Wait... where did I go??

I know, I know, I've been gone too long. But *whiiiiiiine* I was out of town for half of the month of July and I'm finally home and have eleventy-gazillion things to do before we go out of town again this weekend!!!

Ok, sorry, I'm done whining now. Like I said, I've been busy. I finished this tote:

and it turned out soooo cute! I made it from Henry Alexander Apples & Pears fabric (the blue), for my mom. I need to photograph it still, but I also need to cut the dowels down for the handles. I also have finished my dress for the wedding this weekend, yay! So I promise to get some more pics of my actual finished products for my next post. Also over the weekend I overhauled the kitchen and made chalkboard out of an old cabinet door that I had lying around for no reason, which was inspired by this.

Aside from all the work this weekend we went to the farmer's market and got some amazing stuff! We picked up fresh green beans, potatoes, carrots, garlic, bell pepper, lettuce, cucumbers, and the biggest zucchini I have ever seen! We also got fresh mint that we used to make mojitos this weekend- yummmm. And finally we got this amazing organic beef roast from one of the vendors. On Saturday we smoked it on our new grill, and then grilled the potatoes, zucchini, carrots, bell pepper, and an onion. It was all soooo good, especially when we mixed it with the fresh garlic, which I roasted in the oven with a little olive oil and pepper. It was seriously, to die for, and as an added bonus we were able to support our local farmers for a great price. We were also going to pick up some fresh peaches to make a cobbler from, but the line was a full block long, so we decided to pass!

All in all it was a very good weekend, so nice to be in town and get things done around the house before we jet off again this weekend for my brother-in-law's wedding!