Good Times

Last night was a whole lotta fun!
We did some whirlwind shopping and then dinner at Windmills. It was delicious!
The show... Who knew it could be so entertaining? I was pleasantly surprised by it all! Nico- WOW! The dancers were super cool!

guess what I'm doing??

So.... long story short... just got in from a fab night out with Lisa & Andrea. We went to the KRC for a little "so ya think you can dance" show! It was fantastic! But before all that fun... we shopped! How surprising, I know. Anyhoo... I'm a littly hyped up from all the excitement and I am now about to redo our whole bedding! That's right... all new bedding. Can't wait to see how it looks! Can't wait to see Shawn's face when he comes up to bed! More later!

Winter Fun...Even for a Summer Girl

A new tradition emerged this Family Day weekend! We weren't really planning on doing much of anything but then Shawn proposed a Winterlude getaway and it didn't take much convincing after that!
Really, I'm not much of a winter fun kinda girl. I like to do the odd thing but I'd take some sand and sun over it all! But this was fun! Best of all, Gavin loved it! He had his first Beaver Tail treat and plenty of hot chocolate too.
The weather was perfect for walking around the Byward Market and the various Winterlude sites. We bundled up in our snow gear and out we went for some ice slides, tubing, and to finish it off, a skate on the Rideau Canal. I'd never done this before and it was quite cool! Gavin is getting so much more confident so it was fun to see him in action!
Our hotel had a nice warm pool for the boys to play in and I quite enjoyed the hot tub! And naturally, it's always great to eat out and enjoy something new!
So, it would seem that this may very well be a new Windsor tradition.

Right Now I'm ...

1. Sipping a great cup of coffee at the kitchen table!

2. Watching Shawn attempt to be the computer geek he'd love to be, by setting up the new laptop.

3. Listening to Ryan Seacrest Top 40 stuff.

4. Attempting to stay clear of Gavin while he plays LEGO Star Wars... too addictive!

5. Planning my "girfriends" meal for Monday night.

6. Procrasinating doing my practicum report for my course...ick.

7. Fighting the tickle in my throat.

8. Trying not to get all hooked on reading blogs right now.

9. Anxiously awaiting a snuggle on the big chair with my new magazines!

10. Wearing all black comfy clothes... that smell like VICKS vapour rub!

11. Eating toast with grape jam.

12. Loving fresh dry cleaning.

13. Looking forward to the skating carnival.

14. Dreading sitting in a cold rink.

15. Secretly hoping for freezing rain so we can't go anywhere!

16. Thinking that syncing our blackberry calendars might be fun!

17. Looking for a little inspiration.

18. Wondering where Paula has been? And how she's doing?

19. Wanting a new cute outfit!

20. Loving this cup of coffee.

Cutest Outfit!

Making it Lovely is a great blog (see sidebar). She posted this great outfit yesterday! I love that clutch! This girl has a great sense of style!

GREEN with envy

I so love green! I really love that green is so in this year! Check out this blog and all the cool shades of green.

"Sunday... we do nothing" afterall!

Yep...that's right! We did nothing and it was great! I really wanted to go tobagganing but we were out in the morning and all afternoon yesterday...playing hockey even! So, I wasn't feeling all that guilty when we stayed in our jammies and had a big bacon and eggs breakfast and then played LEGO Star Wars most of the afternoon! It was bliss.

Cupcakes anyone?

Lemon-Raspberry Cupcakes
Bon Appetit, April 2008

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups powdered sugar, divided
4 1/2 teaspoons finely grated lemon peel, divided
2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups self-rising flour
1/4 cup buttermilk
4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
12 teaspoons plus 1 tablespoon seedless raspberry jam
Fresh raspberries (for garnish)

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners. Using electric mixer, beat butter, 1 1/2 cups powdered suga, and 3 teaspoons lemon peel in large bowl until blended, then beat until fluffy and pale yellow. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating to blend after each addition. Beat in half of flour. Add buttermilk and 2 tablespoons lemon juice; beat to blend. Beat in remaining flour.

Drop 1 rounded tablespoonful batter into each muffin liner. Spoon 1 teaspoon raspberry jam over. Cover with remaining batter, dividing equally.

Bake cupcakes until tester inserted halfway into centers comes out clean, about 23 minutes. Cool cupcakes in pan on rack. Meanwhile, whisk remaining 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon peel in small bowl. Spoon half of icing over 6 cupcakes. Whisk 1 tablespoon raspberry jam into remaining icing. Spoon over remaining cupcakes. Let stand until icing sets, about 30 minutes. Garnish with raspberries.

Quick Edit...

I almost forgot... It's also Superbowl Sunday! Shawn is off to a poker/game party and Gavin and I may go to the Vanslyke's for some tobaganning fun. I am a sucker for a good underdog story and the Cardinals are my team this time around. If it isn't the Buccaneers then the Cardinals are worth the cheering time.
Go Cardinals! Go!
So much for "Sunday we do nothing". Hmmmm maybe next weekend.

TGIF

Oh how I love a Friday night! There is absolutely nothing better than going for a drink with the work gang and then heading home for some snuggly clothes and a good movie. Not sure what the movie will be yet but I am loving my lulu pants!
This weekend is going to be a busy one... isn't it always? I really love how lucky we are to have so many friends and fun things to do but do I ever look forward to the weekend when we have nothing going on. Not so sure when that will be again!
Tomorrow, we will head out to take Gavin to music lessons. This is always a relaxing, and entertaining, time. We sip coffee and Gavin bangs on the drum and piano keys while Carol patiently coaxes him into compliance.
After music, we're heading to Rob's house for his annual "Hockey on the Hill" festivities. Everyone is drafted onto a hockey team and the kids run amuck, all the while, cold beer is a chillin'. Really, does it get any better than that?
And then... Shawn and Gavin are off to the Bulls game with the Hicks family! This is Gavin's first official game and he is so looking forward to it!
And me? Well, I really NEED to finish Breaking Dawn so I can live again without the pressure of finishing a book. I have absolutely loved this series but I do remember why I do not read series very often. I get too wrapped up in reading them all and I cannot read anything but that. It's far too much pressure for me.
So, I will finish the series and move on.
Sunday, we do nothing.