11.07.2009

saturday.

this is at 9:00 a.m. - one hour to show time.
50 vendors are bustling to get their goods set-up and their booths looking smashing.

from 10:30-4:00 the line looked like this:

and we looked like this:

it's hard for me to believe it!
it was so much work, but so rewarding to see a whole community come together to support each other & to support the handmade movement.

russ says he's scared of "business mode emily" i don't blame him.
my heart ached to get out from under that table to meet and thank everyone
i was all business all the time with a 45 minute wait in line.
one lady absolutely made my day when i apologized for the wait and she said...
"it was worth every minute."

photography by nicole

whoomp there it is

bear with me.
i know it's super cheesy.
but i am so very pleased.
i am 20 weeks today.
half way.
20 more to go.

i just keep telling myself...
thanksgiving
finals & graduation
christmas
my birthday
muffin's birthday
and then it's show time!

a blink of an eye really.

ziggy is definitely a mover & a shaker and his favorite past-times are:

interpretive dance, playing the air drums, irish clogging, having the hiccups,
and making no movement at all when russ is around.

shopping list

i don't really have anything else on my mind except bijou market, so why try to fake it?

i usually only get 10 minutes to walk around and shop
but it's always a very productive 10 minutes...

here's some goods i'm excited to snag:

spread the love -- how good does cranberry habanero sound on some left over turkey?

art by colett yarro -- i'm still trying to talk her into painting directly on our nursery wall.
whadya say colett?

freshly picked -- cutest. ever. i will be buying in multiple sizes.

peekabooo monkey-- they might be for girls, but ziggy doesn't mind, do ya zig?

emily sparks-- i've wanted this cuff for 3 shows now, i will get their first!

elsa bags-- how cute are these state pendants? utah, arizona, wisconsin? we'll see.

find your shopping list at bijoumarket.com

bijou market - this saturday!

once again, bijou market is here! this saturday, the hard work of three nuts-o girls and 45 other stellar vendors are all coming together from 10 am - 4 pm.

have you been watching bijou market's blog?
if so, then you'll know that the line-up is quite good.

clothing for men, women, kids, babies
slip ons for men, women, kids, babies
boots and moccasins for babies
kitchen/cooking goodies
home decor
furniture-- seriously!
beach cruisers
jewelry jewelry jewelry
headbands
purses, leather messenger bags, wallets, make-up bags, nursing covers, car seat covers
prints and cards

now, i know there are plenty of other exciting things to do this weekend. believe me. I KNOW.
but having you stop by our little event means the world!

we hope to see you all there & please say hi if you do!

if you're not local, you can still enter some awesome giveaways at Bijou Market, Rockstar Diaries, CJane's Guide to Provo and Sweet Life in the Valley

10.31.2009

for halloween russ and i had the pleasure of attending an awesome dinner party.
lindsay and kayti should plan parties for a living, they did an amazing job.

place settings:
we drank probably 4-5 of these blood orange jones sodas. so good!

the table was almost as stellar as the food.
*pepper and coriander dredged steak with asparagus and mashed potatoes
*citrus chicken, rice pilaf, and broccoli. both were delicious.
pumpkin cheesecake and caramel apples

Coraline and her monster, her husband Matt was a kitchen magnet.

Tom and Jerry
had Ollie mesmerized all night.

Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter

the mile high club and their bag of peanuts

sock monkey Dash, with his swinger parents

and, a VERY last minute spoon and fork

i yoinked these images from our hostess lindsay, who of course, evaded all pictures of herself.

stella(r)

did anyone else's jaw unhinge at the sight of stella mccartney's line for gap kids?

i've been looking for a band jacket (for myself) for MONTHS, and have yet to find one that is
the right price and look... but HOLD THE PHONE... now i have to locate one for my unborn son that won't fit into it for 3 more years? thanks a lot stella.

{line arrives in November}

i left my health in san francisco

we're back! for our 4th anniversary we headed to sunny san francisco for the week. it was gorgeous weather, but sadly i caught something awful the day we got there.

i took 2-3 naps a day in between restaurants/shopping/site seeing.
mix that with STILL being morning sick at 18 weeks,
i yakked all over san francisco. it was brutal.

our anniversary tradition is to go to a concert
but to make a LONG story short...
the treasure island music festival we were going to go to was the week before (oops)
then i caught the black lung so russ vetoed another festival
so we could see Wicked!
i totally started crying during "loathing"-- it was so good.
russ might have loved it more than i did. that kid was all smiles all day.

highlights:
mama's french toast
golden gate bridge $6 toll
ghirardelli banana split
A16's miniscule spaghettios
coons | castro | sourdough genitals
40 clove chicken that made Russ smell like death
15 seinfeld episodes

there's an app for that

so after much convincing i finally bought myself an iPhone in july.
i was resistant at first because i feel guilty buying nice things for myself, it's a heck-of-alot-of-phone for my taste, and it's expensive.

i caved, and it was the best cave ever.

one downside is that there are a billion and one applications you can download.
who has time to sort through them? no one.

*iWard -- you sign up and it automatically uploads all the contact information for everyone in my ward at church.

*The Scriptures -- access to the scriptures, conference talks, church manuals, you can easily book mark and "high light" for later.

*iPregnancy -- basically like Baby Center but on the go. it tells me what i need to know about myself, and zigs at any given week. i can keep track of names we like, and unfortunately, my weight gain.

(please notice my favorite line ever...
"it should become obvious to others that you are pregnant (this may not be true if you are overweight).")

*Shake It Photo
*Polarize
*Mill Colour
iPhone's aren't known for their excellent cameras, but any of these apps make my pics look awesome!

*Barcode Scan -- type in the barcode of most any item and it will tell you where you can find it cheaper somewhere else.

i love these apps, but i still feel like i must be missing out.
so, i call upon the internet.
if you have an iPhone, or iTouch, what apps do you love?