i don't think about Aaron being in the military everyday like I used to. But I still remember when he would be gone on the aircraft carrier for six month cruises or stationed in Bahrain for a year.
This Veterans Day, Applebee's is remembering the military too... with a free meal for those who have served.
We hustled on down to Applebee's and Aaron got his thank you dinner. Happy Veterans Day!
Is it okay to start talking about the holidays? We are safely past Halloween right? I love holiday edition stuff. I got a coupon for any Stash holiday tea, so I got a box of the Whilte Christmas... tasty. I would like all the flavors. One for morning, one for evening...
Lookit me and my dad! I was a little corker. So pleased with my first pair of blue jeans! Standing there as though I was a master raker. Hah! Happy Father's Day!
Oscar and Stewie wanted to make me breakfast for Mother's Day so they helped Aaron make mini dutch babies. After I broke our big cast iron pan *ahem* my mom found us a new big one and threw in an adorable tiny one to boot. It makes the cutest little dutch baby!
That's my mom for you. Thirty five years (and 364 days) later and she is still looking out for me.
Here is picture of me and my mom. Happy Mother's Day mom!!!
Aaron surprised me with a pan to make ebleskiver aka Danish aka filled pancakes.
He made half with cream inside and half with chocolate.
In the evening we went to dinner at The Melting Pot and went to see Coraline.
I think the highlight was when we discovered we got each other the same Valentines card. It's the third time we have done this! Once at Christmas and again on our anniversary.
The house is looking very Halloweeny! It looks so festive and cozy, I had to take a picture. I am sure the neighbors were wondering what I was doing on the front walk in the dark with a camera and tripod.
in an effort to combine St. Patrick's Day and the looming Easter holiday, I made shamrock Easter eggs. You can read about how I made these photo eggs with decoupage glue and blown eggs on 1000 Words today.
. You can leave me a comment there if you want... it's sadly commentless
I watched the St. Patrick's Day parade downtown today with Tina and Lauren (who is quite the flag waver). Even my friend Tom showed up with his kids in the chilly afternoon. We were there to see this...
With Easter coming early this year, only five days after St. Patrick's Day, it poses a problem for me. Do I decorate for St. Patrick's Day? Or for Easter?
I couldn't resist things like my marshmallow peep bunny lights. So I skipped the shamrocks and went right for the Easter decorations.
Even though I only have furry children, I get to celebrate
Mother's Day.
For breakfast Aaron made me a Dutch Baby with whipped cream
and berries. It was buttery-licious!
Oscar and Stewie pooled their pennies together and bought me
two Japanese Maples for the front yard. We went to our local Oriental
Garden Supply where they have greenhouse after greenhouse of Japanese
Maples to choose from. I picked a lacy red variety.
To end the day we went to the Lilac Festival to sniff the
lilacs and eat vast quantities of kettle korn.
I colored Easter eggs today with Aaron and my sister. I had it in my head that I wanted eggs that looked like real bird eggs. So after I dyed my eggs, I put them in a box and splatter painted them with a toothbrush and paint. I think they look cute. My dad said he has never seen a bird lay an egg like these.
As soon as I got off my redeye flight from San Fran today, I repacked my bags to go home to PA for Easter this weekend.
It's been tough planning for Easter when I have been gone for two weeks. I haven't gotten to decorate the house or color eggs. I should have at least gone online and ordered these Vosges chocolate bunnies. I love Vosges chocolate and these bunnies are too cute.
The descriptions for the different flavors are hilarious...
"Red Fire - Volcano Rabbit (Romerolagus diazi)
Hops in the pine forests near the foothills of the Popocatepetl volcanoes. Rub my belly and you'll feel my spice, Ancho and Chipotle chillies, Ceylon cinnamon, and dark chocolate. Ahreeba, Ahreeba!!"
My friends Sarah and Denis had their annual St Patrick's Day party this weekend. I didn't get my camera out until the end when we were hanging out in their kitchen with their dogs... how unlike me.
I love St. Patrick's Day parties because I like making green food. This year I made something we have back in PA quite a lot... Watergate Salad. Very green and very yummy.
It's hard to ignore all the Easter Stuff in the stores already. I love bunnies and they are everywhere. I spotted these bunny suits in the Easter aisles at Target.
Aaron looks disgusted because I was suggesting we get one for him to wear for Easter Sunday. I made him stand next to it to see if it was long enough. That's one big Easter bunny!
