Dear followers, please know that I am not, yet again, slacking on my blogging duties. My old and {usually} faithful Mac has died, leaving me with only the iPad, which refuses to cooperate with blogger.com and the work computer, which is a slow-as-Christmas Dell that I'm not allowed to blog on :(
I will figure out how to remedy this. In the meantime, drop by my two favorite blogs:

Www.caraloren.blogspot.com-----adorable new mom, and faithful fashion blogger.

Www.mylifeinflashes.blogspot.com-----my best friend, Cheyenne's blog! Conservative news and opinion that may even be featured in an upcoming documentary!

Baby Shower Special Edition!

I'm on a roll, y'all! And hopefully I'll be able to keep it up! Look out! 

Now, I bring you my most recent and proudest achievement, hosting a baby shower! A few weekends ago, I had the privilege of hosting a baby shower for my "sister-in-law" Margie for her new baby boy, Wren. I hosted along with Ely, who is Brian's mother, and their next door neighbor Janet. She is responsible for most of the amazing treats you'll see below but these babies in a blanket are all me! Well, Ely's idea and my execution :) 

They are really simple. You roll the mini sausage in the crescent rolls, just like if you were making pigs in a blanket, but you place the mini sausage in the top corner of the larger side of the crescent roll dough. You can make the dough cover more if you will press it out flat as you can and wrap it tight and then use the excess for another baby in a blanket. Then you take a edible marker (from Michaels or Hobby Lobby) and you draw little faces on them! Simple and Quick as that! 

These little gift boxes were made with a kit Ely bought. We spent a while putting these puppies together. Cute idea and possibly worth the work, but I'm still not convinced. 

These were deviled egg turtles, made by Janet. The eggs and "deviled" part are dyed with food coloring, the head is an olive, and the legs are dyed noodles! She is so creative! 

This is the little turtle that Janet made for baby Wren's nursery. 

And these are little jello turtles in a blue jello pond. Adorable! 

And this is the funniest thing I've ever seen. It's a baby in a buggy, made of fruit! Janet is incredibly talented, and so sweet to open up her home for a baby shower AND be willing to work her butt off in the kitchen. 

We served sweet tea and green punch. The punch was really easy, but I didn't really use a recipe. I just mixed it as I saw fit until it tasted good. Sprite, pineapple juice, green food coloring, and orange juice concentrate. Et voila! Frothy green goodness! 

This was baby Wren's present table. He really racked up the gifts! 

This was a gift paid for and from my mother and father, but bought and arranged by yours truly. This is a great way to give a gift for any type of shower of event. I got some essentials {diapers, wipes, baby shampoo, baby lotion, baby books, etc.} at reasonable to low prices and/or bought with a coupon. Then I bought a high quality canvas bin at Bed, Bath, and Beyond. I filled that bin with all the goodies I bought. This idea is both super cute AND eco-friendly. You're not wasting wrapping paper that will be thrown out with the garbage, you're giving the person something they can use. This bin would be great to store diapers, outfits, shoes, or even towels! 

And this is what baby Wren got from his Aunt-Tay and Uncle Brian! I am so stinkin' proud of this Target haul! Please notice the adorable, Uncle Brian-esque baby button ups, the super cool skull shorts (for my little rocker nephew!), and the onezies with hilarious sayings on them. The top blue one says "I'm the New Guy", the bottom blue one says "My Uncle is Rad" (this one made Margie cry for some reason!), and the orange one says "Caution: Lady Killer". Too cute! 

And no blog is complete if there are no pictures of my super cute dogs, am I right? 

Just to brighten your day, here are the babies of my house, MaKenna and Hercules, doing what they do best, being adorable and sleeping. 

Back in Action with Ritzy Chicken!

Hey y'all! It's good to be back after another vacation from blogging. Between house sitting and the fourth of July, things have been crazy but I'm happy to be back, sounding off again. I recently found a blogger that I love to keep up with, and she has really inspired me to be better at this. i'm sure she gets paid, and she's a house wife, so she is better at making time to do this sort of thing. I want to be better at it, but at this moment, I'm not. So bear with me. When I'm training to be a doula, living with my Air Force man somewhere far, far, away and this is my way of keeping up with family and friends, I will commit to a schedule but I'm much too young and free spirited to be tied down to such a thing right now.


So here's one of my regular "catch up" posts...

The pups, at their favorite spot in the house. They perch here when they think trouble's a'brewin' outside, or when one of us leaves. And some fun dialogue we imagine the two of them having...

The weekend Brian left for Basic Training was admittedly an emotional one. We went on one final date night the Friday before he left to El Sombrero, one of our favorites! This is my handsome man, and this is his super girly dessert! Hehe!

And this is my chapstick/lip gloss/lip stick collection. 

...Yes, I'm addicted, but they all serve varying purposes.

{stay tuned for a "what's in my bag" post in the coming months!}

And we went for pedicures! 

One of my favorite games to play, only with people I know, is Draw Something. I've been playing this for months now, and while I know some of you may be over this game, I still really love it. Here's a drawing of my mother, in a game of Draw Something with my sister. 

Around the office, we have been taking pictures of and sharing our summer reads on our Pinterest page. My summer reading, which is coming along, slowly but surely, is "A Place of Yes" by Bethenny Frankel. I just adore her and the book is so positive and is really helping me day to day. 

My wonderful "sister-in-law", shown below with her dog Duchess, had her baby this week! Warren Alexander "Wren" Williamson weighed in at 9lbs, 13oz, and 23 inches! Big ole boy! I am going to meet him this weekend, so look forward to lots of gushing when I get back. 

When I returned from Sylvania, my dear friends brought me flowers to let me know they were thinking of me. I'm really lucky to have them, especially at this time. 

So, now for the recipe! 

Ritzy Chicken

8 oz. cream cheese

1/2 C. sour cream

1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of mushroom soup

1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup

6 C. diced cooked chicken breasts

1 roll Ritz crackers (50 crackers)

Soften the cream cheese.  

Put chicken into a 9 x 13-inch ovenproof baking dish.

Mix cream cheese, sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, and cream of chicken soup.

Pour over chicken. 

Crush crackers to make topping (you can combine with butter but I didn't)

Sprinkle over chicken & mixture.

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.

No after photo...it was too delicious! 

Make sure to post a comment if you tried this and liked it, or if you added your own special touches to it. 

Enjoy! 

recipe found here