"One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating."
-Luciano Pavarotti, My Own Story

Wedding Crisis!

The wedding is quickly approaching and all I have to say is WOW!
Today was the day of some pretty serious wedding crisis's (I know that isn't spelled right...) To start the day off, I got an e-mail from the person who was SUPPOSED to be doing my wedding cake. Well, to be honest, they were cupcakes and I was SUPER SUPER stoked about it! Long story short, we booked with this girl in November and thought everything was good to go...until today, when I got an email saying that she actually wasn't going to be able to do the cupcakes for my wedding (even though she confirmed the date already) and how sorry she was. Great..sorry, really doesn't help me when I'm less than 90 days out. So...word to the wise...DON'T THINK YOU CAN COUNT ON PINK CUPCAKES COLUMBIA FOR YOUR EVENT. EVER. UNLESS YOU WANT TO HAVE A MINI-STROKE BEFORE YOUR EVENT WHEN YOU FIND OUT YOUR CUPCAKES AREN'T HAPPENING.
Then...to top it all off...our wedding invitations (which have been a fiasco in itself) were sent to the wrong location. Now, normally this wouldn't be a problem, except for the fact that people have been dropping the ball on these for over 3 weeks now and they are nearly too late to get to the Calligrapher. Holy Moly! My stress level was through the roof today! Luckily, I got booked with a kickass cake designer and I know this cake is going to turn out 100% better than those damn cupcakes would have...grr...
Oh the joy's of planning a wedding....

I'm so happy to say that in 90 days, I will be married to the love of my life. Now, if we can just make it through the rest of the wedding planning without going crazy we will be fine :)

Winter Veggies

Winter food totally gets my down after a while. You can only enjoy savory soups for so long before you start craving fresh veggies that you typically enjoy during the summer. Luckily, there are a few vegetables that are actually "in season" right now. I made this super easy (and yummy!) Cheese Crusted Squash a couple nights ago and it was a hit!All you have to do is mix 2 minced garlic cloves, 8 minced sage leaves, the zest of 1 lemon, 1/2 cup grated parmesan, 3 tablespoons each breadcrumbs and olive oil, and some salt and red pepper flakes. We try not to go overboard on the carbs, so I cut out the breadcrumbs and just add extra of everything to make up for it. Pat onto thin wedges of acorn squash. Bake in a single layer at 450 degrees F, 15 to 20 minutes. Done and done! It is super simple and very, very delicious!

Over The "Moon"

I am so stinkin' excited to tell you that Gavin and I have FINALLY picked our honeymoon spot- - - - -CURACAO!! We are going to a fabulous little resort called Baoase and I am thrilled! It was recently named to the 2010 Hot List by Conde Nast Traveler and is amazing. Check it out at www.baoase.com! We couldn't be more excited and truly can't wait for the big day to be here...which is 101 days away! We've done lots of planning and our first shower is this weekend in Pine Bluff, AR. I'm so excited to get the party started!!