Spooky Pizza

Providing energy for the big event!

loving my kitchen

Our kitchen has yet to cross the finish line, but let's just call it love.

Hello, 2016

2016 is a baby year for me!  Ready or not, here I come!

Happy New Year!

The night ends early for me this year, but it still feels as celebratory as ever.

ha ha!... no.

I thought I might make a yule log this year for Christmas... until I read this recipe.  You have got to be kidding me.  Yule logs are no joke!

it's a wrap

I am in the full holiday spirit.  The tree is up, most of the presents are bought.  Now I get to revel in the joy of creating pretty packages!

Pumpkin Places

I am PSYCHED for the holidays!  Even more than usual.  I know that the post office started selling Christmas stamps on Oct 29th... because I tried to buy them earlier.  Maybe it's all the nesting hormones in overdrive, but I'm going for it.  Even though we're not hosting Thanksgiving this year, these pumpkin place card holders are a visual treat.

skele-toes

Get those baby toes ready for Halloween!

snow for Easter

Easter will be here in a few days and we still have a giant mound of snow in the backyard!  Here's a few images of Easter trees from terrain that are warming me up.

San Patrizio

Erin go bragh around the world!

Be Mine

I love the aesthetic of Valentine's day.  I'm excited to get Carys a heart shaped balloon.  This image from UO is a delicious inspiration.

new beginning

It's always strange to me that the New Year gives people the feeling that they have a fresh start.  You make your own fresh start.  The New Year just means flipping a page in the calendar.

cookie time!

Tomorrow we're going to Whole Foods to decorate gingerbread cookies.  Technically it's a competition, but since we'll probably have the youngest contestant, we'll have to do our best to restrain our competitive spirits and let the kids have their fun... and then eat all the cookies.

A Picturesque Thanksgiving

Flight delays and a stomach virus made it less than picturesque this year.  But isn't it nice to dream?

Drunk Uncle's Guide to Giving

I've been feeling the Christmas spirit so early this year!  I was tickled to see Time Out New York's holiday gift guide cover.

A Toothy Twist

Not such a scary fruit until you carve it up.

Happy Easter Monday!

Carys's first Easter was full of photo ops and delicious food!  We had an egg hunt with simple colorful dyed eggs in the yard.  When these are not a choking hazard we can get more creative.

wearing the green

The whole family wore green for St Pat's on Monday.  We didn't quite look as polished as this, but we did alright.

Planning Love

V-Day cards for planners, architects, urban designers, landscape architects, transportation engineers, and those who love them.

Vintage Christmas

'Tis the season for some of the best Christmas shopping.  I'm in the mood for Christmas all year round!