Happy Easter!

Hope you all had a great Easter! We had brunch with the family at my brother's house. Just a few pics of the day - mostly food!

Italian Easter Pie - my favorite! My mom makes this every Easter - just one of those things I look forward to. It's made with various italian cheeses and prosciutto and dry sausage. So good!

Orzo salad with tomatoes, red onions and chick peas. Another favorite!

This is the Chicken Salad I made. I used two precooked rotisserie chickens (they have so much flavor), celery and granny smith apples. The dressing is made up of mayo, sour cream, honey and lime. I get bored of traditional chicken salad, so this one is a nice change.

Don't these brownies look so yummy?! I wish I had enough room to try one! We had so much more food than I have taken pics of. There were bagels, baked french toast, egg and sausage strata, shrimp salad, tuna fish, kielbasa, muffins, etc. The kids had so much fun with there cousins and luckily we had nice weather so they were outside most of the day playing football.

Easy Healthy Dinner

So many nights I need to make a quick but healthy dinner so I thought I would share this easy to put together meal. It's grilled turkey sausage, asparagus that I drizzled with olive oil, kosher salt and pepper and roasted in the oven @ 450 degrees till brown then sprinkle with parmesan cheese. And orzo pasta tossed with olive oil, salt and pepper, lemon zest of 2 lemons, fresh parsley and sprinkled with parmesan cheese. This was so quick and easy, tastes great and healthy too! My kids like their sausage on a hot dog potato roll with mustard. I am always looking for quick dinners for weeknights on the run! Enjoy!

Tent Sale Tuesday!

This antique white candleholder is now under the tent! Drape with crystals or beads to dress it up!

Country Living Event

Wow! I am home from an amazing weekend in Chicago. I met many of my pink friends from Make Mine Pink, was there to see Joyce Lucas (owner of MakeMinePink.com) receive her honor as one of Country Living's Entrepreneurs of the year, and listened to an amazing panel of women speak about owning your own business. There were 600 women in attendance. The room was full of so much information and inspiration, my head is still spinning. This is an annual event for Country Living and all I can say is if you have never been, it is definitely well worth the trip! There were a few moments that I had tears in my eyes listening to some of the beautiful and emotional stories of the ladies being honored. And I was so happy to be there and be a part of this wonderful experience. Can't wait for next year's event!

Queen for a Day!

Attention all Make Mine Pink Forum Members!

As you may know~ all the members of Make Mine Pink attending the Country Livings WE event are also planning to have an "Outrageous Tiara Event". MMP wishes to leave no one out of the fun~ so we are hosting the "Queen for a Day" event on the forum~

Here are the rules of play: Design and create your outrageous PINK Tiara yourself.

Submit 1-2 pictures of you wearing your Tiara by Tuesday March 18th!

(it must be YOU in the picture wearing the tiara)

All pics will be posted and a vote will take place!

Only current and participating forum members will be allowed to vote! The winner will receive the beautiful tiara ring and the gorgeous book-Crowns & Tiaras.

All forum members NOT attending the Chicago event are eligible to win this fabulous prize.

Not a forum member yet? JOIN HERE!

New in the Boutique!

Just a little peak at some new things I will be listing over the next couple of days.

Some inspirational books, glittery eggs, metal trays and planters.

Tent Sale Tuesday!

I have just added these cute little Berry Balls to the Tent Sale!

Tent Sale Tuesday!

I love these cast iron scrolls. These are a nice large size, put them in the corner of a doorway, use as shelf supports or add some wood and turn them into bookends! They have just been placed under the Tent!

A Special Lady!

I would like you to meet Joyce Lucas, owner of Make Mine Pink and Cottage Collections. This year she has been chosen as one of Country Living's 2008 Women Entrepreneur Honorees. She certainly deserves this honor. She has created an amazing place on the web for women to advertise their business, network, come for advice or just make friends. I joined MMP in 2006 and I know my website's success is because of that decision. Joyce is a very busy lady yet makes time to chat with her members daily. I am most excited about seeing Joyce accept this honor in Chicago in just a few weeks. I will also be meeting many of the friends I have made in the last two years at Make Mine Pink. Please visit MakeMinePink.com to learn more about this wonderful lady and the pinkest place on earth! Oh and if you are attending Country Living's Event - let me know so we can say hello. I would love to meet some of you!

What Kind of Flower are You?

I just took the flower test I saw on Andie's blog. Try it!

Here is what mine said:

You Are a Canna
"You stand up for what you believe in, even if it gets in the way of what other people think. You are proud of yourself and your accomplishments and you enjoy letting people know that."

Love that!

Tent Sale Tuesday!

I almost forgot today is Tuesday! Kids are off for Mid-winter break this week so I'm a little thrown off! This cast iron pedestal has just been reduced. Check it out!

I've Been Tagged!

By sweet Stephanie at Shabby in Pink Boutique and Erica at Meadow Street
Here are THE RULES:
1. Once you are tagged, link back to the person that tagged you.
2. Post THE RULES on your blog.
3.Post 7 weird or random facts about yourself on your blog.
4. Tag 7 people and link to them.
5. Comment on their blog to let them know they have been tagged.

1~I almost always fall asleep during movies, at home or in the theatre. Something about sitting down in a dark room.

2~I won't buy any products with MSG or Nitrates, or if there is a long list of ingredients on the package.

3~I'm a little claustrophobic and have to do yoga breathing when I drive through the Midtown tunnel (underground tunnel to NYC).

4~First time I went to Disney (also my first time in Florida), was in 2006.

5~I'm allergic to kiwi.

6~I am such a procrastinator. I do most things at the last minute! But work pretty well under pressure.

7~I gave birth to all four of my children without any drugs. I like to suffer?

Since many of my blogging friends have been tagged, if you are reading this message and have not been tagged yet, consider yourself tagged so we can learn more about you!

Tent Sale Tuesday!

This set of three cast iron candle pedestals have just been placed under the tent!

Legally Blonde!

I just have to recommend this Broadway show, especially if you have a teen girl. We had the chance to see the show this past weekend in NYC. My daughter and I loved it! Adorable and funny. I can't get the songs out of my head! You can click on this link to see video clips and hear some of the music.

Tent Sale Tuesday!

I love this pretty vanity mirror. It's just been placed under the tent!

Pretty Storage

My husband continues to work on finishing our basement (he is currently still completing the playroom area). Next will be my creative studio space also in the basement. I know we are still months away from completing my space but I couldn't help picking up these great finds at TJMaxx the other day. The trunk style boxes were only $5.99 and $7.99 and the mini file drawers were $19.99. I am actually going to start filling them up. My plan for tomorrow is to relocate all of my supplies to my dining room as a temporary work space until the basement is done. I have had so many new ideas swirling around in my mind (usually while in the shower). And just can't wait to get to work on them. My goal for this week!

Tent Sale Tuesday!

I have just added some of these French Wire floral cones to the Tent Sale!

Tent Sale Tuesday!

These pretty Hydrangea plates have just been moved under the Tent at a great price too!

Check back every Tuesday for more Tent Sale treasures!

Strawberry Shortcake!

So today I am totally procrastinating. The only thing I don't like about my business is the paperwork. I hate it actually. I basically have put off all of 2007 record keeping and now I am facing a huge pile to get through. It's my goal for today to tackle this mess and I thought it would be more fun to post about my daughter's party first. Yesterday we celebrated her 4th birthday with a few friends and a Strawberry Shortcake theme. She loves anything Strawberry Shortcake and I do too. It reminds me of when I was little. I am so happy they have brought this line of toys into stores again. So I also tackled one of those cake molds with all of the fun icing colors. I have to say they look a lot harder than they are to decorate. Although it was time consuming, it was so much fun to create this cake for my daughter. She really loved it! But I have to say the best part of the whole day was when my little one came to my husband and I and said "thank you for my birthday", and no one told her to say it!

Cake mold and food coloring from Michael's craft store.

I ordered the paper goods from Birthday Express. They have great themed party packs with everything you need!

Tent Sale Tuesday!

I just moved these great hooks to the tent! Look for more great sales in the next few weeks as I clear out inventory to start fresh!