jamaica makes

eat. drink. repeat.

My parents were here for the weekend... mom brought down, miraculously unharmed in her cooler bag, my absolute favorite dessert in the entire world, the one I ask for every time I get to pick. We call it frangelico mousse cheesecake but it's not really a cheesecake. It is an insane frozen double-chocolate mousse pie. And, it's all mine. I'm looking forward to have a piece for breakfast.

In the midst of our heavy schedule of meals and cocktails we went to the local orchid stores, this was one of my favorites. So as not to be completely random, I should point out that I thought it's pink looked good with the plate the pie is sitting on. Odd pairing, I know.

live your dreams

My brother and sister-in-law sent this card for Tim's birthday. The inside reads "Live your dreams." So hilarious. We thought for sure Josh had picked it out, it's just his brand of humor. Turns out my cutie-pie, adorable sister-in-law Stephanie is the one who picked it out which makes it even better. Just imagining her there in the card aisle makes me smile even more. She's got Tim nailed. 

your fresh breath goes on and on...

I have no idea where to start... there are so many good stories, so many jokes, so many fabulous photos, so much laughter. The best part was being with friends, friends who do (and think) the same crazy-crafter stuff. Photographing breakfast, no big deal. Saving random paper scraps, totally fine. A half-dozen photobooth strips, perfectly acceptable. It was awesome to hang out in person with my girls Jen and Vee, and Tina (who missed the pillow fights but spent the afternoon with us walking the floor). Next time we're going to actually bust out the glue sticks and make some shit.

light where there was none

This weekend I took a few photos for a new kit I've been working on. I'm very pleased, my new camera does particularly well in low light. Case in point, the photo on the left was taken late Saturday afternoon in my office which doesn't get any direct light and still, look how lovely. I didn't have to do any futzing in Photoshop to brighten it up or make the colors true to life. It does other fancy things too but I haven't had a chance to read the manual yet. There are all sorts of things you can adjust like focal point and aperture but being a photographic nincompoop I have no idea what they mean.

BTW--The new kit is one I'm really excited about. I pulled papers for this mini-kit that I've been hoarding for years. There's a tissue thin iridescent purple that was to be looked at only. And I love, love, love the colors... soft aquas, rich purples, dusty grays and a mix of metallics and woodgrains. It's very grown-up. I keep thinking luxe and swanky. Seriously, who scraps like that?

the mind boggles

Some days, when I feel like I'm hanging on by just a thread, I resort to food for comfort.

Lately it's been whip cream in a can, Extra Creamy ReddiWip to be exact. Straight from the can. Into. My. Mouth. In front of the fridge. Pure bliss. Getting away with something like this is one of the highlights of being a grown-up.

Then I noticed the blurb on the side that says 20 Calories per serving and now I can't stop wondering... how many mouthfuls are there in a serving? Or heaven forbid, how many servings in a mouthful? And, is their tablespoon measurement a "heaping" tablespoon or do you level it? Because that doesn't seem like much. Or maybe, it is a liquid measure that takes place before it's whipped?

Hard to know.