Chef's Cake ~ Bowser's Cookies

Chef's Home. YAY!!! All the way back to the US from Rome and Pompeii. However, more about that tomorrow. I will tell you part of our celebration today included his birthday cake. I made a red velvet from scratch and iced it to looked like the Icelandic flag. Unfortunately, this pic turned out sideways, so just turn your head and you can see what the flag is supposed to look like. ON to other news... Bowz made me cookies today! This pic doesn't do them justice. The were HUGE and filled with chocolate chips. Delightful. He didn't even lose a bet. He just made them for the heck of it. Brought me in an entire cake pan full of cookies. We ate them up too. They were fantastic. Fun Day. :0)

Girl's Night!

Yes, we switched it up this week. Girl's Night on a Tuesday at Hacie was a BLAST. Other than the VERY VERY VERY, (did I mention VERY) slow service... we had a ton of fun. Lots to talk about. Hil-arious stories. Fun times. We had a big group tonight. From left to right we have Pheebs, Leah, Katie, Keely and Nancy Byrd. And yes, Katie Boggus, behind the camera is Meeeeeee. :0)

Homemade Jelly!

Cynthia called last week and told me I just HAD to come down and see them this past weekend. She said she wanted to make a homemade memory. I had no clue what she was talking about. I thought we were going to color Christmas cards or something. She further explained that Uncle Vic's apples were ready to make jelly. So, I went in and we whipped up a batch of jelly. I pretty much did it all myself... she just told me what to do. And guess what! It actually turned out decent. I told Steve Carpenter (my bee pal) that I can barely boil water, yet I can homemake some jelly. He took home a jar and just told me that it was great. Chef will be so proud when he finally returns from Rome. Just call me Betty Crocker! :0)

VBS

Tonight was the closing celebration for our VBS at church. This fella on the left is Bro. Tim. He is over the tv/radio ministry and is "the voice" of Grace Life. He does all the voiceovers so that's one voice we can all recognize. I've said it before but he is SO COOL. He always dresses up and plays some role in VBS. And he's a GREAT storyteller. Saying the pledges to the American Flag, Christian Flag and the Bible tonight made me think back to all those years I spent in VBS. There are a lot of things I'd change about growing up and I'm definitely not the biggest fan of Lynn Baptist Church; however, I wouldn't change for a second the 13 summers I spent going to Vacation Bible School and I am so thankful that Lynn Baptist Church provided that. Sally Pendley was always there on crafts, Mrs. Ann Baughn (who was about 103 when I met her) was always there teaching us the books of the Bible in order, and Mrs. Tidwell would be the Nauvoo bus driver for me and all the kids that lived around us. It was fun times. The songs, the verses we learned, and the fun we had were memories that I still cherish. OH and Bro. Matt told me Becky and I would have the 2nd Graders when Small Groups start next year. Looks like I'll have to learn how to entertain 7 year old instead of 5 year olds. Somehow I don't think they will think Ms. Kim is a genius for putting 2 strings on the floor and seeing who can jump the farthest. But I'm sure we'll be fine. Should be fun. :0)

Going Out of Business!

Visited the Movie Gallery this afternoon. They are going out of business and had EVERYTHING on sale. I went in on a mission to get 1776, the musical about the signing of the Declaration of INdependence. I LOVE that movie. It is hysterical. Coach Finley and Mr. Cleghorn used to let us watch it on a regular basis. I guess it was odd that a bunch of teenagers liked a musical, but it was that funny and that good. However, I asked the lady working there and she looked it up and assured me there was such movie, they just didn't have it. Of course there's such movie... that's why I asked. Anyway, I came home with this one. Total chick flick. Total love story. Love and I were planning on going to watch it, but never did, so that shall be my entertainment for tonight. I also saw Molly Finley at Movie Gallery who is a former basketball teammate of mine and really good friend. She introduced me to her boyfriend John as "My dad's all time favorite former student". It was hysterical. Fun times. :0)

Kit Kat Thursday!

I love Kit Kats ~ I also love when Studly comes to town! (He's our Area Director of Marketing that only comes to visit every other week.) It gives me an excuse to have "a break today". The Kit Kat dates began when I was telling Stud about how Chef and I enjoy our favorite American Chocolate Bars of Choice. We always break them apart and say "Cheers" before we devour them. Normally, I've eaten the entire thing before Chef gets done with one wafer. Stud thought this was the cheesiest date ever, but now he comes to visit us most every week ready for his Kit Kat too. Today was most exciting. He came back after lunch with 2 since Chef is still in Rome. Sadly, he had a meeting and had to jet before we had a chance to eat them, but the plan is to have them tomorrow. If he leaves before our date.... well, I guess I'll just take one for the team and have them both. Chef doesn't come back until Wednesday. I know they won't last that long. Love you, Stud!! :0)

Happy Birthday, J Low!

Happy Happy Birthday to my pal, Justin Low! He is the HR Generalist and one of the funniest guys at the Larriott, as shown by this pic. I don't think I have a single picture where he isn't making a stupid face! We went to Ricatoni's and celebrated for lunch today. They banged on the pans and then sang Happy Birthday in Italian. It was great. Happy B'day, J Low!!! We love you, man!