#443 - hidden closet, polaroids, chocolate and more

1...mom/dad you should totally add a secret closet to the playroom upstairs
2...love this way to display polaroids! via
3...I'll take all 3 chocolates please!
4...funny facebook post
5...I want to try this out (turns your handwriting into emails)
6...love this poster from Elise and her other ones too!
7...have you seen the Awesome blog yet?  Super cool!

4 exclamation points...not bad.

#413 - cake, erasers, floating baby

3 things from the web...that recently caught my eye...

1...cake painting...love the neapolitan colors & the name of the painting "frosting"...yum!
2...eraser stamps...if i was still in school, i'd totally be preoccupied during class
3...floating baby announcement...so cute! can you tell babies are on my mind?

#411 - 2 Before & Afters from the web

I saw these 2 before & after's on the web and I totally want to do them. I'm posting them here, so that I will remember them after I have the baby (nope, still not here.)

We need to redo our basement stairs and this remodel looks so good! Or should I just stick to putting down new carpet?

And this easy lamp remodel (fyi, there are lots of great remodel ideas on this webblog), so cheap, yet looks so good!

Pepe wants to keep our lamps the brass color...what do you think? Would they look better painted? If so, what color? Our lamps look a lot like the before picture (but a little brighter brass) with a cream lamp shade.

#398 - i won!

Guess what I got in the mail? This gorgeous "oh so lovely poppy" headband above from much love, illy!

The headband is even more beautiful in person and I think I'll wear it for my baby shower tonight or on Mother's Day...or both. I think this one & this one are also adorable...gosh, all her stuff is fun!

I won it in a giveaway over at You Are My Fave.

Great site...check it out! Every time I click there, I think of the movie Elf..."smiling's my favorite."

#395 - Cinco de Mayo Desserts/Drinks (part 4 of 4)

Drinks for Cinco de Mayo
Horchata (pictured)
Virgin Margarita (not pictured) - would go perfect with the lime earrings!


Desserts for Cindo de Mayo
Make it easy (& low fat)...Breyers Fried Ice Cream
Can't got wrong with churros
My new favorite south of the boarder treat - sopapillas
There's even fried ice cream cupcakes
Tres Leches Cake - Pepe's favorite - hard (pictured) & easy (not pictured)(I'd sub in coconut milk for the rum on this easy recipe.)

Do you have a favorite Cinco de Mayo and/or Mexican dessert/drink?

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

#394 - Cinco de Mayo Food (part 3 of 4)

Any of these would be amazing for Cinco de Mayo!

I love Mexican Lasagna! (via)
These chicken enchilada rollups look divine! (via)
2 enchilada recipes that I'm drooling over - here and here.

Not pictured:
I'd love to try:
~this salsa
~Krista's fish tacos...great combo with the lime earrings.
~Homemade Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Salad (I miss CR!)

Or you can't go wrong with taco soup...yum!

To be honest, we'll probably just have cheese quesadillas!

Do you have a favorite Cinco de Mayo and/or Mexican meal?

And tomorrow, I'll be sharing desserts and drinks for Cinco de Mayo!

#392 - Cinco de Mayo Ideas/Decorations/Invites (part 1 of 4)

Cute Cinco de Mayo invites here and here.
Straw flower decorations.
Love No Biggie's photo booth idea.
Red Roko's easy to make maraca and sombrero.
And for the toddler in your life...Spanish Flash Card decorations.
Or you could make a pinata.
And some more Cinco de Mayo ideas.

But wait...I think I am crazy...I have another post coming up later today with "what to wear" Cinco de Mayo style.

#381 - favorites from my reader

1...this coconut lime banana bread looks way better than mine....got to try
2...love this diy edible paint for baby O...also, really loving this blog
3...perfect combo...mac with canon camera decal
4...love this envelope idea
5...cool idea for pictures
6...love these space saver headboards

more of my favorites

#366 - Easter Links

1...In case you don't want to make s'mores with your peeps...here's another fun idea.
2...Love my cousins idea on making "ABC" eggs . . .this and this are cute ideas too.
3...I think Baby O would love this tool box from the Easter Bunny
4...Can the Easter Bunny please bring me this chocolate bunny and one every week thereafter, until the baby is born?
5...Cute lamb pillows seem so Easter to me.
6...Totally loving this Cherry Blossom Family photo for Spring. I'm trying to talk Pepe into going downtown to take a family picture like this before I get too big with child.

#352 - Stuff from around the web

1...cute hat perfect for St. Patty's week
2...loving this retro poster of DC
3...these little people are fun to look at
4...great advice for loving a kid (via)
5...twister game for a table cloth...might use this idea for Baby O's birthday
6...really need to get my hands on these animal cookie cutters...ikea trip in the near future?

Also, wish I had time to do this.

#348 - rockstar diaries & lawgirl

Sorry, just had to share, in case you missed it.

Rockstar Diaries featured my happiness list last week and she added this beautiful photo above...gee, I wish I could take beautiful pregnancy pictures like that.

And Lawgirl featured me on her Linkey list...thanks to both of you!

#302 - Cheesy Olive Bread & Chocolate Chip Cookies

The other night I made 2 different recipes I found on the web...yum...now I need to go on a diet.
Olive Cheese Bread from Pioneer Woman. If you go to Pioneer Woman's website, you'll get some gorgeous photos step by step on how it's made.

I tweaked the recipe just a little so here is how I made it:

Ingredients

• 1 loaf French Bread
• 12 ounces, weight Black Olives (2 cans) roughly chopped
  
• 2 stalks Green Onions (scallions) thinly sliced
  
• 1 stick Butter, Room Temperature
• ½ cups Mayonnaise
• ¾ pounds Mexican Blend Cheese
  

Preparation Instructions

Combine butter, mayonnaise, cheese, olives and green onions in a mixing bowl. Stir together until thoroughly combined. Spread mixture onto French bread that has been sliced lengthwise. Bake at 325ºF for 25 to 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and browning.

Then I made...Kami's Chocolate Chip Cookies. I used 1/2 chocolate chips and 1/2 butterscotch chips. The key to make the cookies melt in your mouth: Butter Flavored Crisco, flattening them before cooking and under cooking them just a little.

I had enough batter left over I froze some...yum!

#158 - Best Cities

via here

Made it into the top 10 . . . not too shabby.

#100 - Didn't know I could love this so much . . . blogging

I've been agonizing for a few days over what would be my "#100" post. We'll I just got tagged twice and I realized how much I love blogging. So here goes:Tag #1 - From Kristina - my horseshoe cousin - 6th Folder, 6th Photo

The instructions are to go to your photos, select the sixth folder and the sixth photo in the folder, then tell the story behind the photo. Then tag six of your friends.

My 6th Folder only had 3 photos in them, so I decided to do the "spin the globe and point your finger on a place that you are going to live someday" (remember that game?)

I scrolled down on my photos and I had Pepe say stop. The picture above is the one I landed on.

This is a picture of Baby O in our basement playing. He's wearing his outfit backwards.

I tag Casi, Rachael, mom, Manda and anyone else that would like to do this.
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Tag #2 - From Manda - SWEET LEMONY AWARD

Here are the Rules (no pressure, I won't be offended if you don't do:)
-Put the logo on your blog post.
-Nominate at least 5 blogs which show great attitude and/or gratitude.
-Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.
-Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received the award.

1. Mi madre - I wish we lived closer.
2. My cousin Lindsay - her kids are hilarious.
3. Donna, my college friend - clever writing.
4. Jill, love reading her blog about living on a farm.
5. Bethany, her blog is so happy.

#97 - Sharing Time

I'm probably the last one to figure this out, but I love being able to share stuff from different blogs that I read. I subscribe to 163 blogs (and counting and yes, I know that's a lot, or is it?) in Google Reader and whenever I want to share something I read, I just click "share". It then pops up on my shared items page for all to see.

There's a link from my blog, right over there in the top right of my blog, it's called, "What I'm Watchin".

I love looking at Kami's (from No Biggie) shared items. Do you have a shared page? If so, let me know, I'd love to follow it.