little devil

so, for thanksgiving this year i volunteered to make the devilled eggs... only problem:

i've never made them before.

eeek! so, i decided to do my trial runs early, perfect the recipe, and enjoy the tasting!
i did my first batch to compare between powdered mustard and dijon mustard
the winner: dijon

and the second batch was comparing brown eggs with white eggs
the winner: brown eggs

lucky i collect antique devilled egg trays!!!

as it turns out, i love making devilled eggs,

 and i love even more the presentation of a beautiful serving piece!!!

fun fact:

i found this green DEggTray at a thrift store, i saw it... and fought some girl (no, not really) i just picked it up and put it in my buggy... i took it home to show my mama how beautiful it was, and she realized that it is the exact same pattern as one of the punch bowls she has.... hoooray!!!

so, for my someday future baby/wedding shower hosting, i'll have a darling set of green essentials.

i figure, for a boy shower it will be perfect with blue/brown

and for a girl, pink and green is just precious... i'm totally set.

friends, have babies so i can throw your shower!!!

or, you can just come over and i'll have an excuse to make devilled eggs!!!

happy monday!

a desk for Judie

our sunday school teacher's daughter (Judie) inherited her big brother's desk when he got a new drum set-- but she was a little bummed that it looked so bland. soooo, to brighten her room up- her super fun momma hired me to give it a little whimsical pizzazzzzz! the desk is from Pottery Barn, color: honey... something like this, but not exactly this style:

Judie's room is a light neutral grey color, with all white bedding (very chic for a 4th grader) and then...

this

i added "i am fearfully and wonderfully made" to the middle drawer

~and the top is covered in whimsical swirls~

its the perfect little statement piece,

and custom made just for Judie!!!

who says hand-me-downs arent fabulous?!?

happy tuesday

halloweeeeenie!

no lie: i love halloween (okay, not really...i love getting dressed up) and husband dearest does not so much love or really even like halloween. ugh!

but, i decided to dress up anyway... he decided to not dress up. obviously. anyway, i (since i was in costume) was invited to participate in the picture taking for the evening. we did some party hopping between a couple different halloween parties, it was a blast!!! so, here you have it bloggy world: 80's barbie!!!

The Williams kids, the Cuff kids,

and the 25 year old who is way too old for this,

 but is in denial.

happy monday

blah :(

while hitting the grocery store last week, i stumbled upon this seemingly lovely product

and i hate to say it, but

GROSS!!!

it was runny, not creamy, and well...

just an overall bad mac & cheese experience.

anyone else tried it???

confession

so, i don't know if i've mentioned this yet or not... but here goes.

i like to read historical fiction books, mostly pertaining to the court of Henry XIII

feel free to quit reading my blog now if you think i'm a total loser.
but... hey, it good to be well rounded.
my first one was The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory--- absolutely loved it, but the movie was a train wreck, you know... the one with Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, and Eric Bana (really, it was terrible, but i watched it anyway- twice)

so, last week i read this one

it was really good too,

it gets tricky trying to keep up with all the characters, the marriages and the mistresses,

but hey... thats how it was.

has anyone watched the tv series The Tudors???

any good?

like i said, they aren't everyones "cup of tea" but i do enjoy myself a good historical fiction from time to time. anyway, confession done. happy tuesday.

currently reading

so, being that i'm a not-so-closet 90210ldSchool fan- yes, i just tried to be cool and make that a word- lamesauce. okay, starting over.... me + 90210 = happy. therefore, i'm really not a Tori Spelling hater, this doesnt make me Team Chelsea or Team Tori (chelsea handler vs. tori spelling.... for those of you who dont watch E!) what i'm getting at......... i'm reading sTORI telling by Tori Spelling

my thoughts:

its witty, she gives great background and details

i think she is trying not to sound snotty, but it doesnt always work...

she's funny, she is vulnerable, she is imperfect,

she might be a little off her rocker,

but whatev.

i'm about halfway through, its a light easy read.

i wish Kelly Taylor (Jennie Garth) would write a book!!!

did you read it?

did you like it?

90210ldSchool, yikes.

texas tech v. baylor & the state fair (way late)

here we are at the game (a couple weekends ago)

--yes, i'm attempting to pull off the 'middle part' with little success--

we went with these two

Allison and her fiance' Brian

(allison is andrew's sister)

they just got engaged and i made them do the cheesy "we're engaged" photo pose.

they're good sports!

and, my all time favorite part of any fair or fair-like event...

a huge turkey leg.

so LOVE them!!!

my attempt to look "barbaric"

i dont think its a look i do well, yikes!!!

happy monday