Cute Wedding Gift

My Maid of Honor made us this beautiful ornament for our first Christmas. She cut up a copy of our wedding invitation and put it in a glass bulb. She even arranged the pieces so that specific sections of the invite would be visible...Brittany & Daniel, as they join hands in marriage, the date and time etc. And then she attached our stamp too!

I can see Mo now, sitting there at the table delicately maneuvering little swirls of paper into place. You are amazing Mo and this is truly a very special gift that we will treasure forever.

 

Girls Lunch

The girls and I had an impromptu lunch the other day... I finally got to use our wedding china! It's so refreshing to catch up on some quality friend time. We need to do this more often.

P.S. Shan brought mini Ben and Jerry's for dessert! YES! What a great idea.

 

 

 

 

New Years Eve

 A New Years Kiss with my Hubby.

 Friends.

 Mon and I found a Polaroid camera.

Hornsby's Cider. Yum.

Feeling very blessed to have such amazing friends and family. Life is good. Cheers to a new year and all the adventures that await!

My New Addiction

White Rabbit

Creamy chewy candies from China.

We stopped off at an Asian market on the way home from our glorious Dim Sum feast. Dany told me I must get a bag. They are AMAZING! They taste like sweet condensed milk in Tootsie Roll form. Oh my gosh....so good.

Dim Sum Feast

Dan and I went on a double date with Dany and Ev the other night. We had a Dim Sum feast at Furiwa.

Among the feast:

Shui Mai

Har Gau

Fried Sesame Balls

Taro Dumplings

Crispy Tofu with Shrimp Paste

Salt and Pepper Calamari

Sausage Roll

Tripe with Blood

Black Velvet Drink

The Black Velvet is a drink made from stout beer (often Guinness) and white, Champagne.
The drink was first created by a bartender of the Brooks's Club of London in 1861, in memory of Prince Albert; husband of Queen Victoria. Though stout and Champagne may seem like an unlikely collision of sorts, the tangy effervescence of Champagne counteracts the bold stout, making a velvety smooth taste. It's ladylike delicateness meets handsome ruggedness. A classy drink for both parties.

P.S. This is traditionally served in a Champagne flute...but the cabin only had these lovely pinecone mugs. Ha-ha.

Ingredients

• 3 ounces stout (Guinness)
• 3 ounces Champagne

Directions

• 1. Fill a Champagne flute halfway with stout. Wait for the foam to disappear.
• 2. Top it off with Champagne. (You may want to pour the Champagne over the back of a spoon for a layered effect).

*Winter Wonderland*

We had a weekend in the mountains! It was a winter wonderland -- driving up the mountain with flurries of snowflakes and Christmas tunes playing in the car. It was a perfect moment shared with some amazing friends. We arrived LATE at night and made some hot cocoa and ran outside to enjoy the snow. We made a cozy fire and sprawled out on big sheep skins while watching a movie. The next morning we walked into town for breakfast and coffee and took the ATV out for a spin with the sleds. The next weekend we did the same thing again and I tried my hand at making a Black Velvets for the first time. Simply wonderful.

 

Shan and Justin.

 

Me.

 My Handsome Husband Danny.