3 Things I Love Today- Raspberry Popsicles, Romans 12:9, and Durer's sketches and etchings

1. Raspberry popsicles- We got a Zoku popsicle maker as a wedding gift, and it has changed our life. It is so simple to use, and now we know actually unstrained fruit juice and a teensy bit of sugar makes the best popsicles in the whole world. Delicious, amazing, and it at least feels not too terribly bad for you. At least not as bad as cake, which is what we would usually be eating.
2. This- "Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other. 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically. Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you. Don’t curse them; pray that God will bless them. Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with each other. Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people. And don’t think you know it all!"-Romans 12:9

from www.wga.hu/html_m/d/durer/2/13/1/019.html‎

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from www.wga.hu/html_m/d/durer/2/16/2/01hare.html‎

from fineartamerica.com/art/all/albrecht+durer/prints

3. Anything Albrecht Durer ever made- Italian Renaissance is grossly overrated. Check the North, people. I've been looking at his sketches and etchings today for inspiration. So incredibly detailed and beautiful. Like looking at a photograph hundreds of years before they were invented.

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Extra Pictures of the Week- More Tennessee

I just realized that some of my pictures from Tennessee never went up, and I thought they were so beautiful.

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Faves and Least Faves of Emmy's Fashion

Top 5 Best Dressed- Alright, I have to admit I was not loving the fashion on this red carpet, but there were a couple of cool dresses.

from www.fabsugar.com/Jena-Malone-Emmys-2012-25078267

1. Jenna Malone- I really loved the color and the interesting top. I also enjoy the slit a lot more when it isn't also a super tight dress. The flowyness (not a real word) here really works with the edgy top and the sexy slit. 

from www.marieclaire.com

2. Ginnifer Goodwin- At first, I wasn't crazy about it, but I really like the retro feel, the color, and  the detail on it. The detail is pretty but also a little bit funky.

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3. Tina Fey- That color again! Classy and exceptionally pretty. I also really love the detail on it. 

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4. Kerry Washington- Ok, truth be told I have never seen Scandal, but Kerry Washington seems to be just a damn cool person (look up her speech from the DNC). Her dress was beautiful and she kept everything super clean and under-accessorized.

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5. Julianne Moore- So simple and confident. I actually love how covered up she is. I wasn't in love with the color, but it is definitely growing on me.

Ok, my least favorites-

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1. Heidi Klum- The cut is pretty and her makeup looks nice, but doesn't this remind you of Splash somehow? I just am not a big fan of this color unless you are in Miami or something.

from www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com

 2. Zooey Deschanel- I usually like her style, and the bottom of the dress was pretty, but I felt very nervous for her boobs. Something is really wrong with that sweetheart.

from justjared.com

3 and 4. Hayden Pantierre and Connie Britton- Just. Switch. Dresses. Both looked fine, but neither seemed quite right. 

from justjared.com

5. Lucy Liu- She should have lent her breast plate to Zooey. I actually like the Joan of Arc thing going on, but I just don't get the neckline.

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Picture of the Week- Happily Returning to Routine

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3 Things I Love Today- Fall in PA, Amici's Pizza Crust, and Jon Stewart Dreamy Freshness

1. Fall in Pennsylvania- This beautiful picture was taken yesterday by Stephen West of West PA Magazine from the Belmar Bridge. I wish I was home to see the leaves change! I don't know how people live without the big color change.
2. Amici's Pizza Crust- second to Leonardo's, but that is about it. Super floury- but in a good way. My favorite of their pizzas is the Siciliano, which has roasted garlic, sausage, and broccoli on it.

from www.dailymail.co.uk

3. Jon Stewart's Acceptance Speech- From getting into the fighting bit he is apparently too old for, to very sincerely and graciously praising the other nominees (in a night where things were predictable and emotionally contrived), to pointing out just how predictable these awards have gotten (YES), a tenth time winner somehow came off as one of the freshest moments in the whole night. All in all, I would give the Emmy's maybe a D, Julia Louis Dreyfuss's speech a B+ (because I am bitter Amy Poehler didn't win), the Modern Family repeats was a whole lot of awkward (I really thought it was Sophia Vergara's night) so maybe a C. Not a great night for television, all being said, but Stewart still made me laugh out loud.

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Quote of the Week- Woody Allen

"The talent for being happy is appreciating and liking what you have, instead of what you don't have."

" Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon."

 " If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative."

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3 Things I Love Today- Dianne Wiest, Raspberry Popsicles, and our New Fancypants Buffet!

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1. Dianne Wiest in Woody Allen movies- I know she doesn't have the reputation for being one of his greatest muses or anything, but she is fantastic in Hannah and her Sisters. I watched Radio Days tonight (maybe my second favorite Woody Allen movie now), and she is just so good yet again. I mean I can name about ten other things I love her in, and I think because of the kind of veneer of sweetness, she is generally an underated actress, but she just radiates a strength and intelligence in her performances (think Edward Scissorhands). A great example of femininity being successful and strong on its own terms. Can you tell I love her? 
2. Raspberry popsicles- a popsicle maker has now become the big surprise success wedding present. I could eat a raspberry popsicle literally every day for the rest of my life.

from www.potterybarn.com/products/benchwright-buffet/‎

3. Buying a buffet- this is the biggest purchase we have made as adults, so it was pretty exciting. The Boy has agreed to stay in our super cheap apartment if we can get more kitchen storage (and therefore counter space), so this became the number one priority. So rather than paying an extra 4000 dollars a year in rent (that is not playful exageration... that is the truth) we are putting some chunk of that money toward furniture we can hopefully use forever. I am also happy that rather than scale up, we are figuring out how to best manage our small space. Sizing up is greatly overrated, and we have the rest of our lives to have more space than we can manage. Anyway, our (ok, his) new army of kitchen gadgets has found a home, and our apartment is about to have one more piece of furniture that we actually picked out instead of inherited! So, that's grown up I guess.

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