It's Spring!

This weekend I decided it was spring & so it was time to wake my yard up & give it some color!  The bushes along the front of my house had all died over the last year & a half (part my fault, part climate...) so I'd been planning to re-do the front beds this spring.   I started with some red Knockout Roses and put Gerbera Daisies in the pot on my front porch.  It makes me so happy to drive up & see my pretty yard!  I have a couple more places to put things...one is to replace a climbing vine that died.  I want something colorful, but haven't decided yet.   The weather was so pretty this weekend, and I love working outside when it's nice!  Hopefully it'll stay like this for a while---100+ temps you just stay away!

I also bought a food processor & have become a salsa making factory!  I made basic tomato salsa this weekend and also mango salsa!  I haven't perfected my ratios of ingredients yet, but I'll share my recipe when I do.   Mmm...I do love salsa!  Anyone have a good recipe they will share?  I'd love to try!  Off to water my roses!   :)  Happy end of winter!

Yum-O Dessert!

This weekend I hosted a Red, White & Pink party with some girlfriends and made this awesome tart!  Please take note that my clothes & dessert are the appropriate color theme.  :)

Recipe can be found here.  It's many-a-step but worth it!!  

Flower Power

I made this felt flower yesterday during one of our cold spells we've been having here.  When it's below freezing all I want to do it stay home & do crafts!  :)

Cute huh?  And super easy!  Took like 10 minutes to make!  Makes for a fun accessory on a cold day.  :)

There & Back Again

It's 2/2/11!  Holy cow how did it get to be February already?!  As I am writing this it is currently 32 degrees outside & almost 5pm--this is the warmest it's been all day!  We are in day 2 of a 3-day freezing storm that has taken over Texas and the rest of the country!  I'm so glad this is the coldest it's been this winter & that it won't last long!  The warm temperatures are one of the many reasons I love living in Texas!    Brrrrr rabbit it's cold outside!

A couple weeks ago I went to Washington for a dear friend's wedding.  One of the things I loved most about my time with Worldview Academy was making friends all over the country & getting to keep up with them while traveling around doing camps.  Some of my favorite people were from the Seattle area & so it was such a fun blessing to get to spend the weekend with them!

The Bride--Mrs Sarah Gifford  :)

The Gering Girls

The Sims Family

Sarah & I were on staff together at Worldview my first or second summer (2002 or 2003?) and then got to serve on leadership together for a few years.  The Gering girls & I also served on staff & leadership together--all of which were some of the best summers I've ever had!   Just for fun--here's some throwbacks to some fun times we all had--

Jana & I with the Fremont Troll (c. 2004?)

Sarah & I in New Hampshire (c. 2006) 

Jana & I about to longboard in skirts...'nuff said (c. 2004?)

Twinkies!  Jessi, Jana & I in San Diego I think (c. 2004)

Jana & I made cupcakes with only a ziplock bag, our hands & some aluminum muffin tins.  We were Pioneer Women before The Pioneer Woman was popular.  Wish I had a pic of both of us doing this!

So thankful for these sweet friends!  And so so so thankful that this weekend it will be close to 70 degrees here!  :)  Puxatony Phil says winter is almost over & I am pumped!!