Weekend Update: Open House and Wedding

The community benefit organization that I work for had an open house on Friday. We've done a lot of remodeling and expansion within the last year, so it was cool to get to show it off. One of my co-workers had this really cool Jello dish made with our logo and name. I'm not usually a Jello fan, but it was pretty tasty. 

Saturday was such a busy day! Went to a friend's wedding, and had to dash from the reception to catch a train to San Francisco (more on that later). I ended up not wearing the chiffon dress from my previous post, and went with a floral cotton dress. It was perfect for a June wedding and super comfy for a long train ride. 

The theme of the wedding was centered around wine. The groom is an Enologist (wine maker) and they both love wine and vineyards, so it was a very cute and personal touch. Their wedding favors were personalized mini wine bottles with their names and wedding date. Adorable!

 

Sorry for the grainy/low quality pictures. Most of my pictures are taken with my phone. I really need to get a new camera ASAP! So this is actually only half of my weekend. I spent Sunday in San Francisco at the Pride festival. I'll post some of those pictures soon. Had a great time, but came home to 108 degree (f) weather!! I'm also sporting a slight sunburn that I'm hoping fades (quickly!!!) into a tan. Unfortunately, my face is on the road to peeling. ick!

Here's hoping the week goes by as quickly as Monday went by. :)

Beachy Birthday Cupcakes

For some reason, I just can't fall asleep tonight. So I guess I'm making up for all the non-blogging of last week. At least it will be short and super sweet. Wanted to share these beach cupcakes I made for my boss on her birthday. I organized a potluck and since every year she goes to the beach for her birthday, I decided there had to be a theme. I also made some pasta with cream pesto sauce. It made for a happy Tuesday in the office for sure. 

 

A close up. The "sand" is edible - it's graham cracker. 

My cupcake carrier is really more for storage and not travel.

I made a sharp turn on the road, they tumbled and I freaked out. 

Also, the intense June heat got to the frosting and as you can see made it kind of drippy. 

I've always loved making/decorating cupcakes, but I think I'm ready to step it up. I'm making some for our organizations open house. I want to incorporate a sun somehow since it resembles our logo. I'll have to make some practice batches this week. 

Morning Meadows

 Had an early morning meeting on campus today. I somehow got the time mixed up, so I was an hour early. What's happening to me? Am I becoming a morning person?? Who knows. Walked around campus for a bit and ended up in the library. A good way to spend a morning all around. 

I love these. Wouldn't they make a great fabric print? 

I can see these on a summer dress. 

This color is beautiful. 

So bright and pretty!

I usually study in the same spot in library, but today I ventured into the basement. 

It's my new favorite spot. Racks upon racks, and it has that book smell.

The sliding racks kinda freak me out though. 

The only thing that stands between you and squish.

Oh and Yesterday

We set up a movie night for the kids I work with.  

We watched Alice and Wonderland.

My new obsession: watching movies on a projector. 

So fun!