What I Whipped Up Wednesday

                                                         Chocolate Covered Pretzels
My dear sister in law shared this idea on her blog @ molly-n@blogspot.com.  I saw it and knew I wanted to try a version of her idea for Valentines Day. It was so simple!
Ingredients: chocolate chips, pretzels, sprinkles
Directions: melt the chocolate, dip one side of the pretzel in chocolate then coat in sprinkles. Lay on waxed paper until chocolate becomes hard! voila!

I think they came out pretty cute! It's an easy way to make holiday appropriate treats for friends and family!

Love Bugs

My little love bugs had a fantastic love filled day! Thank you to all of those who helped make this day so special!!!

Date Night

We had a great anniversary night! We were originally planning on eating at Firebirds( one of our favorites). We tried "calling ahead" for an entire hour but the line was busy , so upon arrival we were notified that the wait time was 2 1/2 hours! We left. We assume it was overly busy being that it was Vday weekend, but really... 2 1/2 hours! No thanks! So, we went to 131 Main. The wait was a conservative 90 minutes. ha. We decided that was doable. One hour later and two glasses of wine deep I asked the bar tender to see the menu, only to find out it was a "set menu" due to vday!!!! UGH! There was nothing remotely appetizing on the "set menu," so we left. At least at that point my dear friend vino had taken the edge off so I really did not care where we ate at that point. We ended up at Big View Diner. lol. It was actually pretty good. Some things don't always go the way you envision them , but true to form, my hubby and I laughed it all off and had a great night!

He did it again....

As I posted yesterday, today is our anniversary! We made a pact that we would not do gifts this year......but, my wonderful husband did not follow the rules. Once again he managed to surprise me. I woke up this morning to a beautiful arrangement of yellow and white sunflowers with matching yellow and white balloons! It didn't stop there.... he also delivered Starbucks to my fingertips followed by a Starbucks gift card( yes, I am a huge fan of Starbucks) and a nice little sum of spending money!!!yay!! I opened my card and read it to Isabella in which she responded with " wow mommy, daddy really loves you." awwwwwww. Melted our hearts. Needless to say, I have the best husband in the world!

5 Wonderful Years!

This time 5 years ago, my dear hubby and I were sitting at our rehearsal dinner at a fabulous little restaurant in Miami. Tomorrow marks the day of 5 blissful years of marriage. I remember our wedding like it was yesterday, it could not have been a more perfect day. We were surrounded by our friends and family at the most beautiful villa in south Florida. I remember walking down the candlelit stairway thanking God for the life of love I was preparing to embark upon. 5 years, several grey hairs, and two kids later......we are still as in love, if not more in love as the day we said "I do."

Double the Trouble

 I love my girls more than anything in the whole world and I am certain that they are going to be keeping their mommy and daddy on their toes for many years to come. They are so much alike yet so different in so many ways. Isabella is a true first born. She feeds off perfection and likes things just so.....as long as they meet her standards. She is full of life, energetic, kind, pleasing, comical and confident. She is my little ray of sunshine. Jenna is our gentle soul. She loves to cuddle ,completely enjoys being smothered by kisses, which is good for me!She takes her time assessing her surroundings yet likes the opportunity to explore her little independence. She is always smiling, extremely easy going, a complete sweetheart and enjoys constant companionship. She is my little angel. There is one thing they undoubtedly have in common, they both make the happiest, proudest mommy in the universe.

What I whipped up Wednesday

Isabella goes to preschool Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, so during those day I make it a point to check things off my to-do list. I have been working on a ton of projects lately, so in the spirit of all things crafty, I decided to start a new fad on my blog called " what I whipped up Wednesday."  Basically every Wednesday I will post a current project that is in the midst of completion or that of which has already been completed. I will post projects on other days of the week as well, but Wednesdays are now reserved just for crafts. Today I whipped up two projects! I made a really cute vintage inspired skirt for Isabella ( She calls it her mommy and me skirt) and a super easy and super inexpensive Vday garland for my mantle.

                                                      "mommy and me skirt"

 I wanted to add a close up of the print on this skirt, I LOVE the vintage vibe!

                                                          Super easy Vday garland

         It basically consists of twine, doilies and really cute mini clothespins I found at Michael's! Love it!