Valentine Brownie Bag

So at Twig and Thistle they are letting you print your own brownie bags for V day. How cute are they. I am totally going to have to get me some of these. They are just way to cute not to have. I think I might have to make some sugar cookies to put in them. Maybe with some hearts. YUM YUM YUM.

You can download the bag here. Twig and Thistle

Enjoy!

Extreme Home Makeover in BUFFALO!!!

So tonight I was so excited to see on TV that they were finally playing the episode that was filmed in Buffalo. Which is the closest that they were going to get to coming to Canada. Anyways it was a great thing to watch. They didn't just help one family. They helped out the whole neighbourhood. Plus they got the chance to send shoes down to Jamaica, for a cause called Soles or Souls. I just wish that things like this would happen all the time and not just when some big TV show comes into town. Or if some horrible like what happened in Haiti. Anyways I just think that everyone should try and pitch in around there community all the time and not just when something big happens.

New Years Desserts - #2

So for my next New Years dessert I ended up making Chocolate Chip Bars. They were so YUM! I think I could have not used as many chocolate chips as it might have been a little to many of them in it.

Anyways I found this recipe on Bean Town Bakers website also which she found at My Baking Adventures.

Anyways here is the recipe

Chocolate Chip Bars

8oz regular salted butter (2 sticks)

1 1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 cup of brown sugar, packed

4 large eggs

1 tbs of pure vanilla extract

3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

2 packages of semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream the butter and sugar, beat in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients and blend in. Add chips and nuts. Spread in a greased 15x10 inch baking pan. Bake at 350F for 15-20 minutes. Cool and cut into bars.

New Years Desserts

NEW YEARS EVE DESSERTS!!!

Yes it's true I totally have dropped off the face of the EARTH!!! I can not believe that I haven't been blogging in a little over a month. But I have good reason. I have been pretty busy with other things. Anyways lets talk about New Years. Well this year Mark and I were invited to two party's, which we attended both, and had a great time. So I needed something quick and easy to make. What to do, what to do. Well I went to my blog reader and looked for some kind of dessert to bring, but I had to be careful because Mark can't have chocolate. I know it's a sin, that most of my wonderful desserts comes with CHOCOLATE!!!

Anyways I wanted to make something that I could take both places that would be great and that I would not have to go out on New Years Eve looking for ingredients. Anyways I came across these at Beantown Bakers site.

They were so simple to make. I couldn't believe it.

Blondie's

6-7 TBS butter, melted

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup flour

1/4 tsp baking powder

"add in"

For Blondie # 1 I used 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips, and 1/4 cup of skor bits.

For Blondie # 2 I used 1/2 cup of chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of M&M candies

Preheat oven to 350

Line an 8x8 pan with foil and lightly spray with PAM

In a large microwave bowl melt the butter. Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Mix the brown sugar with the melted butter and beat until smooth. Beat in egg and then vanilla. Add salt, stir in flour and baking powder. Mix in any additions.

Pour into prepared pan and use a greased spatula to evenly spread mixture in pan and level the top. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until set in the middle. Cool on rack before cutting.

ENJOY!!

Christmas

So for Christmas we spend the 25th at my parents house and had a wonderful dinner. We had a lot of fun. We all couldn't believe that this would be the last time that we are going to celebrate Christmas in this house. We have lived here for 24 years and now it's getting sold, and my parents are building a house on the lake, which is beautiful and I can't wait for it to be done which should be the end of February. I can't believe that it is coming up so fast.

Anyways here is a could of photo's from Christmas dinner.

HoneyMoon Part 2

Mark and I leaving on the jet plane to Mexico
Finally home - So we made it back safe and sound and we are totally missing the heat!

Day 1
We started out leaving the house around noon, and got to the airport with lots of time to spare. So we just hung around the airport waiting to count down until our plane would leave. Anyways are plane was delayed and since we weren't going to make it to Mexico on time they had to leave some luggage from getting on to the plane and 40 people went to Mexico with just the clothes on there backs and there carry on. Lucky we Finally home. After a week in the hot sun we have come home to some lovely white stuff. Gross, is all I can say! Anyways we had a great trip. It was so much fun. But I am guessing that some people didn't have a great first day. What happened was that our flight was delayed going to Mexico. Surprise!!! Well I guess that since our flight was delayed but so much that they didn't have enough time to load everyone were not one of those 40 people. We were so excited that it wasn't us. Anyway when we finally arrived in Cancun we could not believe the heat. What a total heat wave. It was WONDERFUL!!! Anyways we headed out of the airport and we greeted by our hotel driver and were whisked off for a week in the SUN!.

Day 2

We didn't do to much, just tried to figure our way around the place, and just hang by the pool and get a great tan. This is the view from our room! So nice.

Day 3

We ventured out and decided to take a walk outside the resort down to the mall. They told us it was about a 1/2 hour walk. Which didn't seem like that long, until you get walking. Oh my goodness the heat was a killer. We didn't think that we were going to make it to the mall. Which we finally did. So we decide to take the bus back to the resort. Which was a good plan. Anyways when we were in the mall we shopped of course, and ended up getting some really cool stuff. Like a couple of Mexican blankets. Which always come in handy.

Day 4

We not very eventful. Just stayed by the pool all day and worked on my tan, and finished my House of Night Book!! Which I am so mad that the next one Burned doesn't come out until April I think. Really they leave you with such a huge Cliff hanger and then they want you to wait. Come on. Anyways after dinner we went to this Mexican Show. It was great. They had a Mexican Band play, and they had Mayan Dancers and they had a Roster fight. It was really neat to see. I could not believe the dancers they were great.

Day 5

We finally decide to go on a extersion. We went to this well that is made from Nature. It was so cool. The water inside was really strong and heavy on your body. But so cool to look at. Then we headed off to Chitniza. Which is now one of the seven wonders of the world. Which is pretty cool. We also stopped at this Mayen restaurant for lunch and boy was that food amazing!! But I don't think I should have eaten as much as I did, because I ended up sick for the next two days. Totally not fun at all. Then when we came back we headed off to watch a Circus Show that the resort was putting on. Totally cool. I can't believe what they could do.

Day 6

Today we took the bus to the flea market. Where I bought a really cute yellow sundress and Mark bought some Cigars for his friends, when Baby Paddle arrives which should be around January 16. Then we headed off to Walmart Cancun. Can you believe it. Walmart is in Cancun, it was pretty neat to see. They had everything. Plus this huge liquor part. Which had to be about 8 or 9 isles long. Totally cool. Then we came back to the resort and just bummed around.

Day 7

Still not feeling well, we just hung around the resort, and didn't do to much. We did end up going to a Stars show at night which was pretty fun. They had Micheal Jackson, Cher, Vanilla Ice, JLO, Madonna, Sherkia and of course TINA TURNER, who was a drag queen. YES I said it, there was a drag queen doing Tina, and she was amazing. She looked a lot like the real one.

Day 8

Home Sweet Home, so we finally made it to the end of the week. Yes I was so glad to be able to get back home. I think being gone for a week we just the right amount of time. We had a great time and I totally loved the heat. But I was glad that we got to go home. We didn't end up at the house until 5 in the morning. But I was glad that we got home safe and sound.

PS - I can also mark off my 101 in 1001 days - Go to a another Country!

Enjoy

Nice Tans - Hanging out in the Mexican Airport

TOMORROW!!!

Well tomorrow is the day, we have been waiting for for a while. We are finally going on our real Honeymoon. Yes that's right folks we are leaving for MEXICO tomorrow. I am so excited. I think it's going to be a great time. Plus we are staying at one of the best resorts. The Grand Osias in Cancun. I can't wait to get out of this crappy weather we are having. Totally not liking the wind. I can deal with the snow but we haven't really had any. It's just the wet cold. BRRRR. I can't wait to walk off that plane into the HEAT!!!

So our plane is suppose to land around 6, tomorrow night. Which shouldn't be to bad of a time to arrive. Then we come home really late. I think we wont be in the house until like 3:30 in the morning. But we get the day in Mexico. Which should be a fun time. I plan to totally veg out and not really do anything but drink and sit by the beach and soak up some rays!!!

Anyways I should get back to packing as I still have a few things that need to be packed still.

Can't wait till tomorrow. Pink fruity drinks here I come!

Love it.