Cooking!

 Okay so i'm a little embarrassed to admit that i've been married a little over a year

and i can count on one hand (Okay, maybe one and a half) how many

times i have actually cooked dinner for me and my husband.

It's not that i haven't wanted to, it's just a matter of making time.

And since we are constantly traveling to and from a few different

cities each month, i just haven't made it a priority.

When i am home i just want to relax, hang out with friends and Family 

And spend time with Darren. It's also when i get a chance to

work on music. 

Which are all GOOD things.

 But it does get a little expensive

eating out so often!!

 So this year for Christmas i asked Darren for some cook books

and he EAGERLY obliged;) The boy loves food and it's a great

feeling cooking for someone when you know they'll really appreciate it.

These were the ones he picked for me. So cute right? He is

a great gift giver.

Here is what i made from a recipe in the cookbook above. 

It was super easy and tasted delicious as you can tell from the

missing chunk out of the chicken in the picture above.

(I had to taste it you guys!!)

I am no Gwyneth Paltrow over here but i

thought it was preetttyyy tasty. 

Alright, enough about food. 

But food is awesome.

Thanks for reading lovelies!

Fall Tonight. But we can start again.

I'll try harder to please you.

Why can't you stand up for me?

Is it that hard, Johnny?

I want to see you smash open wide.

One Day.

     One Day means a lot And One day comes. And Comes again and doesn't mean as much.

I'm not sure where i read this quote but i like it and have managed to

 remember it for years. 

Sherri, Thank you for the green jeans honey. I love em.

<3

Easy Goin'.

The sun is in the sky andClouds are rollin' by andToday is gonna be one wonderful day
Hand in hand togetherWe'll be friends foreverSharing all the good timesHappy and freeIt's gonna be some
Easy goin'We'll laugh our cares awayOn this easy goin'Easy goin' day.

Here's Darren recording one of my favorite instruments we used on the album. 

It's a synth called "the juno"and it's super special.

We used it in many choruses to add some color and energy. 

It even gets a tiny solo of it's own on one of the tracks! 

Simple shot of the piano room. which as you can see, quickly became

the drum room once Darren got ahold of it. 

I had a lot of fun watching him record (and break) all sorts of things

while trying to get drum sounds he was happy with. :)

Here is Jeremy doing his magical deeds. He always has a mixture

of about three or four half-drunk coffee cups that he's accumulated

over the week sitting next to him along with one fresh cup 

from the day. The coffee shop is RIGHT next door to the studio.

Talk about convenient!!!

I'm not sure what this weird flying saucer thing is on the sidewalk

of commercial street but i felt like it was a good photo op!

Love the trains in the back ground.

My Backyard Is Frightful.

         My Backyard is VERY frightful.  There is a dead tree back there that i believe to have the same nature as one of the ghoulish, angry, apple throwing tree beasts off of Wizard Of Oz. 

Except instead of apples it's those little spiky things i used to call "Gum Balls" 

When i was a kid.

Speaking of which,  My whole life i told myself that i would NEVER 

wear leopard! It was the stuff of old people, i thought. 

Or at least old women who had lost touch with reality and were stumbling through

a wild midlife crisis begging for some recognition. 

I know, "What a judgmental little brat!" you're thinking.

Well, maybe i was. But i was probably 14 and lacking some SERIOUS perspective on the world around me.

  Anyhow.... In my recent years i've had a change of heart. 

I think it took seeing the print on women who i could relate to.

This coat is actually from the 1960's and it belonged to My Grandmother 

at one point. Who by the way, is one of my big style icons! 

(though she probably has no idea.) She's a real class act

and i adore wearing this coat for that reason.

Or perhaps i like wearing it because to me it represents confidence 

and insecurity. Both of which, i most certainly am.

Thanks for reading,

-Stacy.

A big Thank You!

Hello! Stacy here. I Just wanted to say a huge Thanks to Everyone for the wonderful response 

to My album announcement last Monday. It meant a lot to get to read that some of you

are really anticipating it. I hope you enjoy every part of the setting up process for this album. 

I'm so excited to share little bits and pieces along the way!

Now for some tea and album title searching.......

-Stacy.