What did your Saturday night look like?

Mine looked something like this....

Apparently Lowe's workers don't often see girls sitting in the middle of the aisle.

Look at all that wire just waiting for us to go Martha Stewart all over it

Then we saw this....

The first thing that popped in my head was a quote from "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton" when Cathy talked about the possibility of watching a movie on the plane...

Let me just say this is brilliant!

AK

Birthday Cobbler

This past Saturday was LJP's birthday.

Lindsay does not have a birthDAY, she has a birthday MONTH.... because she loves it! Which makes it totally fun to do stuff for her day.

Her husband put me in charge of her birthday cake, which I was pumped about cause its Lindsay's birthday and I just wanted to help! He suggested Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler, and that my friends is what she got!

First, you get two bags of Strawberries (yes, they are better fresh but yes, the frozen kind work).

Put them in a big pot add two cups of sugar (my Granny would have added 3cups) and heat them until they look like mush.

Then take a bag of Rhubarb.

"Of what???" You ask. Rhubarb. Looks like celery and taste awful.

That is exactly what I am talking about! This just proves that if you add enough sugar, anything can taste good. I blend it up so that the sourness of the rhubarb is equally distributed throughout the cobbler. Add that to the strawberry mush and add some flour.

Now I don't have any pictures of the in-between steps because,

• I was running late and
• The crust was too dry and
• Then I burned myself and
• Then made a huge mess....

But here is the end product!

Happy Birthday LJP!!!!!

AK

How To.....

Plan a Bridal Brunch.

I have been to a ton of these but only planned one. So I started this entry like I am a pro, when in reality I don't really know much, except that it is pretty easy to please a bride who is 24 hours from getting married.... They can't help it, they are just giddy.

These were the invites. I found the ribbon and based everything off of that cute spool of fabric.

Sorry its blurry. Its hard to work a point & shoot.

From there I came up with this...

The milk glass china is my mothers. She has so much that it takes up 10 shelves in her living room and a cabinet in her hall. And yes, I made fun of her for years for collecting this but I will no longer poke fun because it made this brunch beautiful.

The table clothes were antique linens from a good friend. If you have some and are throwing them away or selling them, give me a call.

And now a few details... because friends, its all in the details.

Fresh Flowers because you just should.... Its the nice thing to do.

Candles.... not just any candles. Tyler Candles. That room smelled so good.

These are cheap glass salt and pepper that you can find at TJ Maxx for $5. Spray paint and stencil on the letters.

Silver flatware and if you're lucky, both your Grandma's will have the same pattern and will have given those sets to your mama, so that you could have service for 15.

I will also say that I love this flatware and I will someday own my own.

Placemats added a little extra color and tie back to the original invite. I love when things come together. These are just the square scrapbooking sheets from hobby lobby. I rounded the edges and added a bow.

Here are all the ladies, enjoying their lunch and there, circled in pink, is the lovely bride. It was such a pleasant time spent with friends and I was honored to be apart of Leslie's special weekend.

Menu:

Strawberry Almond Salad

Fresh Fruit

Broccoli and Cheese Soup

Chicken Salad on Homemade Sourdough Bread

Brownie Tort

AK

Bargain

I collect handkerchiefs. Yes, I am sure only me and your grandma own hankies. I have one in my purse at all times.

And I added these to my very large collection. I found them at the bottom of a pile of linens at Serendipity Market.

I think it was $2 well spent!

AK

Mini Quiches

I was asked to help with my first shower at Memorial Road, for one of my good college/co-worker friend, Amanda Watson.

I volunteered for Mini Quiches.... Yes, I could have bought them from Sam's but I can't do anything easy. So I got this recipe off of Tasty Kitchen (this is just another example of the Pioneer Woman changing my life).

They were super easy..... but I did cheat and use pre-bought pie crust.

Do not tell my Granny!

If you use enough crisco spray those things just fall out.

I meant to take a picture before I wrapped them up... but I forgot. So this is what you get.

All for cute baby Knox..... but since he didn't even eat one, I had to make sure that all these women popped at least 4 in their mouths. I did not need to left alone in an apartment with a a tray of carbs.

AK

Through his eyes

My brother has a way of capturing life through a lens.

When I saw his pictures from his spring break mission trip and I had to share.

(and what if he got discovered on my blog, by one of my two readers)

This last one is my favorite.... oh, and miss blue tongue is pretty cute too!

AK

Boys will be boys

So I came home to this...

Hhhhummm.... where is my fabulous patio furniture with somewhat cute pillows?

(Insert laughter from the boys up stairs)

Slowly walk up to the second floor to see this....

Just 4 senior boys enjoying a lovely evening on their terrace.

If this is the worst they do.... I'll take it.

AK