Thank You Cards

I found these cool papers at JoAnns this weekend, on sale!  I decided to make thank you cards for all the gifts that we got at Christmas.  So, I made up 15 of these for my co-workers and family and plan to write them up in the next couple days.  They are 3" x 4" and I plan on writing on the back a short note to thank them for whatever they gave.  Part of the problem with my good handwriting is it doesn't take up very much space.  So, this smaller size should be perfect for the amount of information I plan to write.  Thanks everyone!

Bridal Shower Cards

A co-worker is getting married the end of this month and they're having a shower for her today.  I made these cards for a friend & I who went in together on the gift and for another co-worker to use.  Although we were giving gift cards, I didn't do anything different with the cards.  Congrats, Olivia!

Starfruit

Technically I didn't make this, but I couldn't resist sharing it. Family came up from Florida and had several starfruit that were just picked off the tree. I had never had it before so they left one for me to try. I have to say that although it smelled citrus-y -- like grapefruit, the taste wasn't the best. Maybe I needed to add sugar (like for grapefruit) or do something different, but for now I guess I'm not going to be a starfruit fan. The shape is pretty cool though!

Fruit Pizza

This is a family favorite that I always have to make for my husband's family. It was a little tough to get fresh fruit being the winter and such, but it had to go over pretty well since my nephew asked for two pieces!

It's an easy recipe -- Pillsbury sugar cookie crust, cream cheese based "sauce" and whatever fruit you want to do. I've done strawberries, peaches, and the standard fare you see here.

Yummy!

Saying Goodbye

Here we are! Aunt Kristy, Brianna, & Jessica. This picture was taken early in the morning -- 6am or so as they were trying to get on the road early. I'm hoping to get this picture printed and put in this cool magnetic frame that I have and put it at my office. We'll see them again in April when we go to celebrate Barry's birthday.

Buffalo Chicken

We had family come to spend New Years with us and that brought opportunties to cook and try new things. My husband likes chicken wings so I thought I would try making some. It was really easy -- just got a mix from McCormicks and 2.5 lbs. of Tyson chicken (on sale, no less!). You toss the chicken with the mix, throw it on a cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes and VOILA! Everyone seemed to like them. This will be a good fall back recipe for group get-togethers.

Rainforest Adventure

We went to the Opry Mills Mall and had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe which was a new experience for everyone except Barry. The area that we were in had monkeys that would carry on. I think when I took this picture, they had just started up again which is why Tod is looking that direction.

Missed Jessi in the first picture so had her stand by a tree. This restaurant was huge! It was a cool experience and had great food.