Changing of Seasons

Today we'd set aside time to go visit mama's grave and put up decor for Fall, since that's right around the corner. 

We put together a Fall bouquet and you can't see it in the angle I did here, but there's a tiny gnome (her fav) and a little pumpkin. She loved the holidays and we want to make sure she can still celebrate. 

Pics from the Trip

 This has been such a busy weekend! I've actually had to work from here for most of it, so that's unfortunate, but we're still having a fun time. 

Utah Trip

 I headed to Utah for this weekend, going to have a quick jaunt of fun with everyone. I got in this afternoon and headed straight for the fellas of course. 

After eating and settling in, we (Epifanio) decided we should watch the newest tripod movie (War of the Worlds) that came out this past weekend. I'm not gonna lie, this movie is TRASH but of course he loved it and was so intrigued. 

Icebox Cake

 For this month's baking club, we are taking on the icebox cake. I had heard about it on a podcast, and the guest was like, its 3 ingredients - grape jelly, Ritz crackers, and whipped topping. You combine the grape jelly and cool whip (melt the jam first to make it smoother) and then you layer the grape mix with 39 Ritz crackers, in like... 7 layers. 

Here's what it looked like as we were layering. 

And then you refrigerate it overnight. 

Now, this wasn't the grossest thing I've ever tried, and I certainly didn't hate it. But it was a bit weird, and I don't think that I would have it again. 

Happy Birthday to Meeeeeeeee

 Can't believe we've come around to it again, but it is my birthday, and its time to celebrate. For my day, I chose to go to a breakfast spot over in Irvine, where I ended up bumping into a celebrity, which was real fun. Of course I'm not weird enough to get a picture or anything but it was fun to see him in real life. Then, I learned how to cross stitch (no pic yet because I'm still working on it) and then we went on a haunted house tour. There's a place in San Diego, the Whaley House, and I wanted to tour it. 

I had heard all sorts of scary stuff about this place and we had ... no scary experiences at all haha gosh dang it. But it was still fun. We ate at a Mexican place there and then headed back home for treats. Instead of a cake this year, I went to a bakery in San Diego and got these little fruit delights. 

They were all just little desserts in these fruity shapes. I liked them all except for the blackberry ... that one tasted like soap and I was NOT into that. But otherwise, a fun day! Here's to one more year getting older!

Ears, Ears and More Ears

 Did I have to order in more display ribbons for my Disney ear obsession? You betcha! 

I put some in the bathroom and another string of them on a different wall, keeping everything in their themes, of course. 

This is the Halloween and Christmas wall, of course. 

Here are the Star Wars ears, and finally: 

All the rest. 

Do I have too many?

Eh, probably.

Disney Days ... Again

 I'm fully aware that most of the time when I leave my house, it's to go to Disneyland. 

I'm okay with that. 

I went today with Husband and Avenue, we scored a last minute reservation to Blue Bayou, so we made a morning of the day. Of course we had to snap pics in Blue Bayou, it was Avenue's first time! 

Then, since we were already here, we spent the afternoon riding some rides and having a great time.

New School Year!

 Oh my gooooodness guys, its the start of a new school year and this year, Epifanio is starting all day school, being in first grade. We got the obligatory front door pics: 

Look at these MEN! They're so big! So old! 

Sherlock Holmes Lego

 They have these new Lego sets that are called "Book Nook" Lego sets, and they're a famous book series, looking like a book, with a tiny scene inside. Today's set was a Sherlock Holmes one. 

So dang fun! 

Bestie Birthdays

 Tomorrow is the birthday of my new(ish, not really new anymore) friend in Cali, Avenue. We chose to hit up Disney for the day. 

It was SO HOT all day. SO HOT. We were absolutely dripping in sweat, but it was such a fun day! 

Small Lego Sets

 Every time I finish a larger set, I do a few smaller sets, to at least feel like I'm making progress through my backlog. I did a few the last day or so: 

Too cute, too cute.