Hello to anyone out there who is still checking SewTrashy! Bill, my most loyal fan, this post is for you.

I can’t believe it’s been (almost) three months since I posted last. Does anyone else feel the year flying by? Sheesh! Life has been good, busy and full of fun things. Although, not much time for making and creativity. Hopefully that will change soon.

Most recently, Dustin and I went to New York City for a quick 2.5 day weekend trip along with some of my family. We took the bus, which was super fun and only cost $4.50 roundtrip TOTAL for both of us. I mean, you can’t beat that! We had a blast while we were there. Dustin took all of these photos. Enjoy!

Grimaldi’s Pizza was amazing! Totally worth the wait. We walked across the Brooklyn Bridge which certainly worked up our appetite for pizza! I would recommend trying Grimaldi’s (and walking the Bridge!). The space is quite small and a little noisy, but it’s also cozy and fun. You can watch them cranking out the pizzas in the back. Super thin crust, baked in a coal brick oven. YUM!

Amazing cupcakes. Well, at least they look amazing! We tried the Mini Pumplin Whoopie Pies and Coconut Nutella Macaroons which were both pretty spectacular. These baked goodies come from Street Sweets. A blue lunch wagon bakery on wheels! Try it if you see it. Bring cash, unless you want to buy $10 worth of goodies on your debit card.

Here’s my lovely Mom and super cool brother. We went through craziness trying to get tickets to see West Side Story. Finally, we lucked out and paid $35 for balcony seats and ended up with center orchestra seats! Amazing. Great show. Super fun. Made me want to dance!

The only photo of Dustin the entire trip.

Wrong stop. Lots of extra walking.
Definitely earned all the yummy food we ate during the trip.

Do you have a favorite New York City restaurant or activity? I’m going back in a couple weeks, and would love your input!

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Four years ago, we started our life together. It’s been a whirlwind ever since, but I wouldn’t change it for the world. We’ve had ups and downs, adventures and lulls, but every moment has added to this amazing journey we are on together… Can’t wait to see what else is to come!! Happy Anniversary, Dustin!! I love you!

Photo from a trip to Kauai while living in Hawaii. We camped. It was awesome.

Hello!! The past month has been insanely busy, and the next month is just as crazy! I can’t wait until the summer hits, then there will be a bit more down time for making and relaxing. That will be nice. But, for now… I am squeezing in posts where I can!! Here are a couple shots from the recent Cherry Blossoms blooming all over the area. They were so beautiful although, they didn’t stick around very long. I’m so happy we were able to not only enjoy them down in the city, but quite a bit of them bloomed right in our neighborhood! So pretty. I can’t wait for next year!

Shot of my mom and me! Isn’t she a knockout?
We look so pink under the magnolia tree!

Hello there. I had the pleasure of spending the latter part of last week and the weekend in NYC with some great girlfriends of mine. We had such a wonderful time, and came back at least 10lbs. heavier! We stayed in Brooklyn, and did so many fun things while we were there. We saw Phantom of the Opera, discovered this great little Thai place and made lots of memories! It was a great Girls Only Fall Trip. Hopefully, the first of many! Here’s a visual overview of our fabulous time in New York City! Enjoy. 

AmiBeth walking through Brooklyn.
 

Pink Door.

Brooklyn.

Anna and Cara taking pictures on the Subway.

Peanut Butter Frozen Hot Chocolate. Serendipity.

 King Kong Lives!

Listening to the subway singers.

Lotus Lights in Bloomingdale’s.

Subway chatter. 

Heading to Carmine’s before Phantom of the Opera.

Tabletop at Isle: Thai Home Cooking in the Village. YUM!
 

The Village Pet Store. 

Christa’s Shades in The Village.

Subway.

Me and The Italian in Little Italy. 

Ferrara’s Bakery, Little Italy.

Anna’s Hot Chocolate at Max Brenner’s. 

Our brunch at Max Brenner’s.

My Dark Chocolate with Wildflower
Honey little candy from Max Brenner’s. YUM!

Farmer’s Market, Union Square.

Enjoying Junior’s Cheesecake back at my parent’s house. Want a bite?

Please forgive my absence lately. We have relocated from Hawaii to the Washington, D.C. area, and are in the process of settling in. I am so over cardboard boxes!! ha! My studio space is the next room to tackle so hopefully I’ll be making more Gocco prints soon!!! Stay tuned…

Here’s some eye candy from a recent trip to San Francisco. Enjoy!

It was divine. Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Haleakala at Sunrise, Maui, Hawaii, 2007

Monday, July 14, was our 3 year anniversary. It’s amazing and sad how quickly time passes when you are enjoying your life together. Shouldn’t it be the other way? Why does time just drag when we are miserable. I wish life would slow down a bit so we could soak up so much more of the wonderful, happy times.

We have had a really incredible three years together. We began with two weddings, lived on a sailboat in Key West until Hurricane Katrina came through and sank it. Next we were homeless before moving to Oahu, Hawaii for 2 truly amazing and breathtaking years. It was really a 2 year honeymoon!! Camping on and exploring the other islands, snorkeling, hiking and beautiful beaches. Taking in all that Hawaii had to offer. Now we are settling in on the East Coast, and can’t wait to see what’s to come.

Our life has been such an amazing blessing. Not always perfect, sometimes things get hard, but in the words of Hannah Montana, “Life’s what you make it, so let’s make it rock!!”

…Kua ‘Aina Burger on the North Shore of Oahu. They have the best Mahi Mahi Burger on the planet, and I miss it today more than ever! What is it about food that brings such joy to my life!?

FYI: If you order the Mahi Burger, get it with avocado and on wheat toast… AMAZING!

What are you craving?

This is Cracker, our newest edition to the family.
He made the very long journey with us across the U.S.

As much fun as it is to see family and friends and drive all the way across the country… I’m having major withdrawals from making and creating… I’m so ready to get some of these ideas out of my head! A few more weeks though until we get settled into our new home in D.C. It would help if we even had a home to look forward to! Yes, we are currently homeless, but hopefully not after our house-hunting expedition this week. Will keep you updated. 

Until then, enjoy Father’s Day!  

Hello! We made it to El Paso, TX safe and sound and unfortunately … sick. Hopefully, this nasty cold is making its way out. I’m ready to have some fun in the dessert! It looks like we might be taking a trip out to Carlsbad Caverns while in town which sounds like fun to me! 

Unfortunately, we did not have internet access after we left L.A. so you’ll be getting an all-in-one overview of the last three days of our trip! Enjoy the smattering of photos! 

Jack Sparrow followed us to Vegas!

Tried to eat the mussels at The Buffet at the Bellagio
for my uncle Dennis, but just couldn’t do it.

At the New York New York hotel, can you spot us?

$1,000,000!!!

Us at the Grand Canyon, amazing!

I loved this tree overlooking the Grand Canyon.

Curbside.

The aliens got me!

Four days in a row of In-N-Out, still ridiculously good!