I've been tweaking hard the last couple of weeks off of work. The wedding has about five million bajillion things running through my brain and I have to say, I've spent an unhealthy amount of time on the internet.See, the thing I've learned about weddings is that you never stop looking for ideas. It's maddening. Even though I pretty much know which way I want to go, I look for more. And I want every single one of those five hundred teeny details that pull it all together.
I got my cousin, Robert, a subscription to Make Magazine for the holidays so that he and D can tweak out on their cool projects. What I didn't expect, was to get addicted to their funky sister, Craft Magazine. And so, that has sent me on a DIY-spiral, wedding wise and otherwise. Their fabulous blog has great links to projects and all sorts of things across this world wide web. Through them I've found places to download neat fonts, a blog about historical cooking, sewing patterns, and uplifting stories about how craft has impacted people's lives.
On the handmade kick, I have also reinvested my energy into Etsy and have even encouraged my beau to start up his own store to sell his artwork. More details to come in the future.
To be fair, what time I haven't spent on the internet, I've actually tried to devote to cultivating my relationship with the local environment. We were lucky enough to get gift certificates for Bryant Lake Bowl's Date Night as well as D and my new favorite hang, Ginger Hop (also fave cause it is right next to the store). Since we're food junkies, the Heavy Table blog keeps me informed as to the local culinary goings-on with beautiful photographs to let me drool along.
Trying to adjust to social life has also been eased by our becoming regulars at the Joe and Noah Monday Night Trivia at Sauce. It helps that both of us have become fact masters through exposure and also regularly get our drinks paid for. Oh, and their parmee-sian french fries are worth the trip alone.
Window shopping for fun and unique pieces is also something my sweetie and I have in common. This place is so cool, D and I would like to furnish our whole house with it: City Salvage. And it's not too expensive, considering (anyone who would like to garnish me with any kind of gift can buy the print above).
Here's to a new year full of more wonderful discoveries--as well as having the right company to find them with.
