Seven years ago today I married the best guy in the world, yayness! Here are a couple photos I dug up from our honeymoon. Ahh, the days of film mean it’s hard to easily find the images you want.

My huband Rick near Spiddal, excited that it is not raining. If you are a Waterboys fan it’s close to the house where they recorded Fisherman’s Blues.

Dromoland Castle in County Clare. Wow, this place was awesome and a must stay if you’re in Ireland. They offer a variety of activities including weddings (hint, hint) and the whiskey in the rooms is divine — smooth and yummy.

And who can forget the cute doors and vibrant colors?

We really need to get back there soon. Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband.

Ok, I was told by a friend that you can still wish people a Happy New Year until the end of January. So, this is my delayed Merry Christmas and Happy New Year message. Rick and I made a trek to Cincinnati right before Christmas and things have been crazy busy since. So I thought I’d share some photos from our trip. We went to see the 20th anniversary show of Over the Rhine, one of our favorite bands. It was a blast and we had fun just being somewhere it felt like Christmas, they even had outdoor ice skating downtown.

A pick from the first night’s concert at the taft theater. This was during their version of silent night.

Rick and I on the streets outside of Cincinnati.

These are example of why I love to shoot portraits on cloudy days. Rick took the one of me.

A fun wall near our hotel downtown.

We found these one morning when we got lost near downtown. We had a GPS but we still managed to make wrong turns. Lucky us.

Take care and God bless you!

Wendi

This year I wanted to make most of our Christmas gifts. That didn’t happen. I did make one thing for my sister-in-law, a purse that I am very jealous over. I love it and want to keep it now. But I won’t. I also had my annual baked goods extravaganza. Where I made four different cookies and fudge barred one fudge incident it went over well and I sent out some yummy treats take a look at it all.

The right side of the purse. I used Erin Michael’s new fabric pattern Lush and I love these fabrics.

The left side of the fabric. I used the Amy Butler Birdie Sling pattern. It was easy and fun.

The inside.

The cookie package. The ginger cookies are so awesome. It was the first time I made them and they are so on the list for the future.

Merry Christmas!

Wendi

Yesterday I spent the after hanging out with Ricks family in the hill country. It was a blast. My nephews are great fun. I thought I’d share some of those cool photos.

My youngest nephew decided that riding his tricycle around the kitchen was fun.

My nephew made a monster face at Rick so he thought he’d make one back. Of course this was followed by a chorus of “again, do it again!”

My nephew went to see Santa and Santa gave him reindeer food, really just corn, and he had to go feed the deer. It was fun to watch.

Today I want shopping at Central Market for some special stuff for my holiday baking and was greeted by one of my favorite flowers, Peonies.

They were on sale and so I couldn’t pass them up. They made cleaning out the kitchen cabinets a lot more enjoyable.

Wendi

Today is my mom’s 60th birthday! I already called her and sang her the birthday song. I don’t know if people get tried of my horrible singing of the birthday song but I love doing so they will have to suffer a little more. Yeah! So this year I decided to make my mom’s gift. She loves Christmas decorations and she will have a crowd at the house this year. So, I thought what better way to celebrate her birthday than making her a Christmas quilt. I started it before Labor Day thinking it would be plenty of time. I finished it on Thanksgiving. I always underestimate the time it takes me to make stuff. This was my second quilt and the first one I pieced. It was a blast and she loves it. Take a peek, forgive the messy garage.

This isn’t quite my taste in fabric but I thought my mom would love it.

I also think it looks cool from the back, almost like stained glass.

Wendi