Well, I didn’t exactly take Miss J for a walk in the park when I picked this location:P It was more like a hike in the thicket! Fortunately for me this beauty was just enough of a tomboy that it didn’t seem to bother her. It was yet another gorgeous evening in the valley and so fun to spend it with this lovely girl.
Nothing beats tried and true recipes from my youth. I thought it was time to introduce my boys to the homemade Oreo cookie! Mom would try to hide these in the freezer but us kids found out they make a pretty good ice cream sandwiches!
2 Devil’s food cake mixes
4 eggs
2/3 cup oil
4 oz cream cheese
2 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp butter
Mix eggs, oil and cake mixes, but do not overwork dough. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet, leaving lots of room between. Bake at 350F for 10 minutes. Cookies should flatten slightly and cracks should appear. Dough will be extremely soft, but will harden as it cools. Cream icing ingredients. When cookies are cool, sandwich together with icing.
Not knowing if we were totally crazy or totally lucky,we packed up a Uhaul, left New York….and headed out to Oregon. I had a good laugh at all the random things we came across…the world’s largest coffee pot, a tree growing in a rock, Abraham Lincoln, the world’s largest truck stop…etc. Eleven stunning states of ‘Merica….here are some instagrammers of our trip.
…and what a crazy summer its been!? Its been a while since I’ve had a minute to LOOK at photos I’ve taken this summer, much less BLOG about them! We are getting settled here in Eugene…and thought I’d make one BIG blog about our summer adventures. It’s hard to believe all of this happened in a few short months! I loved the craziness of our summer…but it is nice to slow down and get back into a routine.
Dre seems to have inherited my love for the beach and the pool–and so any moment that we weren’t busy packing…Dre and I were at the beach!
I asked 2 of my beautiful sisters to come out for a farewell New York tour and side road trip to Ohio for a wedding. We had an amazing time with LOTS of laughs! Here are a few of our ‘Farewell NY’ photos…
We cruised all over the city-including the High Line, Washington Square and the ever entertaining and unique Coney Island!
After 4 years of attempting to get tickets…I finally got tickets to a taping of The View! What a coincidence that my sisters happened to be here at the same time..AND within weeks of us leaving! I’m a huge fan of Barbara Walters and was once again completely charmed by her effortless grace. Whoopi on the other hand…maybe not so graceful but totally HAlarious!
We also jacked tickets to Jimmy Fallon–always high energy and super fun! We got to see the uber cute Elijah Wood, the beautiful Freida Pinto and of course…The Roots!
Here are 2 screen shots from the show…as always…the Jimmy Fallon show is full of shenanigans!
One of the most important parts of our summer was Wayne defending his thesis…and passing! I couldn’t be more proud of this super smart, super handsome man!
In my eyes there is nothing more stunning that a beautiful Marchesa gown…but the Niagara Falls may just give Marchesa run for their money! We had to make a quick trip to Canada to exchange our visa’s…and it was a fantastic little getaway. I’ve seen a zillion photos of the falls…and yet when you see them yourself…you are at a loss for words. Beautiful. Simply Beautiful.
Our summer was busy. Busy doing what I’m not sure?! Time was flying so before it was too late and summer break was over, we headed out-of-town to do something…memorable!
For the first half of our trip we headed down to Monterey where the boys did some deep-sea fishing, I did some uninterrupted sun bathing and together we visited the aquarium.
The last half of our week we travelled north through the Avenue of the Giants and then spent the rest of our time relaxing in Fort Bragg.
Loved the fog in the morning in Fort Bragg…so chill…
Glass Beach is one of my all time favorite beaches. As you can tell it’s not because of the sun bathing!
The only time I condone littering is when polished sea glass is the result! The whole beach is covered in treasure.
So happy we got out-of-town. Family time like this is treasure enough for me!
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