This Post is Brought to You By the Letter J and Number 8

At least that is what Elmo told us yesterday while I was shedding tears of happiness.

D and I took AJ to see Sesame Street Live at the Southern Alberta Jubilee yesterday, and it was so awesome to see her so incredibly happy. I really thought her head was going to explode when Bert and Ernie came on stage. But then all of a sudden here came the rest of the Sesame Street inhabitants and WOW! She squealed as if she was waiting to meet Brian Austin Green.

Oh wait, that was me at 13.

Anyways, she squealed while I cried. It was insanely neat to see her so happy and in awe of what she was witnessing. At the time, I assumed I was crying cause I enjoyed seeing her so happy, but on the drive home it occurred to me that I too grew up watching Sesame Street. I mean, I had a Bert and Ernie birthday cake when I was a child! So, as she was sitting there watching these "monsters" and  characters that she adores so much, I was doing the exact same thing.

Um, why am I in a garbage can?

Really good seats. 

Juice box intermission. 

New $10 Elmo Balloon! 

After our adventure with Elmo, AJ was off for her first Beaners hair cut. I wold have loved to make it special and booked for her to get a shampoo, blow dry and some funky accessories, but come on, it's our AJ. 

This says it all. 

I Do, Crafts - Centerpieces

I am determined for much of this June 1st, 2013 wedding to be DIY. It may end up as a "You do it for me" wedding, but either way crafts are certain to be involved!

My first project is centerpieces. Mason jars, or any kind of jar really is the main focus here. I have been Pinteresting, and Pinteresting, and Pinteresting ideas for the last few months and was coming up with cool ideas, but nothing that really felt like it suited me. I was torn between so many ideas, that I was getting very indecisive .

Then one day, as I was peering into my unused scrapbook supply, I came across some ribbons that were all miss-matched, yet matched perfectly together. Sort of like the current trend of ties and dress shirts. Nothing NEEDS to exactly match. Except for my fiance and I, we are like peas and carrots.

Or oil and vinegar depending on the day. Or time of the month.

Sorry, back to my riveting craft work.

I decided to keep the centerpieces simple but add a little spunk to them. With ribbons in one hand and a new glue gun NOT stuck to the other, I began creating my own mason jar candle holders.

Without giving away too much, here is what I have so far.

I would have made more,  but there is a certain toddler who decided that the ribbon and jars belonged to her and it was easier to just stop at that point. Plus, a wine and craft party (Lana) is in the works. Everything is more fun with wine! 

I plan to fill the jars with floating candles and maybe some flowers. Nothing fancy .... I would hate to take the focus off the most important subject ...... ME!

This Bread is Crazy!

Once upon a time, D and I were making a BBQ kabob dinner and we were garlic toast-less. I had some Naan bread in the freezer and it made me think of the BBQ'd pita bread my Mom used to make. I painted on some melted garlic butter and D slapped it on the grill.

It turned out heavenly. Crisp and full of awesome garlic flavor. It has now become one of our favourite side dishes.

Whenever I watch Food Network's "Chopped" I tend to get creative in the kitchen. Seeing the chefs on there add this and that to create wonderfully balanced dishes inspires me to pretend I can do the same. Because of that, I managed to once make a Fruit Punch Juice Box Vinaigrette and my own version of a Honey BBQ sauce. Simple, yet complex. For an Un-domestic Goddess, anyways.

Last night I decided to add some parmesan cheese to our grilled Naan bread, and the outcome was CRAZY! Tasted just like Crazy Bread from Little Caesar's Pizza. Yum.

Paired along with these kick ass steaks we discovered from Walmart, D and I feel like Grill King and Queen.

And we ate, happily ever after.

Proof That Cartoons Do Effect How We Think

I am officially creeped out by a plant. I think there is a possibility that the plant Gods have decided to take their revenge on a plant killer known as, Me.

AJ received a magic bean plant for her birthday from my brother and his family. It is actually the coolest little thing, or so I thought until today. This magic bean plant comes in a pop can type container and is easy to take care of.

For most people at least.

This is a photo of the plant from a couple weeks ago:

Awesome, right?

Now, this is the plant as it is today:

Even awesome-r, no?

It is absolutely wonderful to see AJ's magic plant grow so nicely.

Here is where the creepiness comes in:

The little grains you see in the photo are what the magic bean plant grows in. I have no clue what it is, but it seems to act like the plant's soil. I started my morning cleaning up those little grainy things as they were all over and in my sink. It appears that the can was spilled, although it was sitting as I left it last night. What could have happened??? That is my question. 

I don't believe that D has a death wish, so if he had knocked the plant over, I am sure it would have been followed by him cleaning it up. I usually keep the plant on our kitchen window sill, so it is too high for AJ to reach, and Bella is in Edmonton. 

So, who made the mess?? I had visions of a little gnome character digging his way into the can and I freaked out. This is why you see the plant outside in the current photo taken above. 

Have the plant Gods sent some sort of magical bean creature to take revenge? Has my very own brother set me up? Or have I contracted Tinkerbell Syndrome? AJ and I did recently watch Gnomeo & Juliet like 4 times and she does have a love of all things fairies, such as Tinkerbell. 

Tinkerbell is welcome, plant God assassins are not. If you don't hear from me for a while, make sure to water the new freckled flower in the garden.