making my own napkins and loving it

puzzles and patbingsu

Kate — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:26:49 +0000

once upon a time, we were all going about our lives as usual when a strange little envelope arrived in the mail. or, in my case, arrived in my brother’s mail and had to be forwarded on to me. anyway, the envelope came, and in it were cryptic instructions and puzzle pieces. they were from this girl. or was it this girl? each set of instructions was slightly different, but mostly the same.

so we gathered, on a rainy night in west philly, to assemble puzzles and crush ice.

the puzzle was a wee bit challenging…

but we prevailed in the end.

after a bit of a flipping-over-fiasco, we were able to decode the message on the back:

(we thought that e had kept three of the pieces for herself, to remind us all of her absence, but it turned out that we had left them in kara’s envelope the whole time. oops.)

kara tackled the lock…

and liberated the prize:

which was dried squid.

even the cat was sketched out…

in addition to the dried squid, there were cute little gifts, like keychains and tassles and funny shirts, as well as instructions to navigate ourselves to a website, where we were given instructions as to how to concoct a most delicious korean dessert known as patbingsu.

never ones to turn down a challenge, we headed to the kitchen, unpacked our previously-purchased grocery items, and got to work.

i’m not sure our patbingsu turned out exactly as it should have, but it sure was delicious.

then we watched this:

all in all, a most excellent night.

chez dewitt

Kate — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:39:42 +0000

one day, jonny had a birthday. so he planned (planned?) a delicious menu, then ordered us around as we prepared it in his honor. and i must say, he looked quite dashing as he did it.

appetizers consisted of grilled, peanut butter-marinated chicken (yes, that’s right) with a creamy avocado cilantro dip. mmmmmm. really, it was delicious. no joke.

then came pizzas. toppings galore!

that’s just how we roll.

of course, a party with my friends isn’t a party unless there’s fire.

so jon requested a creme brulee, which he brulee’d himself.

deliciousness. of which i did not partake, because i had to catch a train back home in order to lie in bed awake and be nervous about my first day of student teaching.

on a final note, some pre-party shots:

part 3

Kate — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:23:53 +0000

part 3 is not nearly so exciting, but i’m gonna document it anyway. for my birthday last year elaine gave me cuts of two of my favorite fabrics. they sat in my fabric drawer for eight whole months, until now…

introducing, the laptop sleeve:

it’s just a simple bag/sleeve design, with two layers of batting in the middle to give the computer some protection. and of course, a label:

the contrast between inside and outside is my favorite:

i’m planning on attaching some straps to it with a couple of d-ring closures, so that i can cinch it closed for more protection. but right now it just sits in my bag, making my computer look adorable.