Some new stuff...

Well I haven't blogged in awhile, so I just wanted to add a few new things that I'm into. First, I don't know if I mentioned, but last July I dropped my Sony Camera. I had gotten it for Christmas '04 or '05?? Anyways, it was time for an upgrade, but since there technically wasn't anything wrong with my camera I didn't see the point in buying one. WELL, at a family function I ACCIDENTALLY dropped my camera and it just never really recovered. The battery door broke so I had to use a rubberband to keep it shut. I probably could've dealt with that, but for some reason the function would change mid-picture click and it would mess up the picture! Some moments just can't be recaptured and so FINALLY Taei bought me a new camera!!

New camera

Isn't she a beauty!! I also want to add that the above picture was taken with my camera phone! At 5.1 megapixels, my camera phone is pretty awesome too! Unfortunately the camera phone doesn't do so well in the dark, there's a flash, but it just doesn't compare to a camera flash. If not I would've just used my camera phone! LoL!! I did switch to this Casio because I got an AWESOME deal on Costco.com. I was hesitant after using my Sony for the past 4+ years... I felt very loyal and LOVED the quality of my pictures. But the Sony I want is closer to $300 (on Amazon.com no less) and this puppy ended up costing $150 from Costco, plus I got a free 2 GB memory card. So far...I like it!!

Next up...

Table setting

Table setting (1)

I bought these plates and place mats about a month ago, but just never got around to setting it up. I love the bright colors against my dark dining table. We hardly ever eat on our dining table. We use it mostly when we have company, but on an everyday basis we either sit at our kitchen counter or on the sofa...I know, I know! So bad...but since I spent all this money on my dining table I thought I could decorate her up!! I was surprised how much Taei liked it. I want to go to Pier 1 and get bigger candles and a centerpiece for the table. The candles I have there now were in my Powder room and are too small for the effect I'm going for! I'll update with more pictures when I do that!

And finally...

Bread maker

So a few weeks ago Taei tells me that he really wants some fresh baked bread. He didn't know that I use to bake bread all the time for a church service project in high school. So I surprised him one night with two YUMMY loaves of fresh bread! After talking to a coworker about my new hobby, she mentioned she had a breadmaker at home that I was welcome to have!! THANKS PATTI!! So here she is!!

Regular loaf

Window viewer

It's a pretty simple machine, but fits our needs perfectly! You can't really see in the window, but I baked a cinnamon raisin loaf! It tasted pretty good, but I think I need to pick up some bread flour. I noticed my loaves coming out a bit on the tougher side and I think that's probably why!! But now I'm obsessed! I want to bake all kinds of breads...banana, mango, french, wheat, sourdough...Hopefully I can keep you posted on that as well!

Well that's a couple of things I've been up to in the last month! Ciao!

P.S.

The dining table and breadmaker photos were taken with my camera phone. I was too lazy to walk back upstairs to get my new camera, but as you can see the pictures aren't the best even with just a slightly little less lighting, so I needed my new camera. Too bad I was being lazy about getting it! LoL!