Thursday, September 29, 2011

I took the summer off.

Unintentionally. Life just comes before blogging, sometimes, and I have a life to live. GET OFF MY CASE! Okay. So maybe you're not on my case. Just be nice to me and welcome me back, alrighty? I haven't been here in so long Blogger wouldn't let me in and I had to go through the whole password reset process. Jeesh.
Passive-aggressive much?

Anyway, I'm back, and I've got some sharin' to do!

Eric and I went to Niagara Falls over Labor Day weekend. We don't get to go away for fun very often, and since my birthday is August 31st, I like to designate that long weekend my "birthday weekend" and use it as an excuse to celebrate. Just a couple of pics:

We went to the Butterfly Conservatory on the Canadian side. I've been dying to get there ever since I knew it existed, but in all my trips to the Falls I never made it. Well, we headed over there on our second day of the trip, and I'll be honest, I have never seen a more mesmerizing place. Truly, I could have spent all day in there. If you have the opportunity, I highly recommend it. Also, check out the pic of The Falls from the Canadian side...they really do get the better view, don't they? Oh, and look at us in the middle there, all cutesy. :)

 And in other news...
We (and by "we" I mean myself and a boat load of friends) have spent the past month or so raising money for Clarabug's Quest for a Cure, and this past weekend was our picnic/walk to cap off this year's efforts. We raised almost $6,000 this year, all of which will go toward The Golisano Children's Hospital and Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, NY. For more info, check out the website at Clarabug.org.
Woohoo!! $6,000!! We ROCK!

I made this cute ladybug themed cake for the picnic. Check it out. 

I wont tell you how incredibly frustrating certain aspects of this cake were, and I won't point out the many imperfections associated with it. I'll just say it went over VERY well, and was completely devoured, even the little ladybugs, which I made cake-ball style a la Bakerella.

More to share, soon enough...pssst...I have an apple crisp in the oven. More about that tomorrow. 
And maybe a card, tomorrow, too.
;)

5 comments:

Eric Maruscak said...

This was a wonderful return to form, honey. You crack me up, you know that? I can totally hear your voice when you write, and you should really do it more often.

The cake for Clarabug's Quest for a Cure turned out WONDERFULLY, and Niagara Falls was just so awesome, but really because I was there with YOU.... the "ohhhh lots of falling water" thing is just ho-hum.

Love you,
- E

Eric Maruscak said...

This was a wonderful return to form, honey. You crack me up, you know that? I can totally hear your voice when you write, and you should really do it more often.

The cake for Clarabug's Quest for a Cure turned out WONDERFULLY, and Niagara Falls was just so awesome, but really because I was there with YOU.... the "ohhhh lots of falling water" thing is just ho-hum.

Love you,
- E

Eric Maruscak said...

This was a wonderful return to form, honey. You crack me up, you know that? I can totally hear your voice when you write, and you should really do it more often.

The cake for Clarabug's Quest for a Cure turned out WONDERFULLY, and Niagara Falls was just so awesome, but really because I was there with YOU.... the "ohhhh lots of falling water" thing is just ho-hum.

Love you,
- E

Eric Maruscak said...

This was a wonderful return to form, honey. You crack me up, you know that? I can totally hear your voice when you write, and you should really do it more often.

The cake for Clarabug's Quest for a Cure turned out WONDERFULLY, and Niagara Falls was just so awesome, but really because I was there with YOU.... the "ohhhh lots of falling water" thing is just ho-hum.

Love you,
- E

Eric Maruscak said...

This was a wonderful return to form, honey. You crack me up, you know that? I can totally hear your voice when you write, and you should really do it more often.

The cake for Clarabug's Quest for a Cure turned out WONDERFULLY, and Niagara Falls was just so awesome, but really because I was there with YOU.... the "ohhhh lots of falling water" thing is just ho-hum.

Love you,
- E