tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86252122732386312972024-03-05T08:02:52.016-08:00The Sweet Life StudioUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-68905888261803657402012-02-02T18:11:00.000-08:002012-02-03T08:16:06.461-08:00Exciting News....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZF3ZmDIcARo97030yXDtdV8P-G2bzJlxXQXoZGaLKp9EB34fdM7AEwe_b5ldUdjzCvy7l1t6RuWp9R_19Da8srCArzdLs32qxatmprF5jsmomwbh-3QiY05X006zCYe0fCDeGQiRNWQ0/s1600/BABY+KLITZING.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZF3ZmDIcARo97030yXDtdV8P-G2bzJlxXQXoZGaLKp9EB34fdM7AEwe_b5ldUdjzCvy7l1t6RuWp9R_19Da8srCArzdLs32qxatmprF5jsmomwbh-3QiY05X006zCYe0fCDeGQiRNWQ0/s640/BABY+KLITZING.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We're pregnant!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Due date: August 19, 2012</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" </span></i></b><br />
<b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2 Corinthians 9:15</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">{The photo is of our little peanut at 7 weeks, 6 days. We're now 12 weeks - a lime - and couldn't be happier!}</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-41555508128287690862012-02-01T15:16:00.000-08:002012-02-01T15:16:15.031-08:00{Sweet Inspiration} Zac Smith's Story ~ Part II<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/K-FyoIXLteo" width="560"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cupcake recipe for TWO. Genius.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Check out the recipe <a href="http://www.howsweeteats.com/2011/03/one-bowl-vanilla-cupcakes-for-two/">HERE</a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-76200888691537632842011-12-28T10:48:00.000-08:002011-12-28T10:48:44.735-08:00{Sweet Inspiration} Zac Smith's Story ~ Part I<div style="text-align: center;">This is a tear~jerker...but too inspiring not to watch. I'll let the video speak for itself.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">But this picture I came across while surfing the net {do people even <i>say</i> that anymore?} pretty much sums up my two-week Christmas vacation in a nutshell.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">...And I'm lovin' every minute of it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's to a relaxing end of 2011!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-10438434447746942652011-12-23T11:03:00.000-08:002011-12-23T11:03:52.100-08:00Merry Christmas!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAF1d-MSnVDa38kHlx92-2qFjUKzyFvoQvgTinVklAp2E-tV9JgiDpZUcegAxCV7YMMrJocrxFXnfO4qHkm5Sx7KmpKgY_A-FnuNjVm2ad_ZnMX5fQ_R9tpVhoyYteEZq1VNn317LPgY/s1600/merry+christmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAF1d-MSnVDa38kHlx92-2qFjUKzyFvoQvgTinVklAp2E-tV9JgiDpZUcegAxCV7YMMrJocrxFXnfO4qHkm5Sx7KmpKgY_A-FnuNjVm2ad_ZnMX5fQ_R9tpVhoyYteEZq1VNn317LPgY/s640/merry+christmas.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">{image <a href="http://themeadowbrookblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/merry-christmas.html">via</a>}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;">Isaiah 9:6</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Charis SIL', charis, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is some inspiration {via <a href="http://pinterest.com/ashklitzing/christmas-time/">Pinterest</a>} for all of my fellow wrapping-slackers out there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Click <a href="http://www.eddieross.com/eddie_ross/2008/12/all-wapped-up.html">HERE</a> to see a tutorial on how to tie a beautiful bow as seen below!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk3AEkUyOCl9IhyphenhyphenKus5zQc-hSbLj6mUuNKHYP0A4GRk-Y5jqvwctusg6W-aOnWeRx78TWeEDTlC8HTZqz8ZxkI01GWV-hOvLKYwaf7esMOTRtq-NyXX3lzr9y2XRSvZwV3eVetRthjnQ/s1600/bow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCk3AEkUyOCl9IhyphenhyphenKus5zQc-hSbLj6mUuNKHYP0A4GRk-Y5jqvwctusg6W-aOnWeRx78TWeEDTlC8HTZqz8ZxkI01GWV-hOvLKYwaf7esMOTRtq-NyXX3lzr9y2XRSvZwV3eVetRthjnQ/s640/bow.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'll start with my MOST favorite ~ <i>The Holiday</i></div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-33309338343414768252011-12-13T13:09:00.000-08:002011-12-13T13:09:49.124-08:00Not Your Average "Food Truck"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">OK, maybe I've been living under a ROCK for the last few years, because when I heard that we were having two <i>food trucks</i> visit our campus, I just didn't get that excited. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The lunch I had packed myself was less than appetizing, so I gave the food truck <a href="http://www.barcelonaonthego.com/calendar/">Barcelona OntheGo</a> a shot. <i>OH.MY.GOODNESS. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>This is what I ordered: </i>USDA Prime Top Sirloin & Fries with Chimichurri </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUAq47Mn014TjbFIW47vJ2R3qv_mfDmfMpgNsEUO_Ks0Q5URvolwovyY7zwGTuuSzimTfbJpuYHv3a-zQX24LmlIkYBpL2PVZAucGNxhPM1GvZAZ_YkGqsi5_31ZgkrxrmFeOONoYndI/s640/barcelona-on-the-go-food-truck-irvine-ca-610x407.jpg" width="636" /><br />
{<a href="http://www.foodsmackdown.com/2011/11/barcelona-onthego-irvine-california/">via</a>}</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">We have <a href="http://thelimetruck.com/">The Lime Truck</a> coming on Thursday...can't wait!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you ever tried any of these fancy gourmet food trucks?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-81492093742281741292011-12-10T09:34:00.000-08:002011-12-10T09:34:43.519-08:00Happy Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaCFoxnkYK_TmCNtzYpH-1zSnwuUDdoWoYipDj3Q0OACLffZD7KXWip9TtKGyCs6lkALUhjEW-zO9iJ7le-8_TY2HSd4DU8ZbGsVT22uqM8ZvT4G8Xz_VrwjRoq3SK2T3XB-yIPa9HxQ/s1600/62909726014367698_N5uZboS7_c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaCFoxnkYK_TmCNtzYpH-1zSnwuUDdoWoYipDj3Q0OACLffZD7KXWip9TtKGyCs6lkALUhjEW-zO9iJ7le-8_TY2HSd4DU8ZbGsVT22uqM8ZvT4G8Xz_VrwjRoq3SK2T3XB-yIPa9HxQ/s640/62909726014367698_N5uZboS7_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">{via <a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/62909726014367698/">Pinterest</a>}</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thanking God for the weekends ~ and wishing you a happy one!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-14238073729152828722011-12-09T10:24:00.000-08:002011-12-09T10:24:00.850-08:00It's Beginning to Sound a lot like Christmas...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyiL5lHy7-_Ua_V8NOUFanSe9F67aKld1kbkCKgh8eFpB_pkNzu1-1SK2yAHS4HbprTEN0cOcB7XEjhFt6zIm0WXYdtynq6ELC9af0cwRdNxbt4xHmi4qm6OvfF03BAMdD_2LRHcGoFw/s1600/amygrant" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyiL5lHy7-_Ua_V8NOUFanSe9F67aKld1kbkCKgh8eFpB_pkNzu1-1SK2yAHS4HbprTEN0cOcB7XEjhFt6zIm0WXYdtynq6ELC9af0cwRdNxbt4xHmi4qm6OvfF03BAMdD_2LRHcGoFw/s640/amygrant" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My <a href="http://thesweetlifestudio.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-best-friends-wedding.html">best friend</a> just cent me the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000V7HFLO/ref=asc_df_B000V7HFLO1811935?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B000V7HFLO">Amy Grant ~ Home for Christmas CD</a> and I can't stop listening to it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Christmas music has to be some of the most nostalgiac music around. This particular CD reminds me so much of my best friend and the many Christmases we spent together as kids, teens, and adults.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Which Christmas albums/songs are your favorites?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-74632188617733611802011-12-08T09:55:00.000-08:002011-12-08T09:55:30.597-08:00{DIY} Waterless Snow Globes<div align="center">I love <em><a href="http://sweetsomethingdesign.blogspot.com/2011/11/waterless-snow-globes.html">Sweet Something Designs</a></em>. Michelle has a way with styling, decorating, and crafting! Some of her room transformations are unbelievable. I love her <a href="http://sweetsomethingdesign.blogspot.com/2011/11/waterless-snow-globes.html">DIY</a> post on her latest creations: <em> Waterless Snow Globes</em>. </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See the step-by-step tutorial <a href="http://sweetsomethingdesign.blogspot.com/2011/11/waterless-snow-globes.html">HERE</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So cute, easy, and perfect for Christmas!</div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-77940388762173416892011-12-07T12:18:00.000-08:002011-12-07T12:18:20.122-08:00She's a "Mrs."!<div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">My oldest sister was absolutely stunning, and it was a wonderful weekend in Scottsdale celebrating with family and friends. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Congratulations, Mr. & Mrs. Lawson!</div><div style="text-align: center;">xoxo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have to share some of my favorite Scottsdale spots with you from the weekend:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/phxno-scottsdale-marriott-at-mcdowell-mountains/">The Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoSs7QEqycVfAkEyDNF6okMDfuNKDzhvqDaiL9ss6OVRiDh08k82aPenWUabBBKi83H35ENHuZqZJWXrCtzsIfsv0cQU8w9Ux1lhIHG3N1SdGUcqOpcSfiyyTLtyXrmf0FPxLlURteRg/s1600/marriott" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoSs7QEqycVfAkEyDNF6okMDfuNKDzhvqDaiL9ss6OVRiDh08k82aPenWUabBBKi83H35ENHuZqZJWXrCtzsIfsv0cQU8w9Ux1lhIHG3N1SdGUcqOpcSfiyyTLtyXrmf0FPxLlURteRg/s400/marriott" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theherbbox.com/">The Herb Box</a> {delicious breakfast!}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivs4lFLbUhqQzcCj-2xZsmoF4w40jv4AGUeipujvjaarBxh5GrmVbuiKfBw41UuvNZAdAuiSQCWZhOwsvSlTYL3aK2MM4UAXENdybkir8ikO1sqtUzcfIOXpTsfKLGS-WVGWL3OpEdDk4/s1600/herb-box-300x231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivs4lFLbUhqQzcCj-2xZsmoF4w40jv4AGUeipujvjaarBxh5GrmVbuiKfBw41UuvNZAdAuiSQCWZhOwsvSlTYL3aK2MM4UAXENdybkir8ikO1sqtUzcfIOXpTsfKLGS-WVGWL3OpEdDk4/s400/herb-box-300x231.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://armitagewine.com/scottsdale/index.html">Armitage Bistro</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaexPuokB2P0x2b5juvzb7U9u5qG_F-lB9arWGT9qGkM8sqTNongfaU7lfaK6KU16hEd9V63IEJCxgEcw6q6cb4xGYLLElz-YYePuLKdLtqUnkbn7WbyzAykZiTcTkyivWLWU_GRBEjI/s1600/armitage-bistro-scottsdale.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNaexPuokB2P0x2b5juvzb7U9u5qG_F-lB9arWGT9qGkM8sqTNongfaU7lfaK6KU16hEd9V63IEJCxgEcw6q6cb4xGYLLElz-YYePuLKdLtqUnkbn7WbyzAykZiTcTkyivWLWU_GRBEjI/s640/armitage-bistro-scottsdale.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I went through my whole day not even realizing it was December 1st...how did December sneak up on me so? </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy December to you!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-23228779042093256522011-12-01T15:29:00.000-08:002011-12-01T15:29:00.256-08:00Going to the Chapel and They're...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gonna get Married....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">On Saturday my biggest sister gets married!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The whole family is packing up and heading to Scottsdale, Arizona early tomorrow morning. We have lots of fun wedding events to attend until the big day Saturday night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">The wedding will be held at the <a href="http://regaleaz.com/blog/">Regale! At DC Ranch</a> - the venue looks beautiful. I can't wait to tear up the dance floor with my family = )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. It's going to be a cold one in Scottsdale, AZ!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">{You can see the <a href="http://thesweetlifestudio.blogspot.com/2011/11/kellies-rustic-fall-bridal-shower.html">Rustic Fall Bridal Shower</a> we threw for my big sis <a href="http://thesweetlifestudio.blogspot.com/2011/11/kellies-rustic-fall-bridal-shower.html">here</a>.}</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-6544580619192082822011-11-29T19:14:00.000-08:002011-11-29T19:14:46.713-08:00The Best-Kept Secret in Orange County!<div style="text-align: center;">I normally don't do restaurant reviews, but I feel it would be a SIN to not share this with you...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="http://www.pascalnpb.com/brasserie.htm">Brasserie Pascal</a> </i>at <a href="http://www.shopfashionisland.com/">Fashion Island</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">This ritzy restaurant puts your average happy hour to shame. They have what they call the "Perfect 10" Menu ~ all items on it are under $10. I thought, <i>there has to be some catch, right?</i> <i>All the items on that menu must be measly.</i> <i>And they probably only offer it once a week</i>...the skepticism went on and on. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I tried it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Man, was I wrong! Not only are the portions beyond generous, but this crazy deal is offered Sunday-Thursday ALL DAY and Friday-Saturday until 6:30 p.m. No joke. <i>How did I never know about this?</i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My husband and I both ordered the filet mignon {although there were many other tempting options, it seemed like the popular choice when looking around the restaurant}. I was so excited to eat it, there was no way I would have been able to take a picture. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I found the one below online ~ but what you don't see is the rich blue cheese butter that they put on top of the filet. That was our favorite part! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnsM17tDj2LAOxJU30Qq2j-5dsdxzOo7eRVS1VVA1rN3VK-q8tR6dppGfbeMROCbWf_t3B3UP_jWW7q29vOQE_KkhYmkMg7kjPAG2ckAAy898WO4SqPVET8QBZHFCC9V_XP4NAYtAg3E/s1600/BP-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnsM17tDj2LAOxJU30Qq2j-5dsdxzOo7eRVS1VVA1rN3VK-q8tR6dppGfbeMROCbWf_t3B3UP_jWW7q29vOQE_KkhYmkMg7kjPAG2ckAAy898WO4SqPVET8QBZHFCC9V_XP4NAYtAg3E/s640/BP-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you believe it? ALL this for $10!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We also tried the macaroni & cheese with smoked bacon {delicious} and the garden salad {equally yummy}.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">One of our favorite parts of our meal was the bread. We've been eating Paleo for a while lately...but sometimes you just can't say no to a warm piece of bread ~ especially some as good as this was. They serve slightly toasted bread with a homemade olive aoli. The aoli is a mayonnaise base with garlic, anchovies, and kalamata olives. SO GOOD. So worth it.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's not every day you walk out of a restaurant wanting to call everyone you know to tell them about the next restaurant they <b>must</b> try ~ but we totally felt that way here. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you live in Orange County, or are out this way, please, please, please do yourself a favor and try <a href="http://www.pascalnpb.com/brasserie.htm">Brasserie Pascal</a>. You won't regret it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">P.S. The restaurant is located at <a href="http://www.shopfashionisland.com/">Fashion Island, Newport Beach</a>...who doesn't love a little shopping after enjoying a delicious meal?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-88534007209097231682011-11-27T13:35:00.000-08:002011-11-27T13:35:52.567-08:00Operation Christmas Lights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After living in our home for over two years, we are finally biting the bullet. We're hanging Christmas lights. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdEUtZDORKTGBDLSEPON98mot_rIe0tVaPHIdKmLPR0i5JxrjmbsOZUpbCqgsyeYG-EG3QAHXqBuAdmq_AAXOO-b9VU3tcvLyeb-RY7lRWGRLR9AxqUFGyV_1htIG07Jfh0drxbwQqcE/s1600/homealonehouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdEUtZDORKTGBDLSEPON98mot_rIe0tVaPHIdKmLPR0i5JxrjmbsOZUpbCqgsyeYG-EG3QAHXqBuAdmq_AAXOO-b9VU3tcvLyeb-RY7lRWGRLR9AxqUFGyV_1htIG07Jfh0drxbwQqcE/s640/homealonehouse.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is not our house ~ but do you recognize it from one of my all-time favorite movies? {We are teachers living in Orange County...there's no way we could afford a place like this!} Our house will look much more "quaint", as I like to say. We're going for the gingerbread house effect. If it looks decent enough when we're done, I'll be sure to post. = )</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">We also finally put up these <a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/globe-string-lights/?pkey=cstring-lights">globe string lights</a> out on our patio that I got for my birthday in August ~ can't wait to see what they look like in the dark!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgYz5uOA9dcr1q7MERc-YJTv6fuz3IyzQADVqZwoJ847Ns986PK2teh4uBIr_R07i8Eyb4yH5GHOF3pnKah_5gDnGkrjJ2Dw-fQ0IiNxwPWtnFy2_qmbzs6uVgvtSVu8id1XgffY3mDs/s1600/img63o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUgYz5uOA9dcr1q7MERc-YJTv6fuz3IyzQADVqZwoJ847Ns986PK2teh4uBIr_R07i8Eyb4yH5GHOF3pnKah_5gDnGkrjJ2Dw-fQ0IiNxwPWtnFy2_qmbzs6uVgvtSVu8id1XgffY3mDs/s640/img63o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I want to put up all of my other Christmas decor, but it's 85 degrees outside...that's just wrong.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Hope you all are having a lovely Sunday!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-10131613443051644312011-11-26T11:25:00.000-08:002011-11-26T11:25:51.937-08:00Fall Favorites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's almost time to officially say <em>goodbye</em> to Fall. My friend Jessi recently posted her Fall Favorites on her blog, <em><a href="http://lifesahappyhour.blogspot.com/2011/11/fall-favorites.html">Life's a Happy Hour</a></em>, which inspired me to do the same. Consider it my last attempt to hang on to all things Fall. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some of the products I've been loving this Fall:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfoW2lRsL1PuRYBkc470mPap3bdCUj-Zqb3OHa9fv5V_wiq2j7R6urnkYcpPVeFqJ8tlthgNqX_9M8CQZ7zrg2Bb3G83IFN35a-EVXyMkJWsjKWQZjWUstMHm_8rJAQibrn2Y_jQ8Arg/s1600/Fall+Favorites.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJfoW2lRsL1PuRYBkc470mPap3bdCUj-Zqb3OHa9fv5V_wiq2j7R6urnkYcpPVeFqJ8tlthgNqX_9M8CQZ7zrg2Bb3G83IFN35a-EVXyMkJWsjKWQZjWUstMHm_8rJAQibrn2Y_jQ8Arg/s640/Fall+Favorites.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.forever21.com/Product/Product.aspx?BR=f21&Category=sweater_other&ProductID=2086807764&VariantID=">1. Striped Chunky Knit Sweater {Forever 21}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cwtv.com/shows/the-vampire-diaries">2. Vampire Diaries {CW}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.uggaustralia.com/classic-boots/women-boots-classic,default,sc.html">3. UGG Boots</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/rubbish-cabled-slouchy-cardigan-juniors/3187047?origin=category&resultback=2148">4. Rubbish Cabled Slouchy Cardigan {Nordstrom}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.starbucks.com/">5. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.essie.com/shop/advanced_search_result.php?search_in_description=1&keywords=downtown+brown&x=0&y=0">6. Essie - Downtown Brown</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.crateandbarrel.com/decorating-and-accessories/botanicals-and-plants/set-of-12-scatter-leaves/s233181">7. Scatter Leaves {Crate & Barrel}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.potterybarn.com/products/grand-chenille-pillow-cover/?pkey=e%7Cchenille%7C47%7Cbest%7C0%7C1%7C24%7C%7C6&cm_src=PRODUCTSEARCH||NoFacet-_-NoFacet-_-NoMerchRules-_-">8. Grand Chenille Pillow Covers {Pottery Barn}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=4304630&cp=4090260.4090355">9. Slatkin & Co. "Leaves" room spray {Bath & Body Works}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=4304630&cp=4090260.4090355">10. Slatkin & Co. "Leaves" candle {Bath & Body Works}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.target.com/p/Women-s-Mossimo-Supply-Co-Kloe-Wedge-Booties-Black/-/A-13581313?reco=Rec|pdp|13581313|ClickCP|item_page.adjacency&lnk=Rec|pdp|13581313|ClickCP|item_page.adjacency">11. Kloe Black Wedge Booties {Target}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/frenchi-marled-infinity-scarf/3119678?origin=category&resultback=1283">12. Frenchi Marled Infinity Scarf {Nordstrom}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">13. Dark Chocolate Covered Blueberry & Acai Berries {Costco}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/enzo-angiolini-saylem-riding-boot/3098009?origin=keywordsearch&resultback=0">14. Enzo Angiolini 'Saylem' Riding Boot {Nordstrom}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gap.com/browse/category.do?cid=48599&mlink=5664,1919239,4&clink=1919239">15. 'Always' Skinny Jean {GAP}</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div><div align="center">I hope you all had a wonderful Fall ~ Winter, here we come!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-3626905957741270292011-11-25T09:14:00.000-08:002011-11-25T09:14:28.113-08:00One LAST Pumpkin Recipe...<div align="center">Sorry if you're completely over pumpkin, but I have to share this one last "Fall" recipe {it has chocolate in it for pete's sake!}.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><em><a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/pumpkin-chocolate-dessert-cake/detail.aspx">Pumpkin Chocolate Dessert Cake</a></em></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsQ4LPYgISIX-0VQqX0ygYY2RjurJSh_Hb9maRE8UoKNlTxz91ps-xH3a1PpNuk_EdHb01WWm3SAvJElJhsWz6LPTUHV_tNvFw7KUZOFX-habq26hpnU9w425ypsnbY9_e4mvEJTdu_M/s1600/choc+cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUsQ4LPYgISIX-0VQqX0ygYY2RjurJSh_Hb9maRE8UoKNlTxz91ps-xH3a1PpNuk_EdHb01WWm3SAvJElJhsWz6LPTUHV_tNvFw7KUZOFX-habq26hpnU9w425ypsnbY9_e4mvEJTdu_M/s400/choc+cake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center">Click <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/pumpkin-chocolate-dessert-cake/detail.aspx">HERE</a> for the recipe.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I made this cake for Thanksgiving. It was delicious, but I will say that when I make this next year, I'll make a chocolate frosting or ganache instead. = )</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">I hope you are savoring your Thanksgiving leftovers today...turkey sandwiches, anyone?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-11429894912069080822011-11-24T09:22:00.000-08:002011-11-24T09:22:19.902-08:00Wishing you a...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrImyX3x24RPsmekqckbDssRkmbVCMzFFVRTTNn4EcZ2yWm4-vuyQK9-szHapkAR6PyBBWNVqgtSBTOpFl9-q9VdL9xjWOvligZ8GebnKGNM4iiPK-1WUvtjxYdNvgMGE4cPUbBV025t0/s1600/happy-thanksgiving-banner-465x373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrImyX3x24RPsmekqckbDssRkmbVCMzFFVRTTNn4EcZ2yWm4-vuyQK9-szHapkAR6PyBBWNVqgtSBTOpFl9-q9VdL9xjWOvligZ8GebnKGNM4iiPK-1WUvtjxYdNvgMGE4cPUbBV025t0/s640/happy-thanksgiving-banner-465x373.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">{<a href="http://blog.catchmyparty.com/category/thanksgiving/page/2/">Catch my Party</a>}</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><strong>"Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever."</strong></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Psalm 107:1</div><div align="center"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-42025334994794354672011-11-23T16:11:00.000-08:002011-11-23T16:11:57.302-08:00Fall Field Trip ~ The Getty Villa<div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To kick off the Fall season, my husband and I took a trip up the coast to Pacific Palisades where we visited the <em><a href="http://www.getty.edu/visit/">Getty Villa</a></em>.</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em><strong>The Getty Villa</strong> in Malibu is an educational center and museum dedicated to the study of the arts and cultures of ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria. </em>We loved exploring its beautiful grounds on a lazy, misty Sunday. And we couldn't help but feel like we were right back in <a href="http://www.thesweetlifestudio.blogspot.com/2010/08/sweet-sweet-summer.html">Europe</a>!</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are some shots from our day:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSPY9FzTmFGAODzq2t83g6mmDC-advPdkUogGEsd0UvbaGdOQwt_XWX3FOVVBt8dwDAkgH4DqGpcpGO6e5Q31qE9VYdFJM5qhQnEfw3ma-7dYk6_yGSdvxbXSkmsG4fo-qG7Jj2IDF1w/s1600/mochas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSPY9FzTmFGAODzq2t83g6mmDC-advPdkUogGEsd0UvbaGdOQwt_XWX3FOVVBt8dwDAkgH4DqGpcpGO6e5Q31qE9VYdFJM5qhQnEfw3ma-7dYk6_yGSdvxbXSkmsG4fo-qG7Jj2IDF1w/s640/mochas.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoying a mocha, a latte, and some muffins before we start our day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBp8TGrXWV8J-EYZ9bLwtM-C6TVkn36inMKGj0hX_j0iXjUh3cKwxBSjYaFDyjS4ZdzpSG1ZZuXsnOgPXi4IEnGsxwkdafe0V3GELnO9F_fqnY4I9svmTszQgvsc6xcd4pAIB33-r-8Q/s1600/IMG_4949.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBp8TGrXWV8J-EYZ9bLwtM-C6TVkn36inMKGj0hX_j0iXjUh3cKwxBSjYaFDyjS4ZdzpSG1ZZuXsnOgPXi4IEnGsxwkdafe0V3GELnO9F_fqnY4I9svmTszQgvsc6xcd4pAIB33-r-8Q/s640/IMG_4949.JPG" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Fall outfit" + boots + coffee + art & history = Happy Ashley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmOG8oMco8mUr3PCt4gpvjuU1nXwZtyxyCG9aOdnJaG5BqEyOm-m4xNM9sljUg74_9WMhpCbRvD4bNFwijCIEi3K5hXHYZXaKSzhyphenhyphenf_v-s1xuD8ulq_86CxP9AirQ1RV3nzMKoLm0SRk/s1600/view.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmOG8oMco8mUr3PCt4gpvjuU1nXwZtyxyCG9aOdnJaG5BqEyOm-m4xNM9sljUg74_9WMhpCbRvD4bNFwijCIEi3K5hXHYZXaKSzhyphenhyphenf_v-s1xuD8ulq_86CxP9AirQ1RV3nzMKoLm0SRk/s640/view.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">View of the Pacific Ocean!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ampitheatre...do you see what I see?</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful!</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Being silly in the gardens...this is sort of our tradition.</div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are in the Southern California area, you MUST visit <a href="http://www.getty.edu/visit/">The Getty</a> (and <a href="http://www.getty.edu/visit/">The Getty Villa</a>)! Admission is <em><strong>FREE</strong></em>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-7756858569935063072011-11-22T09:07:00.000-08:002011-11-22T09:07:58.658-08:00A Wish and A Whisk!<div style="text-align: center;">A girl who I went to college with started her own company called "<em><a href="http://www.awishandawhisk.com/">A Wish and A Whisk</a></em>". She's being gracious enough to donate one of her amazing cakes for a fundraiser some of my girlfriends and I are hosting in December. Check out her stuff ~ I think you will be as blown away as I am by <a href="http://www.awishandawhisk.com/about/">Lindsey Sinatra's</a> talent! You may recognize her from WE TV's hit series "Amazing Wedding Cakes"!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center"> {You know I had to throw that last one in there}</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Isn't Lindsey amazing?! Her cakes are pure works of art.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">You HAVE to check out her site: <a href="http://www.awishandawhisk.com/">A Wish and A Whisk!</a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8625212273238631297.post-12824213936242232592011-11-19T14:23:00.000-08:002011-11-19T14:26:52.297-08:00{Homemade} Pumpkin Spice LattesDon't get me wrong; I LOVE Christmas. I love the decorations, the scents, the songs, the Gingerbread Lattes in those infamous red cups, and the magical feeling about the entire month of December. BUT it bothers me just a little more than slightly when I go to Starbucks and they're already playing Christmas classics over the stereo...in November. What ever happened to Thanksgiving? It's no wonder Thanksgiving crept up on me so. Our culture wants to skip it!<br />
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As an act of rebellion, I decided to post this delicious-looking homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte recipe from <a href="http://www.jasonandshawnda.com/foodiebride/archives/8295">Confections of a Foodie Bride</a> that seems super easy to make {no fancy equipment needed}. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No offense, Christmas, but I'm just not ready for you yet. On Friday I'll be ready to <em>deck the halls</em> with the rest of the world. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the easy recipe for these Pumpkin Spice Lattes, click <a href="http://www.jasonandshawnda.com/foodiebride/archives/8295">HERE</a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wishing you a cozy last weekend before Thanksgiving!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2