Warning: Late night/sappy post.
Usually I post things that have no actual purpose. I feel like a very shallow blogger. Zach and I decided to stay home tonight, considering we have spent all but 2 nights out this week with family and friends. I made dinner and we watched a movie on our very own couch. We're night people, and rarely go to bed before 11:00 pm, even on work nights. Zach magically fell asleep and it is before midnight! That is unheard of on a Friday night for us! I can't sleep and started clicking around on blogs and found myself writing this post. I am guilty of taking things for granted, and a new goal of mine is to tell people how grateful/inspired/proud I am of them. Zach NEVER posts on this blog (he tries to make comments) but he does read it every time I post something. Knowing he is asleep, and that eventually in the coming days he will read this, I feel overwhelmed with gratitude for him. My institute teacher once told our class, "There are no such things as soul mates." I remember being super bummed, thinking he was probably right. I do believe any righteous man can marry a righteous woman and they can be happy for the rest of their lives. But I wanted more than that. I wanted everything. Isn't that what a marriage should be? Your everything?? Even though I can barely hear myself type over his snoring, he is my soul mate. Even typing those words, I am streaming with tears. When I thought I couldn't possibly be happier, I met this person who makes me feel like every single thing I have done up to this point in my life was for a reason, and was for a bigger plan. Not even the longest post in the entire existence of blogger nation could describe how wonderful Zach is, and for those of you who know him already, I don't have to convince.
Zachary Mark Henderson:
My very best friend,
my soul mate,
my absolute everything.
Be mine forever.
19.2.10
18.2.10
17.2.10
Plane, not Plain.
I struggle with art. Someone can paint a blank canvas all orange...and it's art. Not fair. I think art should make SENSE. Maybe it is something you love, or whatever. But Zach and I can't find any art we love to put in our house. I saw this the other day in an online art shop. It made me think of Zach, because he's an aviation man.
But, Zach probably wouldn't be cool with a giant painting of poppies on our wall. So...
I thought I would make a diagram of how to fold two kinds of paper planes and turn it into art. So I made this for my valentine. Although the colors are not good yet, this is what I made Zach for our office wall. "How to Fold a Paper Plane."
And yes...I did have to google how to fold a paper plane. There are a LOT of steps. I love you valentine.
But, Zach probably wouldn't be cool with a giant painting of poppies on our wall. So...
I thought I would make a diagram of how to fold two kinds of paper planes and turn it into art. So I made this for my valentine. Although the colors are not good yet, this is what I made Zach for our office wall. "How to Fold a Paper Plane."
And yes...I did have to google how to fold a paper plane. There are a LOT of steps. I love you valentine.
Lacquer Fetish
Hello. My name is Katie, and I am a lacquerholic. Yep. Going on a few months now. I am obsessed with lacquered objects. Maybe it is because lacquer makes everything look so shiny and gorgeous? Or maybe it is because I love the bright, perfect colors? Regardless....lacquer is my new thing.
Also....trays as well. Random, I know...but I want to put trays EVERYWHERE. On my coffee table, on my kitchen island, on couches....
So naturally when I found trays that were lacquered, in every color.....I had to get one.
I know...I chose WHITE. But, it is my favorite. Oh, Jonathan Alder. You are a kooky, kooky man...but a genius. Now Zach and I can drink our DCs and DPs and not get rings on our brand new coffee table. Then I found these natural wood boxes with lacquered lids.
I am going to hide all our remotes in these bad boys. Thanks Madre and Padre for a late b-day present!
Also....trays as well. Random, I know...but I want to put trays EVERYWHERE. On my coffee table, on my kitchen island, on couches....
So naturally when I found trays that were lacquered, in every color.....I had to get one.
I know...I chose WHITE. But, it is my favorite. Oh, Jonathan Alder. You are a kooky, kooky man...but a genius. Now Zach and I can drink our DCs and DPs and not get rings on our brand new coffee table. Then I found these natural wood boxes with lacquered lids.
I am going to hide all our remotes in these bad boys. Thanks Madre and Padre for a late b-day present!
16.2.10
We have MAGIC FLOATING SHELVVVVEEES!
This post is dedicated to my main man Gilbert, for the installation and concentration of this project.
What once were holes....
Now are WHOLE! But it didn't come easy. It took 3 perilous days of scribing on Gilbert's part.
Day 1:
Base cabinets and solid wood deck. He had to scribe the deck tops identically to fit the wall, so we wouldn't have to caulk them. This is as far as the poor guy got at our house from 8:30 am -5:00 pm.
Day 2:
Four shelves installed, and the other two measured and accounted for. I guess each shelf took him an hour and 45 minutes EACH! Since they are 2.5" thick, it took him forever.
Day 3:
Shelves installed, grommets cut, hardware installed.
I know the pictures are crappy, but it's the best we could do from our phones!
Dear Gilbert, you are the bomb.com and I thank you for being a perfectionist. Also, on a completely different note...thanks for letting me use your air compressor to fill my flat tire, but that is a different story. :)
What once were holes....
Now are WHOLE! But it didn't come easy. It took 3 perilous days of scribing on Gilbert's part.
Day 1:
Base cabinets and solid wood deck. He had to scribe the deck tops identically to fit the wall, so we wouldn't have to caulk them. This is as far as the poor guy got at our house from 8:30 am -5:00 pm.
Day 2:
Four shelves installed, and the other two measured and accounted for. I guess each shelf took him an hour and 45 minutes EACH! Since they are 2.5" thick, it took him forever.
Day 3:
Shelves installed, grommets cut, hardware installed.
I know the pictures are crappy, but it's the best we could do from our phones!
Dear Gilbert, you are the bomb.com and I thank you for being a perfectionist. Also, on a completely different note...thanks for letting me use your air compressor to fill my flat tire, but that is a different story. :)
12.2.10
["Valentimes Day"]
Since I have known Zach, he has called my most hated holiday "Valentimes" Day. He also asks me what day is it, every year. Not as in "Is it on a Friday this year?" It is more like, "What number again is Valentine's Day?" At first I assumed he was joking, to throw me off. He was serious. He didn't know when Valentine's Day was. I truly don't enjoy this holiday, but now that I am married, I love having an excuse to spend time with Zach. Last year, we procrastinated and didn't make a dinner reservation. STUPID. We ended up at the food court at the Gateway Mall because there was no other place to eat. Living down town made us HATE Valentines day. You can't drive anywhere, you can't go see any movie. Everything is packed beyond full capacity. SO, this year we are going to LOGAN! We both have an Italian restaurant we really love in town called Le Nonne. I took Zach there the night he made me a True Aggie. You don't know what a True Aggie is.....?
An excuse for college kids to make out on an "A" is what it is. But it is hilarious. Talk about a people watching experience. So we're going to spend a quiet Friday night in L-Town, my old stomping grounds, and eat some amazing Italian Food and stay a night away from home.
WARNING: ONLY AJ WOULD APPRECIATE THIS: We are going to the Grist Mill for Lunch the next morning...because. Just because it is incredible. And because I dream about their bread and desserts at night.
I posted these pics because I know I won't take pictures of us at La Nonne. I always forget to bring my camera, so here it is. Our night in a nutshell. I'd like to make a shout out to my home boy, Zach who is my Valentine. He told me he'd be mine. SO, he's stuck with me forever. Deal with it. :)
An excuse for college kids to make out on an "A" is what it is. But it is hilarious. Talk about a people watching experience. So we're going to spend a quiet Friday night in L-Town, my old stomping grounds, and eat some amazing Italian Food and stay a night away from home.
WARNING: ONLY AJ WOULD APPRECIATE THIS: We are going to the Grist Mill for Lunch the next morning...because. Just because it is incredible. And because I dream about their bread and desserts at night.
I posted these pics because I know I won't take pictures of us at La Nonne. I always forget to bring my camera, so here it is. Our night in a nutshell. I'd like to make a shout out to my home boy, Zach who is my Valentine. He told me he'd be mine. SO, he's stuck with me forever. Deal with it. :)
11.2.10
Vinto
My in-laws took Zach and I out to dinner for a belated birthday treat. They love to go new places, and we figured we would step out of the norm from our usual Market Street/Oyster Bar. So, Zach had a fabulous idea to take Mark and Jeanene to Vinto.
We saw it being renovated when we lived down town, and have been dying to try it. It is "Light Italian" and delicious. Not to mention that the restaurant is a dream.
Sometimes I don't care WHAT the food tastes like, as long as I get to sit in something as beautiful as this....
What was great was that the food really was delicious, and CHEAP. My favorite, the Margherita Pizza, was only $8. Cheap, gorgeous, and the food was great.
My dad always says you can tell a good restaurant by their bathroom and kitchen. Those were my two favorite parts, and I don't have photos of them. But...well worth the eye candy. I would recommend this place to ANYONE.
We saw it being renovated when we lived down town, and have been dying to try it. It is "Light Italian" and delicious. Not to mention that the restaurant is a dream.
Sometimes I don't care WHAT the food tastes like, as long as I get to sit in something as beautiful as this....
What was great was that the food really was delicious, and CHEAP. My favorite, the Margherita Pizza, was only $8. Cheap, gorgeous, and the food was great.
My dad always says you can tell a good restaurant by their bathroom and kitchen. Those were my two favorite parts, and I don't have photos of them. But...well worth the eye candy. I would recommend this place to ANYONE.
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