1000 Pillows

This 100 % cotton fabric pillow is 16×16 in size and has a zipper for easy removal. Fifty percent of all sales will be donated to the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation in loving memory of my brother Americo Palladino. The goal is to raise $2900.

The Love Story Continues…Friday: Have you ever eaten so much that your stomach looks like it is three months pregnant? I stood in Joel’s bathroom and was caught off guard by how huge my belly looked this morning. I was bloated from days of feasting and I had yet another dinner planned for this evening that included John. I had to get over this quickly so that I could fit into my cute dress. This Girl was in need of a remedy STAT!

I quickly bolted to Joel’s kitchen to whip together an old family remedy to get myself back to normal. I took a lemon, boiled some water, found some honey, a little cayenne pepper and some fresh ginger….Mixed them all together to make the perfect witches brew. For as much as I love to eat, I have always had an unhappy stomach and digestive tract so my mom used to come up with concoctions that she would get from health books to ease my pains. Down the hatch! Read more»

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This 100 % cotton fabric pillow is 16×16 in size and has a zipper for easy removal. The donation for the pillow is $25. Thank you for supporting our wedding dream!

Love Story continues…Life always seems to have its own plan for me. There is constantly a struggle when it comes to control. Some people know exactly what they are doing and when, while others get a clue along the way. I knew what I wanted to accomplish and what I needed to be responsible for in life, but it forever seems to have a bit of a different plan for Me! Instinct can only take one so far. I am learning that it is necessary to just let go.

Coming to Los Angeles may have been a test run for Boston. Boston would bring me relief or challenge my ability to accept some of the things that have happened in my life. To understand solace. Being alone, as I have mentioned before, was never needed or possible. I didn’t know how to be still, much less far from home. My Home… Alone…Quiet. I didn’t know what those words meant after so many years of being surrounded by people. Too many people. Too much of what everyone else always wanted but not enough time for me to decide what my favorite drink was or what Chicken Tika Masala was, or Pho, or real French Onion soup! Read more»

This cotton fabric pillow is 16×16 in size and has a zipper for easy removal. The donation for the pillow is $25. Thank you for supporting our wedding dream!

The Love story continues… The hazard of sleeping in random places is waking up and not remembering where you are. I had slept in a half a dozen places in the last two weeks so when I woke up on Joel’s couch, it took me a moment to remember where I was. Teddy had ended up on the floor facing me with his cute little perma-smile. Joel and I had worked hard over the last few weeks and this was the first morning we were able to sleep in. Read more»

This cotton fabric pillow is 16×16 in size and has a zipper for easy removal. The donation for the pillow is $25. Thank you for supporting our wedding dream!

Love story continues… Because I let go and just went with what the universe offered, I started a new journey. I had no intentions of doing anything, but visit a friend going back now three weeks ago. This day was the last day we would be spending in Northern California filming the golf and gourmet show for PBS. Everyone was wrapping up to head back to LA. Being a part of this film crew was a wonderful opportunity. Read more»

This multi- colored, cotton fabric pillow is 16×16 in size and has a zipper for easy removal. The donation for the pillow is $25. Thank you for supporting our wedding dream!

Love story continues… I think John and I were both caught off guard from the kiss. We both backed up from each other and got into the car so he could take me to the Best Western. I don’t really remember what happened on the ride there because I was a bit flustered. Read more»

This weeks pillow is 16×16 in size and made from 100% cotton fabric. It has a zipper for easy cover removal and washing.The donation for this pillows is $25 plus shipping. Thank you for supporting our wedding dream!

The love story continues: I have a serious issue with my feet. I can’t stand them and don’t enjoy it when people look at my feet. To my horror, after Joel pulled John and I from the PGA event to join the crew, I started a conversation with one of the tour executives and while we were talking the executive looked down and said, “Wow, you must have some really cute feet, because you are so tall.” Immediately the entire crew, John, Jan and Joel all stopped talking to look at my feet. “OMG!” It was like standing naked in a spotlight in front of strangers. I wanted to find a way to hide them immediately, but no such luck. Read more»

This weeks pillow or should I say pillows are both 12×16 in size and made from 100% cotton fabric. Both are made with a zipper for easy cover removal and washing.The donation for these pillows is $25 plus shipping. Thank you for supporting our wedding dream!

The love story continues:There are a few things a man has to have to attract me to him and ask anyone that knows me-it is not the material things in life. Although, there is nothing wrong with that according to my high school volleyball coach who once told me, “It is just as easy to fall in love with a rich man as it is a poor one.” For me a few key things that a man has to have are great hands, beautiful eyes and a compassionate being. So when John handed me the grape from the vine, I paid special attention and his hands are perfect. So he had already won me over with his eyes and the only thing remaining from my list was the compassion. Is he compassionate, time would tell? Read more»

Check out the new pillow of the week. It is a perfect color for spring! I chose to add a little yellow to the mix because Yellow is the “It” color for weddings this year. If you have any ideas on how to incorporate the color yellow into a wedding theme please leave comments at the end of this post.

The donation for this pillow is $25 plus shipping. This pillow is 16×16 in size and is made with a zipper for easy cover removal and washing. Thank you for supporting our wedding dream!

The love story continues: Dinner that night was a blur. Up until this trip I really was not a wine connoisseur and had no idea how to really order it or what great wine is supposed to taste like. Read more»

The donation for this pillow is $25 plus shipping. This pillow is 16×16 in size and is made with a zipper for easy cover removal and washing. Thank you for supporting our wedding dream!

The love story continues: There is something to be said about waking up early in a strange town, on a strange bed to a day that you have no control over. Read more»

Dream Pillow #3

Donation $25.00 Donation $35.00 Donation $45.00

This pillow was inspired by my sister-in-law’s cousin Cindy. She said I should make a pillow with a little bling. It was a little more challenging because the fabric itself is corduroy and the Rhinestone was extremely delicate to glue on. Lesson: Small rhinestone and long fingers do not necessary get along. So for all the Diva’s out there…This one is for you! If you are interested in helping our wedding dream come true the donation for Dream Pillow #3 is $25 plus shipping. The pillow measures 16X16, the material is corduroy and has the word DIVA spelled out in Rhinestones. Thank you for supporting our dream!

Love story continues… Today was the busiest day so far at Jan’s because everyone was finalizing details for the trip to Sonoma. Joel was confirming the locations for the different shoots and putting together the call-times for the crews. John was running in three different directions, Jan was like the conductor at the symphony making all the different instruments play the same tune. I just sat there observing, taking it all in. Read more»