Donut Party!

On Sunday, my honey and I had lots of "us" time.  Between sleeping in, eating too much awesome food and watching football, we found time to do a little baking.  We made donuts!

Aren't they pretty?!

We used this recipe.  Despite following it closely, we had nowhere near 58 donuts, which is probably a good thing.  That meant we had too much glaze for the frosting, but oh well.  We had one minor set back, when Dillon kept telling me I was going overboard on the sprinkles.  Is there such a thing?!  It was alright though, I told him he had no idea what he was talking about and promptly went back to flinging sprinkles everywhere.  Thankfully, it was easy to clean up.  By the time we got out the broom to sweep up, our little sprinkle hound, Tequila, had already taken care of most of the floor.

Like I said, we ate too much good food that day, so there was no room left for donuts.  However, I've since tried them and they were yums for my tum.  I think they are excellent paired with a glass of milk.  I'm sure my guy prefers them with coffee.  Either way, tasty!

Hopefully, I haven't made you too hungry!  If I have, sorry!  Feel free to stop by and I will share my donuts with you.

Full of It!

Last weekend I was lamenting the fact that I had a "new-to-me" vase, it was nice out, and we couldn't spruce the place up with some fresh flowers. My guy said he would take care of it in no time at all. I huffed and puffed and quickly gave up, given our budget.

A few minutes later, I saw this... A full vase.  Full of good intentions, that is.

Well, I can pretty much admit that my heart melted.  Yeah, they aren't the prettiest and to most people they are weeds.  But, to me, they are the flowers that turn into wishes.  And you know what?!  They brightened my kitchen for a whole week.  Yellow, full, and going strong the whole time.  I finally tossed them out today because they weren't as bright as they started off and didn't open so wide anymore.

It reminded me that it's not what you have, but who you have it with.  I'm sure we all know this, but sometimes we need something bright and in your face to remind us.  Thanks, Cakes, for always showing me what's important.

I admit, I have tunnel vision sometimes.  I look right past the real stuff, nit-picking silly things.  So I savor the moments that make me stay grounded.  What do you do to help keep things in perspective?  I'd love to know how you guys get it all together.

Ton's of new stuff coming at ya, see you again tomorrow.  Hope you have craftastic weekend!  Talk to you soon :)

A Little Tequila Time

Not the liquid kind, blech!  The furry kind!  This weekend we had a break in the rain...finally.  So we took advantage of all the sun and spent some quality time with the baby.  Since our neighborhood is home to a college and a high school, it's pretty much deserted on the weekends.  It's nice and quiet.

Another pro to having a college nearby, gorgeous landscaping.  About a block away, I can feast my eyes on this.

And this.

Dillon was pretty click happy with the camera on our adventure so there are some really silly photos.  Many of them should never be viewed by anyone....ever.  However, some are really nice.  This one really captures what a beautiful day it was.

I love my neighborhood, for a variety of reasons.  On our walk we were discussing how much we like living here and somehow we came upon the topic of anti-zombie fortification.  Typical course of conversation, right?  According to the guy, our neighborhood is perfect for it.  And I have to admit, he had some good points.  So yeah, one more reason I love it here, we'll be able to keep the zombies away relatively easily.  Do you have a plan for when the zombies come?

Thanks for checking out my neck of the woods.  Have a craftastic day!