Alrighty....this machine saved the day. If you like to have an cappuccino, latte or anything from a fancy coffee house like,
Intelligensia,
Urth Cafe or even dare I say Starbucks...you should invest in one of these machines.
This falls into the big birthday present, engagement gift or wedding present category. It is not an inexpensive machine. But, use it enough and it will pay for itself. We got this as a gift and I used it all weekend while my family was in town. Wow. New morning ritual.
Nespresso makes this one pictured above. It makes an espresso shot and has a built in milk frother (they also make a
separate frother for just the simple espresso machine). They come with
capsules that you pop in the top and a deliciously perfect espresso shot comes out. Then you mix that with some sugar or sweetener and add the frothed milk. I became a true barista.
I just received a wedding gift. They are coming in fast.
Bought these post it note/to do stickies from russell+hazel at Sugar Paper the other day. I love them. So I went onto their website to check out what other great stuff they made....
A dear friend gave me G.Lalo correspondence cards in crisp white to write my wedding thank you notes. I loved them so much that I went out and bought other colors... At the moment I almost can't use anything else. Some of the sets come in beautiful canvas boxes...the colors and edges of the paper are divine. They are available online and if you are in LA checkout Johnathan Wright...
A simple dish rack. I did not register for one of these....and came to realize pretty quickly that I needed one. I had lived in my apartment without a dishwasher for over 9 years. I relied heavily on my dish rack. But, when moving into a home with a dishwasher I thought I would not use it as much. Man was I wrong. 
Our first visitors...excited and nervous. The house is coming along but by no way done.
