Goodbye Weekend

Well hello Monday. So nice to see you.

Not really, but I guess it's the start of a week that will bring me one step closer to a weekend. Me loves me some weekends. Guess we'll just continue having our love/hate relationship with each other.

On Saturday, we hit up the Plaza for the first time in a long time. We only made it to Tomfooleries, but the cheap drinks kept flowing. Gotta love Fooleries for that.

And for one other thing: Reassurance that we are getting old. 

Don't get me wrong, I don't live a complete old lady lifestyle, but I'm definitely not able to hang with the right-out-of-college kids.

Or the overabundance of popped collars and some girls dressed like they were going to a club in Vegas. Not kidding. These girls were wearing mini skirts with nothing on their legs. Not even tights!

I was flabbergasted. I wanted to say, 'Do you know it's like 10 degrees outside!?'

Oh well. We fit in just fine in our jeans and cardigans.

Black: the go to winter wardrobe color

Sunday, we watched the Pack win the Superbowl at a friends house. Jordy tore it up. What a stud! Christina botched the national anthem, but the Peas gave a great performance. Not as great as when I saw them live in concert, but an enjoyable half time performance.

My only good excuse for not having any pics to share is that I was stuffing my face with queso, cream cheese pin wheels, lil smookies, pizza and cookies. Oh and brownies too.

Hope you all had a great Monday!

Now, off to watch one of my many guilty pleasures: The Bachelor. That crazy bia Michelle better freaking go home soon. I'm not a huge fan of Brad, but I really can't stand her scheming.

Winding Down

It's Friday night and I'm winding down from the week. Not that I had a long week or anything, because I had not one, but two snow days where I spent nearly 48 hours in the same pajamas.

Oh well, I can't remember the last time that happened. Probably college.

Just because I had an easy week doesn't mean I can't spend my Friday night as we typically do.

Completely lazy and with things that make me happy.

Say hello to my little friends.

**Vino**

I can never have just one glass.

Want to see how to make your own wine charms? See this post.

**Homemade Pizza**

One of my many comfort foods.

 mmm...feta

Want this recipe? Check it out here. You won't regret it.

**Sweets**

Straight to my ass, but I love it. You just can't go wrong with Girl Scout cookies.

My Fav: Thin Mints, frozen

 The hubs fave: Caramel Delites

**Movie**

Man, I love Netflix. We're watching Salt. I hear Angelina is a bad ass.

 It's Friday. Time to wind down. Fun weekend ahead.

How do you wind down for the weekend?

What I'm Loving Wednesday - C&B Style

There's few hours left in this Wednesday, but it's never too late to link up with Jamie and join the Wednesday fun!

My Crate & Barrel catalog arrived in the mail today, so this WILW post will be all things C&B!

I'm Loving these Bamboo Baskets with Liners. Because we all need a little organization in our lives!

I'm Loving these Pot Luck Bakers. Casseroles galore!

I'm Loving this Delilah Plate. Love the texture!

I'm Loving this Stretch dish. What a different serving piece!

I'm Loving these Prato vases. Brian gets sick of my obsession with vases. But in my opinion, you can never have too many!
 

I'm Loving this Panini Press. Just because I think it would be cool to have one:).

I'm Loving these Ditto Salad Servers. Metallic? Yes please!

I'm Loving this Capri Chair. If I had a place for it, I would own it!

I'm Loving this Bentwood tray. These could really come in handy considering how much we eat dinner on the couch. I'm not proud, but it's the truth.

I'm Loving these Samovaari Bed Linens. Bold and Beautiful.

I'm Loving this Ona pitcher. I love it especially because we received it as a wedding gift and I love it for entertaining. See it in Citrus Punch action here.

I'm Loving this Silhouette couch. Mustard yellow is so fab!

I'm Loving this lamp. Modern. Eclectic. Fun.

I'm Loving these Verano dish towels. Because they exude sunshine and I am so ready for warm weather!

Happy Groundhog Day!

Lemon Cake Balls

Last week, I gave you all a sneak peek to the decadent-looking lemon cake balls I made for a work luncheon.

Well, the time has come to add this recipe to my In the Kitchen category, and it comes with high recommendation.

What I forgot to mention in my post last week was that I really made these for a competition, not because I'm a talented baker or anything. Although, these balls are good enough just to make for the hell of it.

So, there were three categories of dishes you could choose to bring: chili/soup, sides or desserts. Well, since I first tried this recipe at a dear friend's Halloween party, I snagged the recipe and called it my own for the competition. Thanks Ado!

And guess what!?

The lemon cake balls won the dessert category!

Can you believe it!? Well, I knew they were good, but just figured someone else's dessert would trump mine. Who knew balls could be that good.

The funny thing is...I'm not even much of a lemon dessert lover. But, these are just different. I can't explain it, but make them! I promise you won't regret it.

Lemon Cake Balls

1 Lemon cake mix (plus the ingredients required to make the cake)
1 container of lemon frosting
2 packages of white almond bark or white chocolate
Cooking Spray
Something to decorate the balls with: Sprinkles, chocolate

1.  Prepare the lemon cake mix and bake according to directions, cool.

2.  Transfer from pan to a large bowl and mix it up to potting soil consistency.

3.  Add one container of lemon frosting and stir until well mixed

4.  Form 1 inch balls and place on wax paper-lined cookie sheets (helps to spray cooking oil on your hands before making balls.)

Use it. It's your friend.

5.  Freeze overnight.

6.  The next day, dip the balls into white chocolate almond bark. If using sprinkles to decorate, apply immediately after dipping each ball.

If you use a regular pan (and not a double boiler), make sure you stir frequently! I used a toothpick to easily dip the balls into the chocolate, then transferred back to the wax paper using a butter knife to remove the toothpick. One package of chocolate covered half the balls, with some chocolate going to waste. It gets a little tricky if the chocolate gets clumpy or starts to harden.

I didn't get any pics of the dipping process because my hands were busy and full!

7.  Freeze again for 2 hours

Voila! Enjoy. If you're like me, you'll eat 5 balls in one sitting.

Blizzard of Oz

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There's only one good thing about a blizzard. And not a cookie dough blizzard from Dairy Queen. We're talking about that crap that's still falling from the sky and causing our dogs to have nervous breakdowns about going to the bathroom.

The only good thing about a Kansas blizzard is that I got to stay home from work today!

Just kidding. There's other enjoyable things about snow, right? I definitely need to be reminded before I pack up and head south.

I still had to do some work from home today, but it sure was nice to cuddle up on the couch in sweat pants with my boys. We did laundry, watched the snow, had a date with the DVR, watched the snow, tried to get Jake up from his nap to go outside, and watched the snow again.

I even organized the large stack of recipes I had sitting on the counter. Tossing ones I knew I would never try, filing ones we loved, and making a pile for ones I need to try.

We accompanied this crazy snow day with a big pot-o-chili. Spicy, savory and not complete without shredded cheese, fritos and cornbread. Mmm...I love cornbread.

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Luckily, the hubs and I stopped off at the grocery store on our way home from work yesterday. We carpooled because I hate refuse to drive in this weather. It's just not worth it to me. Risking my life, wrecking my car, and having an anxiety attack is not on my To Do List this week. Maybe next week. Check back and I'll let you know.

So, I really think this snow storm might be the most snow I have ever seen in my life. I can't remember a time I have ever experienced snow drifts this large. It's just crazy.

Someone please tell me why on earth people would choose to not park in their garages? I just don't get it! Who would really want to get up in the morning and shovel their car off when they have an option to cover it! Brian and I just don't get it.

I'm not sure if we will make it into work tomorrow, but the snow has yet to stop. Or maybe it's just the 40 mph winds that are making it look like it's snowing. Welcome to the Blizzard of Oz!  

Stay warm everyone! Grab the ones you love (fur babies included) and enjoy a little R+R on the couch!