Oh, hey there, Saturday #8

This is kind of different from my normal Saturday posts. A beloved friend of mine is getting married tomorrow. We're all part of a photo sharing site, so Thursday when they posted pictures from their rehearsal, it got me thinking about our rehearsal - which, of course, sent me searching for photos of our rehearsal and dinner.

When I found some of these amazing moments captured, I decided that I would share them. So, today's Saturday post is a whole slew of images from our rehearsal dinner. Look how smiley we are. It gets me all mushy.

Oh, hey there, Saturday; #7

We have entered the modern age! We now have fast enough internet that both Tim and I can be on the internet at the same time and it doesn't impact our browsing speed! It felt like it took forever to set it up, but it's finally working. I have 6 tabs open, Tim's playing Modern Warfare and it's awesome.

It's Halloween weekend! We don't get any trick-or-treaters at our house (we're hidden in the back of a condo complex), but I like to get a little festive anyway. We just bought a few pumpkins - which I'm thinking about painting - and put them out on the patio. We also stocked up on fun-size candy, like these teeny tiny bags of teeny tiny gummi bears. You should have seen me at the store when we found them. I may have squealed.

Last night when I got home from work, I swept up the patio. The Santa Anas have been coming through town, so all the tree scraps from the entire neighborhood were on our patio. I should have taken a picture of the pile. It was too big for our giant broom. I heart having a nice clean patio. It's so much more relaxing.

Yesterday was also a big day for Alyssa's wardrobe. My pants from Old Navy came. They are too small :( So, I'm planning a trip out to exchange them today. I did buy myself two new shirts, which I later realized are very similar in color scheme. At least they're not black. Baby steps.

Today is a big cooking/baking day for me! I've got sour dough rising (when do I not?), all the ingredients for pumpkin gnocchi, and a recipe for sugar cookies. All I need are a couple Halloween cookie cutters and maybe some more parchment for pastry bags.

Happy Saturday, all!

Oh, hey there, Saturday; #6

I observed my first yoga class this morning. Robin is such a good teacher. I learned so much just by watching her and her assistant move around the room and adjust and teach. It was beautiful. I took way more notes than I needed to, but I am excited to continue to observe. Soon I'll get to assist and teach!

I brought my scents home with me again. Now my house smells like peppermint, sweet orange, and cedar.

I'm seriously considering joining a Be Happy linkup. It seems really great. Just dedicating one day every week to focusing on happiness. Nothing wrong with that. :)

I'm convinced Panda likes the weekends more than we do. She is so happy we have so much time to spend with her. She just follows us around the house and brings us toys. A lot of weekends we'll take her to the park, but today we just went on a mini walk around the neighborhood. I was really taking in our little community. We're off a really big street, but you never think if it just walking around. It always feels private and secluded.

I love this weather. I love the smell and the clouds and the fact that its 2 o'clock in the afternoon and you can barely see the sun.

I am going to bust of the bread machine here in a minute. Whole wheat nut bread, I think.

Oh, hey there, Saturday; 10/13/12

I was at work until 9pm on Thursday. I'm pretty sure it took me all day yesterday to recover.

Today I am feeling awesome... even though its almost 3pm and I'm still in my yoga clothes.

This morning I took aromatherapy yoga. So many delicious smells. I was even able to take them with me and now my car smells like cinnamon and licorice.

The smell of cinnamon and the plethora of apples in the fridge made me want to make apple spice bread. I couldn't find a recipe I liked, so I made one up. So pleased with myself.

I've been walking around the house in my Acorn slippers today BECAUSE ITS COLD! (ish) I'm so excited to wear my cozy clothes.

Last night I entered some of the yoga classes I plan to take in my calendar. It's so full of yoga! Makes me want to do a little dance.

Oh, hey there, Saturday; 10/6/12

For about an hour, I thought yesterday was Saturday. It was so confusing.

This weekend is bittersweet since my hubby's not here with me, but here we go...

Reasons I'm smiling today:

Thinking about seeing Tim and my baby bear tomorrow.

So excited to celebrate the wedding of these two beautiful people tonight.

Breakfast in bed. So needed.

Being back in the South - even if only for a few days. I love it here.

I managed to get a quick workout in my hotel room this morning. Woot!

That's all for now, folks.

Oh, hey there, Saturday; 9/29/12

Today is the first day in almost two weeks that I don't feel like a sick person! I'm celebrating.

Things that make me smile today:

Chocolate pudding

Homemade sourdough rising in the kitchen

The look on a 3-year-old's face when she saw the birthday cake I made her.

Going shopping with my bestie for her bday

It's a "leave the windows open because its so nice out" day

My husband can and does pick me up and carry me into the other room... just
because

This puppy. She's amazing. She was a rockstar and amazing listener this morning.

Oh, hey there, Saturday; 9/22/12

I am sick as a dog today. Ugh, I don't like that expression. My dog is not sick. In fact, she is one of the reasons I'm smiling today.

Here we go.

Reasons I'm smiling today...

My zucchini plant seems to be doing surprisingly well, despite my inability to care for it

Hubs trip out to Target last night to get the Alyssa Feel Better essentials, including Gatorade and Zebra Cakes

One of Panda Bear's favorite games is trying to bite the hose water while I'm watering the plants.

And finally, I am actually happy that we're not in San Francisco today. I am still too sick to be able to enjoy it. And tonight hubs is gonna make us some delicious food to enjoy as we watch the Giants game from the living room.

Oh hey there, Saturday; 9/15/12

This morning I am smiling because...

... I have a yummy cup of coffee

... These little elephant s&p shakers are finally sitting on a clean kitchen table

... I remembered to mail my renewal for Cooks Country

... I got a mani/pedi yesterday. Fall colors.

... We're going to LACMA today.

by the way, this is a thing I am starting now - a moment of things that made me happy.