Tease

Really, West Elm. You are going to play dirty. You know I already have a weakness for the Elton Settee. You know that I look at it almost daily. I was going to be good today... I wasn't going to place it in my shopping cart for the umpteenth time but then you had to go and tease me with your tracking and email ploys. You're right, I do in fact see something that I like on your site. A lot of things. And even though said settee would look great in the remodeled office, I have to resist. I have to resist the curved back with tufting... the dark legs and velvet fabric. Such a tease.

Office, begins

Last night we had to scramble like mad in order to completely clear out the office in preparation for the carpet guys to come bright and early this morning. They came, they saw, they stretched and it looks so much better... but now I am stuck with what to do with all the junk that came out of there! Tonight: organize, reevaluate, recycle, and start the move back in there. Time to tackle the office once and for all.

Corn, Avocado, and Tomato Salad

With my favorite food being queso, it probably comes as no surprise that I just like dips in general. We always have a bag of tortilla chips on hand and I have been known to eat them straight out of the bag (I'm sure it has everything to do with the salt) but pair those with a dip and I have been known to make it into a meal. This past weekend I made Paula's Corn, Avocado, and Tomato Salad following the recipe almost exactly - I omitted the zest and used all of the juice from the lime. It was delicious and refreshing and perfect for a complete dinner.

Weekend, recap

I am a firm believer that a future husband who cooks rice topped with steak and eggs and served with a side of cucumber is a keeper as evidenced this weekend. We both moaned after devouring this meal, rubbed our very full bellies, and tried to roll ourselves off the couch to have a more productive weekend and well, failed. Huynh was supposed to head to Ft. Worth but instead ended up coming down with a head cold that put him in bed most nights before 9 and left me to my own vices (i.e. wine with Gatsby while watching more episodes of Brothers and Sisters than I care to admit to). I didn't mind though - sometimes doing nothing is just what you need. Barnes and Noble is yet again trying to get me in trouble by creating an entire display dedicated to our honeymoon; I resisted but instead came home with this and this which are perfect for the plane (we have nearly completed this one). Huynh took me to Chuy's last night which gave me an excuse to dart over to Central Market to grab some salmon for tonight's dinner. I am such a sucker for the Chuy's Special. Yum. We also started getting some things together for Disney World - I grabbed some Nike Dri-Fit shirts and paired with these shorts, I realized I will be a beacon visible for miles. At least they will always know where I am!  Haaaa.

P.S. I did publish the wedding website! I have included a new link in the sidebar. Check it out in all its glory.

Simply not

{anek}

Snatched from their site "ANEK is all about the simple pleasure of food and cooking & beauty and joy of everyday moments." and I have to agree. The prints are just so beautifully simple... which is so unlike my weekend. I am hoping to reorganize our bathroom which will be a task in and of itself (before and after pictures to come!). Have a good one.

Website, maybe

{taken in January. needless to say, it looks 

vastly different now...}

With the engagement pictures done and posted, it was high time that I got my booty in gear and finished up the wedding website. My family had already done their part by providing humorous responses to my "About my Attendants" request so the onus was on me to get all of it down on paper... err... the web. I scoured websites for some other good ideas and decided ultimately to build my own site in iWeb and publish through a third party hosting service (dang you iCloud and your lack of iWeb publishing). The domain has been purchased, hosting space has been procurred, and as for the site? Well, it is taking longer than I anticipated. I stayed up way too late last night, beyond any capacity of being about to proof read through foggy contacts so I have decided to hold off a day or two on publishing until my sanity returned. I mean, a girl can only listen to Ke$ha so many times before delirium sets in and dancing takes over. You know you've been there too.

Sooo still coming soon: www.sarahandhuynh.com! Be there or be square... you know... when it finally publishes. As always, I will keep you posted.

Five Things

{altair tent}

Granted Anthropologie wear isn't ideal for Disney World (a mere 42 days away), I can't help but pick five things from their new catalog that needs to be in my closet or on the closest beach ASAP. They got it right this May - flowy and delicate, most are completely work inappropriate which is really what summer is all about.

{crimped alabaster blouse}

{shivali dolman}

{pernille silk dress}

{blackbirds shorts}