Spring Candles, Lucky Charms Treats, Sushi, and a Birthday Party!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone!

Last year, I made corned beef and cabbage....oh my, it was so good.  This year, I forgot to put corned beef brisket on my grocery order and well, we had these Lucky Charms Treats instead.  (Not actually for dinner.  Just dessert!).

We also had these yummy cupcakes!

I guess I forgot to buy St. Patrick's Day cupcake liners.  Whoops.

We have also had a bunch of other wonderful things going on around here.

Cinnamon Rolls, Strawberry Shortcake, Instant Pot, & Slime

Hello!

We have been so busy this week.  Oh my.

Sunday, I made these yummy Easy Overnight Caramel Cinnamon Rolls.  They were super good and so pretty.  I have no clue why I didn't take a picture, but I didn't.  These were made from frozen bread dough, which was great for convenience, but a little difficult to roll out, at least for me.  They were really good, but I prefer making my own dough.

Monday was full of GREAT surprises.  My awesome mom thought I needed this:

I was definitely in agreement.  I haven't used it yet, but what a wonderful surprise to come home to!

Kickboxing, Creighton, and Scary Barbecue

Happy Saturday!

Oh my, we have had a great week!

Monday, we celebrated Cherry Pie day in the most sophisticated way we could:

Wednesday, in keeping with my goal of learning at least one new thing a month, I went to kickboxing with my friends Eloise and Calina.  Oh.  My.  Oh my.  It was amazing and awful at the same time.  But awful in a good way.  Like it kicked my butt.  But I needed it.  And....these:

We went to Impact Kickboxing, which I very, very highly recommend.  

Valentine Coffee, Heart-Shaped Donuts, & What I've Been Reading

Hola!

I hope everyone had a great Valentine's Day!  I wanted to start my Valentine's Day off with one of those yummy Cherry Mocha Frappuccinos at Starbucks, but wouldn't you know it?  Their Valentine's Day drink was "out of season" when I tried to order it on Valentine's Day.  So, I made my work coffee Valentine's-y.  Clearly, I nailed it.

In other Valentine's Day developments, Bizi has decided that she needs to use her real name at school now.  So, it looked like I gave out all these valentines to her classmates... (You may have to click on the picture to see it clearly.) #creepymom

Winter Adventures, Valentine Brownies, & Ysa's First Job!

Happy Sunday, everyone! 

So, we decided to go on a winter adventure this weekend!  We drove to Briggs Woods because someone (and by someone, I think we all know I mean me) wanted to see the waterfall in winter with snow and ice.  But....the road to the waterfall was blocked....so.....  We did see the river, though.  Well, we saw the snow on the river.  But it was all still really pretty.

Frozen Yogurt, Snowmen, and a Happy Little Camper

Hello!

I hope everyone has been enjoying February as much as we have!  We (and by we, I think I mean I) have really been loving the snow the last few weeks, celebrating with snowman pizza and snowman pancakes!  Elie even enjoyed her first Snow Ball!

January 27

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As January comes to a close, I wanted to share a few pictures from a day that is super special to our family.

Fifty-seven years ago, on January 27, 1961, my dad was born.

A few (or more) years later, my parents were also married on January 27.  That may not have worked out so well, but hey, I exist.  I'm pretty thrilled about that fact, so, I guess it was a minor win.

Then, a couple years ago when this cute guy decided - on January 27 - that maybe he kinda liked hanging out with me just a bit, I was pretty agreeable to the idea.

So, yes, we enjoyed celebrating January 27.

First, we had breakfast at 11-worth Cafe.  This is exactly the type of place that my dad would have loved.  Little cafes with amazing breakfasts were his thing.

I, of course, had the Chicken Fried Steak.  I ALWAYS have the chicken fried steak the first time I try any place that has it.  I don't know why.  I'm just weird like that.