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I had such an amazing night tonight! After work I went and stocked up on some much needed groceries – and I know that this seems like a chore to so many people, but I for one LOVE grocery shopping! Restocking my shelves and trying new things always excites me!! Nothing like a fully stocked pantry to make this girl smile

Then, once home I tried a new recipe from P Dub and I have to say..it was heaven on a plate! So easy peasy to make (my favorite kind) and tastey!! Look at what I did!! I turned all this…

In to this!! Mmmm…

Then, after cleaning up the kitchen I headed out with this guy:

handsome lil devil ain’t he?

To pick up his “presents” before garbage day and I am proud to say that although it took me 3 days to do it..my yard is completely clean now with not one speck of poop in it! A first since I don’t know when..

I just did a happy dance..

Okay..anyways

THEN to my delight…I found these..

After all the snow and cold and drudgery…Spring is actually here..my tulips have broken ground and I was so giddy I had to run inside to grab my camera after taking some pics with my phone and sending them to Adam to prove how wonderful of a gardener I must be 😉

And then I was on a mission..what else could I find growing? Sure enough..my lilacs are in full bud too!!

Also I found a peony shoot in the ground (YAY) .. but didn’t photograph it..sorry but my hands were already dirty from mucking around!! I am so excited though…I have so many plans going on in my head..I can’t wait to get growing!!

Now its bed time for me..I have a phone date with my beau and then tomorrow is another new day!! Have a great night everyone!

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Happy April 1st!!

This morning I woke up to the most beautiful sunrise, it was a perfect blue sky frosted with pinks, lavenders, oranges and yellows ..and while I was outside snapping photos of said sunrise .. it hit me, I was standing outside in my pj’s with no coat on ..and was comfortable! Does that mean? .. Could it be? Spring? Yes..I think it is!! Well yes, Mr Weatherman has threatened us poor Albertans with yet another winter storm watch for the weekend .. but its in the pluses this week and I have no fear that Spring has actually sprung.

While talking with my mom yesterday I found out that both her and my grandma have seen some perennials popping up already .. I ran out to check my garden..and sadly nothing to report … yet! But now that warmer weather is here my thoughts have shifted from the dark doldrums of winter to all that is green and fresh! I planted my beds with as many cottage plants as it could possibly hold, so this year I’m excited to see what survived and what will finally bloom now that it is in its second year .. peonies, roses, foxgloves, lupines…oh goodness I can’t wait!!

And speaking of cottage gooness..I came across this mosaic last Spring and fell in love with every.single.image..it just ..ack, I can’t stand it!!

Photo: My Romantic Home

And what’s even better than this? the realization that next year I will have an entire farm yard to make this a possibility! Ohhh …just you wait SK, I have BIG plans for you!!

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Inspired

It doesn’t take much for me to completely fall head over heels in love with something I see .. especially when its paper. Or stamps. Or pretty colors. Or a mixture of them all! Today, while browsing Pinterest (my new favorite love), I came across some of Mish Mash’s creations..and WHUMP!

{that was me falling off my chair}

Photo from Mish Mash herself

Like..hello gorgeous!! this single post alone has reignited my passion for sewing and buttons..and yumminess! The colors alone make me giddy..I am vowing to live in a world full of these colors from now on

Visions of creations for new babies, Spring, Summer, gardening…ack…

Needless to say my poor bank account was violated once again by the purchase of this beautiful stamp set .. {at first I wondered how I could’ve missed it, but then realized that it was released while I was on vacay}.. so “oh yes wait a minute mr. postman hey hey hey hey” .. i’ll be waiting for you!!

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Monday Randomness

Happy Monday Everyone!!

Hope all your weekends were fabulousI can actually say I really didn’t do much Friday night or Sunday and Saturday I took a shopping road trip with some fabulous ladies to Calgary about 2.5 hours away .. it is always fun when us girls get together and hit the road..you never know what you’ll end up talking about or who will makes us laugh the most, but I can definitely say this trip did NOT disappoint!

And since I have tons of new cards to showcase but not one on this computer to download..I leave you with some Monday randomness:

– It finally started acting like Spring this past weekend – but alas, it isn’t to be just yet..there are snowflakes falling on the ground as I type
– I think I’m having some major B12 issues lately..I’m always sleepy and have very little energy .. must. increase.dosage. ASAP!
– I haven’t seen my beau in 8 days now and I miss him so very, very much ..damn you SK winter storms!
– I finally found my dream yellow purse at Winners the other day and quickly snatched it up..only to leave a nice blue ink mark on it shortly thereafter…any ideas how to get ink out of leather?!? PLEASE?!
– I lost 2 lbs last week .. *sigh* if only that were enough
– I’m intrigued by the thought of merging my two loves of cardmaking and photography – I’m not knowledgeable in Photoshop so could be interesting..but love thinking about possibilities!!