The Evergreen State Fair
For the past few years, we've attended the Puyallup State Fair to get our fix of fair food and other fair activities. We decided to check out the Evergreen State Fair instead this year since it's a little closer to home. It was nice that the food seemed to be more traditional fair food than "let's see what we can batter and fry this year to make some money." We got all kinds of foods to share with our fair-going companions, ZK and SC.
Stitch Fix #7 - August 2016
Sometimes I'm like a little impatient kid when it comes to waiting for my Stitch Fix box to arrive. This month, I thought it was going to arrive early since I received a "your fix has shipped" email on Friday the 26th when I had scheduled the box for Wednesday the 31st. I was beyond pumped! Imagine my disappointment when I checked the tracking number on Monday late afternoon/early evening to discover the box had just left Stitch Fix's warehouse. I can't even tell you how much I wish someone would update all the package tracking systems of the world to only send a notice of shipping once the package has reached the actual shipping company to be transported to the receiver since this happens a lot. But enough of my grumping, you're here to read about my fix. This month, I requested a solid colored blazer and left the rest up to my fabulous stylist, Melissa.
The New and Improved Orange & Shiny!
Welcome to the new and improved Orange & Shiny website! It took a lot of work, but I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.
Philadelphia Trip Recap - Part 2
The second part of our trip was mainly filled with eating and lounging around the hotel watching the Summer Olympics in Rio (unfortunately via NBC's terrible coverage).
Day 3
We slept in and decided we'd like to try another cheesesteak for lunch. I had surfed Instagram hashtags like #phillyfood during my trip planning and found a particularly tasty looking sandwich from a place called Cleaver's. We walked over and ordered a cheesesteak with onions and American to split with a side of waffle fries. I was so happy to find it was every bit as delicious as the picture led me to believe.
Philadelphia Trip Recap - Part 1
Jeff and I recently returned from a five day trip to Philadelphia to eat all the food and do a little sight seeing. We also took a day to visit Amish country in Lancaster. Read on for our trip recap (part 1)!
Orange and Shiny Original Amigurumi Collection: Farm Animals
I'm happy to announce the completion of my first Orange and Shiny original amigurumi collection: farm animals! The collection includes the chicken I announced previously in addition to a horse, pig, and cow. Read on to see individual pictures of each animal...
Stitch Fix #6 - July 2016
It's time to talk about my July fix! This month I asked my stylist, Melissa, for cover ups to wear with my ever expanding dress collection and she certainly delivered. Read on for details!