After work I'm heading to a local bookstore to attend a book signing by my favorite bogger, The Pioneer Woman. She released a cookbook last month and is doing a promotional tour which I'm super excited about. I read her blog every morning and laugh at her stories about being a cattle rancher's wife, a mom to 4 kids whom she home-schools, and an amazing cook. She whips up Cowboy and Cowgirl recipes that are yummy and super easy. I've made quite a few of her recipes, including her Cowboy Sandwich, salted chocolate truffles, and cinnamon rolls.
I'm wearing my cutest outfit and have my cookbook and camera in hand and ready to document the first book signing I've ever attended. If you're interested in her blog, check out www.thepioneerwoman.com You won't regret it!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Snuggie Confession, Part Deux
The doggie Snuggie sucks! It looks all weird and I didn't even bother to take a photo. I'll be returning it and getting my $10 back. Bummer.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Snuggie Confession
I bought my dog a mini-Snuggie for a Christmas present last night! Hubby thinks I'm off my rocker, but I couldn't resist. I'll take pics tonight and post tomorrow.
Belated Weekend Wrap-Up
Thanksgiving has come and gone and I'm still in a gluten coma! Thursday morning Hubby and I headed out to spend the weekend at our friend's family ranch to do some relaxing and hunting. I was excited to read a bunch of books without being interrupted and Hubby was really hoping to bring home some deer meat. I was expecting a more "executive ranch" experience, but the ranch was a very simple single-story building with minimal creature comforts. You couldn't flush toilet paper down the toilet and there was no hot water for the shower. This was a little disturbing considering I take 2 showers a day.
It was so peaceful and pretty and I took a lot of photos using my new tripod. I finished 3 books and Hubby shot a coyote but alas, did not bag a deer. After 3 days, I was ready for a shower and my own bed and some privacy. We headed back home late Saturday after the evening hunt.
Sunday I woke up early and decorated the house for Christmas. I put up our 3 foot tree and my Rudolph claymation figurines. C, K, and S came over for a candy making party. We made 2 kinds of truffles and lots of fudge and almond bark. We made a mess, laughed and sang along to the radio. I smell a fun Christmas tradition coming on, and it smells like melting chocolate!
It was so peaceful and pretty and I took a lot of photos using my new tripod. I finished 3 books and Hubby shot a coyote but alas, did not bag a deer. After 3 days, I was ready for a shower and my own bed and some privacy. We headed back home late Saturday after the evening hunt.
Sunday I woke up early and decorated the house for Christmas. I put up our 3 foot tree and my Rudolph claymation figurines. C, K, and S came over for a candy making party. We made 2 kinds of truffles and lots of fudge and almond bark. We made a mess, laughed and sang along to the radio. I smell a fun Christmas tradition coming on, and it smells like melting chocolate!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
When The Cats Away....
the mouse will play! Boss just left for the remainder of the day, which means my day is smooth sailing! Have a few things to finish up but it's so nice and quiet here, I'm in heaven.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Weekend Wrap-Up
Lordy, I need a weekend to recover from my weekend!
To kick things off, Thursday night was spend waiting in line for the midnight premiere of New Moon. We all got in line starting about 6pm and found out you could see the first movie, Twilight, at 9pm. For $5 we said hell yes! So we sat through the first movie and laughed our asses off. The acting really wasn't great and everyone was yelling out funny comments (def. a lot were coming from me!). Then at midnight we watched New Moon and let me tell you, seeing Jacob all beefed up is enough to make me a switch hitter! I don't mind a vampire or a werewolf! After that was all said and done, I was at home by 3:15am and exhausted.
7am on Friday the alarm went off and I was super pissed. So sleepy! I got a huge coffee to get me through the morning. Work was a blur (mostly because I couldn't keep my eyes open) and when I finally got home I got changed and Hubby and I headed out for a bday party in the neighborhood. I seriously had no intention of staying out till 2:30am and dancing on a bar all night! We went to the Moon, a local dive bar in our neighborhood, and we sang and drank and danced all night long. It was hysterical and my cheeks hurt from laughing so hard.
I slept in until 11:30am on Saturday and T convinced me to run into town with her for a bit and grab some lunch and to do some browsing. I don't know the meaning of browsing, and ended up spending a good chunk of change on myself! I do love my new sweater, so it was totally worth it. I went home and took a nap and then Hubby and I got ready for the Train concert at 9pm. Uncle Cracker (who we nicknamed Uncle Pervy) was the opener, and we skipped seeing him. Train came on at 10:30pm and they rocked the show! They were so happy and smiley and they sounded incredible live. I had forgotten how many songs of theirs I liked and knew the words to. Afterwards, we hit up a local bar to wish a friend happy birthday. For the third night in a row I didn't get to sleep until well after 2am.
Sunday we slept in again and caught up on some Tivo'd shows. About 2pm we headed into town to buy new bedsheets and find a winter jacket for our ski trip in January. We scored both items on the list on sale! We hit up the grocery store and picked up items for an Italian Sausage soup. It was yummy and after we ate we caught up on Vampire Diaries (holy shit, we both LOVE that show!) and promptly passed out at 9pm.
To kick things off, Thursday night was spend waiting in line for the midnight premiere of New Moon. We all got in line starting about 6pm and found out you could see the first movie, Twilight, at 9pm. For $5 we said hell yes! So we sat through the first movie and laughed our asses off. The acting really wasn't great and everyone was yelling out funny comments (def. a lot were coming from me!). Then at midnight we watched New Moon and let me tell you, seeing Jacob all beefed up is enough to make me a switch hitter! I don't mind a vampire or a werewolf! After that was all said and done, I was at home by 3:15am and exhausted.
7am on Friday the alarm went off and I was super pissed. So sleepy! I got a huge coffee to get me through the morning. Work was a blur (mostly because I couldn't keep my eyes open) and when I finally got home I got changed and Hubby and I headed out for a bday party in the neighborhood. I seriously had no intention of staying out till 2:30am and dancing on a bar all night! We went to the Moon, a local dive bar in our neighborhood, and we sang and drank and danced all night long. It was hysterical and my cheeks hurt from laughing so hard.
I slept in until 11:30am on Saturday and T convinced me to run into town with her for a bit and grab some lunch and to do some browsing. I don't know the meaning of browsing, and ended up spending a good chunk of change on myself! I do love my new sweater, so it was totally worth it. I went home and took a nap and then Hubby and I got ready for the Train concert at 9pm. Uncle Cracker (who we nicknamed Uncle Pervy) was the opener, and we skipped seeing him. Train came on at 10:30pm and they rocked the show! They were so happy and smiley and they sounded incredible live. I had forgotten how many songs of theirs I liked and knew the words to. Afterwards, we hit up a local bar to wish a friend happy birthday. For the third night in a row I didn't get to sleep until well after 2am.
Sunday we slept in again and caught up on some Tivo'd shows. About 2pm we headed into town to buy new bedsheets and find a winter jacket for our ski trip in January. We scored both items on the list on sale! We hit up the grocery store and picked up items for an Italian Sausage soup. It was yummy and after we ate we caught up on Vampire Diaries (holy shit, we both LOVE that show!) and promptly passed out at 9pm.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Final Cake Class
Last night was the culmination of 4 months of weekly cake classes. I've graduated from my final class which involved more fondant techniques and introduced gum paste to my arsenal of cool cake supplies. We convinced our instructor to organize a Level 5 class that deals with more in-depth gum paste flowers and possibly a class on candy molding!
Here is my final cake that displays a cut-out handkerchief fondant hem as well as a pink Fantasy Flower on the top and daisies on the border.
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