This is my Tuesday...

This week's "This is my Tuesday" is >>>> FAMILY

Over at the blog of Red Boots, on Tuesdays she throws out a "theme" to post pictures about.  I told myself I was participating this week and for weeks to come. So CHEERS to the first "This is MY Tuesday!"

I found it very difficult to select one picture as most of all my family pictures typically are my favorites, because they are usually the ones full of fun memories and moments of nonstop laughter.

But I finally managed to settle on a picture.....

Left to Right:  Damon, Mom, Dad

This picture was taken this year at the Halloween on Main Street.  I selected this picture because it contains three of the most important people for my existence.  My Mom and Dad are pretty self explanatory coming to my existence without the creeping oogey images coming back to forever haunt me.   And then Damon.. Oh my Damon - he is what you consider my new family, the new chapter to my life- the one I'm gonna have my own little family with, which I'm forever excited about.  Basically without these three people, Bethani wouldn't be Bethani.

THANK YOU FOR FAMILY!

"A bachelor is one who enjoys the chase but does not eat the game"

-Anonymous


My cousin Beverly is getting married in 5 days - so the traditional bachelorette party took place over the weekend.  One word - memorable!



The Bride



Left to Right: Paula and Melissa

Left to Right:  Amy, Mom, and Amanda

 



Somehow we convinced Grandma to don the hat



I also whipped up some mini strawberry cupcakes with chocolate buttercream frosting.  They were super delicious, like always!  I was also told that I should own my own bakery - one day maybe, but for now I can only afford to do out of the apartment orders...  If interested lemme know what I can whip up for you and I'll give ya a price!  I'm working on making/ordering business cards...  We'll see how all this pans out!  *crosses fingers*

"Strange to see how a good dinner and feasting reconciles everybody"

-Samuel Pepys






cupcakes are so amazingly delicious - they make anything beter





mmmmm homeade buttercream is the BEST!





Since moving out of my parents home and then my grandparents home (yea long story there) and moving in with Damon, the love of my life, I have grown to have this amazing and wonderful obsession with baking, cooking and all things food.  I have this crazy sense of madness when I get in the kitchen - I'm always the one who has to be touching the pots and pans, mixing, cooking, everything.  Ask Damon - I'm a phene for being the one in control of the kitchen.. It probably drives him up the wall, because I have a hard time giving up control in the kitchen - even on nights where he tells me he's cooking I have a very hard time letting him.  Is this a BAD thing??

And since then, if you are a loyal reader and saw my post about Mrs. Paula Deen, you will find I'm reading her book.  Doesn't make my so called Kitchen Problem any better.... I was born to be in the kitchen! I was born to cook!  I live for it!  I am a younger version of Paula, I'm convinced.

Its my dream, my goal, my aspirations to be like Paula - and be known for cooking..  I want people to enjoy my food, LOVE my food even.   It's just getting there that's the hard part.  I tell myself over and over again that I can do this - but my mind always gets the best of me and convinces me that I shouldn't waste my time...  Where would I find the money to get started? Where would I find that person that believes in me and invests in me? I think its quite possible that I'm just off in one of my crazy little worlds that I go so often.  

I just don't want to grow up wishing and regretting what that I would have done more or done what I wanted to do - I want to grow up knowing I've fufilled that dream - cooking, baking and pleasing everyone's taste buds...

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.

- Stanley Horowitz


November is a such a glorious month of numerous stuffyourfacetilyouexplode moments, leaving you feeling extremely guilt ridden, sleepy, and loosening your belt..  If anyone knows me, this is my time of year. 

Time for ridiculous amounts of sweet potato casserole, cranberry relish (not that nasty canned crap), and lots and lots of SHOPPING!

courtesy C'est La Vegan

Courtesy Instrutables.com

Who could NOTlike November?!  Because after November, its full swing CHRISTmas TIME! 

Oh the smells in the air, the food in the oven and the sales to be seen! 



"Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble."

 - Shakespeare "Macbeth

Happy belated Halloween everyone!  Its hard to do on time Holiday posts without a home computer - I know I'm sitting in cave man days.  I just havent had the urge to get a computer for the home yet.

Over the ghoulish weekend, Grapevine puts on a few different Halloween activities for families to participate in.  Last year was our first year to participate in the Halloween on Main Street - the kids loved it last year, so we figured we would repeat and go again this year.  This year there were TONS and I mean TONS of kids everywhere - it was very difficult if you went in a large group to stay together, so we just stayed in with our little group, rather than trying to meet up and wander with everyone - it just wasnt going to work out.  

The kids had a good time - Grapevine has trick or treating down main street at the stores and resteraunts, free games, free kettle corn, bounce houses, those blow-up obstacle courses, hay bale mazes, etc for the kids to do - enough that they never got bored.  Emilee particularly liked the blow up slides.   She is very brave for two..

They managed to find the mobile Ice Cream/Sno-Cone Truck

Emilee loves sharing with Damon - they are best buds!

My absolute favorite picture of her EVER! She never smiles and this one melts my heart  <3

Spongebob Ice cream and Coke Sno Cones for Halloween of all things!

I've also done some more baking!!!   I FINALLY got around to making the black bottom goat cheese cupcakes I have been talking about... 

courtesy - cupcake project

I would have taken pictures had they lasted - swooped up like buzzards on fresh road kill.  Will have to remake these bad boys!

Happy Bloggin & Let's Go Rangers!