Engagment Sesh

We met with our wedding photog a couple weeks ago and did an engagement photo session. The pix came out so great and we're so excited to have HVK shoot our wedding!

Cai Guo-Qiang

R just reminded me of this artist we saw a couple years back at Mass MOCA. We both LOVED his installations and it was great to take a look at some of his work again. Check him out here. I love the Inopportune Stages:

Honestly these photos don't do these installations any justice. Those are actual size cars above, suspended from the ceiling. Same with the tigers, it was surreal.
Thanks R, for the reminder. That was such a great day with you.

We're Back from ACK

Sorry for not posting in a while. We've been on the east coast for vacation and I tried to stay as far away from a computer as possible. I'll give an update on the shower and the rest of the trip soon.
Just wish I was back on that island instead of at my desk...

There Once Was a Man From Nantucket...

Wow, it's been a month since my last post. Time flies, sorry about that!
We leave tomorrow morning to head to the east coast for 11 days of vacation!!! Such a long time, I'm so excited. I just really wish Mona was coming with...
Anyway, we fly direct (yesssss) to BOS tomorrow, my step sis is picking me up at Logan and we're headed up to York from there. I'll be up in ME solo for Friday, prepping and getting ready for the shower on Saturday. Saturday afternoon we're having a small gathering of friends and family for a little east coast bbq/shower. I can't wait to see everyone!
Sunday will be spent at the beach with my parents and hopefully some other peeps that have stuck around and then back down to Boston we go! We'll have Sunday night in BOS with the Farrington sibs and then we all head to Nantucket on Monday morning for 7 days!! I really can't wait, it's one of my favorite places on earth and Robb & I both have a special place for it in our hearts.
We've already got a list of things we're going to do, clam chowder at The Brotherhood of Thieves being one of the first!

2 Months from today...

... I'll marry the most amazing man in the world.

Limoncello

Last week Robb and I decided to make Limoncello. It's one of our favorite after dinner drinks and surprisingly easy to make.

All you need is:
1 liter of Everclear alcohol

10 medium to large lemons

1 1/2 liters of water (6 1/3 cups)
3 lbs. of sugar (6 1/2 cups)
From there, you use a potato peeler and take all the lemon rinds off so there is no white pith on the peel. Place the rind peelings in a large container with the Everclear. Cover the container and let it sit for 7 days.
After a day the peels turn the alcohol a great yellow color. (see pix)

On day eight strain the peels and discard.
Next, make the simple syrup in a large saucepan. Combine the water and sugar and let it simmer "fast" for 15 minutes. Then let simple syrup cool to room temperature. Finally add it to alcohol!

Just put it in the freezer over night and it's ready to drink by the next day! It's oh so yummy.

2nd Annual Girls Camping Trip, Watch Out!!!

About to hit the road for round 2, this year we're heading to Lost Lake. Let's try to avoid the Trenchcoat Mafia this year girls?
Yeah Ladeez! Let's pitch a tent and roast some wienies!!!

Funny Confession

I'm stealing this idea from SKF, b/c it made me think of her.

So the other night I was having a really great run and this Jackson 5 song came on and i just started singing at the top of my lungs (after looking around and making sure that no one was around). Then I saw this group of runners up ahead and my first reaction was to stop singing, but then i was like "no way!" I started singing even louder and continued until I passed them. By the look on their faces, they were quite amused ;) I have to say it was one of my best runs yet because of it...

Invites

So the invites went out yesterday!!! Robb & I couldn't be happier with how they came out. I'm not going to tell you much, you'll just have to wait and see, but they are just totally us.
It was really hard choosing between the several different designs. We narrowed it down to 2 and here's the one we didn't end up going with. It was really hard to pick between the 2, but seeing the final product, we knew for sure we'd made the right choice. Guess you'll just have to check the mail to see the final pick!
It's all really coming together! I had my first dress fitting last week with my Mom. I hadn't seen the dress since the first time i tried it on close to 4 months ago. I was super nervous that I wasn't going to like it anymore or that i changed my mind. But it was even more beautiful and perfect than the first time i put it on. I'd wear that thing everyday if i could. 81 days to go!

photos

I stumbled upon this blog today and just fell in love with Denis Darzacq's work. Especially his Hyper series. The color is amazing, this one is my fave: