New TV and Craftiness

So, the TV was installed. And the colors were awful, everyone looked weird and green and seasick. I had to call Comcast and get a new box, couldn't go to the beach with the girls, so upsetting. Then, I told AJ the reds all looked green, and he goes "Its hooked up wrong." Which I could not believe, because they checked it like seventeen times. But I decided to check it out anyway. There are 5 cords in the back of my TV. Two black audio cords, marked red and white. Three video cords, marked red, blue and green. Guess which two were flipped?

Yep, that's it. The two red ones. So I flipped them, and now it is gorgeous!

See how pretty?!?!

And, I have the pictures of the all papers cut for my newest project...

 I just love cutting on the eclips!

All ready to be glued and pinned and all sorts of fun stuff!

Yay! Well, I'm off to get ready for dinner with AJ, I hope everyone has a great Friday night!

Sorry I Didn't Post Yesterday

I know I was going to post an update on my project yesterday, but the day got so crazy! And unfortunately, the one job I was still waiting on went to another candidate, although, I was "one of the top two". I don't think that made it better though.

So, I'm not sure what I'm going to do now. I tried the Chicago Public Schools substitute application again, but the pool is still full, so I still can't apply. A friend of mine said she applied in October and got an email this week that she was accepted, but by the time I found out we were moving to Chicago, they weren't accepting any more applications. Any ideas on a new career?

So, on to happier news, our new TV is being delivered in minutes! So after that, I will be able to get the apartment back in order and photograph the project stuff, and post it! Yay!

Farmer's Market

Mmmm, I went to the farmer's market today with some new Chicago friends! I got so many veggies, eggplants, zucchini, carrots, onions, green beans, heirloom tomatoes!

Tomorrow night, I'm planning on making a ratatouille with dinner (so excited!). But tonight, AJ and I are going out with some friends for trivia night and dinner - I've heard the chicken fingers there are delicious, and I love chicken fingers!

I couldn't wait for tomorrow to try these veggies though. So I made a veggie pizza for lunch, and it was so super easy, I had to share it :)

1. Cut 1/2 large peeled eggplant and 2 small zucchini into bite size pieces. Cover them with salt and pepper.
2. Saute the eggplant and zucchini in olive oil until the veggies are soft. (The eggplant will soak up a lot of the olive oil, so I use more than I normally would for other veggies) Taste the veggies and see if they need more salt. Mine did!
3. Add one 14.5 oz can of tomato puree or crushed tomatoes to the saute pan, and cook for about 5 minutes until the sauce begins to bubble.
4. Pour on top of pizza dough.
5. Cover with mozzarella.
6. Cook as per the directions on the pizza dough, or until the dough is cooked through and the cheese is melty.

Soooo yummy! And super filling! And I have leftovers for lunch tomorrow, or for AJ to bring for lunch tomorrow. Actually, I've got enough for both of us! And, with the cheese melted on top of the veggies, they are even more delicious! Or maybe that was just because they were fresh!

Well, I'm off to cut the paper pieces for my Halloween project. I'll be posting more of that tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great Wednesday!

Rainbows

Yesterday, we had rain, then sun, then rain, rain and more rain!

So we stayed home and watched movies and caught up on the dvr all day. AJ had never seen When Harry Met Sally, one of my favorite movies. But, I am happy to say, he loved it too!

In between some of the rain storms, there was a gorgeous rainbow over Navy Pier, and I grabbed a picture of it! I want to edit the picture, so the rainbow pops a bit more, but I'm not sure exactly how to do that, so I'll be googling that later (after I finish cleaning, we had a very messy weekend!)

Well, I'm off to watch Barefoot Contessa start vacuuming and go grocery shopping! I hope you're plans are more fun!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday {8 7 2011}

What a great Sunday! We were supposed to go kayaking this morning, but when we woke up, it was raining :(

1. Seeing Double/Two

This morning, there were only two snickers bars left in the candy bowl!

2. Whatever

AJ and I went out for egg sandwiches this morning on everything bagels. I love everything bagels, but I definitely felt "whatever" about this bagel. It had caraway seeds (which I do not like at all), and didn't have salt (which I love on everything bagels). So, the search for a good New York bagel in Chicago will continue.

3. Sweet

Yummy sweet basil!

4. Space

I love how the river creates space in the city.

5. Bright

The sun finally came out today!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great week!

Bit of a Funk

So I've been in a bit of a funk lately. I think its the end of summer, and the fact that I am almost all out of adhesive, and can't start on the project I've been dying to start on! I finally figured out (with AJ's help) how to get to Michael's!

But, I thought I would share what I have for my Halloween project so far!

Ah! So excited, I can't wait to get to Michael's tomorrow!

Fireworks Photos

What a crazy week it has been! My mom found a new website with tons of job listings I hadn't seen before, so I sent out another round of resumes. And good news, I already have an interview! All of this job hunting is getting exhausting.

But tonight, AJ and I are going to dinner with a friend of a friend who also just moved to Chicago, so that should be really fun! I'm really looking forward to it. And to dinner at Carmine's, I was looking at the menu online and they have cavatelli al forno, basically baked cavatelli!!! Those are my favorite favorite favorite pasta! I'm so excited! Then, we are going to watch the fireworks. I just love that they have fireworks here so often!

On Saturday night, I took some pictures of the fireworks, because I'd like to do a scrapbook page about them. I think I got some great shots!

Yay! I can't wait to scrapbook these!

Well, I'm off to get ready for dinner. Have a great night! See you tomorrow :)