It's been a very emotional week for me. We had to wish my mom and niece a farewell and say good-bye to them so they could go back home. A couple days later, my friend Toni from (
A Taste of Alaska Blog ) came through town and had dinner with us. Unfortunately it was very bittersweet as we only got to see her for a couple hours and she had to get back on the road. I was so sad to see her leave since we live so far from each other (I powered down some chocolate cake when she left..I told you it was a rough week,). It was also the anniversary of my sister-in-law Jodi's passing, which is always very sad for me this time of year.
On a brighter note though, my grandmother (a.k.a. GGMa) celebrated her 88th birthday!! She is such an amazing lady and quite honestly is doing better than all of us. So, to help cheer me up, my husband and I took our labradors for a very long walk this morning. It was a glorious, sunny start to our day and I needed fresh air. We ended up taking the dogs and walking to our new favorite breakfast spot,
Mac's Place.
We found a perfect table out on their patio, tied up the dogs to the bike rack, I ordered up my 2 eggs scrambled, bacon, hash browns and sourdough toast with strawberry jam...just what the doctor ordered.
Earlier in the week I also picked up my niece's rainbow clover that she painted at Crackpots. It was fired, glossy and so very cute. Her artpiece inspired me to make "Luck of the Irish Cupcakes". I saw them on Pinterest a few weeks ago and thought they were just adorable. My friend Toni who is so incredibly creative when it comes to bakery confections, I know she would be proud of me to take these on.
I wish my niece could have been here to help me make these, she would have loved it.
I am bringing a tray of them to my girls' tournament tomorrow.
Hopefully, it will bring them a little luck.
One Year Ago:
Simply Salmon and Shrimp Tortellini
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