This Weekend...

~ Friday evening we went out for our Valentine's Day dinner... with our 12 year old.  We don't wan to leave her home alone and we don't know a baby sitter.  We usually end up taking her everywhere with us... which is fine. I had a few mixed drinks (I don't remember the last time I drank)... then promptly fell asleep on the couch at 7:30 PM.

~ Saturday morning we woke up to snow... it wasn't really all that bad.  Madison and I headed to Panera (our favorite) for lunch, then to Target, and AC Moore.  We decided to forgo the movie... but plan to go next weekend.

~ I finally made it to Ikea and got the black square frames I have been wanting.  I have a super easy and cheap DIY art project for the living room I am hoping to share later this week.

~ After Ikea we found a Target and went for a 2nd trip this weekend.  I have never seen one like this.  You parked underneath and took an escalator up to it.  When you leave, you put your cart on the escalator to go back down.  Madison loved this.  I bought curtains for my living room at Target, brought them home, made Chris hang them, and HATE them.  I will be returning them this week.

~ I made white chocolate dipped treats for Madison to hand out at school and packaged them up using labels I ordered for super cheap from Tiny Prints in December.  I love how they turned out.  I included an Oreo, two pretzels, and a Dove Promise in each one.

A Fun FREE Add On to Your Valentine's Gift Giving

Yesterday Madison and I went to the Dollar Tree and found these Valentine's Day "gift"cards. 

Now I could have easily spent a few dollars and bought these... but they didn't all apply to us. We are not dancers... so a night on the town dancing would not reply to our relationship.  So I came home, got on Picnik, and whipped up three sets of my own "gift" cards that I knew would appeal to my husband. 

{Here they are, printed, cut, and ready to go}

I uploaded them to Walgreens and this morning I picked them up.  I ordered two of each one.  I cut them in half and stuck them in his card.  Easy peasy...creative...and personalized.   I think he will love these FREE gifts. If you are just exchanging cards... a few of these would be great to throw in as well.

You can download these for FREE.

{1} Red Chevron

{2} Dark Pink

{3} Polka Dots 

I just ask you use them for personal use only and do not alter or resell them... although really feel free to use the idea of them to create your own more personalized versions in Picnik.

Thinking Ahead for Valentine's Day

Pinterest is my # 1 go to now for inspiration for home decor, cooking, and baking.   I have been thinking ahead to Valentine's Day and wanted to share some great things I came across.

If you want to follow my pins you can do so here.

I am so making a cake in the shape of a heart -

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A homemade pizza with heart shaped pepperonis is a great idea -

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Madison loves rice krispy treats so I know this would be a hit -

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These cupcakes are beautiful -

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I've been wanting to try my hand at sugar cookies with royal icing... this may be an easy way to to start -

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These seem simple and tasty for a fun little treat -

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I doubt Madison will do Valentine's this year... but here are some cute ideas -

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