Peanut Butter Cup Pie

Tonight we had a ward "service auction" and I auctioned off this Peanut Butter Cup Pie. The recipe can be found on kraftrecipes.com. It's so heavenly...you won't even think that you're eating about 1,000 calories per slice (uh-oh). I bid on a handmade personalized journal and won it! It was a great activity- games, good socializing, lots of awesome service projects, and all of the canned food helped needy families in Utah County. Two thumbs up

My Favorite Stores

So whenever I get in the mood to go shopping (fairly often), I'm always like, "hmmm, where do I wanna go?" A lot of times I'll forget about some of the best stores with the best deals because I get in a routine. I've thought about compiling a list before, and now I'm making myself sit down and do it. Because, it will come in handy & I don't wanna forget places that I enjoy :~) haha, I know, I'm a shop-a-hol-ic.
Here they are:

1. Hobby Lobby
2. Tai-Pan Trading
3. Roberts Arts & Crafts
4. Kirkland's (haven't been here in FOR-EVER bc I forgot, see!)
5. IKEA
6. Kohl's
7. The Buckle (no deals, but I heart their jeans & burn-outs)
8. Papaya
9. White House, Black Market
10.Nordstrom (for shoes!)& Nordstrom Rack
11.Bags That Fit Boutique
12.Downeast Basics
13.Bohme
14.Cherry Lane Boutique
15.TARGET

More to come...

valentine's

Valentine's is probably my least favorite holiday cause it always ends up sucking for me; regardless, it's a holiday & I love to decorate for holidays whether I like them or not. =) So here is my latest craft creation... maybe someday soon I'll l.o.v.e Valentine's Day xoxo, Lori

Up To's...

1. Saw "Morning Glory" & "Despicable Me" with Soda at the dollar theater. Rachel McAdams is seriously one of my fave actresses
   
2. Read "Skinny Bitch".
3. Got back in the swing of things at work- ugh, so many IEP's due.
4. Bought pink & brown leopard fabric to make my first burp cloths!
5. Started reading the biography of Thomas S. Monson
   
6. Trying to lose the lbs. I gained over winter break, using this little blog to help: http://howmanycaloriesshouldieat.com
7. So thankful we finally got a washing machine that works
8. Decorating for Valentine's Day heart heart heart it.
   
9. Getting sick of the cold and snow, ready for spring already!!!
10. Making plans to travel
    

Love,
Me

christmas

I went home to Tennessee for Christmas for two weeks. Mable helped me make my first sewing project. A stocking. (More sewing experiments to come!) I got lots of wonderful gifts, including hot pink hot rollers that I've wanted forever, since I'm not as skillful as Tracy when it comes to using the Ginali curler...:(
We went to Brenda's and baked lots of delicious cookies. I started walking at the old armory gym close to Mom & Dad's house. I ate many yum yum country breakfasts, including my favorite, chocolate & biscuits with fried bologna. MMM. I helped my mom clean. A lot. I met my bro's girlfriend. I drove on the Natchez Trace. I shopped at Cool Springs & got to see all my sweet relatives again. I learned that there are people in Lawrenceburg named Bearcat and Happy Wisdom & that I have a second cousin that drives a 4-different-colored-doored hearse around town (and he's not a mortician). I had a lovely time.