Weekend Recap

Things have been pretty slow at the L house this week. But it has given me a chance to keep with my blog reading, so that's a good thing! I know this is a little late, but I've got a quick weekend rap up. On Friday, I met up with 2 of my bridesmaids for dinner at Marlow's Tavern in Vinings. Dinner was delicious, but they have the best hummus dip for a starter. MMM, I love chickpeas. On Saturday, hubby and I walked the pups for a 3 mile walk - not going to lie, my thighs were killing me on Sunday morning! I went to Bath and Body Works to pick up some more of their Wallflower plug ins (my favorite is coconut lime verbena) and they had a great sale! I got each plug in for $6 each! So of course, I bought 5 - maybe a little bit excessive, but my house does smell delicious.

On Saturday, hubby and I went out to dinner with a big group of friends to the Right Wing Tavern. Being the true political moderate that I am (I know what you are thinking, there is no such thing, but I promise that's me) it is completely politically incorrect for sure, but I forgave them since there was a picture of my favorite president, JFK on the wall. No matter what your political beliefs are, it's a really great restaurant. The food is delicious, the ambiance is unique and all of the meals are named after famous republican affiliates, ex. The Laura sandwich is a chicken salad sandwich with pecans and grapes. The said that they are eventually going to add a Left Wing version next door. I'm looking forward to trying it! The guys stayed up until about 2 watching all of Entourage's Season 3. Love that show. Is it just me or is Kevin Connolly kind of hot?? Is it the red head thing again??

Like Lauren at Adventures of a Southern Newlywed, I got my Vineyard Vines catalog on Saturday, and have considered ordering everything in the catalog. I love spring colors, they're so light and fresh. Although polka dots are my favorite, I do love stripes. So I do feel compelled to pick up the striped dress below. However, horizontal stripes could be a little risky this early in the new year. eek.





On Sunday while the hubby was watching the race, my girlfriend M and I went to Little 5 for an afternoon of shopping and people watching. M is a 3rd grade teacher and is performing in her school's variety show this weekend and has to dress up like one of the Jackson 5! We looked all over the place for something for her! All we left with was a crazy afro wig. But we had a great time. While we were driving home, we got stuck in that AWFUL storm that came through the south over the weekend. It was pretty scary. But thankfully we made it home in one piece, but exhausted from all of our shopping! I did pick up one thing - adult Madlibs! I haven't done one yet, but I'll let you guys know how they are after I try it out.

Hope everyone is having a great week. I am still waiting to here back from my interviewer to see when I go back in again.....and I wasn't sure about the yellow, but it's growing on me! I may keep it for a little while longer. :)

(Accidental) New Look, but Same Ole Me

So, since it's so dreary in Georgia today - tornadoes, thunderstorm warnings, etc- I decided to change my blog background color to yellow. Hoping it would brighten my day tomorrow when I get back to work. Well, I'm hating the yellow, but for some reason blogger doesn't give me white as a background option anymore. Any one have a clue how I can remedy this?? And while on this topic, what's up with blogger? My formattings whacky, my spellchecks not working well, is it me?? Honestly it for sure could be me.....And I'm a born and raised Georgia Bulldog fan, so this yellow's a bit too GT for me. Danielle I need you help! :)

Do I Need an R Rating on my Blog?

So, my Mum was on my blog today (yea! She finally figured out how to get on the internet by herself, hehe. kidding) and was really upset with me about something. She said, "Laura, WHAT is the F word doing on your blog." I was so confused when I realized that, oh yeah, the Sex and the City quotes!

So, if this offends anyone, I apologize. But sorry, Mum, I am not taking them down. :) Well unless I get more complaints......then we'll see.

V - Day Recap

So I was a little concerned that my hubby hadn't really given Valentine's Day much thought. I should have known better, since he does this every holiday - "We're not doing gifts are we??" So when he said that on Tuesday I figured I'd just get him a card and a bottle of wine. When I came home from work last night, there were a dozen red tulips (my fave flower) and three boxes for me to open. In the first box was the Amy Winehouse CD (Despite the fact that she's a bit of a mess right now, she's super talented), the second was an IPOD Touch!! and the third was a cover for it. I've never had an IPOD because honestly I didn't know if I'd be able to figure out how to work it. :) But I am a huge sucker for anything Apple related - like the new MacBook Air. Looks fabulous.

I feel bad that I didn't get him much more, but I did let him have the complimentary bottle of red wine that we received last night at dinner. That counts, right? ;)

We're not sure about the cover since it comes with a weird belt clip thing (ew) so I may be taking that back. Any suggestions for where I can get a cuter one?

Happy Valentine's Day!

I hope that you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day! I am a total sucker for ice cream sandwiches, and while checking out Martha's website and I came across this recipe! Perfect for the unseasonably warm weather we having here today - as far as I know it's going to be in the 60's here in Georgia. I'm pretty sure it was lightly snowing yesterday.....weird.....I blame global warming. Enjoy!

Chocolate Strawberry Heart-Shaped Ice-Cream Sandwiches

Makes 24
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1/2 cup cocoa powder
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon milk
2 to 2 1/2 pints strawberry ice cream, slightly softened

1. In a medium bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter, vanilla, and sugar. Add eggs and milk, and mix until combined. Add reserved flour mixture, and mix on low speed until incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl with a spatula at least once. Divide the dough in half, and shape each half into a flat disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap, and chill until firm, about 1 hour.

2. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface; use an offset spatula to unstick the dough every few turns of the rolling pin. Roll dough to an 1/8-inch thickness. Cut dough using a variety of heart-shaped cookie cutters from 2 1/2 to 3 inches in diameter, making sure there is a top and bottom cookie for each sandwich. Place hearts on a parchment-lined baking sheet; chill until firm, about 30 minutes. Remove from refrigerator; use a fork to prick holes all over the surface of the cookies. Bake until firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool slightly on baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

3. Using half the cookies, spoon softened strawberry ice cream about 1/2 inch thick on each underside. Place matching cookie on top of ice cream, top-side facing out. Transfer immediately to freezer to harden; repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve directly from the freezer. Sandwiches can be stored in an airtight container in the freezer for 3 to 4 days.

(recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart)

Répondre à la question de Tres Poshe Preppy

Oh, TPP I forget to answer your question. I was thinking outside embroidery on the nylon portion. I probably would have done the embossing, but I think it's too late now.....I LOVE monogramming, don't get me wrong, but I do want to keep this bag very classic. Not too cutesy, is mongramming too cutesy for it?

And apologies for the continuous références françaises, but whenever I say Longchamp, Le Pliage et Tres Poshe Preppy, it makes me want to put my many years of french class to good use!

Parlez-vous demain blog friends!

The Results Are In...

I got an A on the assessment this time around! Woohoo!