Mummy Dogs

On the menu for tonight.

Go here for the method.

Happy Haunting!

Brown and Pink- oh how I love you

Ruffle Me Softly by Aurora Leigh on Polyvore.com

Want to be Tippi

The first Hitchcock movie that I saw--truly saw was The Birds.

I was transfixed as a young teen by the the camera angles, the use of silence, how birds can be made to be so frightening, and by Miss Melanie Daniels--a bored, beautiful, young socialite who travels on a whim to a small California town.

After this movie, and subsequently seeing Marnie, I wanted to be Tippi Hedren.

Seriously, could she be any more glamorous?

Here she is at 79! Yep. Still want to be her.

So I am a Hitchcock lover through and through. But even I think that this is a bit strange...

The Birds Barbie: Available at Amazon for $16.98.

Inside the World of Nick and Lilly

You might think that my kids have buckets on their heads.
They don't.
They are wigs.
;-)

Monday Morning Perk

Okay go here, read to the end. You WON'T be sorry!

And then go here. You will be oh-so-glad that you did!

Now go have a happy Monday.

And I will too.

U-Topia *

U2 is amazing.

The concert was beyond fabulous. I could talk about how Bono's voice was incredible, how the band played fantastically, how the set was beyond description, how the visual displays were enthralling, but I won't.

I could pretend that I didn't scream like a schoolgirl and dance like my kids weren't watching (thankfully they weren't), or that I wasn't able to take a pre-concert picture without giggling excitedly, but I won't.

Instead I will just relive my life and love of U2.

U2 is the music that my brother Greg says 'came out from the under the door of my room' when he was young and I was a teenager. I used to listen to the song Bad on repeat as I got ready to go out. Seriously there is no better song.

U2- Circa 1984

In 1987 Joshua Tree came out. It ruled. It rocked. I was amazed. Favorite ballad for the next several years? With Or Without You.

1987

Click for a listen of current faves (not necessarily current albums).

City Of Blinding Lights, Sweetest Thing, and All I Want Is You

So here we are getting ready to leave. See? Too excited to take a good picture! ;-)

Me and My Sweetie

Time to Go!!!

Just outside the new Dallas Cowboys' Stadium.

Oh, and this night out gave me the perfect opportunity to watch my favorite-of-all-time makeup tutorial (I am not the only one addicted to makeup tutorials, right?) The Smoky Eye.

and try it out for myself.

Here is my favorite-of-all-time picture of Bono with his wife Ali Hewson.

Married since 1982.

*Clever post title courtesy of Chanda

I Can't EVEN Believe It!!!

My sweetie-pie-of-all-time hubby is taking me to see U2 tonight for our 18th Anniversary!!!!!

I simply CAN NOT EVEN BELIEVE it!!!!

Have a Beautiful Weekend

Audrey
Audrey by aurorasmiles featuring Chanel sunglasses

Happy Birthday AJ!!

My baby brother is turning 24 years old today!
Now he is a Returned Missionary, Army Reservist, and College Student.
But I remember the days when he just used to give me kisses!

All Grown Up...

I love you, A.J. Happy, Happy Birthday!!!!

A Weekend In

Staying in. Watching this.

The Embossed Cupcake

So I have a thing for cupcakes. I do. I love all things cupcake. Pictures of them, themes for them, and tutorials of them.

Why don't I make more of them? Simple. I would EAT them. I would eat the ugly ones, the broken ones, the new recipes, the failed new techniques... I am sure that you get the idea.

And since I also like to decorate cakes, I surf cake and cupcake blogs. Yes. And there are lots of them.

While riding the wave today at CakeJournal I came across a delightful tutorial for making embossed cupcakes. Squee! These are so adorable and the possibilities are endless.

Sigh.