Taco Tuesday

One tradition that we love celebrating is

Taco Tuesday!

With family and friends joining us

it's a great and easy dinner.

And what goes oh so well with tacos?

Margaritas, of course!

Here are some of our favorite marg invites:

invitation by Inviting Co.

invitation by Stevie Streck

And if you want a great margarita

visit Bethenny Frankel's website

for this recipe.

Here's to traditions.

We'll drink to that!

Our Mountains

We are back together here in the mountains of Colorado.
Amy has been here all along

and Erin is finally back here
for a short visit.

Somehow mountains continue to play a roll in our lives.
Physically and symbolically they keep popping up everywhere.
Life is a series of peaks and valleys.
Wednesday is hump day.
Over the hill.

This quote really sums it up for us:
"I should be content to look at a mountain for what it is,

and not as a comment on my life." - David Ignatow

Well, these mountains are beautiful.

It's as simple as that.
It feels good to be home.
For now.

Oh Happy Day!

As you read this we are at a wedding.

Or about to be at a wedding.

Or recovering from the wedding.

Either way, it's a great day.

We love the bride & groom

and we are so honored to be a part of the first day

of their marriage.

So here is a little blessing for our friends Mere & Matt:

Now you will feel no rain,

For each of you will be

shelter to the other.

Now you will feel no cold,

For each of you will be

warmth to the other.

Now there is no loneliness,

For each of you will be

companion to the other.

Now you are two bodies,

But there is only one

life before you.

Go now to your dwelling place

To enter into the days of

your togetherness

And may your days be good

and long upon the earth.

- Apache Wedding Prayer

We'll be sure to post more wedding details soon - stay tuned!

A Spare Button

We were in a rush.

The train was leaving the station any minute

and the present was not wrapped.

A quick check of the wrapping supplies

turned up some packing paper...and nothing else.

Our inner creative diva had failed to stock up on her own stationery store supplies.

But we rallied and rescued the package with a little homemade touch.

Some string and ribbon scraps together with all those extra buttons we've never used

turned this package from a dud to a stud.

Our Favorite Friends

They are furry.

They are approximately 20 inches tall.

They are our favorite little friends at Express Yourself.

We love our Jellycats.

From the cat with the longest tail ever

to the pink elephant

and the curious monkey.

We've spotted them at aquariums in Connecticut

nurseries in California

and on airplanes soaring over America.

They are loved by everyone, everywhere.

Greenery

We know, today is tax day.
You either have to part with a lot of greenor you might be lucky enough to get some in return.
Either way, we love these green frames sitting on our shelves.
We love them so much, we might just frame our tax return.
Ha, not!

So long 2008

We really love our Snow & Graham calendars.

So much so that we still had it hanging on our wall.

It was a 2008 calendar and it's April...time to move on.

But we didn't have to separate from our love for last year completely.

A quick visit to the dollar store presented us with some great 8"x10" frames

and an opportunity to create some art for our kitchen and bathroom.

We simply cut out the images, framed and hung.

So 2008 can live on in a more timely fashion.