Come on and get in my car...

I am not a mini van mommy! :)

I am so excited to go pick up our Volvo XC 90!

I can't wait, we will have plenty of room for our future children and their friends, HOLLA!

Friend Appreciation

This was just a simple idea that i thought would be fun to package up in a basket and give to our friends for a fun night in with their family!

Ice cream sundae kit!

:)

Who says sack lunches can't be fun?

Summer minestrone soup

Salmon with basil peaches and feta

Grilled steak fries

Spicy Shrimp Fettucine and Peach Bruchetta

Chicken Tortilla soup

Salmon, Cous Cous and Brussel Sprouts

Package her up and out the door you go...

with a smile on your face!

Sweet tooth?

Raspberry Vanilla Cupcakes

Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

Banana Bread

Individual Peach and Vanilla Custard pies

Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

I am officially on the conquest to find a terrific chocolate chip recipe.

This should be a fun adventure!  ;)

I froze the left over dough to mix in with ice cream

This is one pan craazy cake

Grandma's recipe

SOOO good.

I made this while eating a chocolate bar...

yes i have a sweet tooth

Freezer Friendly Fun

I made some pesto and poured it into my clean ice cube tray for easy pesto later.

I froze these suckers and have since popped them out into a freezer friendly container.

I will throw them into pasta dishes, thaw them out for Bruschetta or throw them onto salmon for a quick sandwich.

Barbeque Chicken Pizza for my hubby while i am gone.

Yes, i feel bad for leaving him home alone with cereal so i pack the freezer with goodies that he will eat..

I threw some cut veggies and marinated Chicken together for a freezer stir fry

-and-

I also made Nick some Bleu cheese beef burgers and some

Turkey mushroom burger patties for the freezer.  Easy since buns freeze too!

I love lasagna noodles...

YUM!

Chicken, Broccoli, Ricotta, Pine nuts and some fresh seasonings...

Lasagna roll ups!

Last day at Kuhl Beanz

Let me first say that i have worked at Kuhl Beanz for 2 years (ONE week shy... but same thing right?)

I worked as a Barista for 3 months, a Shift leader for 6 months and a manager for a year and 3 months... i put in my time right?

All of this to say...

I am NOT opening a bottle of wine at work...

It was my last day and it was a TINY glass which is also perfectly acceptable for my pregnancy.

And Delicious.

This was my thank you to the girls for putting up with me trying to learn how to be a manager...

I am sure it was laughable! 

:)

I made...

Boston Cream Cupcakes

and Chocolate Torte, and Blackberry Cornmeal Cupcakes and provided some wine...

for giggle sake.

THEN!

The girls surprised ME and threw a party at the end of my shift

They all made delicious food and dressed up, they even decorated the internet cafe in the back of our shop for the party.

They are terrific!

I miss you girls already...

Even though i am still in there getting coffee everyday.

(i sound like a terrific pregnant lady don't i... coffee and booze)

Woody or Crazy Eyes?

So as i am working on Woody's head for my Toy Story cake...

I realize he totally looks like CRAZY EYES from all of the Adam Sandler movies...

CREEPY.

Luckily for little Brody the hat helped Woody out a bit!

In the words of Mr. Etch a Sketch

Happy Birthday

Brody!

I had a ton of fun reliving my childhood memories and love for these characters while making your cake!

Nesting

So these 3 suitcases will be stacked on top of one another to make a side table for the Nursery...

And i bought these to go above the crib...

Thanks for the idea friend!

Meagan's cottage cheese, mini chocolate chips and strawberry dream.

4th of July Steak Teriyaki kebabs and Pepper Chicken kebabs

Angel Food Flag Cake

Now that the food is out of the way...

When the movers took the washer/dryer back we found this little treat

BABY SPIDER EGGS!

There were hundreds upon HUNDREDS folks.

I didn't think i could even sweep them i was so creeped out.

I got through it by pretending they were the little Who-villes on Horton Hears a Who...