I’ve been depressed lately, and need to lift my mood.  So what better way than to think of things that make me happy?
And no, they are not raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.  Sorry, Fraulein Maria.
1.  Handy Gurugu by LUSH
My sister-in-law gave me this for my birthday last year, and it is the BEST [...]

AKA Fat Tuesday.
One of the things on my bucket list, is to go to New Orleans for Mardi Gras.
But until then, I will make King Cake at home.

Can you spot the baby Jesus hiding in the cake?

Last night, I hopped on over Walgreen’s for a few things, and what did I find in their Valentine’s aisle??
A RING POP!!

Ok, so this might not be exciting for some people, but it took me back to my elementary school days.  The days when the ring actually fit on a finger other than my pinky.  [...]

In the wee hours of the morning, Punxsutawney Phil predicted that there will be six more weeks of winter.  So don’t put away your winter boots just yet folks!

This past weekend, I was in a baking mood.  It happens occasionally, not very often, but occasionally.  So guess what I made with my mediocre awesome baking skills?
Chocolate chip oatmeal and craisin cookies.  I love oatmeal cookies, but don’t really like raisins, so I substituted dried cranberries.  Have I ever mentioned that crasins are pretty [...]

I got a deep fryer for Christmas.  I didn’t really know when I would use it since I generally don’t like fried foods.  But today, we were having burgers and fries for dinner, and Ed and his brother convinced me that we should break out the deep fryer for the fries.
Admittedly, the fries were pretty [...]