Randomnity. (Anniversary + Fabric + Twitter + Naughty Dog)

Randomnity is the name of the game today. 

Random thought #1:
Today is our one month anniversary of being married!  I told that to Ian today and he just gave me this look like - OH LAW, are we going to be celebrating each month of being married?!  The answer, in a word: yes.  And I have a little surprise for him tonight that should be funny/cute.

Honeymoon pic, and I have lots more to share!

Random thought #2:
Recovering chairs is so easy, so (potentially) inexpensive, and actually a little fun!  These bad boys below were initally split between two rooms in my old apartment, hence the differing fabrics.  But now all 4 chairs will come together at our dining room table in the same fabric.

And here's the fabric I selected!  It's a nice beigey-tan linen with an eggshell toile on it.  Like it?  It's a Waverly fabric I scored at Old Time Pottery for a little over $6 for a yard and a quarter.  Can't wait to show you the finished product.

Love it as much as I do??

Random thought #3:

I was saved last night from a recipe snafu on Twitter (follow me yet? @ALizAdventures).  I had a rotisserie chicken that Ian and I bought for $3.99 on Sunday that we were planning on heating up for dinner.  But plain chicken can be so ... BLAH ... and I was also afraid of it drying out in the oven.  Know how dried-out chicken tastes so chalky?  Yuk.  So I asked my Twitter friends what a good sauce would be for this chicken.  A guardian angel Twitter follower responded back with the perfect idea: white wine and chicken stock reduced with fresh herbs.  I had both on hand (score!) and I added butter, of course, and voila!  The perfect sauce was born. 



Thank you @blairsheadband!

It was delicious poured over the chicken, and maybe next time I'll add some lemon zest to the saucepan as well.  By the way, if you're wanting to recreate, just make sure to strain out the herbs before serving.  I used fresh rosemary, parsley, and lavender because that's what I had on hand!

Random thought #4:
Know how I posted last week about the Old Photo Generator?  That post can be found here.  Well, I couldn't upload photos due to Blogger acting strange, but here's an example of one I made using a pic from the honeymoon earlier this month.  Visit the blog post if you want to access this free and fun site.

Random thought #5
This sweet guy has been getting up on the couch while we've been away at work.  He's no pup, he's 11 1/2 and he should know better!  Any words of wisdom?  We've been laying the pillows down on the couch, but I don't want to have to always remember to do so before leaving the house.  Because that means he has trained US.

I am naughty.

Random thought #6

Firefly Skinny Tea and Crystal Light lemonade is the perrrrrrrrfect summertime low-cal cocktail.

Random thought #7

Like the fabric I chose for our den throw pillows?  Our room is decorated in ivory, blue and coral.  Room reveal pics coming soon ... as soon as I either cover the pillows myself or pay someone to do so!  Any local Charlotte readers know of a sewing stay-at-home Mom who would like a little cash??

Great deal right?!

That's all the randomnity for the day.  I hope your head isn't spinning yet!