The Adventures of a German Girl

We have our one year anniversary in our house this week. When we saw it the first time I fell in love at first sight. The brick on the outside, the white doors throughout the house all really high, the french doors to the formal dining...   A little weird is that we have SIX windows in the bedroom (which are by now all covered with curtains)   The master bathroom has a huge window as well.   At first I loved it, until we moved in and there was no way to walk around, take a shower, brush your teeth, in private. We tried to come up with a cool idea on how to cover that window. It is too narrow to attach shutters, curtains look weird and might mold. The only idea we came up with were to attach a tinted window film. Of course we messed up. There were scratches and bubbles all over the window and it looked really bad. When my mom came in town couple weeks ago, I wanted everything to look perfect and tried to take the film off. Not...

Our table setting for Thanksgiving The kids table  The Food Turkey Brian getting instructions on how to cut his first turkey Sweet Potato Casserole Green Bean Casserole Potato Salad   Cranberry Sauce Stuffing Jello Dinner Rolls The full entree assortment   Dessert Mystery Pecan Pie Pumpkin Spice Cake Cake Pops   Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting ...and the full assortment of sweets   The Snacks Hope you are enjoying some nice days with your loved ones!

Dear Family & Friends, I know that you were eager to accept our family’s invitation to Thanksgiving dinner when you found out that Martha Stewart would be joining us. However, due to a scheduling conflict, Ms. Stewart finds that she is unable to grace our table this year. With that in mind, there will be a few minor changes regarding the meal and decor, as outlined below. Please be aware of them, and adjust your appetite and dress appropriately. Thank you… 1) Our driveway will not be lined with homemade, paper bag luminaries. After several trial runs and two visits from the fire department, it was decided that, no matter how cleverly done, rows of flaming lunch sacks do not have the desired welcoming effect. 2) Once inside, please note that the entry space will not be decorated with swags of Indian corn and fall foliage. Instead, we included our dog in decorating by having him track in colorful autumn leaves from the back yard. The mud was his idea. 3) The dining table wil...

With all the groceries at our house in preparation for Thanksgiving (we have a lot since Brian went shopping and bought everything 3 times too much) our freezer and fridge are exploding. In the freezer I found some cake pops last night and I couldn't resist. I took out my white and chocolate candy melts, some sprinkles and got to work. I only had 12 left, a perfect amount for our guests (and myself!) The full assortment of the Thanksgiving / Pre-Christmas Cake Pops Can you see the tiny candy canes?                             Confetti   Happy Thanksgiving!