Wedding In The Park

Two weekends ago one of Kavan's classmates Alex and his now wife alexsandra, the Alex's as they are affectionately called, got hitched. Alexsandra is a design major with impeccable taste and I was excited to see what she did with the wedding. It. Was. Awe-inspiring.

They had perfect weather with a shining fountain, swaying weeping willows, all set around a grand rotunda. The site of the reception was even more granduous. It was at the German museum at Harvard were we dined in the great hall next to granite statues and enjoyed the rose garden outside.

Trying Out New App

I think with this new app I can layout my posts better. Like adding multiple photos?

yay! :)

Bike to the beach

It's always nice to surprise yourself, and I sure was surprised this past weekend when Kavan and I biked over 50 miles to the beach and back!! We first biked to a nearby state park and went camping, then the next day we headed up to hull ma to grab some fish tacos on the beach. It was gorgeous! The water was so warm and there wasn't a cloud in the sky (which might also explain my lobster arms). All in all we were biking for almost five hours over the course of two days. We had a blast and afterwards I felt so accomplished. Where to next?

Hail to the Queen

This weekend Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Diamond Jubilee.  Sixty years as reigning monarch of the United Kingdom is quite the legacy.  The historical society of Boston hosted a celebration for the Queen at the Old State House (where Britain ruled the colonies in the 1700s), and Kav and I thought we would stop by.  They had actors reciting Shakespeare, red coats with muskets and powdered white wigs, and ...... a cardboard cut out of the Queen??? Wasn't expecting that one!! The rain prompted an early end to the Jubilee, but Kavan and I enjoyed walking around the Harbor, sampling ice cream, and tourist watching. 

Hopefully next weekend I will be posting camping pictures so stay tuned :)

Dinner completely from scratch

Homemade linguine pasta, pesto made from basil grown in my herb garden, and meatballs from our community supported agriculture meat share!! Wow it feels so good to know where all of your food is coming from.  I would say the hardest part was the pasta... it's probably 4 times as thick as it should be. I totally underestimated the force needed to roll out pasta dough. No wonder people buy pasta presses!! Anyway dinner was sooo good and I hope we can make these types of dinners more often :)

Chickeeeeen

My first roasted chicken!  Kavan and I decided to sign up for a meat csa this summer, and once a month we pick up 10 pounds of beef/chicken from one of the local farms. This month we got a whole roaster chicken, which kind of scared me since i'd never made one.  Looking back on last thanksgiving, however, reminded me that brining a turkey before roasting made it very juicy.  If I could roast a turkey, I could surely roast a chicken!  I found a recipe for a citrus rosemary brine and soaked it overnight.  Not only did it turn out picture perfect (if I must say) it was also deeelish.  I'm excited to try out a different recipe next month.

Simon's New Harness

I'm going to try the impossible and teach Simon how to walk on a leash. Of course, if he's going to be strutting his stuff for the neighborhood, he has to do it in style.  I found a nice lady on etsy who sews harnesses and she made me one from this baseball pattern with a matching leash! We'll see if it was worth it in a few weeks hehe