popped up:
mmmmmhmmmm. these are beautiful. and the price is hideous. but don't worry, i'm determined to drag a. to jcrew and try on a pair, just to make sure they aren't too tall.
to keep with the color theme, i decided that the color was "mustard" yellow and started to search out more "mustard" colored shoes. didn't have much luck, but did find these:
Merona's "Madalena" at Target, $19.95
first, i found these:
kate spade's "Lora" via Nordstrom, $285
and these:
Gentle Souls' "Ruper Star", also via Nordstrom, $139.90
i really like them. the style is just right, but the color is a little bold--i want to match my color scheme (red, cream, and chocolate brown), but i'm not sure i want red shoes with a short dress. also, they may be a little too informal...
also, both a little pricey. hey why not top it out at these:
Stuart Weitzman's "Crissy", via Nordstrom, $325i liked all of these, minus the price tags. also, i'm getting married in December. and if you're not familiar with Utah, you won't know that December usually includes large amounts of snow (you know, that white fluffy stuff that is wet and cold?). this means that the shoes i pick have to be slightly reasonable, that is: not too high of heels and not too exposing--i do want to have feet at the end of my wedding day. this probably means 1. no sling-backs, 2. no sandals, and 3. no peep-toes.
so, i continued my search, finding some more un-winter-friendly shoes that i loved nonetheless.
from jcrew:
the pretty, feminine "Ella", $225, in ivory (also comes in golden cypress, but may be a little much.)
and the knotted-goodness of "Carmen", $265, in ivory (comes, excuse me, came in navy blue, until featured by the knot, when all of them were eaten up by navy-blue brides).
there seems to be a pattern here: 1. all non-winter shoes and 2. all expensive. so i kept looking:
from zappos, Gabriella Rocha's "Ginger", $65cute, right color, but not formal enough. definitely closer to what i'm looking for, though. sturdy, reasonable heel, but not uncomfortable. so i searched for some mary janes and found these:
and i was soooooo excited! they're sturdy, perfect, inexpensive, and beautiful. just what i was looking for! look a little closer, though :(. these are made only for girls, not women.
so, i kept looking on nina's site, and created these:
nina, design your own, $199.95which is when i decided that i wanted golden shoes (not to mention that gold is the color of shoes i originally saw in the photo of the perfect dress). They will still pop, but they won't be obnoxious or distracting. so i went back to the jcrew website. and these popped up:
mmmmmhmmmm. these are beautiful. and the price is hideous. but don't worry, i'm determined to drag a. to jcrew and try on a pair, just to make sure they aren't too tall.
to keep with the color theme, i decided that the color was "mustard" yellow and started to search out more "mustard" colored shoes. didn't have much luck, but did find these:
Merona's "Madalena" at Target, $19.95not very dressy, and no heels, but still the perfect color. whether i wear them on December 19th or not, a pair is arriving on my doorstep. i'm sure i'll find a use for them :)
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