Archive for January, 2009

Save the Date cards

Monday, January 19th, 2009

I was very excited to create the Save the Date cards for our wedding. I sifted through lots of ideas from friends, in magazines and on the Internet. I finally decided that I wanted to do a retro photo strip. Jared and I recruited Cara Carlson, a New Jersey-based photographer who runs [...]

So What is “G”?

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

I’ve been watching more NFL football games than usual these past few weeks since the Philadelphia Eagles are (amazingly) still alive in the playoffs. This means, I’ve been seeing more beer, erectile dysfunction, and pick up truck commercials than I would on a normal basis.  I certainly don’t mind sitting through these commercials because I [...]

Wit & Wisdom Wednesday: Democracy

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

With the presidential inauguration of Barack Obama less than a week away, I thought it only appropriate to share a quote from the president who freed black slaves in the United States and sought to heal the nation after it had been divided by war, Abraham Lincoln.
This following is from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address [...]

Life Lessons from Jack Bauer

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

The much hyped seventh season of 24 started this week. I am a HUGE fan of 24 (although, I am still watching season 6 on DVD as I have other priorities like The Hills, Weeds, Dexter, True Blood, Gossip Girl, Ugly Betty, The Mentalist, 30 Rock, Life — you get the picture) and like many [...]

Wedding: Jasna Polana

Monday, January 12th, 2009

After the first few days of engagement bliss, Jared and I (and my parents) realized we actually had to start planning the wedding.  The first step: find a place to have the ceremony and and a location for the reception.  Once we found a place that had an opening the same day as the church, [...]