Sorry!

Sorry it's been like a week since my last posts! My 30th birthday was on Saturday. I knew there was a surprise in the works, I even knew who all was involved, but I never knew my best friend of 25 years would (with the help of my momma) fly me to Chicago. There we met up with my sister (which was also a surprise) who had drove the 3ish hours from here home to see me!
We went to Angel Food Bakery for lunch and an awesome birthday cake! We went to our hotel, Swissotel, I would recommend to anyone wanting to stay around Michigan Ave! From there we did some awesome shopping! Then went to the Signature Room Lounge in the Hancock Tower on the 96th floor! We then went back to the hotel as I was feeling a little drunk, too much champagne, and a fabulous Coconut Mojito!

Sunday we got up and went to Argo Tea and had some wonderful quiche and tea. Then we did a little shopping before we had to leave and come back to Kansas City. We were so exhausted (the hubby had gone to his home town and stayed out later than usual with his best friend) we fell asleep before 8:30! Then I thought I was coming down with something and to say the least it has taken me til Thurs to recover!!!

I would not have changed anything though! My best friend is so wonderful to get this all together, my sister was great to come up and drive us around, and my mom is fabulous, although she was unable to come with us she did pay for some of the trip! To say the least the females who I have surrounded myself with are some of the best! I love all of you!

It was such a great long weekend!

It was such a great long weekend. There was shopping again at the once monthly Urban Mining and lunch with my momma. I got this bookshelf at Urban Mining, and it was exactly what I was looking for, I have an obsession with cookbooks and this is my new place to put them! We ate at Atlanta Bread Company. We also checked out the new JcPenney's and Macy's in Lee's Summit at the Summit Fair those are the only shops open right now but it looks like they are going to have some great things there. Stopped off at the Lane Bryant so I could get some of the new bras (they are awesome, I bought 3 of them!) I then went home and went to bed because I knew I had to get up early on Saturday and I was exhausted!

Saturday we got up really early so we could go to the Sparks KS twice yearly (Labor Day and Memorial Day weekends) flea market/antique fair. It was a nice place to go for parts. Although it was more flea market I will be going back! Then we came back across St. Joseph, went to get my brand new car (brand new to me) fixed (when we got up the battery was dead, had to get it jumped by one of our other cars in order to go) but the guys at Bob Sight Ford took care of it, then went to Independence, and ate an early dinner at BD's mongolian. Then it was home for me and hubby to take naps!

Sunday was a rest day. I was so tired and didn't want to move off the couch. We did watch the movie we got Saturday night on out way back into town, we got "I Love You, Man". It was okay, I won't be running out to buy it. Guess I should have used the wheelchair a little more over the weekend. Someday I will get this all figured out. I miss the days of going and going and not worrying about anything.

We got up and around Monday and went over to Sears to look at and hopefully buy a weedeater. Ours finally died. Hubby had looked at every weedeater and did loads of research to finally end up with a Craftsman, but at least the search for one was over! We also went to lunch at Steak and Shake and by Dick's to look at tennis shoes for the hubby.

To say the least I am happy we had such a great weekend and that it's Tuesday and other than a date at Starbucks with a friend today I don't have to get off the couch. Wed I have our monthly Girls Dinner Club and then Thurs I get to get my hair done! Friday will be another rest day before the Birthday festivities begin!!!!

200th blog post WINNER!!!

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2, 2 is the lucky number that random.org chose for the winner of the 200th blog post. So the lucky winner...drum roll please...is SHANNON REED!!! Shannon I will have to get ahold of you on facebook so I can give you your prize. Since I looked at Urban Mining for something and didn't find anything I will be making a welcome sign that looks like mine (I've had mine awhile and it's been hanging up on our front door, in the weather) done according to the colors you choose:

We started at urban mining this weekend and the choice of things was much lacking from last month's trip there. But it was fun and I did find a shelf to put my cookbooks on in my kitchen. Saturday we went to a new (new to us) place for a flea mearket/antique fair and it was fun I found more parts for some calendars I am making. I did mom's for mother's day, I'll have to get a picture and post it!

I'm really thinking I can do these Welcome Signs, Calendars, and Cards and start to sell them, guess if I'm gonna do it I just need to get on it already!

Okay well this week I have to update my blog with what I have done on the front room, post some of my crafts, and get ready for my big 3-0 that is on Sat.

Update

Sorry I've been a little MIA the last couple of days, but my father-in-laws surgery was a success. They were able to get all of the tumor and now he is recovering at the hospital. He is supposed to go home by Thurs. afternoon and then we will be back down on Friday. Their city fair is this weekend so we will go down and walk the square. It is the biggest Free Fair in the state of Missouri and is always fun. My sister-in-law has already made sure that we will be sharing our annual funnel cake!

We decided to bring our in-laws dog home with us, it was actually hubby's dog but he left it behind when he moved in with me as we thought that was only fair to her because she has much more land to roam there, than she would have here. So I will enclose a picture of Shadow in this post!

Thank you for your prayers this weekend! Don't forget to comment on the 200th post so you will be entered in the giveaway!

hello everybody!

I thought I'd take a minute just to let everyone know that we are out of town for the weekend, for my Father-in-laws surgery on Monday. The goodies have all gone over well so far. Our neice was pretty excited and ate one while we were gone and was excited to tell us that she stole a cookie! It looks like it will be a wonderful weekend filled with lots of family and good times.

So there will be no blog posts as we aren't home, but I will post any fun pictures I take!

First funny is that hubby made a wonderful meal on the grill last night, the steaks had been marinating for a few days as we kept putting off making them, they were so tender and oh so perfect. I used Grill Mates Southwestern marinade. As we were finishing up he says this was a perfect night....you should blog about it! But I didn't get any pictues! Sorry!

Have a great weekend everyone and I will be back with an update on Monday! If you could please keep him in your thoughts that would be wonderful!

200th post and a prize for a lucky reader!

I can not believe that I have posted 200 times....sooo crazy! I have gone from a food only blog that was so/so to learning so much and becoming a better food photographer and blogging about another favorite thing DECORATING!

So as a special post I am going to give a little something to one of my readers. Will it be baking, decorating, or something Kansas City...not sure yet, but it will be something I like so hopefully you will too! Just comment on my blog on this question? What do you like more, the food posts, decorating posts or do you think the mix I'm doing is the way to go?

Just post your comment, along with a way to get ahold of you and a lucky winner will be randomly chosen...probably taking a cue from another blog and numbers will get put in a hat and hubby will chose one! Deadline will be Sept 6th at 4:00pm, as you see I have shopping to do that weekend =)

Thank you to all my readers, for getting me to 200 posts!

Blog it Forward!

Let’s Eat Cake, an amazing fundraiser hosted by the equally amazing Melissa Margarita-DiStefano, is coming up quick: Tuesday, February 17th at the Plaza Paramount Hotel! Let’s Eat Cake is a cake decorating competition with all proceeds going to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Learn more about the fundraiser right here.

In an effort to make sure we get the word out to everyone (and raise money), we are starting this chain-blog (Ok, not sure if that is correct terminology. But it’s like a chain letter so let’s just go with it, shall we?)

Here’s what we need you to do…Repost this post (or create your own new version) on your blog and ask others to post it on their blogs. Melissa will donate one dollar to the fundraiser for EVERY BLOG that posts on Let’s Eat Cake this week! With the power of the blogosphere, that can QUICKLY add up! Let’s make Melissa Pay! Once you have reposted it, leave a comment letting us know that you posted it along with the url to the blog. It’s for a great cause and it will be fun to see how far it will go! So lets do it… Lets blog it forward and raise money for a great cause!!!

**Kudos to Unique Designs for creating this fun chain-blog effort!**

P.S. Ok, Melissa… time to kick in another $1!

P.S.S. If any business wants to help out with a matching challenge, Melissa would love to hear from you!

For my mom

Maybe it's the holiday season, maybe it's because she gave me life or moreso because we have become the best of friends. My mom who frequents my blog and has gotten into a few different blogs of her own has been on me to frequent Mrs.Blandings blog more often. She is, no less, another great Kansas Citian. So I finally mosied over today and even put her in my non-food blogs I frequent section. She really does have a wonderful blog and I can see why after reading hers why my mom really started to get into this wonderful world of blogging. Even if it took more than just her daughter's blog. Ha I love ya mom!

This picture was taken at an event that we found out because of Mrs.Blandings it was a quaint day of shopping in a historic barn, looking through new and antique items. Yep it's one of the great pictures you take yourself, it's a good thing I have long arms! Oh and we don't look alike at all do we?



I'll also include a picture of an item my mom was wonderful enough to buy me that day! She bought me the house that you put candles in and it lights the windows and doors, I bought the small green tree that day as well!