Here comes Peter Cottontail.....

"Hopping down the bunny trail, hippity hoppity Easter's on it's way"..... I have that song stuck in your head now don't I?! Since Easter is just a few days away I thought I would show you my Easter decor. It's not much, just a few things here and there. It's really more Springy than Eastery. I won't bore you with a lot of talk, I will just let you enjoy the eye candy.

Sweet pea, hubby and I dyed a bunch of Easter eggs tonight, so I hope to show you all them tomrrow. Until then, I wanted to leave you with this picture of my little Easter bunny! :)

Until next time, BYE!

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Mmm Mmm Mondays Postponed

We had some friends over tonight that we hadn't seen in a while, and they have a fairly new baby, so needless to say I had to get some snuggle time in, so I didn't cook anything for dinner tonight. I will be back next week with another yummy recipe.

Since the CARDS didn't win the other night, I guess I can say GO CATS! Hopefully they can bring the title back to the Bluegrass State. Until next time, BYE!!

March Madness

If you've been following the NCAA Basketball tournament at all you know that tonight the Kentucky Wildcats and the Louisville Cardinals played each other in one of the final four games. Needless to say living in Louisville this week has been almost as exciting as the week of Derby. People have been going crazy over this rivalry game, and the anticipation was almost too much for some people to handle.

I am not much of a sports person, but since I graduated from U of L, I thought I would cheer them on. However I did attend the University of Kentucky for the first year and a half of my college career. Sweet pea and I hung out at my parents and watched the game with them. We took a couple pics outside before the game started.

Sweet pea is so silly, because I told her to go stand by the flowers but instead she decided to sit in them.

Nana and her shadow :) It is so hard to get a pic of her now days because she will not stay still for anything!

We enjoyed a delicious meal from Salsaritas for dinner.

My dad (Pop) and sweet pea cheering on the CARDS.

Even though the score was 61-69 with the Cards losing, it was still a really good game and we had fun cheering them on. I am just glad that I was not out and about tonight because I have a feeling it's going to get crazy!

I plan to get an outdoor painting project done tomorrow, so hopefully I will be able to share it with ya'll next week. Until next time, BYE!

Traumatized

Last night sister and I took our little ones to see the Easter Bunny. After the way sweet pea reacted to Santa I was wondering if she would do the same with the Easter bunny. When we arrived and were waiting in line she was doing really well and even waving to the bunny, but things quickly changed once we started approaching. She clung on to me like a spider monkey and I had to practically pry her off! I know what your thinking, what a terrible mom I am, but honestly people, all we wanted was a pic of both kids with the bunny. Of course Cooper did fine because he is only 4 months old and had no idea what was going on.

This was the best shot that we got, because in all the other ones sweet pea is crying hysterically. We picked this one because if you glance at it quickly it kind of looks like she is laughing, kind of! I put the picture on the table beside our couch and everytime she looks at it she says, "no no bunny". :)

I mean look at that face, she was terrified. Hubby said I was cruel for making her take a picture. Oh well, I think I learned my lesson.

Does anyone else out there have a child that is terrified of characters in costume??

Mmm Mmm Mondays #17

Tonight's post is going to be pretty quick because I have to finish the Hunger Games tonight, before we go see the movie tomorrow. The meal that I made tonight was something that I just threw together as I went. I had some chicken in the fridge that needed to be cooked, so I just took it from there. Here is what I came up with.

Lemon Pepper Chicken Pasta

You will need:

2 large chicken breasts

lemon juice

2 tbsp butter

salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp minced garlic

half package linguine noodles

Cook your pasta according to the package directions and drain when finished. (About 10 mins) Cut your chicken breasts into strips and cook them on medium in a skillet until they are cooked through.

Add your butter, garlic and lemon juice to the skillet. I used about 3 long squirts of juice.

Mix it all together until butter is melted.

Serve your chicken over your pasta. Add a couple more squirts of lemon juice to give it a but more kick. Grate some fresh parm over your pasta and enjoy! Serve it with a salad and a glass of wine and you've just made your dinner guest one happy camper.


Told ya'll it would be quick. Gotta go the book is calling my name. Until next time, BYE!

Easter Wreath Tutorial

Last week I whipped up a little Easter wreath for our front door. I had the egg garland on hand from last year but I purchased the wreath, sign, and ribbon from the Dollar Tree. Have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE that place!! :)

The first thing I did was cut the garland and then I un-strung (is that even a word??) all the eggs from the string. I then separated them into piles according to their color. After the hot glue gun was warmed up I started glueing the eggs onto the wreath like so.

Here is what it will look like when you get all the way around the wreath. I then started glueing another layer eggs on the outside and inside of the first layer. Kind of overlapping them as I went.

You should end up with something like this when you are finished.

I then took the sign and tied it around the wreath with the ribbon and glued it in a couple spots so it would stay put. I finished it off by tying a bow with the same ribbon to hang it from. Here it is on my front door. (Excuse my reflection in the window)

I am very pleased with the way it turned out and even more pleased that it only cost me $3 to make since I already had the eggs on hand. I will try and share the rest of my Easter decor very soon. See you later on for Mmm Mmm Mondays. Until next time, BYE!

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ONE YEAR!

Well lets go ahead and make it official, I have been blogging for an entire year as of today. Happy Blogiversary to me! It is really amazing and shocking to me that an entire year has flown by just like that. A lot has happened since I started this little blog of mine, and I wouldn't change anything for the world.

I have come a long way since the day I sat down to write my first ever blog post, and I hope to continue to grow in the future. My writing, decorating, and personal style have changed a bit since the beginning, but I strive to remain the person that I was when I first started this little venture. It's easy to get sucked in to the blogging world and become someone your not based on the things that you see and the way that you compare yourself to others, but I vow to always remain true to myself and my family the best way I know how.

I am going to be celebrating this little milestone of mine tonight by getting together with my best friends for some much needed girl time, with a few cocktails and games. I'll be sure to have a glass for you! :) I wanted to share these picture of my little sweet pea because I can't believe how big she has gotten since starting this venture one year ago. Makes this momma's heart

sad :(

Sweet pea at age 9 months (picture from my first blog post)

Sweet pea at age 21 months. (one year later) Still has the same infectious smile!

It's been a fun ride and I can't wait to see what the future has in store for me and my family. Thanks to those that have been following me since the beginning and I hope you will continue to stick with me to see what I have up my sleeve. Until next time, BYE!!