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Almost There

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Whew… vacation is less than a week away!  I am headed to Niagara Falls (here I come, Canada readers!) and couldn’t be more stoked. To you guys, I’m always on vacation.  What can I say?  Running a blog and working full time is hard.  I know there are many who do it a lot better than me… but it is what it is.  More good stuff coming soon, I promise!

This Mother’s Day was a tough one to get through without Mom around for the 5th year… but it turned into a nice day and I’d like to just try and keep remembering her as best I can… What a lovely mom she was!  She really always wanted to make sure my brother and I were having an awesome childhood.  I consider myself blessed that she was about to attend my college graduation and be there to call my whole family to tell them that I had been proposed to by an amazing guy.  I know she is still watching over <3

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Stress and Such

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Pond Photo @ Happywifey.net

Lately I’ve been under a lot of stress from a variety of sources.  Some is good, some is awful… but this evening, I am trying to tell myself that “this too shall pass” and that things will work out.  We’re taking a week off to go to Niagara Falls.. very exciting stuff happening here!  I’d like to thank those of you who are still visiting from time to time.. I love sharing my stuff here and hope you like reading, too.  Mike made a homemade cherry pie tonight, but sadly we gobbled that up (with some help) sooo that won’t be making it on the blog.  I promise we’ll share the next attempt!  DELISH.

In the meantime… here is what I’m loving Around the Web:

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Saturday at the Farm

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The weather this weekend in NJ was INCREDIBLE.  We do have a lot of nice weather in the spring.. but it never happens that the whole weekend is nice from start to finish.  Mike and I decided (okay… I found a nice place to go and told him ‘sweetie…we’re doing this’) to go check out a farm at one of our county parks.  We love to picnic in the park!

Longstreet Farm is a great place – they teach kids a lot about farming “back in the day.”  This weekend, they were having sheep herding and shearing!  The sheep didn’t like the shearing very much.. but here they are being herded (dog not pictured!):

A Trip to Longstreet Farm @ HappyWifey.net

Mike is pretty good with our camera!  Run, sheep, run!

Folks could also get a wagon ride around the farm and park… but we decided to walk around Holmdel Park instead and find a nice area to picnic.

A Trip to Longstreet Farm @ HappyWifey.net A Trip to Longstreet Farm @ HappyWifey.net

I won’t lie, we were probably the only couple there who did NOT have a small child with them.  I was prepared to tell anyone who asked, that we either A) just really like sheep or B) were just scoping out future parental wins.  I guess we know where to go! I hope everyone in the area took advantage of the nice spring weather.  Looking through my weekend photos always makes the work days better!

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Kickoff Party: Check

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I lead a pretty awesome fundraising team for LLS’ Light the Night. I remain happy and blessed that I have been able to get involved with an organization that makes a difference.  When my mother passed away in 2009… I never imagined that it would give me the motivation to do something like get involved with a fundraising effort.  I know they are not mutually exclusive.. I’d give anything to have mom be in remission and here with us everyday.  Anyways, I’d like to tell you a little bit about the party I threw for my fundraising team yesterday :)

Light the Night Kickoff Party @ HappyWifey.net

Our fundraising team, Team Cindy’s Stars, has fundraised over $11,000 toward the battle against blood cancers in the past four years we’ve fundraised.  I think that is an AMAZING accomplishment and I couldn’t be more proud.  We started with a little group of family which turned into about a troop of 20 with both family and friends.  I love it!

Light the Night Kickoff Party @ HappyWifey.net

I decided to have a lunch party to introduce the fundraising events of the year. I was really lucky to be in touch with our LLS coordinator who came to the event and helped get all of the supplies together for our team.  I’m excited to share with you what foods we made for the event (coming soon!) and some of the special touches we made too.

Our lunch party included drinks, food, and desserts.  We had team supplies all ready  to go for our team members and we even recruited a couple friends to walk with us this year that haven’t before (ps.. we love you!).  We had a few raffles and raised $65 as an initial team donation!

I’ve volunteered for LLS in the past and am just really excited about everything this year.  If you aren’t sure about putting yourself out there for a worthy cause… just jump in!  There is nothing more rewarding.

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Getting Back to It

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I’ve definitely been out of my blogging grind.  I’ve been stuck in a “I don’t know what to make for dinner!!” rut, which I definitely will snap out of soon. Please!  I must!

My thoughts and prayers are with all those poor souls who are forever changed up in Boston.  I am one of those idiotic people who tells myself “I won’t watch the news!” and then ends of googling all about it only to find that I really shouldn’t have looked anyways…

Which brings me to my next note!  I’m counting my blessings that I get to spend my time with this man:

Happy Wifey in the Cherry BlossomsI’m trying to say “I love you” more – trying to thank God more for the awesome people (especially Mike) that surround me.  This weekend, my dad and stepmom are visiting and we’re throwing a kickoff event for our fundraising team (which, in its first 4 years, raised $11,000 in the battle against Leukemia and Lymphoma) – I am super excited about it!  I don’t NEED to have lunch for my team… but I feel like they deserve it after participating for so many years.  Here’s to paying it forward, seeing what is in store for the future, and enjoying every moment with the loved ones we’ve got <3

PS – I DID make this pizza dough and it was really good.  Next time I may add more sugar or seasoning to it.. but MM.

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Spring is Here!

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We hit temperatures in the low 70′s today.. not a bad way to go back to work after spring break vacation!  I spent part of that vacation at home, and the later half of vacation in Virginia, DC, and Maryland with friends and family!

Cherry Blossoms @ HappyWifey.netAbove is one of the great shots Michael got of the cherry blossoms beginning to bloom in Washington.  I guess he really likes my camera too!  Someday when we have a child to photography… he’s going to be all over that.

I’ve got a few recipes and new printables in my head… I am hoping to bring them to the blog soon.  Until then.. here are some things I’m loving Around the Web…

  1. DietBet - I can’t believe I haven’t heard of this before!  You set a bet $$ amount, invite friends, and have a little weight loss competition online.  I hope some of my friends join in with me!  I might have dumped $10 from my PayPal account into it in no time flat.. hm..
  2. Blissful & Domestic Pantry Tips – Are great!  I don’t have open shelves.. but I DO love her note about storing bulk items in the food grade buckets! Wow!
  3. Sweet Potato & Sausage Soup - This sounds sooo good.  I don’t care if I may be the only one in the household who will like it.. I want to make it stat!
  4. Pizza Dough for the Freezer - Wahoo!  This will definitely be the next pizza dough recipe I make.  Time to get frugal!
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