i am going blog wild

Practically salivating while reading some of these amazing cooking blogs! Trying to think of ways to adapt this goodness into my life.

This is the most recent find of goodness..umm hello
Titles like: chocolate chip melt-in-your mouth moments. Muddy/buddy puppy chow. Death by vanilla bars. Salty and Sweet Pretzel Fudge. And the list goes on and on.
http://cookiesandcups.blogspot.com/

don't drool to much. read. enjoy. try. bake. AND feel free to share.

wrapping it up..rockstar style

tomorrow is Friday! friday Friday we love Fridays! What did the week look like.
Monday: pedis with sarah at douglas j. loved it!!! good time with sarah and men tell all bachelorette...drama!

Tuesday: cooked at em and bethies. Chicken fajitas deliciousnessss! And walked by the set of the movie that is filming ’30 min or less’ we are fame whores!
Wednesday: took an outing to EGR via the bike. And hit some tennis balls with b. we may have been a tad rusty…but it was like riding a bike. We are back in the game. Funny thing: told joey from work that we played tennis and he instantly wants to play me and thinks he can beat me [not saying he wont] but it is funny bc it seems to be that thing if you played tennis people want to play you and or beat you! Ha! Next weekend could be the test. We shall see!


Thursday: Meijer cause MAJOR lack of food. Laurens art show. Her first one! She was very excited, it was cute to see her and her art work [top right up that is the work of art]. Then 800 calls to at&t and then direct tv….long over due but it is over and service call is made….then rollerblading through the hood. Tad bumpy not the best.

The plan was the fam stan

Traverse city style
Saturday: rain/clouds sent us shopping and such.
Sunday: sunshine sent us beach bound.
Picture documentation of fun [random] activities.
1. farmers market…baby on board [motherhood store anyone]

2. cherry republic aka samples samples and more samples!

3. jiggings heard of them…they are EVERYWHERE...did you know this was such a hit!!! i didnt...until now!

4. roller blading adventures with pa and ma

5. some one got a hold of my camera and wanted to be apart of the blog

6. people people and more people, gotta stay up on my pop culture!

7. paddle boat time

8. jeff is part of the family...he just didnt make it in any pictures. get use to it. once 'baby' arrives he will be down to 4th on the list! :)

hit me on the, what?

k. f. wern is a mechanical company...not a doctors office. yet one of my options to get a hold of them was via phone, fax or PAGE.
oh i so wanted to hit the pager but i resisted.

too much of the dough

the cookie dough that is. too many samples while creating THE Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownies. They will make a delicious 29th birthday treat [happy birthday joey] but right now my tummy is not happy with me.



-photo, recipe and idea complements of bake at 350-

fish on

Times eight, yup eight fish on
The adventure took place out in grand haven. After work em, matt nate and myself headed out to grand haven in preparation for a fishing trip with my uncle don. The original plan was dinner, sleep and up at 5am and head out the deep sea.
BUT thanks to mother nature the plan went more like this: Out to dinner on the deck at kirby, back to the house, talking with my uncle- super windy night, sooo anticipate not an early rising, so more talking with my uncle, more talking with my uncle [he can talk!] then bed. Get up and yes correct-super windy, so yupper pancakes and breakfast it was. It was finally decided we would stick around for an evening outing. So it was a little beach time and swimming. Then down town for lunch, shopping and temptations ice cream and then we FINALLY boarded the boat and were off. Such a beautiful night and we caught fish…well ‘we’ meaning I caught one and em caught one and the boys caught six. [yes my bread stick arms held up, but I am not going to lie my arm is a tad sore today…doesn’t hurt but can tell I reeled in a fish yesterday! Haha] long day but it was a success!





Today was supposed to be a pool party at the vriesman home---rain rain go away…but it didn’t so instead it was an Awesome lunch and game day at the vriesman home. It was a lovely time and the girls pulled through on guesstures.

Update: first outing on the roller blades took place. I ventured down to the white pine trail starting by the whitecaps. Strapped the blades on and I was off…..a few wobbles but not falls!, Got a looking good comment [random] and one hour later and the first time out was a success! I like I like--- will expect more of this to come this summer!

can we all say: tgif?

It is 2:32 in the afternoon. It is Friday. email trains are slowing down. I am ready for the weekend. I feel by now I have earned my pay for the week. Plus I can feel I am on the verge of flying off the handle state. Can only stare at the computer screen for so long!
I have had three cups of tea.
I mean this morning was a dragging. Maybe bc I took Nyquil last night…it worked though. Eight full hours of straight-as-a-board-sleep.
So I will tell you a few random things to pass the time by.
1. my nails are frenzy Fiona. Four coats and still not stellar. But love love love the color.
2. went to: letters of Juliet last night. Hopeless romantic betsy loved. I on the other hand…..thought a tad to cheese ball. But to each their own [correct saying?]
3. did find out that bar Louie offers happy hour until 7. it made me happy to get a half off meal.
4. I really like reese pieces. They are just so good.
5. made glutton free cookies last night. Turned out in the oven. Thank you very much. But I pity the person that has a glutton allergy. Bc a. EXPENSIVE b. just doesn’t taste as good.
6. tomorrow I hope my bread stick of arms will allow me to reel in some small alligator sized salmon when we embark on our fishing adventure.
7. lucky number seven: well I like staring at the stars!

Happy freaking weekend to all!