Royal wedding and mine... ;-)

This morning I was curious to see Will & Kate's wedding and... off course...most importantly check out her dress!!! ;-) I found a video clip online and I was stunned...her dress is beautiful! So I watched the royal wedding for a while and that made me wanna watch our own wedding movie...not as fancy off  course, but since we are not royalty we could have our own style wedding, simple and relaxed on the beach.
I watched our wedding and again I was overwhelmed by the many blessings. My whole family and my best friend from Sweden came! It was such a joy to have them there! So many friends who helped us, my dress was given to me by a group of girl friends, I made my own bouquet and it actually turned out the way I wanted...haha! I got my wonderful husband!! It was just an amazing day! And I hope and pray Will & Kate will have as wonderful life as we do! May the Lord bless their marriage!

Here is a link to our wedding video if you would like to see it...and as I said, not royal style but real simple and relaxed beach wedding!

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1702458/Ceromony.mp4

Ps. Check out the cute ring bearer...I'm glad we didn't have any rings on that pillow!! ;-)

Have a great weekend!

Photo-Christy Eriksson, www.christyeriksson.com

Carrot and Cilantro soup...my version... :-)

Yesterday I made this delicious soup I got from Rustique Art on Twitter, http://www.rustiqueartblog.com/ (Check out her blog, she have some really cute items on Etsy too!) I decided to try the recipie yesterday and made some changes from the original recipe...it was a major success! My hubby (and myself) loved it! I served it with some Quesadillas. Here is my version of the delicious soup!

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon roasted ground cummin (or 1 tbls crushed coriander seeds)
• 1 pound carrots, sliced
• 3 cup vegetable stock
• 1 bunch (about 1 cup) fresh cilantro, chopped, plus more for garnish
• 2-3 tablespoons sour creme 
• Black pepper
• Sea salt

Directions

1. In a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat, heat olive oil. Add onion and cumin. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, until onion is softened but not browned, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add carrots. Cook, covered, until softened, 15 to 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. In a separate pot, bring stock to a boil. Add onion-carrot mixture and bring back up to a boil. Transfer to a blender or food processor, add half of the chopped cilantro and blend (in batches, if needed) until smooth. Season with black pepper and sea salt.
3. To serve, return soup to pot, stir in the rest of the chopped cilantro and the sour creme, and reheat on low. Ladle soup into warmed bowls and garnish with cilantro.
4. Serve with Garlic Bread or Quesadillas.

Here is the link to the original recipe

http://www.countryliving.com/recipefinder/carrot-cilantro-soup-recipe-clv0511

 

Enjoy!

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If I win I will send it to my super cute baby niece,  

Astrid!