black haired broad: 2009

12/30/09

im spoiled

lately my little sugar plum has been making me dinner. we are so loving the aerogarden and all the herbs its producing. tonight im so excited to put the crock pot that sunni & justin got us for christmas to use. we needed a good recipe for a roast with fresh herbs... this is what i found

recipe here

2009. year in review

this year, im pretty sure, has been the best i've had so far. i moved into my teeny tiny apartment. i ~~accidentally~~ bought a new car :) i turned 30, which has been amazing. and i started this here little blog...

here are just a few pictures from my most favorite times.

my 30th birthday with my BFF's. brie, nelly, and my sister sunni

emily haines at the metric show

sunni & i at metric

mr. ben gibbard

sunni & i at death cab

nelly, me, kate & angela out and about

sailing for nelly's birthday... this point i remember ;)

all the ladies sailing

seeing mario batali & anthony bourdain!! blurry pic, was waaaay in the back

me, sunni & nelly at the brown

angela, me & nelly at arts and crafts. beer garden of course!

camping for labor day... what a time it was!

sunset, camping. nelly, brie & me

oyster run 09. fave picture of the day! angela & me

i entered and took 1st place in a tattoo contest put on by our county newspaper

attended a husky game and tailgated for the 1st time!

husky stadium!

reuniting with the love of my life

thanksgiving!

sunni got a pup for christmas. introducing my nephew, rocky! or as i like to call him, shit goose :)

mini christmas tree in my mini apartment

ryan & his neice ava on christmas morning

angela, nelly, me & brie. christmas night drinks

im sure there are plenty i missed, and will probably add along the way. 2009 is almost over... 2010 can only bring even better memories. im very lucky and thankful to have all these people in my life and all these memories in my heart.

bring on 2010!!

12/28/09

merry christmas!!

merry (late) christmas to everyone!

very thankful to have gotten this camera for christmas, thanks dad! also thankful for the pictures said camera captured:

rocky :)

my sweetie & me

11/18/09

blast from the past

so last week i signed up for hulu... i watched some movie clips, some old episodes of "the addams family" and started re-watching the first season of "my so-called life". i know im not the only one that fell in love with jordan catalano (jared leto). unfortunately he grew up, joined a band and started wearing guyliner. makes me what to go fight club on him... anywho... in my free time im watching all the episodes from first to last. in every single one i can't help to think to myself "thank god im not in high school anymore!!"
now that it's freezing outside it's good to wrap up in a blanket and watch some television... or watch it on your computer when you're slow at work ;)

songs i love at the moment:

metric-gold guns girls
company of thieves-oscar wilde
the big pink-dominos
matt & kim-gold ol' fashion nightmare
passion pit-the reeling
the sounds-no one sleeps when im awake
hockey-too fake
them crooked vultures-new fang
rise against-savior
ladyhawke-my delirium
the cribs-we share the same skies
the xx-crystalised
the temper trap-sweet disposition

quote of the day...

"to those who have given up on love, i say, "trust life a little bit""
--maya angelou

10/27/09

my evening plans...

im so excited for this evening, such big plans. im finally starting my aerogarden! it's been sitting in my apartment staring at me... well finally tonight is the night. can not wait to have fresh herbs through out the winter. especially since this time of year is my fav to be in the kitchen.

i will also be making some more jewelry. i got some new supplies the other night from my aunt and her antique shop. AND yet another reason to be excited, im meeting my sister's boyfriend for the first time. they are coming over for leftovers... i made a HUGE batch of pasta and meatballs last night. can not wait, yay!

fall wish list & can't live without's

fall wish list & can't live without's by shawnanichole featuring Nixon watches

cold weather cooking

fall and winter make me want to get back into the kitchen. summertime is too hot to be in front of the stove... plus i would rather be drinking in the beer garden at the brown lantern ;)

i've never made a stew before and saw giada making this one day. looks so easy and really yummy.

then i saw this lovely picture on the sunset magazine website... recipe here.

and what better to finish either of these off with? something pumpkin of course, 'tis the season! these come from paula deen. and can you believe it, the pumpkin bars DO NOT have butter in them. shocker! i guess there is oil, but paula manages to add butter to everything.

10/26/09

love these

im not a big fan of halloween, or for that matter, a fan of carving pumpkins. what a mess! and living in a building i don't have a front porch to even display them. yes, i'll go ahead and say it "bah-humbug!" but i just ran across these awesome ideas... i know it's a little too close to halloween but i had to post them anyways.

these black cat o'lanterns are sooo cute!

toadstools, way cute. my gramma actually did one of these and it turned out really good!

10/21/09

slacker!!

i have been slacking on my blog lately... im pretty positive that the only person (excluding me) that really cares would be nelly. with that said, nelly i promise to be more proactive from here on out. things are lookin up in my personal life which really helps me to focus on the things i love the most: fashion, jewelry, shopping and cooking!

here are a couple new blogs that have been on my radar. im loving everything maegan! her DIY's alone will have you coming back for more. i die! another one would be emily's, when i found hers i thought she was a girl after my own heart. a lot about fashion with a splash of cooking/recipes, just great!

on that note... im off to do another one of my favorite things, have lunch with my girlfriend angela.