Headstrong

So a little while ago, my lovely friend Belle and I were shopping at Nordstrom's(aka- heavenly place usually far out of my price range these days) and we came across the hats/headpiece section. I fell in love.

My b-maids better get ready, 'cause if I can get my hands on a few Blair Waldorf-esque headbands, we're in bidness.

(B: I don't converse with liars or Lewinsky's)

Please observe:

^That's Belle, so gorg!

Nordstrom's fabulous collection-

Beautimus right?!

Love,

Future Mrs. O

P.S.

Princess Jasmine(my fav Disney princess) really knows how to work the hair accessory!

Hey Mr. Postman.

So lately I've really been digging these postcard inspired save the date cards.

Very chic, very vintage-y and very CUTE!

What do y'all think?

Love,

~ Future Mrs. O

What's cooking. Good looking.

As some of you may recall, Mr. O and I have designated Wednesday night as the one weeknight we set aside for ultimate quality time. Due to our love of Italian food and the hundreds of recipes Mr. O has accumulated from Italianfoodforever.com and cook books, the Wednesday “date night” has become our time to cook* yummy Italian food together.

*Coming clean: I must admit the last few Wednesdays we ate Olive Garden and Dignoro’s pizza (It really does taste better than delivery)… oops!

Last Wednesday, a culinary masterpiece was created in Mr. O’s kitchen. Not to toot my own horn, but, this recipe for lasagna will hands down produce the best “Italian layer cake” you will ever eat… EVAAAAAAH!!!hehe.

I took notes and pictures as we went along, here it is…

Future Mrs. O's Yummy Lasagna

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped fine

1-1/4 pound ground beef

1 pound ricotta cheese*

2 large eggs, beaten lightly
5 cups marinara sauce

4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese*
3/4 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese*
1 box of no-boil lasgana noodles

This recipe was created by yours truly so that meant more cheese!!!
(BTW, I am lactose intolerant but can’t kick my fiendish tendencies towards cheese)

1.Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat olive oil in a medium sautè pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook until soft and translucent about 5 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until browned through about 10 minutes. Drain excess fat.

2. Place ricotta cheese and eggs in a bowl, and stir together until well combined.

(whip it. whip it real good.)

3. Spread 1 cup sauce over bottom of a 13x9-inch glass baking dish. Cover with a layer of 3 to 4 lasagna noodles, overlaping slightly to fit. Spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture on the noodles, top with 1/3 of the cooked ground beef. Sprinkle 1 cup of the mozzarella over the ground beef. Top with 1 cup of the marinara sauce, sprinkle 1/4 cup of pecorino romano and top with a layer of lasagna noodles. Repeat this 2 more times. Cover the final layer of lasagna noodles with the remaining marinara sauce and sprinkle remaining cup of mozzarella on top.

4. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil, place in oven and cook for 60 minutes. Remove foil and cook until cheese is melted about 5 minutes more. Remove from oven and let sit 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

5. Enjoy with a nice cold beverage!

(Note to self: limit Mr.O's orange soda intake... 15 minutes after consuming this deliciousness he sang "Can't We Be Sweethearts" by The Cleftones, over and over again.)

BUON APPETITO!

Love,

~ Future Mrs. O

drum roll, please.

The poll results are in...

You guys would like Mr. O and I to go on a six month-long honeymoon everywhere we'd like!

So what I've gathered from these results is either you all think A.) we deserve to live it up BIG time, or that B.) You don't want to see/hear from us for a loooong time.

For Pete's sake... I hope its A.)!!

Love,

~ Future Mrs. O

(beautiful image courtesy of The Vintage Moth blog)

hodgepodge.

I feel like its been years since I've posted. Lots has happened so let's start from the top.

By the by, none of this is really wedding related but I thought I'd share because they are all LOVE related!

1. Mr. O and I found out that we were not selected as finalists for the trip for two to Italy.

(whomp, whomp, whooomp... THE most pitiful pic I could find of us)

Sad, I know, but in my opinion we are winners because we have eachother!

2. I am now a mommy! Meet Snooki...

(Her favorite spot with "daddy")

She was rescued on a cold rainy day in "the hood" and I agreed to take her in. From what her vet and I can decipher, she is a Ruby Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. She's quickly become a huge part of our family.

3. So Valentine's Day came and went. Mr. O was very sick and I was very tired from a draining week. Despite illness and lethargy, we had a wonderful weekend spent watching movies, eating RED VELVET CAKE (hands down the best pastry you will ever eat, this will be what our wedding cake is made of), napping, and spending some time outdoors.

(beautiful flowers)

(Mr. O's v-day gifts from me)

(at the park)

(gorgeous v-day sunset)

4. The plan for Valentines Day weekend was to get away for the weekend and go... anywhere! But since we were both not up to it, we went the following weekend and had a blast in San Antonio, TX.

(hours in a car... i got bored)

(focused on the road)

(I suprised Mr. O with a helicopter ride)

(one of the many beautiful sights from waaaay up above)

(Yummy drinks!)

(It was a gloomy day but we got some amazing pics at one of the missions)

(handle on the cathedral door)

(Mission San Jose)

Enjoy your week, stay warm, and check back again soon!

Love,

~ Future Mrs. O

The Color Purple. Plum Really.

One of the questions I am asked the most when someone finds out that I am engaged is...

"What are your colors?"

Well a picture is worth a 1,000 words right? Here's roughly 10,000. :)

(I NEED these shoes!)

Plumtastic!

Love,

Future Mrs. O