Love Cake

It’s Valentine’s Day.

Last week I shared what we plan to have for tonight’s special meal.

The piece de resistance is the Valentine cake.

Remember my inspiration?

 

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I may not be the next Great Baker for Buddy Valastro, but hopefully my girls will think it’s pretty cool.

 

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It looks so easy to do all kinds of fancy shmancy stuff until you have that piping bag in your hand and realize those loopy hearts are way harder than they look.

 I took creative liberty and went with what any novice would do…

X’s and O’s.

 

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Admittedly, I felt a little confident after whipping off those X’s and O’s.

The natural progression is to jump into cursive writing-right? 

Ahem…I may have been a tad ambitious. 

People train themselves in cake decorating, right? 

 

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 I guess my” critics” will let me know what they think….Please, be kind girls!

 

 
 
 
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{I’ll share a picture of the inside of the cake later. I didn’t have the heart (ha, no pun intended) to cut into before the girls could see it.}

Weekend Wrap-Up

How was your weekend?

Ours was good.

It was one of those weekends where we did a little of this and that.

Here are a few pictures from my phone that captured some of our weekend activities.

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Retail therapy for ideas only.

Of course it was one of those days that you LOVE everything you see.

Don’t you love these chairs?

I don’t need chairs, but if I did I would scoop these up.

 

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Can you ever have enough letters?

The filigree letters were pretty.

Why wasn’t there a G??? C’mon-that can’t be a poplular letter. 

 

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How cute are these owl mugs?

Perfect for hot chocolate, icecream a latte.

Hmm…I may have to go back to get these.

 

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I liked this very simple saying…something to live by.

 

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Nicole and I hit an estate sale where I was looking for frames for my daughter’s wall collage.

Although I didn’t find any frames, I did get these. Yay!

 

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Basketball games…there’s nothing better than cheering your kids on.

 

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Finally,we capped it off with the Super Bowl.

A good game.

Mediocre half-time..(perhaps I’m not a Beyonce fan).

BUT…

Great food…sushi, pizza, nacho platter…

Quite the diverse food choices huh? 

That’s what happens when you let three girls choose what they want to eat!

 

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Hope you had a great weekend friends!

 

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Wall Collage Part 1

What to do with an empty wall?

That’s the problem in my oldest daughters bedroom.

Last summer we made some changes to her room that you can see here. Somehow the months got away from us without completing some of the finishing touches. With her turning 13 soon, as in right around the corner, {GULP} she wants a more sophisticated space that defines her maturing style. Out went the pink carpet, pink walls and those posters that no longer seemed “cool”. 

It left us with this large empty wall begging for some attention.

 

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I love wall collages and admittedly I was steering her in this direction :) . They offer an afforadable unique solution to large walls. After scouring Pinterest together here are some inspiration ideas my daughter likes…

 

 

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I think we’ll incorporate ideas from each while adding some personal touches.

A little paint on these two mirrors will be a great starting point. 

 

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In the meantime, I’ll be checking out our local thrift stores and estate sales for some great frames & mirrors. Throw in a latte and that sounds like my kind of day!

  I have until her birthday in April to finish…no problem…a piece of cake! 

*And can I say that I’m totally freaking out about her turning 13! It makes me scared, happy, sad, joyful, nervous…all wrapped up in one big emotion. My first born little girl is growing up into the most delightful young lady. I know great things are to come…right? :)

 

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