A Boy Free Evening

Tim is going to the Bill's game tonight, so I'll have the house to myself! It might not sound that exciting to some, but when no one's around I get to do whatever I want, without anyone else's opinions getting in the way. For example, there will be no, "I'm hungry, what's for dinner?" comments, and no, "why don't you do some laundry", or , "what are you doing with all of those buttons?".

Don't get me wrong, Tim is a fantastic partner, but it's always nice to have some alone time. Maybe I'll even make something to show you!

I have a new girl crush

Michelle Obama
Originally uploaded by Tracy Russo

I am so glad that I forced myself to watch the Democratic National Convention on TV last night. I normally don't watch political TV but as I'm getting older and more concerned about the future, I find it refreshing to watch a woman like Michelle Obabma speak about it. She seems so genuine, so real, and so exactly what our country needs as a first lady. Someone who gets the every day person and who understands what a person needs to go from nothing to greatness.

An interesting observation

Three out of six of Yahoo's most emailed photos today are of Women's bums.

Batchelorette Party

Last Friday I went out with my girls for a night on the town. We started the evening with Jello shots at my place (made by Tim, as he is the Jello shot king around these parts), and then headed out in a limo downtown. First up was dinner at the Chocolate Bar, which serves some fantastic sandwhiches and expensive but yummy martini's. They even gave me a a free shot, poured into an edible chocolate shot glass!


After Dinner we headed to Club Marchella, Buffalos premier gay bar and drag show theatre. Friday's are "freak show fridays", and oh boy were we in for a treat! All in all I had a fantastic time, and I really hope I'll be able to do more girls nights out even after I'm old and married. :)

Destash Bargains

I did some cleaning of the craft room last night, and listed some of my extra wedding-y supplies on Etsy. Really. Cheap. I hate to throw it out, when someone else could do something fabulous with it, and I hate to just give it away, when I could at least recoup some of the millions I've spent on this wedding.

Check out the supplies/yarn shop for the autumn-y destash goodies. I've also marked down some roving if anyone's interested.

Hannah Jane is Born!

I went to the hospital on my lunch today to visit my almost sister in law and gawk at my new almost niece. I have a problem paying attention to weights and measures when there are babies around, but i think they said she was 8 ish pounds and 20ish inches. I'm waiting for future mother in law to send me some pictures from her camera and then I will put one here for you all to look at :)

EDIT: Here she is! 8 pounds 15 ounces... this picture looks like it was taken before they even finished cleaning her up!

Inspiration

It's 11:30 here in sunny buffalo, and I just realized the the entire morning is gone, in part due to some work here in the office, but mostly because I clicked onto Whipup, and haven't been able to get out! Those folks do such a great job finding all of the gems around the crafty blogosphere, and I just have to click on every single tutorial. I love seeing what other people are doing and I get so inspired to try new techniques!

Last night I tried to make some paper, inspired by a fabulous tutorial by B Zedan on Flickr. The whole thing is so well thought out and easy to understand. My paper turned out ok, but I need to make some different screens like the ones she shows here. Mine is a picture frame with some screen taped on, but there's a gap and all the paper gets stuck. I have some fab ideas for recycled paper Christmas ornaments and gift tags for the holiday craft show circut. Wait for it...

Invites are out!

So if you don't get one within a few days, it means you aren't invited :)

Really though, I'm just relieved that I finished them without ripping all of my hair out. Much thanks to Sara from crescentmoonpaper for coming to my rescue and making extras for my when I ran out.

My Current Favorite Etsy Shop

http://www.seasprayblue.etsy.com

I just got finished helping her out with some editing, and in return she is sending me two of her fantastic prints! I'm so excited to get them and hang them in the kitchen...

Nutso...

... is what my life feels like lately. There are less than 2 months left until my wedding, and I think I'm finally turning into a crazy bridezilla. It's really stressful trying to organize such a huge function, not to mention managing all of the vendors, wedding attendants, parents, and others who are involved. Planning a wedding could absolutely be a full time job... although I wouldn't want to do it!

My shower was a huge success, and I received so many fabulous gifts. A few of them were hand made, which I love. I got a handwoven basket, some embroidered towels, and my mom is going to make me a quilt guest book, if that makes any sense. It will be fabulous, I'll show it to you all when it's done. I'm guessing by the end of winter.

I've also started going to the gym and I'm actually enjoying it. If you're local to me you should definitely check out the BAC for women on Colvin. It's a nice new facility, plus I'm there 4 days a week or so :) Hopefully I won't be worried about my dress not fitting soon.