We woke up at our usual and leisurely time and wandered to a gelato place owned by this adorable Italian man with long hair. They had the most amazing mango gelato which we ate atop our fresh waffle. What a wonderful start to a day. We...
We started the morning (late again) off walking to the market and of course went to Cafe du Monde. We found a bench in front of a book store and sat eating them and drinking our cafe au lait. I could definitely get used to...
[caption id="attachment_1755" align="alignnone" width="300"] Theater district, St. Louis[/caption] We woke up and went to Forest Park where we took pictures by a fountain and just spent some time seeing what there is to see as it was constructed as part of the World's Fair. We drove through...
What a wonderful day. It was such a great gift to have so many friends and family gathered together in support and love for us. It still does not seem real. The day was full of pictures, nerves, laughter, and a few tears, but it overflowed with...
As the wedding is only one week away from today, the weeks leading to this have been filled with surreal moments. Chris and I were sitting in church last Sunday during the sermon when it occurred to me...
As you read in my last post, sewing has not been a large part of my life. However, I have taken a new hobby (she says, after one successful take that took less than an hour to make). I was laying an old gross dress, that...
Tried my hand at pesto for the first time this week! I personally think it was a fantastic first effort, however other crowds were a little harder to please. I believe chris told me I should model my recipe more out of the canned/jarred pesto....
Seeing as cupcakes didn't work out (I have not given up yet) I decided to try my hand at something different. This past Monday my Mom, Joyce (a family friend), and I sat down and created ALL of the flowers (except the bouquets) for the...
The final product was not my favorite. Chris seemed to like them well enough, but they were not as fluffy as I would have liked. Flavor: Good. Frosting: Failure. Pictured is the cupcake with canned frosting - which i decided I really don't like....
So my endeavor for my day off from work today was to do a trial run of 2 of the cakes we'll have for the wedding. The first is a traditional white wedding cake (think scratch's wedding cupcake - those of you from cedar falls)...
It's been quite a while since we last posted, so let me fill you in a bit on what's been happening with us lately. I accepted a job and am the new Communications Director and Contemporary Worship Leader at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Rochester, MN. It's...
The countdown has not begun yet (mostly because I feel wildly unprepared for a wedding. It should be stated that it is not the getting married part that scares me. It's the planning and the humor we find when everything possible seems to be going...