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Easter

Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime ~ Martin Luther

Azalea

Enjoy this beautiful spring day!

 

Mark 16:5-7

Cookies & Colored Eggs

The Saturday before Easter Sunday would not be complete without coloring eggs.  This year I decided the day wouldn’t be complete without cookies as well.  I started early in the day with spritz cookies.  The recipe I used is from Remarkable Home and I found it on Pinterest.  When I first came across this post, it was cuteness overload.  The Artist has sandwiched the cookies onto pop sticks and formed them into a bouquet.  Intent on using my new bunny platter, I had no intention of going to bouquet route, but it was certainly adorable.

With my handy spritz cookie press and the basic recipe from Remarkable Home I was able to create these festive flowers:

And they are tasty.  The cookies are all brushed with a light glaze.  The pink and orange have colored sprinkles; the green and blue do not.  The general consensus is that the sprinkle cookies taste better, however those without sprinkles look better.  Maybe I went a little overboard on the sprinkling.

After I decorated all the flower cookies I placed them on the Garden Bunny Cake Stand from Pier One that I purchased on a recent shopping trip.

Isn’t it cute

 

This evening I drafted my daughters to do the egg coloring for me.  Stephanie and Amanda took care of the metallic and tie dye Easter eggs and did a great job.  We decorated 18 but my math/division skills were lacking at the time so we ended up with 10 metallic and 8 tie dye.  My bad.  Nevertheless, I enjoyed the time with my girls.

 

This is Eloise

 

What I Wore Wednesday

Apparently I have lost title constructing ability as all I can come up with today is “What I Wore Wednesday”.  I’ll admit it is better than “Hump Day Array”.
To summarize, I am wearing what I would classify as a grown up outfit… refined, but not exciting;  gets the job done.

My handbag pictured is my favorite white Michael Kors tote.

Image result for Michael Kors tote

My top is from the Princess Vera collection at Kohl’s and is no longer available, but this one or this one would be ADORABLE.

My Cardigan is from Target and is available in 16 colors.  You can always use a cardigan.

My skirt is the ivory Scuba skirt from Forever21 which is also no longer available.

This Calvin Klein skirt from Dillard’s is similar and also cute, although a bit longer.

 

Or you could go in a completely different direction with this Contemporary Classic Pencil skirt from Forever21 (and it’s only $5.99)! It comes in black and olive:

Contemporary Classic Pencil Skirt

My shoes are very comfortable but the strap continually falls leaving me to have to stop and pull it up.  Sometimes I wear an 8, sometimes an 8 ½ so I may have chosen a ½ size too big
*SILVER LINING ALERT*
I suppose I’ll just have to shop for a replacement pair!

Women's Paige Mid-Wedge Sandal, Black, hi-resWomen's Naomi Block Heel, Black, hi-resWomen's Princess Glitz Wedge, Black, hi-res

And someday I’ll get a new camera (sigh)

I’ve said it before

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again I LOVE TO SHOP!
Whether perusing online or wandering through a store, boutique or mega mart, I always enjoy the experience.
My Sunday afternoon objective was Pier One… Easter Sale in progress… so many bunnies, so little time.

For anyone who is not familiar with Pier One, it is a retail store specializing in imported home furnishings, decorative accessories, including seasonal décor – hence the reference to bunnies

LB was the Camera King on Sunday and I have him to thank for all the bunny shots he captured while I shopped.
He was feeling adventurous enough to make his way through the hedges lining a parking lot, just to take some pictures of the little yellow flowers [because I commented they appeared to be dancing].


While he was occupied with the happy flowers, I took a few shots of him…

Spring is such a Lovely Season!

 

“It’s not a concert you are seeing, it’s a fashion show.” ― Freddie Mercury

Since it was Alan Jackson and not Freddie Mercury, we can safely say it was a concert minus the fashion show.

Alan Jackson was in concert Saturday night.  This was my third time seeing the country crooner in concert and once again, he was just what the doctor ordered as he reminiscences of his childhood in song.  Listening to an Alan Jackson song is like taking a trip down memory lane because he calls to mind such things as Mama, Daddy, going to the lake for the summer and growing old with the one you love.  Not that growing old is something you want to think about…


We arrived at the concert famished.  A typical Saturday involves brunch around 10AM then nothing i.e. fasting until we decide what to do for dinner.  Today was no exception, so we opted for the Double Decker Stuffed Tacos from Mojo’s


Shortly thereafter I experienced the ruination of my white skinnies.  While enjoying that wretched chicken taco (which was actually very tasty) a greasy splash landed on a pair of favorites (sob)


Silver lining being within sight… I get to shop for new white skinnies (smile).

 

My favorite skinny jeans can be purchased here.  Some others I am considering are here here and here where there is a 40% offer for online orders right now.

 

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