Our bon voyage meal Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence We fly out to hawaii in the morning. Tonight we dine on pizza and champagne. My neck is getting better now. Hurray! Can’t wait til I can shake my head “no” and feel like a real wife.

Tom and Alanna Originally uploaded by SharonaGott Hi, Tom’s colleague Sharona took this video clip at our wedding. Enjoy! Also, there’s a photo set here.

This weekend Tom and I tied the knot. It was such a magical weekend. I feel so very, very, very lucky to have the most amazing people in our lives. It’s been a crazy week and I can’t wait to get into our apartment in Hilo and decompress. A run down of the last week’s…

Green magma Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence I got suckered into buying this green magma stuff because it said “magma” on the box. It’s supposed to optimize my cellular metabolism, which I think means its gonna help me poop.

I seem to be done being stressed out and nervous about my wedding. Now I’m just excited and happy. There are several things helped: Tom and I have been having a blast wrapping gifts and making playlists. The family started arriving Saturday so I’ve had a chance to get over my jitters around that. I’ve…

I love/hate my sewing machine Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence I’ve had this machine a long time, since just after my dad died in 1992. It’s seen me through some tough times and its helped me make some pretty great stuff. With this machine I’ve made: About 10 quilts 2 halloween costumes A half dozen…

My cookbook is here! It’s at Tom’s work so I have to wait til tonight to see it. I’m so excited. Tom says it looks great. Hi Lulu, the only problem I have with lulu.com is there seems to be nowhere on the site for me to send you praise! So I am sending it…

Accidental smile Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence I chew on things and twist things into spirals. Its just a nervous habit. Today I accidentally or subconciously made a smiley face with my chew toys. I think this was part of a juice lid.

It’s summertime so go make yourself some guac. Ingredients: 2 very ripe avocados (save one pit) 2 limes, juiced Handful of cilantro, diced Half an onion, diced 1 fresh, ripe tomato, diced Salt and pepper Slice avocados in half lengthwise by rotating your knife around the pit. Remove pits from avocados and make a series…

The first copies of my recipe book: Feed Your Love, has shipped and should be here by Friday! I can’t wait! In other news, I’m still going a bit nuts. I am having wedding nightmares where time on my wedding day is exponentially compressed with each passing minute. There’s only one cure for my nervous…

The coldest winter I ever spent Originally uploaded by Alanna Spence Bla bla bla fill in the rest.

I may never again buy dressing in a bottle. We made our own bleu cheese dressing this weekend. It was ridiculously easy and ridiculously delicious. So here, try my friends, clinic is a basic recipe. Bleu Cheese Dressing 1/4 cup cream 2 Tbsp mayonnaise About 2 oz blue cheese 2 Tbsp rice vinegar 2 Tbsp…

We are two weeks away from throwing potentially the biggest party we’ll ever throw. People are flying in from all over the U.S. and we are spending a ridiculous sum of money. I’m a ball of nervous tension and I’m downing Bach’s flower remedy. I’m soon going to start self stemming. It’s going to be…