tea!

Tea in a gorgeous home with my gorgeous momma. :)

30 before 30 check marks

So I finally made it to my first farmer's market! It was fun to go with a married friend and see the difference in our purchases - like her choice of the largest squash and my selection of the smallest. I've cooked for boyfriends, but having a full-time man to cook for... that would take some getting used to! Don't get me wrong though, I'm totally up for it! ;)

The "new" downtown library has been open for like, forever... but I guess I was scared to go by myself and thought my friends would think I was silly for asking them to go with me. Sarah is totally my up for anything friend so we visited for the first time together! It is beautiful!

Also, the CD section reminded me of my summer days in high school when my best friend and I lived out by my parents pool and then at a used CD place where we listened to just about everything in the store. That place was where I discovered my love for Beck with his Mutations album. I checked out a few discs and so far am a fan of People in Planes.

happy UNvalentine's day

The best way to ignore the valentine's day blues -- through an unvalentine's day brunch for your single girls + one married bff! I had tons of fun decorating, cooking, girl-talking and drinking sangria! There was no time left to think about silly boys.

Also, a brunch is a dinner party, right?? So check mark on the 30 before 30. :)

go colts!

Turns out blue jello® makes green baked goods. :( Guess I should have remembered my Colts cupcakes back in '07. Those babies won an award at our work pitch-in though! ;)

bows

I haven't quite decided if this shirt is ridiculous or cute. For whatever reason, I wandered into a store that I hate and that is probably too young for me considering I'm almost THIRTY (omg!). Either way, I had fun wearing it. :)

tomato tart

Recipe from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook.

I invited my friend, Marc, over to watch the Grammy's and instead of ordering fatty pizza, I made a tomato tart. It was actually quite tasty although if you make it - I'd suggest adding more cheese than the recipe calls for. And maybe use heirloom tomatoes - yum!

photoshop fun

Some of my favorite places.

cookie love

Whew, finally marked something off of my 30 before 30 list! Heidelberg German Bakery is where I got the small cookies... they're okay. I really wanted a sugar cookie though, so I headed to Boyden's and was excited to see Colts sugar cookies! :)

food + win

The combination of brussel sprouts and egg noodles is quite nice. You can't forget the capers in this, they add the perfect little bit of flavor.

Recipe from Martha Stewarts's Dinners at Home.

Oh yeah, and the Colts are going to the superbowl! :D

best yogurt

I am in love with Trader's Point Creamery. You just can't leave there w/o a meal and some yogurt for home!

bread salad

A friend once made this for me and I've been hooked ever since. I'm not sure exactly how she made hers, but I made up my own recipe from how I remembered it. Bread, tomatoes, garlic, onion, red pepper, lettuce, green onion, thyme, basil, salt, pepper, olive oil and red wine vinegar. Yum!

dream parking spot

When a Jimmy Johns craving hits and you are downtown w/o an umbrella, a good parking spot is quite exciting! :)

flour storage

antique

I picked up this ring from an antique store last Saturday for $5 and I am totally loving it! At the time, I had too much in my hands to really take a good look at it so I didn't even notice that the stone isn't a stone at all... it's a plastic bead! I thought it was charming. :)

pony tails

Last summer I dated this rude boy who tried to mold me into his ex-fiancè. One of his many requests of me was to grow out my hair. Even though that ridiculousness only lasted a few weeks, I was kinda into the idea of letting it get longer. Today I realized that I can fit it into a pony tail on the top of my head and have been loving it all night. :)