6.20.2010

NOT frock and fathers' day (bits of our weekend)

We had a really great weekend -- I sewed a bunch with some of my sorority sisters, we relaxed, went out with friends, Blake celebrated a friend's bachelor party, and then we spent a lovely Sunday afternoon celebrating father's day with Blake's parents in Lawrence.  


On Thursday night, Blake made an amazing glazed beer can chicken.  If you've never roasted chicken impaled with a beer can, you're missing out.  It is amazingly tender and flavorful -- and we (ok, Blake -- entirely) even did it vertically in our oven.  He found the recipe for the glaze on Cooks Illustrated -- we had seen them make it on their PBS show a few weekends ago.


Blake amazing beer can chicken, cut

Blake, chicken roaster extraordinare


Fathers' Day gift for Ross, a wonderful father and FIL!



And I finished sewing this dress last week and ended up wearing it pretty much all weekend.  It is a great pattern/diy that I found on a sew-along blog called presserfoot.  The instructions were easy to follow and, with a little patience, yielded a super-cute, easy-to-wear dress.  I'm hoping I can take it past summer into fall with some tights and boots, too.

dorky, full-length view


....and a very Happy Fathers' Day to my own dad, whom I love so very much.  



This is one of my favorite pictures from B's and my wedding day.  My dad was cool and composed (although not entirely unemotional!) right before the big entrance.  He helped me keep my composure and really be able to take it all in.  What a special memory :) 

7 comments:

  1. That not-frock looks so good on you! I bet come fall it will also look very cute with a cardigan. I want to see the romper you made!

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  2. Lovely dress, yummy looking chicken, and especially sweet pic of you and your dad! I think the dress would definitely work for the fall. It would look awesome with a chunky cardigan, unexpected colored tights, and boots or spectator shoes:)

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  3. Ahh, your presserfoot frock looks awesome!

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  4. That dress is so cute!! Good job! :)

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  5. you look great! i have been thinking that i need to make another one of those now that i am not prego.

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  6. That not-frock looks so good on you! I bet come fall it will also look very cute with a cardigan. I want to see the romper you made!

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  7. Ahh, your presserfoot frock looks awesome!

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