A birthday cupcake that rocked my face!

Sunday was Tracie’s birthday. ALL week she celebrated. On Friday she wore a crown. And we got cupcakes…

I took a few pictures of TPP wearing her crown…

This first one she didn’t think I got.

The second one was boring.

But when I reminded her that EDWARD was right behind her, I got this! (She loves Robert Pattinson. and by love, I really mean, obsessed with.)

Because it was TPP’s birthday, we had cupcakes. (We always need a reason for cake!)
But these were no ordinary cup cakes. These were DREAMCAKES and boy, oh boy, they were amazing!

That was a “Curious George” cupcake. I am a sucker for all things peanut butter, and I LOVE runts candy. When I saw those sweet little bananas in the box I snatched it up because I knew it just HAD TO BE peanut butter of some sort. The cake part was very banana nut bready in flavor, the icing was a sweet, smooth PB fudge flavor. I made myself completely sick from it and it was worth it!

Thank goodness I don’t know where this place is located in Homewood (and I am choosing not to google it), because I would camp out each morning for one of these. Check out their website from they link above and look at all the tasty, creative cupcakes they have. I may make it a goal to try them all. Then make a new weight loss goal.

Thanks for having a Birthday, Tracie!

-m

a day late and a doughnut short

Actually I am several days behind on this post, but I couldn’t pass up sharing this.

Friday was National Doughnut Day. And though I thought it was just a day to celebrate doughnut… I learned it actually “was created by the Salvation Army in 1938 to honor the women who served donuts to soldiers during World War I” (Wikipedia). Who knew!? And how have I missed this glorious holiday every year of my life!?

What I do know is that Krispy Kreme is God’s gift to earth. In the form of Chocolate Covered cream filled goodness!

Friday morning was a crappy morning all the way around at work. But I walked in the kitchen to see this…

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then I caught this scarfing down a gooey warm glazed doughnut…

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I immediately grabbed my fav and headed back to my office to enjoy it in peace. (We won’t discuss how many more I ate throughout the day!)

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Thank goodness there is not a KK near me. I would have to go get one right now!

-m

April Date Night

So I asked Wayne on a date the other day. It turned into me “making” Wayne take me on a date. Before we left the house I told him to pretend like he was picking me up… and I wanted flowers… so I got these…

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Then he drove, since he “picked me up”…

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Then we drove around forever so he could “surprise” me with a special dinner. (We went to Rojo… it was super busy and loud, or I would have taken pictures in there! But the Veggie burger was the bomb! I love this place. I have a hard time choosing anywhere else when Rojo is an option. I just love the people watching and the patio and the margaritas.)

Then we went and did this…

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(I had to stop and buy socks because I wore flip flops.)

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And Wayne won… both games. Jerk. I am sore from 2 games.

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I decided I was much better at drinking then bowling. So we ended our night at Metro Bistro. It was late, I yawned the whole time, we left before the 3rd band played. They were really loud. Or I am just really old. ugh!

I think our next date night will have to be quite and non athletic… and it will need to end by about 9pm. Maybe we can go play Bingo. Ha!

-m

Rogue Tavern

Wayne and I haven’t been out to eat in a while… I decided the other night that I had no interest in coming home to cook!

So, I suggested we go out for something yummy. We discussed our normal spots, but then decided on Rogue Tavern. I honestly don’t know how long it’s been open, but everything inside is new and nice!  We missed out on sitting on the patio, because we didn’t know they had one in the back. But, the sky lights made it quite bright and nice inside. I am intrigued about the night life there. They have big tv screens, and a large stage. It seems like it would be a good place to see a band.

The 1st thing we did was order drinks. When they didn’t have the cheep beer I wanted, I got this….

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About half way through it I realized a daily margarita would make my life so much happier! I proceeded to giggle through the rest of the dinner, and did NOT get a second! I wanted to go back today for another!

I was expecting Bar & Grill type food, instead they had incredible appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, and main courses.

I ordered the Pecan Crusted Chicken with jalapeno black-eyed peas and Loaded Mashed Potatoes. It was incredible!

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Wayne had the Cajun Chicken Sandwich. I didn’t try his, but those chips were amazing!

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I was completely thrilled with  the food, the margarita and the company.

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It was good times! Can’t wait to go back.

-m

oh and as a side note, Rick Carter co-owns the place. Not that you know who that is, but he used to be a part of my mother’s favorite band, Telluride. He also has played with Rollin in the Hay (I think?). I wonder if he needs any Telluride memorabilia or records, I probably have some lying around. (You don’t understand…My mom was obsessed people. obsessed.)