2.26.2011

Valentines

We had so much fun the weekend before Valentines! We basically celebrated the entire weekend. It was a blast!
Saturday Morning, I woke up to Flower Petals leading out of our room . . .



to our bookshelf, with a ring and a wonderful Love note on it. I was shocked when I saw the ring. It is a simple ring-- and that's exactly what I needed. I love my Wedding Ring, but I don't like wearing it places where I could lose it. Like the gym, or gardening, or when I go to work with Steve. I am terrified it will slip off my finger and be gone forever. So I mentioned a while ago that I needed a "beater band," a simple ring that I could wear to places like the gym or gardening and he found one for me. He even had our anniversary date engraved on the inside.
Steve also had breakfast ready. It was soooo delicious! (Don't worry, I didn't eat all the powdered sugar that was on the plate!)
The next morning, it was "my turn" to spoil Steve. I picked up a bunch of heart shaped balloons for Steve. Last Valentines, I got the same balloons and they were so fun so I decided to get them again.

I woke up early and made him breakfast!
I also made his Valentines Card! It was giant!
Steve also got some yummy treats!
and I picked up some flowers from Safeway and arranged them in some cute vases I have.


I also bought this bear. I loved it. Steve loved it. Sadie hated it.
Later that evening, I made us dinner.
and we enjoyed a romantic candlelit dinner.

and after dinner was all cleaned up, we made White Chocolate Lava Cakes!
They were so yummy!

I had a few people comment on how we celebrate holidays. I had a lot of people tell me that they really didn't do anything for Valentines. I was sad for them. You don't need to have this huge elaborate plan to make the day special-- just do something that would make the other person smile-like breakfast in bed or lighting a few candles at dinner!
We may over do it, we may go above and beyond, but we love seeing each other with that big smile on the other's face when they wake up to a bunch of balloons or a trail of petals. It may be cheesy, but we have so much fun being dorks together.


2.03.2011

Cake Decorating

Another Domestic Goddess Thingie.

A while back, I looked into taking a Cake Decorating class. I needed something that I could do on my very own that was not church or work related. I was unable to get into any of the classes and kind of gave up on the idea of becoming a cupcake diva. I seriously dreamed of making Birthday Cakes that people would just be like, "You made that?!?!?! That is so lovely!"
I wanted so badly to one day make Birthday Cakes for my children that the other mothers would awww over. Super lame I know, but that is what I thought of. In the very back of my mind, I was the next Martha S. and hosting my own TV show teaching people like me now how to be crafty fabulous--but that was just a small thought :)
Well, I have the cutest friend who asked me if I wanted to take the class with her. It re-motivated me and I signed up and now I am learning how to frost and decorate cakes.
Well, I am no Martha-- but here are some of the things I've done . . .

The first class we frosted cookies

The Second class we learned how to frost a cake. First we had to cut it in half to give it some filling...


Second, we frosted the cake
Than we smoothed out the frosting

Than we decorated the Cake!

And WALLA!!


Silly Sadie


Sadie is our five month old puppy. She is my little furry baby. I love her so much.

She had her first grooming session a while back. Here are her before and after shots.
The next two were taken the day of her cut! She looked like a homeless dog. . . A well fed homeless dog!
I couldn't believe how different she looked when the groomers were finished! She look like a little prissy doggy!



Other Sadie news is. . .

She loves to chase her tail


she passionately hates Teddy Bears.