opera

someone had the crazy notion to get dressed up and go to the opera...thanks el, it will be a night i wont forget!

Now that looks like a group of refined women ready to go to the opera....hope they can handle us!!!

"clean" granola

Ingredients:
5 cups old fashioned oats
2 tsp cinnamon
3 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp cloves
2/3 cup molasses (once i used 1/2c molasses and filled to 2/3 with honey)
1/2 cup agave
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups homemade apple butter (unsweetened) and 1/2 cup almond butter (unsalted)

2/3 cup millet
2/3 cup raw sunflower seeds
2/3 cup raw pumpkin seeds
1 cup dried cherries (unsweetened)
1/2 cup golden raisins
1/2 cup chopped dated

Combine molasses, honey, agave, apple butter, almond butter and vanilla. Add in cinn, ginger, salt, nutmeg and cloves, stir till smooth. Mix in oats. Add the four cups of dried fruits, millet, nuts and seeds. Lightly spray a 9x13 pan with olive oil. Press the mixture into baking pan until tightly packed. Bake at 325 for 45 minutes or until edges turn a darker brown. Remove from oven and brush a thin layer or molasses over the top to give the granola a nice shine. Eat warm (It will be crumbly, but DELISH) or serve at room temp. Note: will store in freezer in air tight container for at least a month, thaw as needed.

I found the original recipe from www.goodlifeeats.com
***edited Jan 2012: I have made these 2 more times since October and my family and clean eating friends can't get enough. If you are allowing your self a real treat you can crumble into lowfat frozen vanilla yogurt!***

date night

sean took me to Euphemia Haye for my birthday. we had the MOST AMAZING dinner...then we went upstairs to the Haye Loft for dessert. it was the most perfect night!

mom and dads pool

it's AMAZING to see a pool in mom and dads yard... we can hardly wait till its done!

random shots i don't want to forget

just some random, adorable shots of charlotte and brody

girls weekend (part 2)

i couldnt ask for better friends...18 years and counting

elena and i

ashley, sherry and i

sisters...sherry and robin

such goof balls...

bff's

learning how to paddleboard

getting the hang of paddle boarding...i loved it!

girls weekend 9-29 thru 10-2 (part one)

worked really hard for this summers bikini season...did 3 rounds of Tosca  Renos "stripped"

sherry had her friend make ashley, robin and i a birthday cake...it was amazing!

the olive oil outpost on AMI...the most delish blood orange EVOO i have had

all the diff balsamic vinegars...which were amazing too. i had to try a mixed berry vinegar

kim enjoying the florida sun

kim, ashley and sandy right before we walked into the greatest shop on the island. the owner served us a coctail while we shopped her adorable store.

all the girls ready for a night out country line dancing

gearing up for a FUN night!

seans 40th birthday

i made a card for sean and inside i wrote 40 reasons its great to be 40! we also gave him 40 lollipops with the cute sign saying 40 doesnt such it rocks!!

the kids had so much fun helping me get ready for sean's birthday party. but we had more fun eating the lollipops and hot fudge cake!!

labor day project at moms

free pallets and spindles i picked up from the electrical supply house sean goes too

painting my pallets to transform into a awesome coffee table i saw on pinterest

we also made tool boxes (lori's idea) and the handles are branches from the oak trees in mom and dads back yard... this pict was taken before i white washed and distressed it

moms tool box

my finished pallet on our back porch. i added 6" 4x4 legs in between the pallets to give my table some height. then sean helped me add the casters to make it very easy to move around. another absolutely FUN day with mom and lori making a project...i wonder what we will do next??!!