Happy Pink Saturday!

Time again for Pink Saturday! Be sure to stop by and see our lovely hostess Beverly over at How Sweet The Sound and see what others have found in the pink!

Yesterday, I went with my sweetheart and his parents to San Francisco. It was so hot there today, in the 90's! It was clear and pretty out thought. One of many stops was The Palace of Fine Arts, with its pretty pink pillars :-)
Isn't it beautiful? Happy Pink Saturday! See you on Mosaic Monday, Wedding Wednesday, and Eye Spy Thursday!

Eye Spy Thursday Revealed Mmmmmm Coffee

My future in-laws are coming into town... TODAY! Can you believe it? It's finally here and I'm nervous! They arrive at SFO at 12:30. In order to prepare to play hostess to Robs parents for four days, my mom got me this beautiful coffee service as an early engagement present:



Me likey!

I tried to figure a way to take the picture without my reflection gleaming in the pot, but couldn't really avoid it :-/ Oh well...

NOW- I'm gonna go to the airport! See you next week when the theme is "I spy with my little eye, something that begins with 'D'"

I spy with my little eye, something that begins with "C"

Hello all! Welcome to my Eye Spy Thursday! :-) This week the theme is C, if you want to learn how to participate click on the Eye Spy picture in my side bar :-)

Here is today's hint:


Any guesses?

Wedding Wednesday

The in-laws arrive in EXACTLY 24 hours. Yup, 24 hours from this post my in-laws will be here. I'm more than kinda nervous! We have a whole lot planned for our weekend with them so be sure to check back next Wed. as I'll have a ton of pictures to share. In the meantime, here is a teaser:


It's the invite to our engagement party this Sunday! Sorry the little cartoon bubble kinda takes away from "the look" but you get the idea :-)

See you tomorrow for Eye Spy Thursday!!

Missing Mosaic Monday

Hello friends---

Today, sadly, I'm not able to participate in Mosaic Monday. I have so much on my plate with future inlaws coming on THURSDAY!!! I'll be back on my game next week, and with lots of great new pictures from the whole fam damnly being in town :-) I'll definitely still have Wedding Wednesday, Eye Spy Thursday, and Pink Saturday posts... just don't have time to build a Mosaic today :-( Be sure to still swing by The Little Red House though, and see what others have done!

Pink Saturday--Build A Little Birdhouse In Your Soul

Happy Pink Saturday everyone!!! Special thanks once again to Beverly over at How Sweet The Sound for hosting such a fun challenge!

Today we visit my aunts garden again. I really need new material at this point don't I... hmmmm.... but I love this little pink birdhouse!




She painted it herself, I think it used to be yellow. Not nearly as pretty as the pink in my opinion! Have a great weekend everyone! Hope to see you soon for Mosaic Monday, Wedding Wednesday, and Eye Spy Thursday!

Eye Spy Thrusday Revealed: Today; I am making bread

I spy with my little eye Bread Baking (do I get two points for using the letter 'b' twice??)

Once you settle into the basic routine of homemaking.... and you don't have kids that you're constantly picking up after... you have a lot of free time.

I'm bored, a lot.

So last week at the commissary I bought eight packets of yeast, and a five pound bag of flour. I'm starting with a simple recipe for an onion herb focaccia. I decided to go old fashioned and not use any beaters, but simply a wooden spoon, a bowl, and my hands. No dough hooks, no motors, and a new respect for my great-grandmother.

Here is the dough after it's first rise:

After it's second rise:

The finished product:
I'm feeling very proud of myself at the moment :-) Happy Eye Spy Thursday everyone! See you next week; the theme will be "I spy with my little eye, something that begins with 'C'" See you on Pink Saturday!