One.
Of course this week marked the remembrance of September 11th, and I found
this post which contains peeks inside the 9/11 memorial in New York City. Ryan and I have never been to New York City, though it is on our bucket list. And this is one of the places I want to go - and stay until I've covered every inch I can possibly see. Have any of you been there?
Two.
I know, I know. Fall is barely here and no one wants to think about Christmas. THAT'S OKAY!! But even though I promise I'm not decorating (yet), I am definitely in full brain-power mode of thinking of things I already own that I can Christmas-ify for this season, and I'm on the lookout for amazing sales in case I happen upon any. So when I stumbled upon
this blogger's tour of her home, I found all kinds of ideas I didn't want to forget. So maybe this item is more for me than it is for you, but in case you want to plan too....
Three.
Let's all just be honest, here:
this shelf? Not a bad idea
at all. We all know it.
Four.
I've been working on archiving some really old blog posts (from my own blog), and that recently led me back to
this recipe post from about a
decade ago. It's a fall party mix that is absolutely divine in a not-healthy kind of way. So if counting calories is lower on the list than serving a fabulous treat, give it a try! (And I'm sorry about my ten year old photography. It wasn't my finest work. But it was my best work at that time.)
Five.
I did not know there was a Land of Oz in North Carolina; did you? (Some of you from that direction probably actually knew that!) I found
this post this week and it looks like SO MUCH FUN! It also looks like it's not open very often, but it's worth filing away in travel ideas, right? Maybe someday we'll be headed that direction on a day it's open!
Six.
Ryan and I will mark our
seventh anniversary in December (YAY!!!) and I told him the other day I'm just beginning to see the first glimpses of some kitchen stuff we'll need to be replacing within a year or two. We love our dishes so very much, but in seven years, we've lost a few to cracks and chips (and complete dropping-and-shattering) so I know we'll eventually need a new set. And the pots and pans that I use nearly every day are beginning to show some serious wear, so I want to watch for a great sale on some quality replacement pieces. Just that kind of stuff. I found
this post about the top 20 most popular wedding registry items for 2019, so I read it out of sheer curiosity.
From this, I learned that we don't own too many trendy things. HA! I do own one of the glass measuring cups. (Although I will say I prefer the angled cups that allow you to measure looking down from the top.) And we
do own the Oxo storage containers from our own wedding registry days, and I LOVE THOSE. I would actually love to add a few more pieces to that collection. They make our pantry so beautiful, and it's easy to tell when we need to refill a staple item. We don't own a Roomba (by brand name) but we do own a similar vacuum, and she's a little lifesaver, our Rosie. We also own the #1 item on the list (and it was a wedding gift for us) which is a Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer. I had wanted one for
years before getting married, and she was worth the wait. Little Miss Mixy is one of my best friends in our home. (We name everything, if you're new and didn't know that.)
Anyway! Do you have any of the items on that list?
7 comments:
I had the opportunity to visit the 9/11 last summer with my son when we went to New York City on a mission trip. My son was born in 2003 and he now has a greater insight into what happened that day. Also I urge you to visit the firehouse on the corner across from the memorial. There is a large memorial in the outside wall. A wonderful gentleman has been cleaning that memorial everyday and spoke to our young people about what he saw that day and the impact it had on him.
We have not replaced our first casual china set of dishes- ours is 20 years old because that's how long we've been married. Between us and our three kids, several of our plates have chips in them. However, I have a lot of matching serving pieces that I love so I've not replaced the set- I just live with the imperfections!! I tell myself that I will replace the china when we move next time- which we aren't planning on doing for five or six years. Also, I may have to buy that toilet paper holder shelf thing- we are remodeling my girls' bathroom and they'd love it!
I've been to the memorial many times but never into the museum. Not sure I am ready for that having known people hurt/impacted by the attacks//also living so close at the time.
I just replaced two frying pans and am so happy I did! Ps though the link in # 6 is for the # 5 item (:
Becky - Thank you for that tip! Whenever we DO get there, I will be sure to do that!
Maria - Ahhh yes, it would definitely be a different story if I had matching serving pieces. When we got married, we elected not to get fancy dishes, but instead we found a unique, everyday set at Target. Unfortunately it was either so unique or so everyday that they've since discontinued it, so we can't get replacement pieces. I'm thinking next time I may just go with white so I can accessorize with colors according to seasons. Maybe.
Tamar - That makes perfect sense! You have a completely different relationship to it being from that area! And thank you for telling me about the link! #facepalm. I fixed it.
I have a Lodge cast iron skillet I got from a garage sale, which I barely have used. I love my Fiestaware dishes (i chose four colors), but sometimes wish I had room in my house to own a second set of something different. I would like to get a Dutch oven someday.
Okay, the lady with all the Christmas decorations...that was over the top! Her stuff was so trendy that you could tell these were not things she collected over several years! But maybe she’s sponsored by Hobby Lobby or something.
Tracy - I interviewed someone from Lodge when I was on WBCL. Fascinating! (I don't have any of their stuff, but I often stop to look at it. I think cast iron intimidates me.) Fiestaware was actually one of the things we contemplated when we got married, but we picked what we did because it had a lower cost, and we were trying so very hard to make sure our registry didn't look greedy. (Guilt gut of two 30 somethings with full households wanting to enjoy the process of getting to register without looking rude.)
LOL!! I always do hope that our house looks timeless and not trendy, but I am having a HORRIBLE time not jumping whole hog onto the buffalo check trend. I do love it.
We have 2 Sonos speakers - love them! We have a waffle iron that we use very frequently. We stole if from Jon's parents' basement a few years ago, b/c it was just sitting there in the box!
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