Shutterfly Holiday Cards

It's almost the holiday season... seriously! Ever since getting married, Craig and I have wanted to do holiday cards... ok, maybe not Craig but I wanted to do it. This year, we finally get our chance! Initially, I wanted to design our "Thank You" cards from our wedding via Shutterfly - alas, I was talked out of it. *Stupid!* This time, no one will talk me out of our holiday cards... no one.

We don't have kids... so who do we show off? Ourselves. We're narcissistic that way.

I've used Shutterfly in the past and have loved it. This holiday season, we plan on sending a bazillion cards out wishing people well for Hanukkah thanks to Shutterfly.

I know... my Jewish readers may be a bit surprised that they have Hanukkah cards - we're not surprised. Shutterfly is awesome that way! Want a sneak peek at what we *might* do for Hanukkah? Take a look...

What do you think? I think it came out nicely. The added touch - our dogs (Cecil and Sparky)! In lieu of having children, we thought we'd share the spotlight and put our dogs in the additional photos.

Not only do they sell really cool Hanukkah cards that come in a wide range of different styles, they have stuff for Christmas (obviously). Their Christmas cards are super adorable. My favorite? The cartoon Christmas tree ones. Is it weird for a Jewish girl to have a favorite Christmas card? Naaaaah!

If you like the Christmas cards, you can also get Christmas address labels to put on the envelope! How GENIUS!

Shutterfly is going to be the Glaser household's one-stop-shop for holiday extras this year. You should make it your home for holiday photos and holiday cards!!

We're really excited to purchase our new holiday cards. We chose the design because it fits our family pretty well! The pictures are resized for us automatically and there's nothing more awesome than a cartoon chanukkiah ... except maybe a cartoon Jon Lovitz as Hanukkah Harry. Just sayin'...

I give this site an A+++

Disclosure: I was compensated with free holiday cards from Shutterfly for this post but the views and opinions in this post are entirely my own and 100% truthful.

Wordless Wednesday - Far From Home... but Together

In Prague - far from either of our homes - but happily together

September 2010

Flashback Friday... on a Tuesday

See the small child in the front row wearing teal tights? That's me. This was in the 1980's and it was at my cousin's bar mitzvah. Crazy, huh? Look at the eyeglasses! WHY OH WHY did my mother make me wear that dress? It has a doily for a collar.

Nothing takes the cake more than my sister's pink bow. She CLEARLY looks thrilled to be wearing it. And my other sister... well, let's be glad she chose NOT to use the bright pink hair mousse that day. She had a flair for color... even back then.

I don't remember much about this day except that my aunt (the one I'm standing next to) promised me candy if I sat still. Bribery still works. You can bribe me with candy any day.

From OOPS to TADA!

OK, if you've been on our site in the last few days you may have noticed that it was... um... bare. That's because, in my brilliance, I stupidly deleted our theme. OOPS!

Major OOPS!

I searched for graphic designers who could handle ... well, me. I found AMBER! She is AMAZING!

Amber runs a site called ZanyDezines! Not only is Amber great to deal with - she's quick and her rates are reasonable (even for Israeli standards!) - we HIGHLY recommend Amber!

What do YOU think of our new site? It's pretty spiffy, right? If only I were as THIN as my character... but that's another story for another day.

Amber's portfolio speaks for itself but if you're not convinced - talk to ME! I'll convince you.

Her services are great and, as I said, her rates are totally reasonable!

If you're looking for a blog redesign or need buttons/artwork/any spiffyness... she's the one to go to! You WON'T be disappointed!

Keep on Movin' On

I did it. I resigned from my job. While I won't go into details, I will say that my future looks bright... so I gotta wear shaaaaaades. Anyway, life is looking quite good right now. Craig is home from his 2 week stint in the army. I hope there's a long pause between call-ups because I did NOT enjoy him being gone for so long.

Last week we were watching our friend's dog, Blanca. She is ADORABLE! And a cuddler... and very big. She's a big dog who thought that since Sparky and Cecil were small, she could be small, too! Except she's not. She is no where NEAR the size of a lap dog like Cecil BUT my boys played with her all.day.long. They played so much that both dogs were constantly covered in dog slobber. They played hard. My neighbor still likes to remind me that she could hear them at 10pm. I'm surprised she can hear anything with the amount of times she says "HUH? What did you say?" when I speak to her. She's a nice lady though.

This coming weekend is exciting! Two of our friends got engaged and we're going to their engagement party!! Not only that, I'm cooking! I'm trying to come up with some easy-ish finger food that is either dairy or parve (neither dairy nor meat is in the ingredients). Any ideas? So far, I have about 3 lbs. worth of puff pastry to keep me occupied. I also thought of crackers with cream cheese and a roasted pepper piece on top. I also thought of using this recipe from Buns In My Oven. It's a really yummy pumpkin pie... I'll just need to make them pumpkin tarts.

What do you think? Recipes welcome!!

Pumpkin Spice... oh how I miss theeee

Craig and I recently returned from our honeymoon in Prague (more on that in another post - promise). While we were there, we ventured into Starbucks (we don't have one here) and I got all excited thinking I'd find my Pumpkin Spice Latte. I was wrong. No pumpkin spice. Only vanilla. BOOOO!

So, after scouting around the Nest, I came across a post that magically had to do with my much missed (and much craved) coffee treat. There are actually RECIPES out there to recreate my favorite coffee! Actual. Recipes. OMG. I hope Michele is reading this because I'm about to plotz!

I'm all for buying the syrup version of this recipe but I may actually try this first. This recipe originally comes from Savvy Eats:


Makes about 1 c.
2 T pumpkin puree (canned works too)
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c + 2 T water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Stir regularly to keep the syrup from burning as it reduces. The pumpkin will “melt” into the sugar + water. When it takes on the consistency and thickness of maple syrup, remove from heat and pour into heat-proof containers. Don’t let it get too thick, or it will be ropy and won’t blend into your drinks well. Refrigerate until needed.

I know, it seems like A LOT of work but I don't think it is. Besides, this recipe seems healthier than the bottled variety.

What do you think? I wonder if mine will turn out well... I'll keep you updated.