Sister Golden Hair Surprise

I made the peach cake today! It looks delicious. I just need to get some vanilla ice cream to pair with it. It seems like a necessity. Let's see if I can post step by step pics... Okay. Posting from my phone makes that process strange, so I will just settle for a finished cake picture. I'm so excited to eat it!!

That's The Way I Like It

Have we discussed nail polish recently?

I really, really like to paint my nails. After not being able to wear polish for 2+ years because of the whole working-in-food-service thing, I am certainly making up for it. I usually change color once a week. I'm wearing a lovely coral polish right now (Sally Hansen brand) that A was wearing the last time I saw her and she was kind enough to tell me what it was. I'm a fan. I need to change my polish in the next day or two because this stuff has been on for like two weeks and it is looking pretty bad. Ugh. In case you care, another brand of nail polish I enjoy is Wet N Wild because, hello, it's like a dollar. Anyway, I think that my drawer in the bathroom is getting a little bit full of polish. I need to not buy more for a while, I think. Oh dear. 

Okay, the following is not related to nail polish (aren't you glad?):

Do you know what a dump cake is? I had never heard the term until Wifers told me she was making a peach one earlier this week. She sent me the recipe, which is from Bakerella.com. I fully intend to make this cake this weekend. I was also thinking of making vanilla cupcakes, from my Joy the Baker cookbook, but that was only because we were going to have a birthday/father's day/woohoo June cookout with CLRG's family this weekend and I was in charge of desserts. Maybe I will still make them. Maybe. Or probably I will make more strawberry shortcake because I really can't live without it.

I Know It Sounds Absurd

Let me tell you about something that I love. Something that is becoming kind of a problem. An obsession, if you will. That something is: stationery. Paper products. I have a serious problem. I buy cute notecards and stationery SO FREQUENTLY. In fact, I bought some yesterday when I was at Target with K after our traditional Red Robin dinner and I felt a touch of guilt when I got home. I didn't last too long after seeing CLRG before I blurted out, "I bought some stationery. I know, I know!" Thankfully, because he is the best ever, he just smiled and said it was okay. He must be thanking his lucky stars I'm out buying paper products instead of Coach purses or something. Hahaha. I have been really enjoying Mara-Mi stationery lately. I bought some cute lemon notecards at Target not long ago and I liked them so much, I bought some for Pookie for her birthday, too. 

Get Back Honky Cat

Well, good news!! The garden has sprouted! I think I need to transplant some of my green beans and peas because I never expected all of them to sprout and they are getting totally crazy. CLRG is probably going to build me another garden soon. I certainly have enough seeds to grow more things, and it would give me room to expand this bean operation. Haha. I am anxious about the lettuce situation. Only one of the four spots I planted seeds has sprouted. I hope something else pokes up pretty soon.

I can't wait to harvest my veggies!!!!

You Belong Among the Wildflowers

Here is a list of what we planted in our square foot garden:

-tomatoes
-green peppers
-hot peppers
-green beans
-sugar snap peas
-lettuce
-carrots
-basil
-cilantro

I am very anxious for something to sprout. It is taking a lot for me to not sit out there and stare at the dirt.

You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto

How is it that I have only just seen my first Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie? How old am I?! I went with JS to the Regent Square Theatre to see "Shall We Dance" and it. was. amazing. OMG. You must see it right now. It was so funny and I actually was already familiar with a couple of the songs. Who knew! Of course, now that I have seen the movie, it is imperative that I go roller skating.

This weekend was a good one, overall. We had Easter dinner with CLRG's family on Saturday because his mom and sister both had to work on Sunday and that went well. We hung out with the duckling during much of the afternoon. She is so darn smart, it isn't even funny. She got out this deck of cards that she has and I made up a game for us. Each card had a number and a picture of a Disney character (Mickey, Minnie, Pluto and Donald). I showed her a card and had her put it in the pile with the matching picture and she did such a good job. Also, and possibly even more exciting, SHE SAID MY NAME!!!!!! I was so happy. She has been saying CLRG's name for a while now and I was getting envious. Haha.

Image

Sweet Silver Angels

This weekend I:

-sold my car
-went antiquing
-acquired a recipe box from 1940
-baked raspberry almond bread from a Joy the Baker recipe

Plus other standard house things. It was a pretty darn good weekend, I would say. What did you do?

P.S. I baked these oatmeal blueberry applesauce muffins last week (recipe also from Joy the Baker) and they were so good, I baked them a second time with strawberries instead. Ha! I win!