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My mother in law brought these fabulous white peaches to me this weekend. I wanted to do something fun with them. I scoured the internet for peach cookie recipes and everyone keep saying that the peaches were too moist and made the cookies too sloppy. I also saw a dump cake that looked wonderful but the same comments came up that the bottom of the cake was soggy. So I made a tried and true "crisp" recipe. I peeled 6 peaches, skipped the blanching, and added the "crisp" baked it at 350 for 40 mins. Ryan said it was fantastic. I don't want to try it. My diet seems to have forgotten where I live and can't find it's way back home. I don't even want to talk about the run in I had with a container of vanilla frosting. It kept glaring at me every time I would open my pantry door. Bad times right now..... Oh so anyways, back to the recipe. It smelled wonderful and I'm sure it tastes just as good!
Patiently awaiting their blanket of sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon, and calories.
Finished golden and bubbly....
Alright, so today I finally finished this room. NEVER EVER EVER will I EVER whitewash a room and ceiling again. It was hard enough hand painting each plank, waiting for it to "almost dry and then wiping it down. Then I got to the ceiling. My mom thought I would be able to use a roller to do it. Like I have said before, it's like painting with milk. When I tried the ceiling with the roller, the paint rained on me and I was covered. I had to hand paint each and every ceiling plank. AHHH!!! I am worn out! I don't have the room put together yet. I am waiting for carpet to be laid and of course the new furniture. But I thought I would show you a little snipit of my progress so far......
This is what the walls look like now. The oar is one of my antique finds. $7.00! I love it. Right now it's just laying against the wall. I plan to hang it above the doorway of the room. It's a big difference from the old cedar rustic look. I'm soooooooo excited to have this room almost finished. I'll post the finished project soon!
This apology goes to my oldest friend Todd Shoemake. I forgot his birthday yesterday. To top it off it was the big 30! Just the day before I was talking to him about being one year older and Wednesday passed without me calling and sending him warm wishes. Needless to say I have no excuses!! I am soooooo sorry! He has threatened to write me out of his will. So please forgive Tipee Toe Tanner. I'm a jerk.
My favorite memory of Todd was when I turned 16 and picked him up at his job. He wanted to take my car for a spin. We got out of the parking lot, sat at a stop light, and 20 secs later my car got smashed into by a lady going 50 mph!! My car was totalled within one hour of having my license. He was my first boyfriend in grade school and from 1st through 7th grade we consistently got into trouble in class for "talking excessively". We also failed foods class (huh, no surprise right?) and almost burned down our kitchen stove in the classroom. Even my mother would consider him apart of our family. Sorry Todd. I hope that yesterday was a fantastic day................
My strawberry shortcake, crust was in the shape 
These were dangerous
Courtney being our official note taker. Her husband would be proud of her since he LOVES schedules on vacations.
Beth wanted to slap me for taking so many pictures of
Vampire horseface and Courtney. Seriously I know I need a tan but I'm so pushing my luck with the 4 straight years I spent consecutively in a tanning bed in college. I can't afford to do anymore. Maybe I will buy some of those tanning pills on Canal street while I'm there.
Check out her recipe for The Best Chocolate Cake Ever! My mom and I spent Sunday afternoon antique shopping. I found some great finds for my room redo. I also found this great little apron for $2.50. I have been wanting to make some aprons so I took the afternoon and tried. Tried being the key word. The green one below is the one I purchased. I cut almost half of the bottom off and replaced the pocket and hand stiched the little yellow flower on the left side. The black and pink one was all me. The pink fabric came from a pair of VS pajama pants I had but never wear. Both are super cute and I can't wait to wear them while I burn dinner. Hope all of your weekend's were wonderful and relaxing.
Last night was such a good night for so many reasons. The night started off excellent because of the first picture. Don't mean to toot my own horn but I'm going to. The first picture of me is posted because I am wearing a size 6 jeans! Back in 2008 I was a 10-12. Slowly but surely I have been running it off. Slowly being the key word, jeez...... It also was excellent because Ry and I enjoyed an wonderful dinner and a movie. Then we went to Katies house where we went through a bottle of wine, watched a tutorial on Ryan's "new" phone, and caught up with our out of town friend. Lastly we ran up to a Herrin "watering hole" and saw some more friends and my sister. Let me tell you how weird it is to run into a baby sister at a bar. Still will probably be weird even when we are fifty. All in all it was a good night because it was spent with good people. Now we are off to St. L to do a little furniture shopping and to eat lunch with our friends up there. Have a beautiful Saturday!!
Kaite and Leslie
This is my inspiration room! Hopefully after the martha reject is finished with this project, it will look like the above picture. Well, minus the $50,000 in furniture!
Last night I went to a Bachelorette Finale party (thank you Angie!). We celebrated in style with our veils, thanks to Gaye, and our fans, thanks to Maddy, that showed our picks. I think all of us, with the exception of Teresa, were for Ed. Of course Ed was the lucky one, how lucky, I'm not so sure. I had a blast and I thank all the girls that made it such an awesome night!
Our fans with the "roses" for the final rose ceremony.
Ohhhh......... Kypton's stomach. Seriously, our jaws were dropped pretty much the whole show when he graced the screen.
Hummus is not only a super quick recipe for a party but it is low in calories and it is heart healthy and super rich in Omega 6 fatty acids (“essential” fats that your body needs but can’t produce). I always buy it at the Co-Op in a powder form and add the olive oil. Tonight I thought I would make it from scratch since I had 6 cans of garbanzo beans! It literally took me less than 2 minutes to make this recipe. My favorite pairing with it is of course a warm Greek pita bread. That option isn't that healthy..... carrots, cucumbers, and even granny smith apples are wonderful with it. I have found that people either LOVE or HATE hummus. There seems to be no in between. I could literally eat the whole thing in one sitting. Ugh.... If you are looking everywhere for the Tahini (paste made from sesame seeds) go to the Co-Op or a International Foods store. They will definitely have it there.
Saturday night Ry and I went out with some friends who were in town. We went to Global Gourmet with full intentions of sitting outside and enjoying a summer evening. About 30 minutes into dinner a summer shower decided to make an appearance and we had to literally RUN inside where there was 1 table left! After dinner Heather and I had to get a chocolate martini which are our favorites! Last time we were together we had 4 a piece. Let me tell you, that was a great morning the next day! They are just so good! We always have so much fun with these guys. It's a shame we don't live closer! Thanks guys for the great evening!
Dax and Heather
Ry and I, jeez..... golfing everyday sure will give you a good tan. I look like a vampire face.
This is why I love my husband. He took a design idea I had and turned it into a scary looking math equation. Take note of the letters and numbers up in the top right hand corner. Makes me have nightmare flashbacks from my freshman year of high school. One of the many reasons why I love him.
Want to know who this is? This is Melissa Farley. I searched Facebook for other Melissa Farley's and she came up. Does anyone remember that scary preacher guy from the Poltergeist movies? This lady reminds me of him. It's the hat I'm sure.
So do you like the new look???? Danielle at http://thedesigngirlstudio.com/ designed this for me! I love the little cook. This new design pokes fun at my numerous attempts at trying to learn how to cook, sew, and whatever else I pick up along the way.
At first I hated cooking, mainly because I had never had an interest in it. Case and point: My good friend Todd and I started a grease fire in Home Ec. and I started to throw a bowl of water on it. My teacher thankfully stopped me. He and I also baked bread and found a band aid in it. I can't remember who's it was. Needless to say, I have improved over the 11 years since Home Ec. I have come to really like cooking!!
With the new look comes new additions to my blog. New things to come very soon! Thank you for stopping by and taking a look! I appreciate my blog family so so much! Thank you!
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