I love Aqua!

Can you tell? I'm sure the aqua colored room, shirt and banner didn't give it away!

I whipped this banner up in a jiffy! I had seen variations of it lots of places, and couldn't wait to make my own. I used fabrics that I've been hoarding for a while (I do that, until I find something special to use them on). The plaid aqua fabric actually came from a pair of Ralph Lauren capris my mom used to own, I couldn't imagine just giving them away, so I took the rotary cutter to them. This was a lot of fun to make, and hopefully I'll be making some more and putting them up on Etsy.

These were made with the intentions of writing Happy Birthday on them...still not sure how I'm going to do that, but it's a thought! Although I've already used them once at a Labor Day party, so it was nice that they didn't say Happy Birthday :)

Welcome, Autumn

Well, Autumn is here and I'm so glad that it is. The leaves are changing colors, the weather is starting to cool, and good fall food is being made.

Here are some pictures of yummy dinner's I've been making. Breakfast for dinner-A Hyder favorite. I made some lemonade, pancakes, bacon, peach sauce, and hashbrowns with peppers and onions! This was the first time I made pancakes all by myself. We have a huge pancake spatula (wedding gift) and it worked so nicely-I felt like a pro!

A close-up of the hashbrowns:
I also cooked up some beef stew one Sunday afternoon. This bad boy took 2 1/2 hours to cook! This was really my first time cooking with beef (give me a break, I was a vegetarian for a LONG time). I thought the beef was going to come out hard as a rock, but it was surprisingly and deliciously tender. I drained some of the extra sauce and put it over the dog's food :)
I also made some yummy garlic bread to accompany this meal.
Mama's recipe for chicken pot pie...Chris really loves this, so I try to make it frequently.

Being a wife is so much fun and I love having someone to cook for! I love cooking for Chris + he loves eating = happy house.