Dinner for Eight – Poland

Dinner for Eight – Poland Style

Todd and I belong to a group with three other couples called Dinner for Eight.  Each couple fixes dinner once per year, and it works out that we meet about quarterly.  This is the first year we have done it, and we had a great time.  It was successful enough that we are continuing next year.  The other meals cooked last year were Italian, Greek, and a “harvest” meal.  Todd and I had the last quarter this year, and we chose to make a Polish meal.  We spent months planning and finalizing the menu with my sister, Erika, who lived in Poland for many years.  In the end, we made ten dishes – including appetizers and dessert.  Continue Reading for more about Dinner for Eight – Poland.

Fair warning – this is going to be a LONG post!  I am including pictures from our prep work, recipes, and traditions.

Willow Kimono by Designer Stitch

I just completed a testing round for the Willow Kimono pattern from Ann Grose of Designer Stitch Sewing Patterns located in Australia.  The Willow Kimono is an effortless style worn over jeans and is equally as elegant for an  evening dinner date.  What I love the most about sewing the Willow Kimono was how easy it was to create, even though it looks complicated and intimidating.

Wright Wedding – The Details!

I wasn’t sure how to post pictures from Emma’s wedding because there are SO many that I absolutely love, so I decided to break it down into smaller posts.  Today I am going to show some of the details that I loved the most.  Emma and Jordan’s wedding was very simple and laid back, but it was also elegant and classy.  They did a good job of selecting things that fit their personalities and them as a couple.

Master Bedroom

Even though we finished all three of the rooms we made out of The Garage at the same time, I felt like I needed to break the remodel of the garage up into four separate posts because of the amount of work that went into it. This was by far the most work-intensive part of the remodel since we essentially took one big space and turned it into three separate spaces – the Master Bathroom, Master Bedroom, and the Laundry Room. This post is going to be dedicated to the changes we made after we made the changes to the structure and “guts” of the garage, and then I will follow with the posts for the Master Bathroom and Laundry Room.

The Garage

I feel like I need to break the remodel of the garage up into four separate posts because of the amount of work that went into it.  This was by far the most work-intensive part of the remodel since we essentially took one big space and turned it into three separate spaces – the Master Bathroom, Master Bedroom, and the Laundry Room.  In this post, I am going to show the changes we made to the structure and “guts” of the garage, and then I will write separate posts for each of the rooms.  I am really disappointed that I didn’t get before pictures of the garage, but I don’t think it matters too much – most people know what the inside of an unfinished garage looks like.