I hope all you ladies out there are enjoying the Red Carpet right now as much as I am! I have already seen some B-E-A, beautifuuuul dresses. I will keep you waiting in anticipation for the recap and fashion review tomorrow. Looks like jewel tones (esp. RED!!) and white/cream are the colors for the night. In honor of the Oscars, which are held at the KODAK Theatre at Hollywood and Highland, I thought I would include a few photos I found today of me outside the theatre:

Dreaming of me in a beautiful gown on a red carpet

KODAK Theatre

I wanted to sneak in so bad!

Hubby and I stayed in today and relaxed, so I decided to cook a nice, comforting dinner. I received my first Organic produce delivery on Thursday from Absolut Organics (thanks to Diana for the recommendation!)  that included Red Chard, so I chose a Red Chard Risotto:

Raw Ingredients

Cooking it up

YUM

This was a very easy and delicious recipe, and also very filling! I served it up with a mixed green salad with green leaf lettuce, broccoli and cauliflower from our organic delivery:

I am sure you could also substitute other greens for the chard, spinach, collards, etc. I would also suggest adding in some mushrooms, because that would have made it even better!

Recipe (courtesy of Epicurious):

Ingredients

• 5 cups canned low-salt chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups arborio rice or medium-grain white rice
• 4 cups (packed) coarsely chopped red Swiss chard leaves (about 1 bunch)
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
• Additional grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

Bring broth to simmer in medium saucepan. Cover and keep warm. Heat oil in heavy large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add rice and chard and stir until chard begins to wilt, about 3 minutes. Add wine and simmer until absorbed, stirring occasionally, about 2 minutes. Add 4 1/2 cups hot broth. Simmer until rice is just tender and risotto is creamy, stirring frequently and adding remaining 1/2 cup broth by 1/4 cupfuls if mixture is dry, about 20 minutes. Mix in 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; season to taste with salt and pepper. Transfer risotto to medium bowl. Serve, passing additional Parmesan separately.

Hope you enjoy Oscar Night!

I finally got my hair cut yesterday thanks to my wonderful Aunt Cathy. I am in love with it already! I always love a change, especially when it involves a style that is low maintenance. Surpisingly, even with short hair, I think there are several ways to style it to spice it up. Here are a few pics:

New Katie Holmes-esque hair style

And in the interest of fun, here are my changing styles through the years:

While we were in CO, I finished my knit headband project! I think it turned out pretty cute, especially considering that I ended up making up my own pattern so it would look more like the one inspired by Whitney.

Flower Detail

The Final Product

Can't wait to wear it!

I also recently made this blanket and booties for a new mommy friend of mine:

Baby Booties (sorry the pic is not great!)

Crochet Baby Blanket

Now I need to find a new knit/crochet project to work on. Any suggestions?

So sorry for the lack of activity since we made our way back from CO. This has been one of the most, stressful tiring weeks I have had in a long time. I actually had all intentions of taking a pic of my work ensemble yesterday, but I woke up in it this morning after falling asleep on the couch after work yesterday! So if that is any indication of how exhausted I was, I hope you guys understand. Plus hubby got news yesterday that he will now be working from home (because they are getting rid of their office), which has added to our stress level wondering if the business is in jeopardy.

Anywho, on to more exciting things, we had an AWESOME time in Colorado. The majority of our time was spent skiing of course, but we also took one day to explore a little town called Durango and rent snowmobiles. Here is a photo recap of our trip:

Not happy about being stuck in the Dallas airport

Finally in CO and hitting the slopes (even some Black Diamonds!)

The gorgeous house we stay in

Scenery from our house (aaahhhhh)

Downtown Durango

Hanging out (freezing) in Durango

Snowmobilin' (I am a speed demon!)

And finally, to stay with the theme of the blog…What NOT to Wear in Colorado. Seriously, it was probably 15 degrees outside and this girl was rolling around in a cupcake tee, shorts, socks, and Ugg-like slippers. Everyone in our group was like “What the HECK??” Too bad we only caught her from the back, because she had on some crazy lookin’ makeup too!

What Not to Wear: Colorado Version

Alrighty, more posts to come as soon as I get back from my HAIRCUT!!!!!! YAHOO!!!~!

Hey guys I am leaving for Colorado in the a.m. for our Winter Vacation and unfortunately will not have Internet or cell phone access where we are going! We are going to a small town called Pagosa Springs (courtesy of a family friend’s vacation home) and will be spending all of our time skiing at Wolf Creek. Here is the weather report for our time there:

It's gonna be C-O-L-D!!

And here are some photos from last year’s trip to tide you over until we make our way back to the South:

Yup, that is the roof of a house!

Snow outside the window

Hubby and me

See ya when we get back! Hope everyone has a great week filled with fun, food, and fashion!