friday fun: jan 28

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Ahh, another work week has come and gone.  This week felt super long and I am so ready for the weekend!  Time for my five Friday fun things...

1) The weather is supposed to be nice this weekend {high of 70}... so maybe I will get outdoors and do something fun.  I am so ready for patio weather.

2) I've a got a girls night tonight w/ my WM gals.  Looking forward to some good conversation and a fun night.

3) I bought ingredients to expand my brownie-baking skills.  I took a stab at a new batch last night: dark chocolate and red wine brownies with a raspberry zinfandel frosting.  I'm not sold on the these brownies yet {still working out the kinks}.  So, may do some more baking this weekend to try and perfect the recipe!  We shall see.  I promise to take pics this time {if I can find my camera charger}...but I'll never expose my baking secrets!  Ha!

4) I'm taking a painting class on Sunday at Gnosh with 2 of my WM gals.  Super excited.  We got a great deal through Groupon {which I seriously love}.  I'll post pics next week of the final product.

5) The mister is still working like a mad man.  He's such a trooper.  Busy season is tough for us, but we survive.  And I feed him and his audit team brownies.  A little bit of sugar sure does help!  

*clarification - I blogged about the amazing Silhouette last week... but I don't own one {although I might be tempted to purchase someday}.  My friend Shelbi has one, but I'm still waiting for her reviews.  Check out all the fun things this machine can do here!

Have a great weekend!  See you kids on Monday!

monday musings: i heart the kitchen

Ahh, it's Monday again...hope my little blogger friends are well rested and ready for another CRAZY week!

This weekend, I focused on resolution #3.  I'm recently obsessed with crock pot enchiladas.  My MIL Lee has made these before but I finally buckled down and gave it a whirl these past 2 weekends.  I jazzed it up a bit because I love my food with a little kick and it was a hit for friends and family.  Basically, we just layered tortillas, frozen chicken, green enchilada sauce, cream of chicken soup, tomatoes, and peppers - then cook on low for 10+ hours and you have a masterpiece.

I also dabbled in some brownie-making on Sunday and whipped up 3 batches {sorry no pics - camera is dead} including chocolate peanut butter, dark chocolate raspberry, and dark chocolate orange.  I got rave reviews from my small group gals. 

Which, let me just brag about this group of women.  They are incredible.  They keep me going when life gets tough.  They encourage me daily.  They are real and authentic...they don't skirt around tough issues and always challenge me to be a better friend, wife, co-worker, sister, daughter, and self.  We are so blessed to be part of something so wonderful and so much bigger than ourselves.

Hope you have a great Monday and start to another week!