http://lovelettertypewriter.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:06:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I had nothing on the agenda for this weekend, except for staying home and being domestic and it was the best weekend ever.  I'm such a homebody, so I am more than happy to just stay in all weekend.  I started several sewing projects (which I worked on while watching ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2012/01/weekend-sewing/ It's January 18th and it's been exactly a month since I've blogged.  I was looking at posts from January of last year and in one of them I said, "Winter seems like this huge, ugly giant that is just stretched out forever before me." I feel that way this year ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2012/01/5044/ A few photos from my week.... I made this little Christmas tree garland with some scrap green and red fabric I had and a spool of red and white baker's twine that I bought on etsy: Funnel bought this goomba hat with his Gamestop Power-up Reward points.  I think it's so cute. ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2011/12/the-week-in-pictures/ I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2011/12/a-friday-quote/ http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2011/12/the-making-of-a-gingerbread-house/ A co-worker of mine shared this recipe for Ranch Seasoned Pretzels with me.  They're easy to make and pretty addicting. Ranch Seasoned Pretzels 1 cup vegetable oil 1 envelope ranch salad dressing mix 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 pound (12 cups) pretzel sticks In a small bowl, combine the oil, dressing ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2011/12/ranch-seasoned-pretzels/ On Saturday while Funnel was at work, I put all of our Christmas decorations up and assembled our artificial Christmas tree. Last night we decorated it together, while drinking mugs of hot chocolate and listening to the Indie Christmas station I found on Pandora (Pedro the Lion, Sufjan Stevens, Camera ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2011/11/decorating-for-christmas/ Marty & Diane's wedding was October 22nd, and boy - you couldn't have asked for a nicer autumn Ohio day for a wedding!  The leaves were at their peak color, the day was unusually warm for late October and everything went without a hitch (at least from my perspective) for ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2011/11/marty-diane-married/ I had to share with you my anniversary gift from Funnel: A whale tissue box! Isn't it cute? Funnel & I have always bought each other the traditional anniversary gifts (year one is paper, year two is cotton, year three is leather, etc - you can see the full list here) and ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2011/11/my-wooden-whale/ For our anniversary this weekend, Funnel and I headed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania!   I thought I'd post a little re-cap of our weekend; hopefully it will be helpful if you ever take a trip to "The City of Bridges!" Pittsburgh is about 3 hours from Columbus and we arrived late Friday evening ... http://lovelettertypewriter.com/2011/10/anniversary-trip-pittsburgh/