Signage

The other night Jon wanted to get out of the house. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do, but just that he didn't want to be home. I agreed so we jumped in the car and I started to drive. Granted it was pretty late in the evening to take a random road trip, but I am always game. Jon's brother had mentioned that we should see Coalville, if we hadn't already since we like interesting old buildings. So, that's where I headed.

We got to Coalville, drove down the main street and just kept driving to see where the road would take us. We drove around Echo Reservoir, which was pretty cool at night. Plus it was slightly stormy so the sky was full of cool clouds. I didn't really get any pictures since I was driving.

But we did end up driving into the town of Echo and came across these two spots. We stopped and I took a couple of quick pictures.

We continued to driving around the area, but by this time it was getting super dark and we really didn't know where we were. Thanks to the iphone blue dot, we quickly got our barrings and headed home.

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I took this picture the other day of a building at one of the locations Jon did a photo shoot. I was really drawn to the sign on the front and that the wood was so weathered.

Sun and the Beach

I spent last week in California for work. Although I missed be away from home and had a lot of other things I needed to do to prepare for Austin it was nice to enjoy the warm weather of California.

For the last half of the week I was at the Seascape Resort in Aptos. This was the view from my room. It was awesome! I could hear the water in my room if I opened the patio doors.

Since I was there for work, they had all sorts of events and other things planned for our time. The best part was that we had dinner on the beach for the two nights we were there. The resort even set up bonfires and brought out supplies to make smores.

There is nothing more relaxing to me than watching the sunset and listening to the ocean.

All in all the trip was good. I did come home with a wicked sunburn though. My skin isn't used to the sun, since we haven't had very many warm sunny days yet this year.

A Day in the life of

The other night Jon and I grabbed some dinner at the Desert Edge Pub downtown. Although the sun started to set shortly after we sat down, and the temperature started to drop. It was nice to enjoy the warmer spring weather.

Really?

Go in the store for a few things and it's sprinkling. Come back out to this! Seriously Mother Nature I have two new pairs of sandals I *REALLY* want to wear, but not in the snow.







-- Post From My iPhone

To break bread

I have this odd desire to make artisan bread. One afternoon off from my day job I caught an episode of Studio 5, while working on other projects. On the episode they had a simple recipe for artisan bread. It inspired me.

However, the recipe requires that the bread be cooked in a cast iron pot. I don't have one of these but would love to have one. I haven't required one in the past, so I never purchased it. I am sure if I had one I would find other uses for it, but it would also need to find a home in my cupboards, which don't have much wiggle room.

To make matters worse, Macy's is having a 50% off sale on their Martha Stewart cast iron pots today only. What's a girl to do?

Spring?

(taken this morning)

Dear Spring,

Your official start day is tomorrow. I am worried that you are not going to show up on time. Please be responsible and promptly arrive tomorrow ready to be warmer and provide days full of sunshine. A few days of rain showers are acceptable, but no more snow please.

Thank you,

Me.

Birthday Celebration

Last Sunday was my birthday, so Jon and I spent the weekend celebrating.

Saturday night we started off the festivities by going to Stoneground for dinner. Their food is fabulous and we always end up eating way too much, but it is always worth it. We ended the meal with their fabulous tiramisu.

(pics courtesy of Stoneground's website)

Sunday was a relaxing day. We had brunch and went to go see a matinee of Alice in Wonderland.

Monday we both took the day off. We ran a bunch of errands just spent the day enjoying the great weather. We went to lunch at Tony Caputos.


While there we picked up a few things from their store and got a lesson in fancy cheeses.

Once of the cheeses we picked up was this 4 year gouda. It's great.

We also got this insane cheese called Testun Folglie di Castagno. It's super sharp and we were told that it has to be made just right in order for it to turn out. Also the cheese is wrapped in chestnut leaves, which gives the cheese three layers of flavor. The stuff is insane! A little piece is all that you need.

All in all the weekend was wonderful and a much needed break from the craziness that has been life lately.