Yesterday we had warmer weather, and a sure sign of Spring… Severe Thunderstorm Warnings. I’ll take a thunderstorm over a snow storm any day. The wild weather means Spring will be here soon. The rain also perked up the yard a bit, and we even spotted Daffodils starting to sprout.
I can’t wait for Spring, what about you?
One day I hope to become a cookie caterer, making desserts is one of my favorite things to do. This month my best friend is catering for a Church Valentine’s Day Dinner, and she needed some help with the desserts, how could I say no…
She planned out the menu, and then we collectively worked together on the dessert menu. We threw a few different ideas around, but ultimately decided on a dessert trio. I’ll be making Milk Chocolate Ganache Dipped Strawberries, Mini Chocolate Bundt Cakes with Chocolate Glaze, and Sweetheart Sugar Cookies with Vanilla Icing.
I tested a batch of mini chocolate cakes, and I think they are going to be great for the Valentine’s Dinner dessert. Now I just need to get the rest of my ingredients together, and get to work in the kitchen.
The weather was absolutely amazing yesterday, and we needed to get out of the house. My hubby was planning to get out of work a little early, so I asked him if he would want to go to the park with the kiddos…
My pictures look a little chilly, but I promise it really was 65 degrees outside.
Both kiddos were thrilled with the trip to the park, they had a blast running around and playing on the swings. It is rare that we are at the park in January, so we’ll be thankful for the good weather.
I would love to say that our night out was so much fun, and the food was amazing, and we all had the best time, but nope nope nope… At least the kiddos had a blast at the sitters, but more about that later.
It all started when we dropped off the kiddos, and we headed off to the restaurant. We were getting a table, and the place was already packed. As we were waiting for the rest of our party to arrive 30-35 people walked in and the little waiting area was packed. Our friends made it quickly, and we (luckily) grabbed our table, and then the waiting game begins.
We waited a bit, and went on ahead and ordered drinks and appetizers, and made up our minds on what we were going to order. When our server made it back, we started to order our meals, and they were out of our first choices, second choices, and so on. So we decided on the fifth choice, and we waited and waited and waited.
I saw a few of my MOPS friends, so went over to say hi to my buddies.
When our order finally made it, nothing was right. James steak was rare and mooing, he ordered medium-well, we didn’t get the right sides, but we watched them get delivered to the other table. I ordered broiled fish, and I thought yummy, and it was eeww yucky. My shrimp didn’t taste right, but the salmon was pretty good.
James lost his appetite, and by the time that we were finally getting out of there, my stomach was killing me. Both James and I went home with unpleasant tummies, and my sickness carried over into all day Sunday.Yeah, I don’t think I’ll be going out to eat any time too soon.
At least the kids had fun. Locally there is a Church that offers babysitting services once a month for $1.00 a child, and the kids had a blast. The Church feeds the kiddos dinner, has fun craft projects and plenty of playtime, and they even get to watch a movie too. My kids loved going, and Thade can’t wait to go back.
We will definitely be doing the date night again, but I think we will stay at home, and I’ll cook.
Today my hubby and I are having a night out. I’m super excited! We are taking the kiddos to a sitter, and then we are off to dinner with his co-workers. It is a belated Christmas dinner, but I know it is going to be fun. Some of the MOPS moms (and hubbies) are meeting at the same restaurant, so I hope to see some of my friends tonight too. I can’t wait to get out of here for a bit, enjoy a little break and, oh yeah, no dishes to wash tonight too.
What are your weekend plans? Are you staying in or heading out tonight?