Weekend Adventures

Happy Fat Tuesday everyone! I am struggling to believe that we have already reached March and that we will be starting Lent tomorrow! This year is quickly flying by.  My coworker brought in paczkis for everyone to eat and I made sure to get my favorite: lemon!

If you are super confused as to what in the world a paczki is and have no idea what I'm talking about, take a look at this link to get some background on Fat Tuesday and paczkis.  It is such a wonderful, delicious, jelly-filled tradition.  Yummy!

This past weekend, Justin and I made our way up to a friend's cabin for the weekend and we had a blast! On Friday after work, we all met up at my parents house before heading out for the weekend.  About maybe ten minutes into our trip, we had to pull over because some guy was waving at us like a maniac.  Turns out we had left the back of the truck open... whoops.  At least we only lost a gallon of orange juice.  The rest of the trip up went smoothly and we got there in time to relax and have a fun evening playing Euchre.

Of course, I had the perfect hand for clubs, and my partner called Hearts! That was a rough hand to say the very least.  Altogether we played three games because the wins were tied and the guys ended up taking it all.

On Saturday we slept in a little and had a wonderful homemade cowboy breakfast with hashed browns, egg whites and dairy free cheese.  Once everyone was up and fully awake we made our way out on the snowmobiles.  Can I just say, what in the world?! 

About twenty minutes into our trip, we went over a mount of snow which lead us to the snow piles of death.  Or at least that is how it felt.  Josh made it up the hill with out too much issue, Caroline made it up the hill but got stuck at the top, I made it a little ways in before the snowmobile started tipping over and I had to jump off of the machine.  Thankfully, the snow was about three feet deep and mostly fluff, so I had a soft place to land on.  However, the snow caked into my visor from falling off was not very pleasant, but it was rather comical. 

The snow was so deep and so fluffy that we were struggling to just move around and eventually all gave up because we could not move very well.  But we were able to get the sled out and get me un-rattled and head on our way.  Because of how deep the snow was, we ended up only going for a little over two hours before heading back to the cabin to make lunch and relax for the evening.

Saturday evening was spent playing more games and relaxing around the fire because it got super cold in the cabin.  Michigan is still not out of the deep freeze and it's looking like we will not be out of it for a while.  My fingers are crossed that we see Spring weather no later than Easter next month.  

Sunday we spent making breakfast and cleaning up the cabin before heading home to take care of the kitties.  We had such a nice time up at the cabin and I really hope we can make our way up there again sometime soon!

Question of the Day: 

What is your favorite flavor of paczki (or if you're not from around me, jelly-filled donut)?

St. Patrick's Day 2014 Craft Roundup

Hello Readers! How is your weekend going so far? It is looking like Michigan is going to see another round of nasty weather today but thankfully Justin and I are up north with my friend, Caroline and her boyfriend for the weekend.  

It is so hard to believe that we have already hit March 2014! Where has the year gone? It really is true when people say that time flies.  Because I was sooooo lacking with my decorations for Valentine's Day, I figured it would be fun to gear us all up for the next big holiday: St. Patrick's Day! Today's post is dedicated to some of the cute projects I found on Pinterest to celebrate this lucky holiday.

Each one of these projects is very cost effective (besides maybe the burlap wreath) and fairly simple to make and I plan on making all of them before St. Patrick's Day arrives on March 17!

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Clover Garland by Keep Home Simple 

St. Patrick's Day Tea Towels from Blue Cricket Design 

Paper Banner Tutorial from Lil Luna 

[Subway Art] Lucky by Eighteen25

Quick and Easy St. Patrick's Day Craft from tatertotsandjello

Lucky Wreath from Miss Lovie

Lucky in Love by iHeartnaptime

Paper Strip Shamrocks by Sugarbee Crafts

Green Vases by eighteen25

Rice Krispy Clover Treats from iheartnaptime

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I am so excited to try making these crafts over the next week or so! It will be fun to come of with my very own twist on all of these crafts! If/when I get a project done, I will make sure to share my result with you.  I also have a few other fun projects pinned that I would like to try.  Aaaaannndddd I will be working on a fun blackboard artwork in honor of St. Patrick's Day too so be looking for that on my Instagram or Facebook page.  

Question of the Day: 

What is your favorite St. Patrick's Day tradition?

Busy Month of March

Hello March! 

It is so hard to believe that we have already hit March! Where has this year gone? I know everyone is anxiously awaiting the warmer weather that comes with Spring, but it would appear that Michigan is bound to hold onto the cold for just a little bit longer.  To say Michigan {and most of the country} has had a rough winter is a complete understatement, that is for sure!

March is panning out to be a busy month in our house, and I am very excited!

In chronological order:

• Weekend Up North Trip with Caroline and Josh
• Ladies Retreat with my Momma in Bay City
• Mom2Mom Sale with Infantly Cute
• Movie Monday (a new tradition)
• St. Patrick's Day
• Meals on Wheels 
• Coffee date with Wendy
• Divergent Movie Midnight Showing
• Family get together at Grandma's House

I am glad we have a few weekend trips planned for the month of March because we have both been going a bit stir crazy with the weather being as cold as it has been the past few months.  Plus, Justin is planning a weekend trip with his dad and uncle down to Kentucky to get away and golf.  I am honestly a bit jealous that he is going out of town without me!

I am also very excited to go back on the ladies retreat with my mom.  We had such a wonderful time last year and it will be nice to spend some time with my mom and the other ladies for the weekend.  Plus, Justin will be busy with the golf expo that he has been looking forward to since last year.

Other happenings in March!:

In February, I massively fell off the wagon with my challenges, so in March I will be hitting the ground running and plan to tackle all of my challenges head on.

My challenges in March are:

• 30 Day Crunch Challenge
• To read Tell Your Time by Amy Andrews
• Workout at least 15 times 
• Do #jackabeedaily2014 every day! 

If you follow me on Pinterest, I'm sure you have noticed by now that I have been posting trying to post pictures daily.  I never imagined that this would be a difficult task, but when life is throwing all kinds of crazy things your way, even the simplest tasks can be overwhelming.  

So that is our month of March! It is going to be busy, but also very fun!

Question of the Day:

• What is the one thing you are most looking forward to in March?