This is all that is left of St. Patrick's Day. We did not, I'm afraid, have a whiz bang, blow out green breakfast or lunch or dinner. In my busy haste I managed to pick up some mini cupcakes sprinkled with clover sprinkles and I called it good for this year.
When I was younger my mom and aunt planned a big green dinner/party and everything we ate was green. There was green milk, green veggie dip, green butter, green jello, etc... I wish I could remember it all. I'll have to ask my mom what she remembers of the menu. It sounds really fun now, but we never did it again, at least to that great extent, because we kids would NOT eat most of the green food. I believe the green milk and butter were the greatest trauma. I think it will be great fun to see how my kids react!
At BYU, we don't have a Spring Break and Winter Semester can get pretty monotonous. I have found that if I give myself one day of "Spring Break" I do much better the last month and a half of school.
Last Monday afternoon I got done with one class, ate lunch and was on my way to the next class when I inexplicably walked out the closest doors of the Wilkinson Center and found myself headed home! Apparently, I had decided that today was to be my spring break. I headed to Bed, Bath and Beyond to get some air-tight containers for storing staple foods and with my stack of "5 dollars off $15 or more" coupons I walked out with a few more things. The clearance sections were thick with fun and ridiculous items! I'll have to remember to bring my camera with me next time. But I did walk out with some very cute apothecary jars and a few bags of Yankee Candle potpurri that seemed to be made expressly for display.
I'm not sure where I am going to put this big one yet. It came with the most HIDEOUS filler, though I can use the pinecones. At the moment I have filled it with easter eggs and it's sitting on my kitchen table. I love them! I have been in a very "decorating" mood lately.
These are the beautiful lillies that Tylan bought me last week! Nothing better than coming home to a cute husband holding beautiful flowers "for no reason". :) He brought me a gorgeous pink gerbera daisy a few weeks ago and I am thoroughly enjoying this trend.
Well, I'm off for a delightful Easter dinner with my family. I have to remember to bring the powdered sugar with me for the cake frosting. Happy Easter!
3 comments:
I am sad that I don't really have an eye for decorating. You definitely do, and I'm a little jealous. I'm sure your little apartment is simply darling. And regarding St. Patrick's Day, I did an all green feast this year... I'll have to blog about it. I told my kids that they are part Irish (from the Clark & Butler lines...), so we had to celebrate.
Thanks for the powdered sugar! Texas sheet cake just isn't the same without frosting.
We thought about doing an all green feast this year but ended up being a little too busy... Isn't that the day we finally came home from the hospital? Evelyn and I weren't even wearing green that day, but the big sisters were nice enough not to attack us with pinches. We had more than that one green meal when we were little - and the menu wasn't always the same. I bet we could come up with some fun ideas. Do you remember Halloween meals with food Halloween menus where everything was labeled with some kind of spooky name? We should re-start that tradition, too, and go pumpkin caroling! (Maybe if I start thinking about Hallowen now, I'll actually do something about it by the time it comes...)
So, I think we should have a big feast for EVERY holiday with all of the appropriate themes.
Heidi, I LOVE those jars!! I think next time you go on a decoration shopping spree, you should take me out of class, too!! Ü
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