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October 3, 2014

High Five for Friday

It’s Friday and it’s October! I still seem to be fighting fall a bit, but it’s kind of getting real now that September has come and gone. I guess I’ll have to have my husband bring out my fall bins of decorations and hopefully get to them this weekend! Before that happens, however, I’m helping to put on a dessert reception/auction fundraiser at my son’s school this evening. It’s the first year this has been done and a lot of work has been put into it. Fingers crossed it goes well! I was on chocolate covered pretzel duty and I’m looking forward to getting my counter space back. You can imagine what 250+ pretzel rods spread around you kitchen looks like!

A look at my week:

1) One of those sweet moments that had my husband and I enjoying the peace and quiet.

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2) A center piece at last weekend’s wedding I attended. Simple and beautiful.

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3) Pretzels for miles!

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4) A little Eric Carle artwork.

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5) Flowers that brighten any day.

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Linking up with The Lauren Elizabeth for High Five for Friday.

October 2, 2014

Maybe It’s Fate

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I’m almost positive that there are certain clothes that are meant to end up in  your closet. Call it fate. This dress, for example, was an online exclusive that happened to be returned in store. I came across it a few weeks prior to a wedding that I was attending. Not only was it a beautiful color, made of a lovely lace with a flattering shape, but it was my size! I had something that I had contemplated wearing, but when this crossed my path, the deal was sealed. Actually no, what sealed the deal was when it rang up around $40 with a price tag over $100. Yep, that would be fate.

This past weekend I wore the dress to my cousin’s wedding. The ceremony took place at my Aunt and Uncle’s farm. Imagine a picture perfect horse farm on countless acres with an immaculate lake. Maybe it’s considered a pond, but in my mind it’s too big for that. The ceremony was set up overlooking the water while the horses managed to be conveniently strolling along directly across the lake from us.  It was all breathtaking. The rest of the details were elegant and simple which was fitting as we had an overwhelming amount of beauty surrounding us. It really had me appreciating how beautiful simplicity can be.

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Details: LOFT dress / LOFT necklace / Bag gifted / Circa by Joan and David pumps (similar here and here)

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October 1, 2014

Mom’s Banana Bread

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Banana bread is very popular in our home. My kids eat a lot of bananas but it never fails that we’ll have a few overly ripe bananas going to waste. That’s the point that I toss them in a bowl and whip up a loaf of bread. Now, I titled this ‘Mom’s Banana Bread’ because technically this is the recipe I grew up on. My mother is is creative in many ways, but recipe creation is not one of them (I love you, Mom!). All I am saying is that this recipe did stem from someone, somewhere, but the only credit I can give is back to my mom’s kitchen. You can vary the recipe by adding nuts or chocolate chips depending on your families preferences. I also tend to break up the flour and use at least half whole wheat. If you don’t already have your own fav banana bread recipe, I’m happy to share ours :)

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Banana Bread:

Ingredients:

  • 3 overly ripe bananas
  • 1 C sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 C flour
  • 1/4 C melted butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  • Mash bananas in a medium sized bowl with a fork
  • Add in all other ingredients and stir just until all ingredients are mixed
  • Bake in preheated oven for 60 min or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean

 

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