Too much?

No, I didn't OD from the sugar rush. I'm still alive. Just been a busy week. Not bad, just busy with work and house stuff. More pictures and posts, soon. I promise!

5 Glorious Flavors

Happy Birthday to me! I got just what I wanted...

This is for you, Anna (:

That place was a zoo!

I now know why that phrase exists. I and apparently everyone else in the surrounding 5 counties decided to go to the zoo today. I had some errands to run first, but I thought an afternoon at the zoo would be fun for me and Savannah. Maybe all the day cares and early risers would be cleared out by the time we got there. Nope. Not even close.

As I was headed into town, I heard on the radio that one interstate was backed up at the zoo exit...at 1:00 on a Thursday afternoon! So, I decided to go the other way. When I got there, there were cars everywhere! On the side of the road, in a dirt lot, in the weeds...I circled the lot and got the hell outta there! Luckily, Savannah didn't mind that we went to the park instead! Here she is with her bouquet of azaleas.

Like I said, the trip wasn't a complete waste. I had 3 things to take back, got some shoes for Easter and and looked at some tile for the house. I'll post an update soon.

Earlier this week, Savannah and I went to visit some friends out of town, a mini-girls trip, if you will. We took the kiddos to craft hour at the museum Wednesday morning. Here are the girls decorating paper crowns- you know, good princess attire.

Afterwards we enjoyed a truly Southern lunch of fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese. Mmmmm... We skipped dessert. I'm holding out for those birthday cupcakes tomorrow (;

Spring Break: it's not just for college kids anymore

*Warning: look away now if you are in an area that is experiencing freezing or snowy conditions - not that it's a "balmy" 80 degrees here right now either- or you will become extremely agitated after reading this post...
This past weekend was a blast! We had great weather, a great house, great food, and great fun! Steve and I got invited to go along with several other couples from work. They go to the beach every year to do a run and then party the rest of the weekend. Here's the view from our back yard:Traffic heading out of town Friday was a bi-otch, but we finally got there around 7:00. We all went out to eat and then most of us called it an early night b/c of having to get up so early for the run the next day.
After the running crew got back, the rest of the day was spent grilling, eating, drinking and sunning. The weather was gorgeous so we all hung out on the deck. One of the guys grilled ALL DAY LONG so we chowed on chicken, pork, sausage, fish, shrimp, and grilled veggies the whole day. Check out these veggie kabobs...And we had this stuff, I don't really have a recipe, but I got the gist of it. You buy already made fresh pico de gallo from the grocery store and add feta cheese, black beans, olive oil and some white wine vinegar. Mmm! Seriously, my mouth is watering just thinking about it!

We had originally planned to stay only one night, but well, we just had to stay one more ngiht so we got that worked out. By the time evening rolled around, some of us were sun burnt, some of us were asleep, some of us were still eating and some of us were raring to go!! Steve and I were in the latter group. We headed to a place down the beach where they had a band playing. They were so much fun and we sang and danced along until about 1:00 am. You know I had to get on stage. Can't help it...

Sunday morning, we were exhausted, but we got ourselves together and headed home. So much fun! Whoo-hoo!

Whoo-hoo!

It is officially Spring Break! That's right. I don't have to go back to work for 10 days! Whoo-hoo! I'm kicking off the week by going to the beach this weekend with some friends. Steve and I are leaving this afternoon and taking Savannah to mama's. We're only going for one night, but I'll take it.
Next week I'm going to go visit friends for a few days that I don't get to see too often. Whoo-hoo! It's always good to catch up with old friends, not that we're old, yet, although...
It's also my birthday next week. Whoo-hoo! I don't have any plans right now, but I think a trip to the cupcake store is in order. And if you want to get me a present, that would be OK, too.
Then we have Easter. Whoo-hoo! Savannah and I each have a lovely dress to wear to church. Afterwards, we always have a big lunch at my grandma's. Yum! And rumor has it, the Easter Bunny is bringing extra Peeps with him when he comes...
What do you having going on for spring break/Easter?