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<span style="font-size: large;">Happy St. Patrick's Day!</span></div>
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Here's a simple SWEET or SAVORY shamrock snack (that's a lot of "s"!)</div>
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I found <a href="http://www.pillsbury.com/recipes/easy-sweet-or-savory-heart-crackers/4d9b3264-3c4a-4976-9811-d35dc699f8fd/">these</a> a while ago and decided I needed a shamrock version!</div>
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flavor (I used green sugar and Italian seasoning), bake, and ENJOY!</div>
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The SWEET shamrocks would be cute and yummy on ice cream.</div>
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The SAVORY shamrocks would make a fun garnish for soup. </div>
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Every year I wear a shamrock necklace my mom got me from Ireland. </div>
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Do YOU have any fun St. Patrick's Day traditions? </div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-37998449088313173522012-02-29T12:56:00.002-07:002012-03-01T11:37:34.276-07:00Green Eggs & Ham<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Green-Eggs-Myself-Beginner-Books/dp/0394800168/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330544461&sr=1-1">Green Eggs and Ham</a> is one of my favorite </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">books from my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">childhood!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://blog.thecelebrationshoppe.com/2012/02/24/celebrate-dr-suesss-birthday/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thecelebrationshoppe%2FsIYA+%28the+celebration+shoppe+blog%29">The Celebration Shoppe</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.thecraftycrow.net/2012/03/14-dr-seuss-craft-treat-ideas.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2FiTVx+%28The+Crafty+Crow%29">The Crafty Crow</a></div>
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SORRY for the LACK of posts!!! </div>
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Some FUN stuff is in the works, so don't give up on me! </div>
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When I was a kid my mom made AMAZING cranberry bread around Christmas </div>
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and for some reason I've have been craving it lately </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(I think it's because of all the yummy </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/12/sugared-cranberries.html">sugared cranberries</a> I've been making).</span></div>
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Unfortunately, the recipe is no where to be found at the moment. </div>
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So, I decide to take matters </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Adapted from <a href="http://www.oceanspray.com/">Ocean Spray</a> <a href="http://www.oceanspray.com/Recipes/Corporate/Breads---Muffins/Classic-Cranberry-Nut-Bread.aspx?courses=BreadsMuffins">Classic Cranberry Nut Bread</a></span></div>
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2 cups flour</div>
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1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder</div>
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1 teaspoon salt</div>
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda</div>
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3 tablespoons vegetable oil</div>
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1/2 cup milk <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I used coconut milk)</span></div>
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2 teaspoons maple extract</div>
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1 egg well beaten</div>
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2 cups chopped cranberries </div>
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts </div>
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Preheat oven to 350ºF</div>
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Grease muffin pan.</div>
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Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a
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Mix until well blended. </div>
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Stir in cranberries and nuts. </div>
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Fill baking cups 2/3.</div>
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Bake for 18 - 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think these taste BEST warm with a little butter.... </span>yummmmmmm<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">. </span></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-23100499334997635752011-12-31T12:00:00.000-07:002011-12-31T12:00:03.275-07:00Top 3 of 2011<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the LAST day of 2011 and </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">MY top 3 posts of 2011-</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/12/french-toast-brunch.html">French Toast Birthday Brunch </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d_KqKld6gsk/Tv5C9LldQJI/AAAAAAAANJs/dy-g0XK3zf0/s1600/stripe" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-d_KqKld6gsk/Tv5C9LldQJI/AAAAAAAANJs/dy-g0XK3zf0/s640/stripe" width="640" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/07/stripes.html">Summer Stripes Tablescape </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/12/hunt-and-cut-2011.html">Hunt & Cut Cupcakes</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">YOUR top 3 posts of 2011 (most read)-</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I LOVE these too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/06/heels-to-wheels-baby-shower.html">Heels to Wheels Baby Shower</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/02/dessert-table.html">Dessert Table Backdrop </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JoQPcCgQNws/Tv5DDhSO-0I/AAAAAAAANJ4/phT5QRrNX40/s1600/paris" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JoQPcCgQNws/Tv5DDhSO-0I/AAAAAAAANJ4/phT5QRrNX40/s640/paris" width="640" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/03/parisian-baby-shower_27.html">Parisian Baby Shower </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2011 was a great year and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I have BIG things in store for 2012!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!</span></div>
<br /></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-12038257287157405742011-12-22T13:05:00.000-07:002011-12-22T13:05:27.024-07:00Christmas Cards<div style="text-align: center;">
I decided to use the same Christmas card display as <a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/01/craft-of-christmas-past.html">last year</a>...</div>
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because I LOVE it. </div>
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Simple embroidery hoops with fabric, string, and <a href="http://thetwinery.com/">twine</a>. </div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-27257255428412725352011-12-21T11:23:00.001-07:002011-12-22T18:39:57.484-07:00Hunt and Cut - 2011<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">
My FAVORITE Montana tradition is cutting down a Christmas tree</div>
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(my California trees were usually purchased at Target).</div>
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We call this wonderful day</div>
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and this year I made a special treat for the event....<br />
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Candy melt pretzel trees on coconut cupcakes!</div>
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Gather all supplies- pretzel sticks, <a href="http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?sku=pg_candymelts">Candy Melts</a>, a small zip-lock, and cupcakes. </div>
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1. Prepare the Candy Melts according to the directions and place it in a small zip-lock bag.<br />
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These would also be fun to decorate with sprinkles and other colors of Candy Melts.<br />
I kept them all natural... just like the tree I chopped!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, FUN to eat! They make a POP in your mouth when you bite them. </span></div>
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Meet Elisha.....</div>
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She is one of my dearest friends here in Montana,<br />
so when her birthday was approaching I knew I wanted to do something special.<br />
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My friend Sara and I decided we should have a "French Toast Brunch" because<br />
Elisha loves french toast and it's one of her birthday traditions.<br />
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The wonderful and talented <a href="http://kellitrontel.com/">Kelli Trontel</a> took GORGEOUS pictures for us.<br />
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This is one of my favorite parties I've done....<br />
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We decided to gut my living room and turn it into a dinning room.<br />
I made a simple doily garland and hung it over the table.<br />
and printed Happy Birthday banner from <a href="http://ruffledblog.com/printable-alphabet-bunting/">Ruffled</a> and strung it in the window.<br />
For the tablecloth I placed random fabrics on top of a white tablecloth to form runners.<br />
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The place settings consisted of layered paper plates/napkin and oranges with a name tag.<br />
We also made one of a kind mustache cups simply by purchasing glasses at the thrift store<br />
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Coffee pots were placed on the table and used for vases.<br />
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For brunch we ate... french toast!<br />
Sara made french toast dippers and bacon.<br />
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Homemade syrups.... AMAZING!<br />
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Plenty of toppings.<br />
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Jennie planned a baby shower for a friend and even though I couldn't attend, </div>
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The shower was a Nautical theme and she made a </div>
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Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-50922035443580364652011-08-31T09:23:00.000-06:002011-08-31T09:23:01.527-06:00I'm Loving.... Beet Cake<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Summer's in Montana are to be cherished (our winters are loooooong). </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So, I blame/thank our GLORIOUS Montana summers </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for my lack of posts lately.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Until I get caught up on all the great happenings, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">here's a BEAUTIFUL video/recipe......</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3e3d3d; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I. Have. Issues. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the midst of the BUSIEST month of my year (hence the lack of posts), </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">leading up to the BIGGEST event of my year (more on that later)....</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://pizzazzerie.com/parties/summer-stripes-tablescape-contest/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0Wh2gLOlPR0zqhKVxUx0uubwHv5hHibDRU9BdDCA_uuK8LSVS-bOZWo81gnJsbKWsfEaJlxKzxHFNglsyTrgHkx0BHXZ24gHjTxanOvg2e2_qDl3lHznuIJNz6X6YpLd3howbu5a9zYQ/s320/Final_SS_2.gif" width="230" /></span></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I couldn't resist! </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The rules were simple... </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"Submit 3 of your</span></span><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> best photos</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> of the design to us by email by </span></span><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">July 1st</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">along with details of your tablescape"</span></span></span></div></span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So I did it!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The contest is over and the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://pizzazzerie.com/giveaways/winners-summer-stripes-tablescape-contest/">winners have been announced</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> (spoiler alert... I didn't win), </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">so I can finally share my table with YOU!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My tablescape along with others have been featured over at </span><a href="http://pizzazzerie.com/parties/summer-stripes-tablescapes-part-1/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pizzazzerie</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Here is my description along with some pictures. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The 1st 3 pictures are the one I submitted....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">After thinking of a million ideas, I created a table that would be FABULOUS for a</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Girl’s Night In. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">It’s simple, chic, beautiful and full of stripy details.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlcyBd1re0kM4_rekI_BEru_kyAUAivNX-gXAvfJYPE0u9qCOvj121GQRv141Qe0bnRU1GPEQwFhyphenhyphenkeu-B7_aRAh5v2oKlpnVdMOm_kKO0KADcpzYhHqIHrFBCxipmIfKbx3ZX14hnjdn/s1600/stripe1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZlcyBd1re0kM4_rekI_BEru_kyAUAivNX-gXAvfJYPE0u9qCOvj121GQRv141Qe0bnRU1GPEQwFhyphenhyphenkeu-B7_aRAh5v2oKlpnVdMOm_kKO0KADcpzYhHqIHrFBCxipmIfKbx3ZX14hnjdn/s640/stripe1.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I decided to combined 2 things I love, stripes (obviously) and details. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I LOVE stripes of all varieties and I LOVE details and </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">believe the little details are what make good parties fantastic.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tyiaXrZdDN8LqhWYhRh4xKlfUx2Zvlbkr8bDVDGUB9wSSbLDZNrZTa5AYuQAGrc3iC9aBNkd0QjAI66pvcgSZl-5P-RjQmiMc9PLG2Gg6qW8amMiC7fGLbSY2wfbW35grkfJecgqROT7/s1600/stripe3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tyiaXrZdDN8LqhWYhRh4xKlfUx2Zvlbkr8bDVDGUB9wSSbLDZNrZTa5AYuQAGrc3iC9aBNkd0QjAI66pvcgSZl-5P-RjQmiMc9PLG2Gg6qW8amMiC7fGLbSY2wfbW35grkfJecgqROT7/s640/stripe3.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="640" /></a></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Since summer is here I decided to use my picnic table outside. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I put a simple white tablecloth as my base and </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">then I used a variety of ribbon to make stripes on the tablecloth. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">My FAVORITE ribbon is the one with thick black and white stripes.</span></div><br />
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</span></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKCZ-tCyuxqyiguQx_Y7_CykliNRyXvf19JCYBGy5VchTlSjntKRa3ueexrt1Dpqbj-gee3e0szcj6uzm8COTabyIA4tMJKeJ50dts_n2QBysggEdy3hFKN7h0BbMLd8GM4oCPLPMdKwa/s1600/stipe2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqKCZ-tCyuxqyiguQx_Y7_CykliNRyXvf19JCYBGy5VchTlSjntKRa3ueexrt1Dpqbj-gee3e0szcj6uzm8COTabyIA4tMJKeJ50dts_n2QBysggEdy3hFKN7h0BbMLd8GM4oCPLPMdKwa/s640/stipe2.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There are striped details at each place setting, which include a striped straw inside a hand painted mustache cup, striped tape on the charger holding a name tag, </span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">striped pasta (which was DELISH by the way) and cheese striped salad.</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Other striped details on the table are the stripes on the bread, striped tape on the water pitcher, stripes on the Polaroid camera and stripes on the salt and pepper shakers. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I LOVE my table setting and I was sad when I had to take it apart.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyX1UlPPqIN28WQkCl7YsZuzFXGwmd4zwY3fr9tf1dVtApCPdVwnyWEXAEAwqzx3eRKF7yO40OAVThq5B8P7ycbDidMwOV5pKGawZROobUvdy3aG4WEO4ubC_-n1q4dKQj8hqtLSidDZz/s1600/IMG_3628.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Old coffee pot turned vase and a tea cup now holds a succulent. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Behind the scenes....</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJARcW42q-RPZHCSntzlpstmZ-cojXhjSFyOof5JSKcgAwI9cKX1Pftx5HzzLXMYjpY5cpiPwDIP1CQKiUmij_M-tsSn5mpbD-RYOjbgLizqwpzPIHQByjtX-0XEMrb_bUViU7iCjVx6O_/s1600/IMG_3552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJARcW42q-RPZHCSntzlpstmZ-cojXhjSFyOof5JSKcgAwI9cKX1Pftx5HzzLXMYjpY5cpiPwDIP1CQKiUmij_M-tsSn5mpbD-RYOjbgLizqwpzPIHQByjtX-0XEMrb_bUViU7iCjVx6O_/s400/IMG_3552.jpg" width="400" /></span></span></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">A HUGE thanks to </span><a href="http://www.elishaguidocaptures.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Elisha Guido</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for helping and taking </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">FANTASTIC photos!!! </span></div></div><span id="goog_1902227852"></span><span id="goog_1902227853"></span>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-21798679076798698402011-06-09T00:13:00.003-06:002011-10-06T14:09:59.471-06:00A Heels to Wheels Baby Shower<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Meet my friend Amanda. I adore her. She is one of the sweetest people I know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Every time I have the honor of hanging out with her, I just want to be around her more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I think I secretly hope her sweetness will rub off on me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Well, Amanda is preggers and my friends <a href="http://blog.backporchdesign.com/">Elisa</a> and Tiffany </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">had the JOY of throwing her a baby shower.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqooi-RKRxG7yZQv0gIyF_cU_K1VkltKY2pRsAkWyz6IO94PxCQnXuTxi5UBYBFMdEbrMWaes3cagVGlLxRG-YfbKIVfw0jKjb3bXc5HlEYQpMKeqaLRKOcXmuFDwJGDLc7ffKgs398CW/s1600/IMG_1293.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqooi-RKRxG7yZQv0gIyF_cU_K1VkltKY2pRsAkWyz6IO94PxCQnXuTxi5UBYBFMdEbrMWaes3cagVGlLxRG-YfbKIVfw0jKjb3bXc5HlEYQpMKeqaLRKOcXmuFDwJGDLc7ffKgs398CW/s640/IMG_1293.JPG" width="640" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> Our inspiration came from Ree Drumond aka <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/">The Pioneer Woman</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">(Amanda and I met her a few months back, <a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/06/pioneer-woman-and-me.html">read here</a>). </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">You see like Ree, Amanda is a city girl at heart, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">but fell in love with a cowboy and now lives in the country. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ree recently wrote a book called <i><a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/blog/2010/11/black-heels-the-book/">Black Heels to Tractor Wheels</a></i> (which is amazing FYI)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">and we thought a similar theme would make for a FUN baby shower.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> We were correct, just for the record. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The invitations were made from simple scrapbook paper. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">On one side we had black/white patterned paper (city-ish)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">and on the other side was a hay print (country-ish). </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We asked the guests "Are you a City Girl or a Country Gal?"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">AND asked them to dress accordingly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some "City Girls".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">A few "Country Gals".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Elisa opened up her BEAUTIFUL home for the party. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The porch had hay bales and quilts for people to sit on (<a href="http://www.backporchdesign.com/index.htm">Elisa</a> is an amazing quilt artist). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Flowers in a tin can and hung with fabric. </span><br />
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Boots and heels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The dinning area. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We offered a spread of "City Girl Appetizers".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then we had "Country Gal Drinks and Desserts".</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">More boots and heels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My mason jar <a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/search/label/Jars">obsession</a> continues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I found this John Deere plush tractor at <a href="http://www.joann.com/">Joann's</a> and just couldn't resist. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pioneer Woman's <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/the_best_chocol/">Best Chocolate Sheet Cake. Ever.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Cupcake style. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Carmel corn. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Our friend Jen made cinnamon ice cream with caramel sauce and churros ALL homemade... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">SO yummy!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzUuwppEPBkf-0tVBMQYCVFg7fezfPOv2w-u5AmSXoqk5HRwJMRdfbUJSGvgpYv30HHLrHSwb6d6AeTx08_kjjjM2bdOYldY-Ovr9on-4ym7gy6m7X2iT32R4ksGImvjh6xhl4U_AkNKs/s1600/IMG_1336.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> We played games-</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">1. Amanda's Heels to Wheels story where guests filled in the blanks to tell/learn about Amanda, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">how she met Wes and their hopes for their child. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">2. Montana vs. Illinois game where we learned fun/interesting facts about Amanda's 2 loves, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Chicago and the Flathead Valley. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">3. Advice for the parents-to-be was read by the persons gift she was opening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The big thing Amanda WON'T give up while living in the country </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">is her </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/Home-10551-10051">Coach</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> purse.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Some girls chipped in to get her a <a href="http://www.coach.com/online/handbags/Home-10551-10051">Coach</a> diaper bag and she was BEYOND excited. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A few pictures turned into...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> ... supermodel documentary hour!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">We were all drying of laughter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Then she borrowed some Coach glasses and there was no stopping her. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I think someone almost died at one point. Kidding.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">As usual it was a LOVELY time with WONDERFUL friends! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">The party planning committee (Me, Elisa, Tiffany) with preggers (Amanda).</span><br />
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Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-72978078432274306222011-06-06T10:31:00.001-06:002011-06-06T10:33:58.181-06:00THE Pioneer Woman and ME!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I. Met. <a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/">The Pioneer Woman</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ree Drummond (insert SCREAM here)!!!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just for the record, I'm NOT a person who gets star-struck. Seriously. </span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I could meet Brad Pitt tomorrow and not really care (ok, slight exaggeration), </span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">BUT you get the point. </span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">However, when we decided we were going to make the 4 hour drive to Great Falls, MT</span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">to meet Ree Drummond and hear her speak</span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was so EXCITED and NERVOUS!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here's the story.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Back in March (SUPER late post, I know), </span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykCUaEz8Pc4mWK6p8C6TVk_YYSgnZNFTn2SDXxNwZviQAYNoKgPbUOieci7wJdIMMxEnjDeF184wD6f7W5ACUkGE6OkM35uHF8MgJL_NLfj_mlRIMJb1-jceL2roo_zHw9B_KyyI7FoYV/s400/1books.jpg" width="400" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;">(photo by Mary Tepas)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">.... A group of us girls from <a href="http://freshlifechurch.org/">church</a> who all love Ree went for a fun road trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Car 1 = Kelly, Chelsea, Me, Elisha and Andrea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs8C0smek0pZRTdBetmiWZDgAGzpIIiJu_K0u7cRjt8oc_3oez71ZxZmE-BHhaEfi7lPjZ-NPJw3pQ47XceCb9xUh6wKLBt0fxaN8wa5P5k5k9KlO0D3KRR2AbJuZfseuP3xhEBol7nzI/s1600/CameraBag_Photo_1000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs8C0smek0pZRTdBetmiWZDgAGzpIIiJu_K0u7cRjt8oc_3oez71ZxZmE-BHhaEfi7lPjZ-NPJw3pQ47XceCb9xUh6wKLBt0fxaN8wa5P5k5k9KlO0D3KRR2AbJuZfseuP3xhEBol7nzI/s320/CameraBag_Photo_1000.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Car 2 = Amanda, Sarah, Crystal and Cary </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObdveXdBFg39CkOOq0ou1k5wjoXv78mvPGcwoeaYVgcT2wVUr8nXjG_SGYGGKvXNIoh86Sm36VAU1nDVT8iT_gYAZaOQcz6K7FME8VAuM8qP7feOuu5tLH0GSiTPygxVbJfX5i14pLJyd/s1600/photo%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObdveXdBFg39CkOOq0ou1k5wjoXv78mvPGcwoeaYVgcT2wVUr8nXjG_SGYGGKvXNIoh86Sm36VAU1nDVT8iT_gYAZaOQcz6K7FME8VAuM8qP7feOuu5tLH0GSiTPygxVbJfX5i14pLJyd/s320/photo%25282%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">4 hours of Driving, munchies and then to Macaroni Grill & shopping. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAw1pXI8Bmst6athSKD1YAzBaYhxU3mXB_WyaS72gGKYXfhHDERy3eg_HMBWSd4AXEw_tHHRt35KG82Sond2YmzfuYM6hrbYRKD_Cmn2hkYkGhYAhU2L-PCh99ZdKZvbqblviaRz6UjFgr/s640/Picnik+collage1.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Now, if you know me, you know that I am competitive.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This came in very handy this weekend.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I was DETERMINED that we needed to be there EARLY </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">and get the BEST seats possible. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Well, we not only got there early, we were the 1st ones there!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The FRONT row seats were officially ours </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(after some investigating, scoping out, waiting in line and bribes... ok, no bribes).</span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eQen42FmBVuF4eAtYShOXLj-ck16o8j0z81WXLFG_Zi8SvoiOSo1UfqTgXW5u-nUPfS1SlnFGKk_QCyQb_E81eyBkuiZkPu3TbfMLB5wrhGhNX0wIsHxzkEFtWBSpsHMbjjQHdHx5FIL/s1600/IMG_5602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eQen42FmBVuF4eAtYShOXLj-ck16o8j0z81WXLFG_Zi8SvoiOSo1UfqTgXW5u-nUPfS1SlnFGKk_QCyQb_E81eyBkuiZkPu3TbfMLB5wrhGhNX0wIsHxzkEFtWBSpsHMbjjQHdHx5FIL/s400/IMG_5602.JPG" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">There she is!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">See NO ONE in front of us. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">She did a great job of sharing her story and afterward she signed books. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The line to get our books signed was super long, but SO worth it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtGIn445chnQ-ceN7plieazuwzQgH2OFIaMpksQV9koXJpFpM97lkt50fnfSb-XzeGb1rDfPxqYH92iQSq8jTi_pwY6fHYLYJUBb9bv4iVtzm6cVXSmXL_TRF7ambeJo7QpnBzTG_nesT/s640/1carrie.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ree and I!!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I don't really remember what I said because I was SO nervous. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I said something about wanting to ask questions during her Q&A,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">but was too nervous. I encouraged her in her public speaking skills </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(friends encourage each other)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">and told her that I'm from Cali living in Montana and can relate to some of her stories.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">OH and I told her how I adore her. Yep, It was AWESOME!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then one by one, all the girls got to chat with her and get something signed</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Elisha had a rolling pin signed... genius). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">She loved us... obviously. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">AND Ree requested a picture with all of us </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">(even though we were planning on it anyways). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAXICJlsiJ0GHS0zgDnAG9A3Ub0wOZbCGEr9p52zIqqb7FiQEpVuYr4-lUN38NLUU5nLoQFuNCehx6CY6R9JxTfcfwgdS_wIb8Cnkmnd1bkpTC6m_JeOyQqFhApI7ocVpe57VVMqizTNDl/s640/PW2_low.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The 10 Kalispell gals with Ree!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(Elisha, Crystal, Me, Chelsea, Andrea, Cary, Sarah, Amanda, Kelly and Mary)</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">After we met Ree and went to dinner, we went back to the hotel and </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I wrote Ree a note on her facebook page. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">The next day she wrote back!!!!!!!</span><br />
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</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> She is so sweet and fun and I'm pretty sure some day we'll be BFF. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I did email the picture above (thanks Tim for taking it!) and invited her to Kalispell. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">One can dream. <br />
All in all it was a SPECTACULAR time with friends </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">AND getting to meet some special. </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRh2tQ-MhZyOcSLQNL6paPJxjQq9-Zj7Iq9NrcHnTl-GeebSKGdAc8ugs_VSaanO_CnQ1AOSHdhTpklBq8SFjH4kEyLqySvLf_VIR_0q07_TXFMguNAaQQar9G51xqLJYnHV7K3PYBmz7l/s1600/IMG_5609.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRh2tQ-MhZyOcSLQNL6paPJxjQq9-Zj7Iq9NrcHnTl-GeebSKGdAc8ugs_VSaanO_CnQ1AOSHdhTpklBq8SFjH4kEyLqySvLf_VIR_0q07_TXFMguNAaQQar9G51xqLJYnHV7K3PYBmz7l/s320/IMG_5609.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">The End. </span></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-63618126817306972112011-05-16T20:23:00.001-06:002011-05-16T20:23:58.059-06:00MT Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Spring in Montana is a funny thing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Funny and wonderful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wonderful and frustrating. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basically, it's bipolar.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Warm/sunny one day and cold/snowing/raining the next.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufYIROfF8Psw0AGMlsmo7k9LFRWnAswNXrV8ldgtfSDxWUPITvFrEa62fT8BVnWxiFdo6pWDqTrBiPEFxsTt7cMAA_hfIppiFH5C52P9Ys8gseDqJugoRCssvbqtz7vAXASyxi3MHxHDB/s1600/cstandsforcarrie1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufYIROfF8Psw0AGMlsmo7k9LFRWnAswNXrV8ldgtfSDxWUPITvFrEa62fT8BVnWxiFdo6pWDqTrBiPEFxsTt7cMAA_hfIppiFH5C52P9Ys8gseDqJugoRCssvbqtz7vAXASyxi3MHxHDB/s640/cstandsforcarrie1.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My table symbolizes Spring in MT. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5WCqszqB8xyoUvXdwt5adBcq6S04Opts9fSxKK9F0y9Xi7ru9z47cD3Koqmejzm0iwEXiTPuH0THOIpN2i61ItbRlmgQnPggmIexHN7K97C9K1akyFpK2BZiREWQdyHHZ7KfbhyMQB-5/s1600/cstandsforcarrie2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ5WCqszqB8xyoUvXdwt5adBcq6S04Opts9fSxKK9F0y9Xi7ru9z47cD3Koqmejzm0iwEXiTPuH0THOIpN2i61ItbRlmgQnPggmIexHN7K97C9K1akyFpK2BZiREWQdyHHZ7KfbhyMQB-5/s640/cstandsforcarrie2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mason jars filled with flowers (warm) and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">mason jars filled with epson salt looking like snow (cold).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRptM0RBnWXv5PBEW1Ly1n4BK3uDqGdW_cyrpvJHTD1IzNmIuW4299S6H6gCbYqBjIhCnx7BMeEnWr82HBYlWG7U4GDLfDPow6pMLE7xdJ5gqU0DXv1PapQZGt8SDjWiBzp3E4rCzcnJW/s1600/cstandsforcarrie3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGRptM0RBnWXv5PBEW1Ly1n4BK3uDqGdW_cyrpvJHTD1IzNmIuW4299S6H6gCbYqBjIhCnx7BMeEnWr82HBYlWG7U4GDLfDPow6pMLE7xdJ5gqU0DXv1PapQZGt8SDjWiBzp3E4rCzcnJW/s400/cstandsforcarrie3.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like the flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just sayin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Photos by <a href="http://www.elishaguidocaptures.blogspot.com/">Elisha Guido</a>. </span></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-64102929146294980372011-05-09T06:00:00.001-06:002011-05-09T20:07:45.471-06:00Cinco De Mayo<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For Cinco De Mayo I celebrated my friend's daughter's 2nd birthday </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">and it was quite the FIESTA!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Alaina (mother of the birthday girl) asked me to make cupcakes </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">for the occasion and I gladly obliged. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje2GbvCqVezCaR-K4WUBIdril4PlVsLWBptMiymHl1wb6cpvuge9n_XtBRXLntO7AcgSotFefHaiYOIQv-QOltXoAmX4XrytT3G_SEf4DGz5pVqEClQPuZUimaX6z3qLriJE5mmn6OD1P/s1600/cup1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhje2GbvCqVezCaR-K4WUBIdril4PlVsLWBptMiymHl1wb6cpvuge9n_XtBRXLntO7AcgSotFefHaiYOIQv-QOltXoAmX4XrytT3G_SEf4DGz5pVqEClQPuZUimaX6z3qLriJE5mmn6OD1P/s640/cup1.jpg" width="640" /></a>I decided on Mexican Chocolate Surprise cupcakes. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I baked basic chocolate cupcakes and made <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ingrid-hoffmann/double-feature-cupcakes-with-mexican-hot-chocolate-frosting-recipe/index.html">Mexican chocolate frosting</a>. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">What's the surprise you ask? A mini Reese's in the cupcake!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5ZKAkdPffljinPhUtRMRgIZ0Tv4NElXm6ZeijJ54r1Ff9WBi2gFvYQY4fFa5p5rBiLGikxzMj6wcN-IqsrMMyrHsvYPRDAepXMeXNep8aKV-qcHj0Ss5gujNi9B2xwGL0xVZ5DHbniZw/s1600/cup2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5ZKAkdPffljinPhUtRMRgIZ0Tv4NElXm6ZeijJ54r1Ff9WBi2gFvYQY4fFa5p5rBiLGikxzMj6wcN-IqsrMMyrHsvYPRDAepXMeXNep8aKV-qcHj0Ss5gujNi9B2xwGL0xVZ5DHbniZw/s640/cup2.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> A friend of mine gave me some vanilla from Mexico.... AMAZING!!! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-McPjkGHR97GrM5YFO4eP4qzhHQLfB_y0KARqQtWcIkZ25u-LpN7rhF4PwW1YxqGjY7q1jJr_5mFDA4_PIxK4uh6bHo9LB7a6SB6OfgrXnkXiPC0jSYxqJwSvHMAGCNTQ3DSEflTPZ7f/s1600/cup3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-McPjkGHR97GrM5YFO4eP4qzhHQLfB_y0KARqQtWcIkZ25u-LpN7rhF4PwW1YxqGjY7q1jJr_5mFDA4_PIxK4uh6bHo9LB7a6SB6OfgrXnkXiPC0jSYxqJwSvHMAGCNTQ3DSEflTPZ7f/s640/cup3.jpg" width="426" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5ZKAkdPffljinPhUtRMRgIZ0Tv4NElXm6ZeijJ54r1Ff9WBi2gFvYQY4fFa5p5rBiLGikxzMj6wcN-IqsrMMyrHsvYPRDAepXMeXNep8aKV-qcHj0Ss5gujNi9B2xwGL0xVZ5DHbniZw/s1600/cup2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I made the toppers from tissue pom stickes by Martha Stewart </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">(they carry her crafts at Joann's now... AHHH!!!).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6knOfYc1AawL7keJLVY5FLsiqhbasQrHHZSCrCWIUsYuEnFB9nwazmLgNA344LXreVKr5e6KGtF8GBZgPcbEvGMcqSyI7VHAyMMDjCFrSe93Xs-U35YS2Rz_Yj5tlAejNqsXWxkSMLjT/s1600/cup4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW6knOfYc1AawL7keJLVY5FLsiqhbasQrHHZSCrCWIUsYuEnFB9nwazmLgNA344LXreVKr5e6KGtF8GBZgPcbEvGMcqSyI7VHAyMMDjCFrSe93Xs-U35YS2Rz_Yj5tlAejNqsXWxkSMLjT/s640/cup4.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">And then.... because I'm crazy.... I purchased this can at the Dollar Tree </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">because I'm in LOVE with the colors AND </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf25wya19EVNyrAfULlN59h_uys2XbSv8yV44uYITmzAPfLxGSWY5OeA40E-DZGLBdLG8q1H94qR8jfTEYT6-9Syl7UYCog3aTf3tkuJatiZiasjpaf3G7hTzLlYMembk7KcP61GI9hG-R/s1600/cup5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf25wya19EVNyrAfULlN59h_uys2XbSv8yV44uYITmzAPfLxGSWY5OeA40E-DZGLBdLG8q1H94qR8jfTEYT6-9Syl7UYCog3aTf3tkuJatiZiasjpaf3G7hTzLlYMembk7KcP61GI9hG-R/s640/cup5.jpg" width="426" /></a> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wanted to take pictures of the cupcakes on the can and </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I LOVE them!!! </span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Photos by </span><a href="http://www.elishaguidocaptures.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Elisha Guido</a><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Linked here- </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><code><a href="http://tipjunkie.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Tip
Junkie handmade projects" border="0" src="http://www.tipjunkie.com/images/TipMeTuesdayButton1.png" /></a></code></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-34778835293460651612011-05-08T19:30:00.000-06:002011-05-08T19:30:13.485-06:00Mom<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I am so fortunate to have a FANTASTIC Mother. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">She is loving, encouraging, beautiful, fun, sweet, kind and </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">wonderful!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtj3nawC3XPYvFjyXsq49LvfZhngxm4iGTxBupKPe2b51xSn5PtHY0zg0JI16R1SnEwPctTPDUWsLVKPCiWzM4R9kVgkkY6NP3DdM2BjQRTpqYNYuCR4KhbJ88cnyjKpZduCSwwtEqF7sB/s1600/IMG_3607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtj3nawC3XPYvFjyXsq49LvfZhngxm4iGTxBupKPe2b51xSn5PtHY0zg0JI16R1SnEwPctTPDUWsLVKPCiWzM4R9kVgkkY6NP3DdM2BjQRTpqYNYuCR4KhbJ88cnyjKpZduCSwwtEqF7sB/s320/IMG_3607.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">She has a <a href="http://maryschurch.blogspot.com/">church</a> that she is completely renovating, </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">she makes <a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2010/09/smitten-for-my-mittens.html">mittens</a> from old sweaters and </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">she puts Martha Stewart to shame. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA15jaCrgFo-d-2jua9ppNF0tyVGPXGxp0DrypQbBXjTqbCuVcJZzFUzElOoLjE6rDDgKWkS7Mmnxu_D-kJL61WS0erDY0AIusV8rI-xUvGS_td8BmU12AUx2RVhCvGhv1pi8A-bjsbRAo/s1600/IMG_7330.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA15jaCrgFo-d-2jua9ppNF0tyVGPXGxp0DrypQbBXjTqbCuVcJZzFUzElOoLjE6rDDgKWkS7Mmnxu_D-kJL61WS0erDY0AIusV8rI-xUvGS_td8BmU12AUx2RVhCvGhv1pi8A-bjsbRAo/s320/IMG_7330.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">Her creativity never ceases to amaze me, she is constantly inspiring me and </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">encouraging me in all my creative endeavors. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">She's my biggest cheerleader. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBijUw3oTIfjI6a6lAF4WUP46lrAoH8kO77gwnv_EsG3YU257ywBTFNr5HMlC5FnqcQtg8OhDIJqcg-PYTY5YcRRNwwiuqsF78SmYUJQ9-hw3r5iWSqSC-2yHVYazM8YVperGIg9ZLyw7K/s1600/IMG_1904.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBijUw3oTIfjI6a6lAF4WUP46lrAoH8kO77gwnv_EsG3YU257ywBTFNr5HMlC5FnqcQtg8OhDIJqcg-PYTY5YcRRNwwiuqsF78SmYUJQ9-hw3r5iWSqSC-2yHVYazM8YVperGIg9ZLyw7K/s320/IMG_1904.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Happy Mother's Day Mommy!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">I love you so much and thank God for you!</span></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-14542574113039245172011-05-02T22:07:00.002-06:002011-05-04T11:31:44.894-06:00Easter Cake<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="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've been loving all things coconut lately, </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">so when my friend Charis asked me to make a </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">dessert for Easter I knew a coconut treat was in order. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I decided on <a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/">Martha's</a> </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/263796/coconut-layer-cake?czone=holiday/easter-center/easter-center-recipes">Coconut Layer Cake</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_427655782" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1SX1Fej61cajHrZX7x1nr8DyhJTku5r_5uoUs1QCpIariTYBC6HRnzii_yHhkiu4obA8w7Fx49oC7yLClaoROhuwoC-ENpfQoMY9G1sW_9nvF7a-br98G7X7gzCbY7WiK1kW1qDMDti-/s640/IMG_3070.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">AND I made it into a Rainbow Cake!</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Aqua</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pink</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Green </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yellow</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_427655782" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOGUNsaBdCpx-1L9T_8dk_RFdJFKKKnlL-LBuBgqwRveKByLmspDsn-86ses_dyt2QmFO4evV6MSVVSeeFYmDVUBGsLPuEazStDv7fQymtt2QbrNp15i16rUN5sTaaVhMTjkjsqRKCquq/s640/IMG_3174.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">With homemade <a href="http://www.createmyevent.com/2010/03/lemon-curdnot-as-difficult-as-it-sounds.html">lemon curd</a> &</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/341412/seven-minute-frosting">seven-minute frosting. </a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_427655782" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07gnCECfVn3IPCOtLtuZCVkqkOrVPsMbgjlz6BELA3eFen3m6eomeXJHJHtDxUFjXJ_gMv8Fk_zobfl1641zhiPJcAoxQAhqkqBnJWRrXn1e9Qx7nTMYXERIChYbrKhqpBB2mVcoGjlZJ/s640/IMG_3183.jpg" width="425" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">One last picture I've titled, </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cake at Sunset. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlV2ldIRnTvvkgbKNoeOLN1HdwtQvnky94-ZdNHjBwDPypbhXe8tBJPIHf9osGSdgvd6SyOgkdvYeBBfji7x_I4c8SmGltJqR1n5kK8bzL9Y6ni-aj36FwobIBt4I_PwR0vfKPe-lrveYE/s640/IMG_3076.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I LOVE when desserts taste good and </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">look ADORABLE. </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hope everyone had a GLORIOUS Easter!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://levilusko.com/archives/thoughts-on-easter">I know I did</a>!!!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Photos by </span><a href="http://365blogchallenge.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Elisha Guido</a></span></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-81960392893753420772011-04-25T20:17:00.001-06:002011-04-25T20:19:42.320-06:00Father Knows Best<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 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; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I make a GREAT pumpkin pie. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's true. I'm just being honest. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since I was a kid I've been making the same </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">pumpkin pie and it's amazing. </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My secret recipe? </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">None. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusl5pEWjx0LHFWmm5Hwx_miOxamuGvnxF9Lz_YOhVAbibllqpQ4XoRF1L8pK5eEilHOzg0FKpoQG7tbDjhwvf7kFi22FMfS0Oel_yvh9N5tl2x9FEBRzIsUdqQjgxkVhwLDlAaO2tk_-I/s1600/LibbysPumpkinPieFilling822g--7b1a7-L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusl5pEWjx0LHFWmm5Hwx_miOxamuGvnxF9Lz_YOhVAbibllqpQ4XoRF1L8pK5eEilHOzg0FKpoQG7tbDjhwvf7kFi22FMfS0Oel_yvh9N5tl2x9FEBRzIsUdqQjgxkVhwLDlAaO2tk_-I/s1600/LibbysPumpkinPieFilling822g--7b1a7-L.jpg" /></a></span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I simply follow the <a href="http://www.verybestbaking.com/recipes/18470/LIBBYS-Famous-Pumpkin-Pie/detail.aspx">recipe</a> on the back of </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">the <a href="http://www.verybestbaking.com/Libbys.aspx">Libby's</a> can of pumpkin.</span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> A few weeks back my dad and I were talking about </span></div><div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">my yummy pumpkin pie and he said </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">something along the lines of, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Carrie, of course it's good, they only put good recipes </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">on the back of food packages. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then it hit me.... he's right! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of the best recipes are simply from the back </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">of a food package and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">that is what brings us to my new favorite cookies....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pecans</span></b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9c0gcdzUEd_zNAvMegblUCGi-A4Ha6yEeO63Y5bT2lT9RXSEmIZSVVmIzfPCv2rtyMWgu1-loD5GFCo43Vv7C8gGqgVdJ4_8bEe4AxsG7dudbMK49Xl4qIp4d0-R_p4o0ZchDIlLE3szM/s1600/c+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9c0gcdzUEd_zNAvMegblUCGi-A4Ha6yEeO63Y5bT2lT9RXSEmIZSVVmIzfPCv2rtyMWgu1-loD5GFCo43Vv7C8gGqgVdJ4_8bEe4AxsG7dudbMK49Xl4qIp4d0-R_p4o0ZchDIlLE3szM/s400/c+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Does anyone else find this true? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Or false?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have a favorite recipe from the back of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">a food package? Do share! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This blog is NOT sponsored by Hershey's... </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">they don't even know I exist. </span></span></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-4946783602192250612011-04-11T23:51:00.000-06:002012-01-03T16:16:42.517-07:00Confession- Straws<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">I have a confession to make....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I am obsessed with straws</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">(ok, maybe not obsessed... but I really, REALLY, really like them). </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Here is a pic of my current straw collection. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">So many pretty straws. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My FAVORITES are my paper straws from <a href="http://www.thinkgarnish.com/">Garnish</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The newest addition to the straw family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The thing with straws is you can find them in so many different colors, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Well, I feel better now that I confessed about my straw obsession. </span></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223914583744166021.post-30342305864773908202011-04-03T19:38:00.003-06:002011-05-05T16:09:27.828-06:00Cupcakes in a Jar<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE jars. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I feel my previous posts have shown my love of jars....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/03/breakfast-in-jar.html">Breakfast in a jar </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2010/12/perfect-mason.html">Presents in jars</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2010/10/pie-in-jar.html">Pie in a jar</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/01/table-of-christmas-past.html">Candles in jars </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2011/01/decor-of-christmas-past.html">Jars as decorations</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://cstandsforcarrie.blogspot.com/2010/10/vintage-picnic.html">Jars as cups</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">my latest creation....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">CUPCAKES in a JAR!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1ibXp6BE4jD2lVYvD0hxhnlZlyuqIi4D088h_33lBkDOSvMRFutLjOUy9P437A8ORtsB22cq80vSyLDCHubZknxBBVf-CSMVUFj5IiKkFDh6CJMESxBHU06NZLv6ZiIgdD1FIXE_zpE5/s1600/jar.jpg" /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Chocolate cupcakes with vanilla frosting &</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting. </span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cute, convient & delish! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Linking up <a href="http://www.paisleypassions.blogspot.com/">here</a>. </span></div>Carrie Rowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14802756935057400615noreply@blogger.com0