Green Is In
Today we went out to eat at Chevy’s, so we stopped by PetSmart on our way home to buy Butters a new collar, some treats, and a new scratchie pad. Jeff and I stood there at the pet store for the longest time arguing about which collar we liked best. Jeff wanted a blue hippie tie-dye/flannel looking collar, and I wanted a bright “girly” sky blue one. We ended up compromising with this green collar. I actually really like it. It is very festive. Green is in anyway, isn’t it?
A Blue Collar Kitty
Butters’ collar is getting old and loose. Sometimes when we come home from work, his collar would be on the floor. He likes to roll on his back, and that’s just enough pressure for the safety collar to snap off. Today his collar was kept on, but i noticed that it was on backwards. How’d that happen? He needs a new collar.
Project 365 - Day 29 - ObamaCakes
Today Barack Obama became our president. My heart is smiling. I think he will make a great leader for our country. In celebration, i’ve made some ObamaCakes!
Project 365 - Day 28 - New Decor
The fish tank got removed this weekend, and replaced with a lovely plant courtesy of Torie and Orlando’s wedding. R.I.P. Miss Princess. You will (almost) be missed.
Project 365 - Day 27 - Purple Pumpkin
Jeff and I went for a walk around our neighborhood this afternoon and found a curious looking pumpkin smashed out in the roadway. Must be those rowdy neighborhood children and juveniles!
Torie & Orlando’s Wedding
Today was Torie & Orlando’s wedding, which was over 2 years in the making! They make such a great couple, I am so happy they have found each other. Orlando is a really really awesome guy, he always has a smile on his face, and he is always treating Torie with so much love and respect.
The theme of the wedding celebrated Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Here are more photos from the day.
Look at how long her veil and dress is.
The ceremony was a Catholic ceremony, with lots of singing and reading, and standing and sitting. It was interesting, as i’ve never been to one. My favorite part was the lasso - rosary beads that are placed in a figure 8 over the couple’s heads.
Aztec dancers performed at the reception. Here is the altar for the deceased.
Torie made and decorated sugar skulls as favors/decor for the wedding. Orlando made these cake toppers which as you can see are also decked out in the theme. How cute! Orlando also drew a very adorable comic book story on how the two met in art class.
Awww, Orlando and Jeff are dancing together. By the end of the night, Orlando even gave Jeff a paper flower. This is a funny group picture…hehe…us wives, them husbands.
Overall the wedding was a blast. The dance floor was pretty packed most of the time, which usually never happens at weddings! We ended up leaving a little early since it was a pretty long day. The ceremony started at 2pm, and we didn’t leave the reception until 9:30pm (there was some time between the events). Torie and Orlando are going to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for their honeymoon. I hope we begin to spend some more time with Torie and Orlando when they get back - we don’t hang out enough and they are really fun people. Sometimes I think we forget what good friends we have.
Project 365 - Day 25 - Pumpkin Cat
Can you believe this is only the second time i’ve carved a pumpkin? For whatever reason, my family never had the tradition of carving pumpkins during Halloween when I was a kid. I bet my mom was too anal about us using knives or something.
Last year was my first time carving one with Jeff, and I did a ghoul looking face. This time around, I thought I would opt for something more cuddly — what could be better than a kitty cat? I searched on Flickr for some ideas, and this sitting pose was the one i picked since it looked the easiest but was still cute.
Jeff decided not to partake in the pumpkin carving festivites this year, so I asked him to snap some photos of my process.
A trash bag works best since it can get pretty messy on the table. Jeff thought to use the corn grabber to stab out the pieces of pumpkin.
It sure gets slimy when pulling out the insides, but its actually pretty fun getting dirty.
Carving out my kitty.
Here’s Butters! He really liked the pumpkin. Hmm, wonder why?
We toasted the pumpkin seeds so we could snack on them while enjoying my jack-o-latern.
Project 365 - Day 24 - Torie’s Bachelorette Part II
Since we didn’t get to go out dancing during Torie’s Bachelorette weekend in Napa, we decided it was necessary to have a Bachelorette Party - Part II in downtown Monterey. Torie, Patti, Bevin and I all had not been out to downtown in so so so very long. Even though Octane is now the being called The Hippodrome, we still felt like it was our home away from home.
Now that we’re all old and married this will probably be the last time us girls go out on the town all crazy……well, at least for a while. Torie, my first wifey, I love you!
Project 365 - Day 23 - Election 2008
We filled in our absentee ballots today. Here’s our most important vote.
Project 365 - Day 22 - Torie’s Programs
Torie asked me to print her programs for her wedding that is this Saturday. She bought a really cute kit from made from the people at Brides Magazine. The kit came with the orange flower border, brown ribbons, and the leaflet paper for the inside.
I took the type from the invitation I designed for her and modified it a little for the program cover. On the inside is information about the wedding party, the nuptial mass, and a brief explanation of some of the catholic rituals.
I’m not even half way though printing and assembling these yet, but I should finish them tomorrow when Patti comes over to help.
