Projects

I am not crafty, I mean like, NOT AT ALL! I have gotten into the habit of reading blogs of some of the most creative, crafty people. I can't say I am actually inspired, more like bummed out that I don't have "it". My problem is, I know what I want, or what is super cute. I just don't have any idea how to take something old and make it new again. These girls take stuff that looks like complete trash and they turn it into a treasure. I have a dresser that has been sitting in my garage for 4 years. I have 2 bookshelves in my classroom that need a fresh coat of paint. I have some dining room chairs that need to be recovered. I could go on and on, but you get the idea. Lucky for me, my mom is very crafty and it looks like my daughter has inherited that gene. So, between the 2 of them, I guess I don't really NEED to be, huh?

Fabulous 4th

Wishing you all of the food, family, and fun you can stand for a FAB 4th!

No Words...

Well...a few. If you know me, I am rarely speechless. I made these peanut butter cupcakes with chocolate genache frosting. I am taking them to a get together of some girls I work with. As you can see, I just HAD to sample one first. WOWZA, they are as good as they look (maybe better)! I was inspired to bake cupcakes because I bought the coolest cupcake tote. In this pic you can see that the cover snaps right on to the muffin pan. The red tray you see above sits on top of the pan. That is, only if you are taking all your cupcakes to the party. I am being a nice wife and leaving a few here for the hubby. The kids are both gone to summer camps, so he will be home alone with these cupcakes. Come to think of it, I better hide a couple so I can have them tomorrow with my coffee. These were so good, I am going to start making more cupcakes. I hope I get invited lots of places, cause I DO NOT need all these yummy treats laying around the house.

Shiny Teeth & Sparkly Toes

I have NEVER been afraid of the dentist. Lately though, I dread going. No reason, just hate going. My dentist however is pure genius. She has a girl that will give you a pedi while you get your teeth cleaned. Sounds weird, I know, but let me just say that it totally takes my mind off the fact that I hate the dentist. I should say I hate GOING to the dentist because clearly, my dentist rocks. The girls in her office are also so much fun, even without the perk of a pedi, but my turquoise toes don't hurt (and neither did the exam).

Pardon the scrape on the top of my foot, the result of spending the weekend at my uncle's pool. Apparently I was a little over-zealous in the kicking department and scraped my foot on the bottom of the pool.

iPhone Update

I am sure you have been feeling super sorry for me about my previous post. Let me put your mind to rest. My friend totally hooked me up! She works for ATT and she told me if I had gotten my phone on May 9 or after then I could take it in and they would simply trade it for a new one. Well guess what, I got my phone on May 8! My girl made a call and got me hooked up. I am so very happy with my new phone! What would I do without my friends?!

Story of My Life

I recently FINALLY got an iPhone. I got it just over a month ago, so my 30 day trial period is up. I found out about a week ago that the phone I purchased could be purchased for $100 less than what I paid. I got over that pretty quickly because I have been so happy with my phone. The only thing I haven't liked is that I can't send picture texts, with a new update coming soon, I should be able to. I updated to the newest software version and there are a few neat improvements. However, I am more peeved than ever because I looked at all the features of the new iPhone. For what I paid, I could have the latest and greatest. I have wanted one forever, but have held out. When I finally decide to bite the bullet and get one, they come out with the new one. I wouldn't be irritated if I had gotten this one awhile back, it's just that I waited so long to get one in the first place, what would a few more weeks have mattered?!

Date Day

The hubs and I hit up a a local winery today. We embarked on date day (think date night, but during the day). It was loads of fun. The winery had a BBQ lunch event and we wanted to go check it out. You paid $5 for a tasting glass and 5 tickets. With each ticket you could taste one of the wines. Some were good, one was bad and one was FABULOUS! The LuLu wine was like a strawberry blew up in your mouth. I am not a fan of sweet wines, but this one knocked my socks off. It wasn't sugary sweet, just the perfect fruity punch! I found my new favorite summer wine. I even bought an extra bottle to have on hand for a gift. The bottle is so cute too, it has a big red lips on it; very girly. We actually decided to skip the lunch at the winery but we sat at a table on the patio of the house there and enjoyed a bottle of vino. Then we headed back to town to have pizza at one of my favorite places, Savastano's. The salad bar is great and the pizza is amazing. We ate til we were stuffed and brought home the rest of our pizza. Once we got home we sat and ate the rest even though I was miserable, it was just so dang delish!

If you haven't gone on date DAY, I highly recommend it. Now we are home early and ready to watch the last 4 episodes of True Blood so that we are ready for the new season.