Visiting family and taking care of business this week. Be back Monday, March 15th with fresh new posts!

Have a great week, and don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend!

Yes, I love my dog child. I am so happy he’s part of our lives. He makes me smile every day. Especially, when he tears off running in circles around the house… just like he is doing right now! Love him! And you should too!

These photos were taken in the bathtub… after a romping in the Hawaiian red, nasty mud. Too cute! Two of my all-time favorite pictures of him.

Our dog, Bonsai, enjoys the snow. However, with two blizzards in less than a week we’ve taken precautions to keep this little guy warm and safe. As you’ll see, he is not too thrilled to wear his booties. This morning he saw me grab his booties, and as I’m walking towards him he just flopped down and rolled over onto his back in submission. Silly Bonsai, don’t you know it’s for your own good? Hope you enjoy! **Don’t forget to watch the video!

Maybe this post should be “Whiteout Wednesday” instead! I’m sure no matter where you live you’ve heard about our Snowstorms here in the D.C./Baltimore area. It’s almost unbelievable how much it has been snowing here since Friday afternoon. The roads and sidewalks were cleared just in time for this new blizzard today. As much as it disrupts the flow of day to day life, I wouldn’t change it! It’s so beautiful. Really, just lovely. These photos are from this past weekend where we accumulated around 26 inches of snow where we live. Photos start from Friday evening.

So far today, we have new snow of about 8-10 inches, and it won’t stop until this evening! Complete whiteout at times with wind gusts at 30-40+ mph. Amazing!

It seems my website was hacked. With the help of some of our friends and my super awesome husband, it looks as though the problem has been fixed. My apologies to anyone who tried to visit SewTrashy.com recently, and had difficulties. Hope no one  had any adverse experiences throughout the process. Thanks!

Starting January 18th I will be trying something new with SewTrashy. To keep my posts a bit more focused, I have decided to dedicate each day of the week to a different subject. Here’s the new format. What do you think?

Make it Mondays
Trashy Tuesdays
Where We Live Wednesdays
Thrifty Thursdays
Foodie Fridays

Hope you’ll tune in each day to see what’s in store!

Happy {long} Weekend!

2nd Annual Girls Trip to NYC, originally uploaded by sewtrashy.

This photo is from a street in New York City. I don’t recall the street, but I found it interesting. It has nothing to do with this post however.

Last night we arrived safely in El Paso, TX. We are here visiting my husband’s family and celebrating his Mom’s birthday. We are on our way to The Sushi Place to get their Mexican Roll which is quite tasty. (I’ll try to get a pic!)

While here we are going to try to make it out to Carlsbad Caverns. I’ve never been there, but I think it will be exciting!

Time for lunch. Have a great weekend!

Piggy- Rear view RSPCA Cupcake day, originally uploaded by Sugar Pot.

How adorable are these little Piggy bottoms from Sugar Pot? Way too cute. I’m sure it was quite a bit of work as well. I’d say it was worth it!!

2nd Annual Girls Trip to NYC, originally uploaded by sewtrashy.

Does it feel like the end of 2009 flew by in record time? Now we are already almost a week into the New Year! Incredible. Hope everyone’s had a fabulous (and safe!) holiday season filled with deep love and amazing food.

I’ve been up to a lot over the last few months and will be updating you with photos soon! Took another trip to NYC, made a pair of Superhero Capes from old sheets, baked dozens of tasty cookies, took a road trip to see my wonderful family, enjoyed lots of fires, happily endured a few feet of snow, went ice skating in the Sculpture Garden, entertained house guests, updated our bedroom on the cheap and have been baking, baking, baking from my Martha Stewart Baking Handbook. ( I just love her!)

The photo above is one of my favorites taken in New York City. I imagine myself riding this little number around a tiny European village in a lovely dress and flowing scarf. And, of course, the basket contains pretty spring flowers, a freshly baked french baguette and some amazing cheeses for our midday lunch by our window overlooking the cobblestone streets below.

Ahh…. maybe one day.

Happy New Year!! Can’t wait to see what this year brings.

love me, originally uploaded by sewtrashy.

One of my favorite things about cities is the character that’s created by way of time, weather, street art and stickers! I always enjoy seeing a randomly placed sticker somewhere unexpected. This was my favorite sticker sighting on a recent trip to NYC. Dustin and I noticed this as we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge. Whoever stuck that on the light had to have climbed out over traffic! That’s determination.

Have a great weekend!