Friday Fun!! Friday Fun!!
What up gnomes, it’s Friday!
This week, lots of stuff happened.
I made food.
I ate food.
I started reading Outlander (so far, it’s just okay but so many of you have raved about it that I’m going to try to keep going).
My kid got sick and we spent eleventy hours doing make-up school work. Not kidding.
I gave my husband lots of hugs. I’m just a hugger. I love hugs.
I celebrated the one week anniversary of my 32nd birthday (which, funnily enough, my ENTIRE FAMILY failed to recognize. No present, no cake..NOTHING!! Birthday anniversaries are real, people. Get used to it).
And I spent a good part of the week pouting because my friend Shelly is going on a cruise. Which means that she won’t be available for me to text and Skype every time I find something sparkly online that I wanna buy or I’m bored. So selfish of you Shelly. Seriously.
But that’s not all!! As always, I managed to produce an unbelievable quantity of high quality content, with robot like precision and economical value. Wanna see?
(yes, I am aware that the above sentence made no sense. Just checking to see if you’re really reading or just skimming)
I made Twinkie Tiramisu. No coffee was involved. But you want to know what WAS involved? Yumminess.
I made a Valentines Wreath for my front door. It’s a daily reminder to my husband that I’m a Valentiney Person, and we will be celebrating appropriately. *cough* FLOWERS and CHOCOLATES *cough*
I baked up one of the easiest and most delicious cakes in all of creation. Also, I made sure that my husband can afford a diamond casket in case of my untimely demise. Priorities!!
I pitted Josh Duhamel and Josh Lucas against each other in a battle of hotness. Click here to get your vote in!!
I’m also having a fun giveaway, click HERE to enter. It just takes a second!!
Well…I guess that’s about it. I mean, I did go to Scotland to capture footage of the Loch Ness Monster, but who wants to hear about that? Totally boring.
What did you do this week?
Have a happy Friday and a wonderful weekend. Thanks for reading!!
Thanks for visiting my blog! I realize you could be doing more important things with your time. Like watching the news or washing socks. I hope you stay awhile. Much more fun than socks, I promise. 
Good morning! Love your posts, they always make me laugh. Have a great weekend!
OMG! You HAVE to keep reading. Outlander (and most of the other books in the series) is amazing. I am completely in love with Jamie. Please keep reading and then report back. I guarantee you are going to love it, if not… um…. I will bake you something :) (You can hold me to that)
Ditto! Stick with it! The Outlander series is amazing. And I, too, am in love with Jaime! And I’m now anxiously awaiting the new book next year.
OMG OMG OMG KEEP READING OUTLANDER! I promise it gets GOOOOOOOD. I have been raving about that book (and the following six, soon to be seven) to anyone who will listen to my stark raving mad rants. It is seriously one of the best books EVAH. You will thank me. I promise.
Love your posts, recipes, pictures – just about everything really!
It’s raining outside and your post really brightened up my Friday =)
You are the sweetest person ever!!
ok—I have never heard of the outlander series-what’s it all about?? BTW-going to make that marshmallow cake this weekend-my hubby will love me (and you for it! ) Have a great weekend!
Outlander is fantastic!! The entire time I read it I kept envisioning Jamie as Owen Hunt from Greys Anatomy. Made the book even better ;)
Oooh, now THERE’S a thought!!
P.S. I am so mad at Christina right now. Doesn’t she know what a good thing she has?!?!?! ugh.
my golly geepers Josh Duhamel………………………..I could cry.
I wish was I was Fergie
I agree with Heather, your post always make me laugh! I’m going to try to make the Tulle Wreath. Its super cute so hopefully it’ll turn out. Have a great weekend!
You can do it, you can do it!!
UUUMMMUUUUGGGUUUUSH. I want to lick that tiramisu until I’m withered away and floating off to the heavens.
Such a hard one! Gonig to have to go with Josh Duhamel thought.
Also love your Tulle Wreath so cute!
The Outlander series is worth sticking with, amazing books! (It won’t come up for a couple of books yet, but the word Hedgehog never fails to make me fall over laughing now…)
I am finally caught up with you now, I followed a link here several days ago, and started at the beginning, and kind of just did nothing but read your yummy recipes and wonderful stories. I loved every minute! (Although, when I went into the kitchen yesterday with a stack of printed out recipes I had collected to try my husband looked at me suspiciously and asked where my lap top was, he wasn’t use to seeing me without the light from the screen:P!!) And now I am off to the fabric store, I NEED the tutu wreath immediately!!!
My mom and I are going to try to make the tulle wreath tomorrow and I’m pretty excited. I haven’t gotten crafty in quite some time, so wish me luck! We are having a snowstorm here right now so a little pop of color on the door will be really welcome! Thanks for posting it and giving my mom and I something fun to do together on her visit!
OMG!!! I love the Outlander books, you must keep reading Jamie and Clare’s love story is one of the best. I have read all the books 3 times. Buy the way I love your site, you always make me giggle. If I hadn’t just started trying to lose weight I would so make your Toasted Marshmallow Cake, that looks to die for.
I’m such a huggy person too, and my boyfriend dies because of the hugs. I need a hug in the morning, in the evening, before he goes to work, when he comes home, when he makes dinner, when I make dinner, pretty much any reason. :)
You were busy – in a very good way! Would you kill me if I said I had no idea who that other Josh is? Josh Dumal, yum. The other guy is cute too, but who is he?
Have a great weekend!
Sweet Home Alabama!! He was SO good in it. Have a great weekend too!!
Look away Outlander fans.
*whisper* I finished the first book and never went back to read the second one. So don’t feel bad if it isn’t your cup of tea either! *whisper*
Also, I’m trying to eat better but that hot fudge marshmallow cake is trying to come home with me. Can’t handle it!
This week I pinned your toasted marshmallow hot fudge cake to pinterest which, thank you very much now I do nothing with my days except pin. I don’t make anything because I might miss some totally amazing pins. I also got to stay home from work yesterday because school was closed for snow. I made cinnamon rolls that require no yeast for brunch yesterday since I didn’t have to work. And I officially started following you on Pinterest today. You asked…
I read a lot of series and the Outlander series still remains my favorite. It starts slow in the first 1/3 of the first book, most people are hooked.
Someone commented in an Amazon forum that Chris Hemsworth would be perfect to play Jamie. Seems like a good fit for me. I really wish they could make that series into movies – like they did with Harry Potter. A movie for each book in the series.
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2011/03/29/thor-chris-hemsworth-got-so-muscular-his-costume-wouldnt-fit/
Kristan, today is National Hug Day here in the USA, so I’m sending lots of virtual hugs your way!
Sorry about your sick child. Thanks for the great post, love the marshmallow fudge cake idea! So yum! I pinned it!
Definitely try to push through Outlander. It does go a little slow in the beginning, but that is because you need a little background info. I really think you will love the series after the first book. I had to go right out and purchase the second book as soon as I finished the first, because I HAD to know what happened. The fifth book was a little hard for me to get through, but it was worth it. If you end up falling in love with the Outlander series, consider reading the accompanying Lord John novels (they aren’t the best, but kind of fun to read) Also, I think I saw something on your facebook about the Stephanie Plum novels–They are really good too! The first one has a pretty ugly scene, but that is the worst one (I think, I haven’t read the most recent one yet.). Happy Reading!
I wish I were half as productive as you. Have a great weekend!
I just wanted to say that I love your site. I love your sense of humor and your recipes! Thanks for keeping me entertained.
Well, it certainly was a delicious week for you (as always). The hot fudge cake was Ah-May-Zing!
Here’s your validation for the day to keep you from crying into a wine box – you crack me up almost every single time I read your posts. It’s one of the reasons I just love reading your blog! So thanks for so often putting a smile on my face!!
Funny you’d mention skimming when I was just thinking to myself, “Self, you are looking for a specific recipe, stop reading all the posts you’ve been meaning to catch up on. YOU HAVE THINGS TO DO!” I was like, “but self, i can’t SKIM! Who does that?!” So there, p.s. that wreath is beautiful! When I make a tutu that looks like it I will post it on your FB page.
Totally just made that wreath, but in green celadon and purple iris…for my daughter’s bedroom door…love it! Thanks for the idea!! Love reading your posts…especially since I am a dessert addict. ????