Wedding Ring Prototype

Chris and I designed our wedding rings. Cody, my friend and awesome metalsmith, drew up the digital design. While the ring hasn't been made yet, I am excited enough to want to share! I think this is gorgeous and can't wait to see it completed.

The idea behind the ring is our two lives are like the two different colored lines. The lines intersect to show how our lives have intersected.

The colors in the design might not accurately reflect the color of the ring. I've picked out turquoise and orange powder coatings and Cody will begin testing them out in the coming weeks. Chris's ring will be slightly wider than mine and will be turquoise and brown.

Getting this much control and direction of the process is so awesome. We're really lucky to know Cody!

Proud of my Little Corner of the Internet

I've always been proud of my blog. It's mine...all mine. But now I have something else on the Internet to be proud of. I'm really, really proud of ReadPhoenix.com. As of today, ReadPhoenix has 168 blogs listed. Some are personal, some professional, some company blogs, but all of them are related to Phoenix. This number has exceeded my expectations and definitely makes me proud of it. I feel like I filled a need. I hope I'm bringing the community together.

Of course none of this would be possible without the awesome coding & design skills of the Integrum team. They were able to quickly turn my dream into reality. They turned it into something that lots of people use! It's a testament to Integrum's investment in the Phoenix community that they would do this project. Thank you, Integrum!

A couple weekends ago, Chris and I went to a party. While there, a woman I hadn't met before recognized my name and said she was on my site. I immediately thought about EricaLucci.com and was confused. Then she explained she had recently added her blog to ReadPhoenix and that it was her favorite site of recent. I was so flattered and excited! I'm glad a little site like ReadPhoenix could make other people happy. I'm very proud of it.

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Fund-A-Stache 2008

Some of the guys at work are really into facial hair. They participate in Wiskerino. And make awesome videos like this. They even use facial hair for a good cause!

http://www.fundastache.org

For the month of May, men will be growing mustaches for charity. They'll be posting pictures so there's entertainment along the way. It's an awesome idea and one that's already been dubbed as COOL.

You should check it out. If you're feeling generous, donate to the charity chosen by your favorite mustache-growing man. If you're feeling playful, join in and grow a 'stache for May!

Concrete Class

Last Saturday, Chris and I had the pleasure of attending a class about concrete at Gore Design Co. It was coordinated by Modern Phoenix. (Thanks, Alison!) Gore Design does concrete countertops and sinks and such. They teach classes to others in the concrete industry, but this class was for non-professionals. For "Do-It-Yourself-ers."

We spent Saturday afternoon building a coffee table or bench , depending on your interpretatin of the design, with the class. It was awesome. Chris and I especially liked the integration of concrete with wood since that's something he's wanted to do for awhile. Brandon and Jeremy were great teachers and a lot of fun to work with.

At the end of the day, the drew names out of a hat for the winner of the sample bench as well as the bench we built as a group. Chris won the sample bench! (Pears not included.)

View all the photos from the concrete class.

*Update 4/26: Chris was going to pick up the bench last night but unfortunately it's been broken. Accidents happen in a shop and unfortunately an accident happened to the bench. The guys at Gore were totally cool and offered to make another one. But I don't think it's fair to ask them to do that since it was just the demo for the class. We'll make our own using the skills they taught us!

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