thirty-three years

old today

my BIG brother.

so we celebrated with

CAKE for BREAKFAST...probably a little for lunch too...

haha DOUGER!

 The goodness!

#breakfastofchampions

#isthisevenlegal

#sharedwiththedouger

#thankgoodness

#lovedounuts

#frostingisthebest

ok I will stop.  Happy Birthday Jeff and [Koree!!]

work and play

was the name of the game this memorial day weekend

little weird not being in TC this weekend..probably the first time ever

but with officially moving this coming Saturday, it was a must to stay home and get some stuff done

That did not hold us back from having some fun

Started the weekend off on the right foot [pun intended haha]

Then it was yard work on a friday night

 Look at the results [no i did not help with all of this but some for sure some of it!]

Typical memorial day weekend agenda...seadoos in.  My first time driving a trailer...ekkk 

douger get props for the years it did it to TC and back

Must get a boat ride in.  Sunny and warm enough!

Allyson and Josh were back in town. 

Nothing says a good time like friends and ice cream!

and the official day off...led to lunch date

bikes 

panera

and a park

Then it was back back to work.  Two trailer loads done.

5 more sleeps at the 7263...bit sentimental but really looking forward to what is come

Happy short week of work, remember tomorrow is TUESDAY! :) 

whats been shakin bacon...again

or cooking good looking

been a while since a food post

so here you go.  feast your eyes and tummy on these

thanks to Pinterest.  minus one...credit goes to KIM [the mini meat loafs!]

The one and only mini meatloaf's....LOVE

Malted Brownies, frosting two thumbs up...and not just by me! 

Strawberry Cheesecake Trifle

Mothers day goodness

Derby Pie Bars -for the Derby weekend, traveled to Kentucky to share the goodness

Brownie peanut butter puppy chow

Spinach, Mushroom, Feta pasta salad

Not pictured but created a few times

Avocado chicken egg salad.  very good.

if any of these perked your interest...check out the pinterest. 

haha it rhymed!

until next time...

Classic joking Tuesday

What do you call a guy who never farts in public?
A private tutor.
That one is for Ben. He loves toots :)

Where do boats go when they get sick?
 The dock.

FLOOR 31

was awesome!  access to the executive lounge: meaning going about 6 times to get snacks, pop, dessert, breakfast or just to check it out!

This weekend we headed down to for a SURPRISE visit to see Allyson and be able to spend a a truly fabulous weekend with her downtown [thanks to Josh and his wonderful planning!]

Our unplanned weekend turned into:

Sleeping in until 10 

strolls to breakfast

discovering the canal

which made us discover paddle boats

which made us discover 5 people bikes

shopping

chick-fil-a

and of course floor 31

and lots and lots of snacks and chatting!

Pictures

And we are off in the MINI, can you say VERA!

 and snacks

 Great driving Kim and co-piloting KP

Out for our stroll past ANDY RODDICK 2006 siting :)

 through the urban market

 to the canal

 paddle boat time...limit 4 but who really listens to that

walk through the park, with the JW behind us

 biking time..3 miles no problem!

may have to jump out and push up the hills

all dressed up..time to hit floor 31, mall and chick-fil-a

 our absolutely fabulous accommodations :)

great way to sum up this weekend:

the only time I think we stopped talking was when we were sleeping or 30 minutes of naps on the way home in the car

Love these girls and love spending time with them!

lots of side dishes

Sunday we celebrated Mother's Day at my parents

with my family

Js mom and gma

and my sister in laws parents

so happy to be able to have everyone together for one big celebration

So thankful for such a great mother/dear friend

and for a wonderful mother in law

I am a lucky lady

FOOD

All the ladies

The madre!

and to wrap it up

summery of the card I gave to my mom

Thanks for all you have taught me in life

inside the card: especially the potty training thing :)

rahh hahah!!!

THANKS MOTHER DARLING FOR ALL YOU DO! 

Happy mothers day [Sunday] to all the special mommy friends..you all deserve to be spoiled for all you do!

the GIRL was back in town!

Hip hip hooray!

Allyson and Josh were back in GR for the weekend

so excited to be able to see them

Of course we had to take some pictures

boys to...they just LOVED this haha 

The whole gang!

fun fun night...until we meet again [at the captain, right!]

year seven

of running something in the riverbank

this year the 10K

The not so goods:

Weather: NOT surprised. 10 day forecast said sunny

by the time the day arrived it was a whooping 46 degrees but at least no rain

The goods:

Hung out with B

Had a new play list, which was AWESOME

Had lots of support [the parentals, J and Js mom, and Betsy and Ben]

Had a PR

and got Mcdazzzess for breakfast, thanks Douger

Ready to rock...t-10

We did it! Year #7

Thanks to this man for the extra pushing!

The supports

Mcdazzesss

The hubby

The crazy jeep driver

and wonderful pep talker ;-)

That is a wrap for another year!

six boxes

DONE...and a 100 or so to go...may exaggerating and maybe not!? HA!

we have about 4 weeks to pack up the entire house

BC it SOLD

[I never made a blog announcement]

Three of the six..labelled and ready to go

 Big Bag of bubble wrap to entertain us this weekend

It was truly amazing how quick everything happened. 

Made it VERY evident that this all meant to be.

Bought and sold a house in about a week and half, yeah I would say so!

I was talking to a friend last tonight about the timing and what is next and was like erk where are we going or what are we going to be doing with all this stuff and then it hit me again!

  This is what we prayed for.  This is what we were blessed with and even though it looks like a long road ahead, it will continue to ALL work out!

Countdown to June 7....

spring is in the air

There is finally a glimpse of hope into summer

flowers on the trees

beautiful sunrises

take a moment and say ahhhh

Happy Spring!