Easter Bird's Nest Dessert

What You Need for the Nests:

• 1 Cup Peanut Butter Morsels
• 1 Cup Chocolate Chip Morsels
• 1 1/2 Cup Chow Mein Noodles (or Rice noodles)
• Jelly Bean Eggs (or small candy egg of your choice)
• Muffin Pan
• Non-Stick Spray
• Cupcake cups of your choice

How to Make the Nests:

Spray the muffin pan with the non-stick spray until thoroughly covered.

In a microwave safe pain (or double boiler) melt your chocolate and peanut butter together as directed on the bag.  

Once the chocolate and peanut butter is melted, add the chow mein noodles and stir until completely coated.

Begin placing spoonfuls of the chocolate covered noodles into the muffin tin.

Shape the 'nest' into your desired shape and place them into the refrigerator until the chocolate has hardened.

Once the chocolate has hardened, remove the next from the muffin tin and place in your cupcake paper of choice.  It should fit almost perfectly into the cup.

Drop the eggs into the nest, serve and enjoy! 

Original idea found here: SavedbyLove

Easter Celebrations

With the weather being as wonderful as it has been, it was so exciting to get dressed up for Easter this year.  Traditionally, my family all goes to church together and then we all get together for a big lunch, but this year Justin and I decided to try and do things a bit differently.

We were invited by my friend Sarah and her family to attend the Saturday Easter service at their church and it seemed like the perfect opportunity to go since we've been in the market for a new church for a little over a year now.  The struggle has been that I need praise and worship and Justin needs a good pastor and so far every church we've seen has had one or the other.  We both really enjoyed the church and look forward to trying it on a non-holiday week this coming weekend.

After church, Justin and I made our way to Mitchell's Fish Market with my parents.  My mom and I have been talking about trying this restaurant for some time, so I was excited to try a new place and new food.

For dinner, I had the lobster bisque, steak, potatoes and asparagus and it was absolutely delicious! I wish I had taken a picture of the food, but by the time I realized it, my plate was empty.  I did manage to grab a picture of Justin and myself before we left the restaurant and walked around the outdoor mall.

After walking around the mall, we decided to go grab some ice cream for dessert.  In Michigan, if it is anything above 40 degrees outside, ice cream is a perfect dessert choice.  

On Easter Sunday, Justin and I spent the morning relaxing and I also worked on a few dishes to pass at his family gathering.  Our afternoon started by going to my grandma's house where my grandma, aunts and uncles and a bunch of my cousins all gathered around to celebrate.  Honestly, in my mom's family, we are constantly looking for a good reason to get together and the holiday's are always our favorite.

After spending some time with my family, we made our way up to Justin's sister's house to spend some time with his family.  As always, it was wonderful to spend some time with our niece and nephew.  I just love those two so much!

Do you watch Game of Thrones? We DO!

Our Sunday evening consisted of having a few friends over to watch the Season 3 premier of Game of Thrones and it was excellent!

Question of the Day:

Do you watch Game of Thrones?

What's your favorite t.v. show?

April Fool's Run

Good morning everyone! I am so sorry that it has been a week again.  Where is the time getting to? 

This past week has seen some pretty fun and exciting things! First off, we have seen the sun! It finally has made an appearance and it seems that it is here to stay.  BUT Michigan is known to have crazy weather, so I wouldn't be too surprised if it switches in an instant.  I did get to enjoy driving around with my windows down though!

On Saturday, Janna and I had planned on running a 10k together, but due to my recent injuries, I have not been cleared to do any exercising outside of walking.  So I was proactive and contacted the race people to see if I could switch to a 5k walk and I was able to! So while Janna ran her 10k, I walked my 5k.

My goal was to finish a 5k in just over a 15 minute mile (or 4.0 mph) and to be finished before Janna finished her 10k and I did! And actually, I walked 3.62 miles in the time she ran her 5k.  BUT, I am so excited for Janna! She was able to run the entire race and finished in just over a nine minute mile.  Isn't that so awesome?!

About the 3.62 miles, there was a point in the race where they had us loop around the neighborhood and according to the nice young men directing us we were supposed to do that loop twice, but in all reality we weren't.  Oopsy! 

I think the most exciting part of the race was the fact that I placed second for my age bracket {20-29} and I got a plaque!

It is not a major accomplishment, but it is my first ever award for competing in a race.  I cannot wait to hang it up at home.  I'm thinking it will go by my desk.

Question of the Day: 

What is your favorite award you've ever won?