Baking Machine

I've been busy baking lately, and i love it!! Here's some of the latest and greatest creations....

A girl i work with asked me to do little halloween arrangements for her. These little pumpkins is what i came up with. I think they turned out pretty gosh darn cute!

These were specially made for my sister. They're pumpkin spice cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. They're SO good!!

And finally, this little guy. I had made a cake ball bouquet for a baby shower at work. My boss thought it was such a great idea, he asked me to make one for his sister-in-law and her new baby. He said everyone loved it

Things I Love Lately

~My puma mostro shoes. I first got these shoes 5 or 6 years ago and they are fabulous. Definitely my favorites! I completely wore them out and got a brand new pair for my birthday. LOVE
~Celebration our 1st anniversary
~Being active
~Sitting out on the patio with a glass of wine, our mini chimenea going, and just talking
~The tv show Friends
~Getting an early start on Christmas shopping
~David Crowder Band. I'm so sad they're coming to an end. Their music just makes my soul happy
~Crepes
~Raises
~Pumpkin Patches. Nothing is more fall than a pumpkin patch
~CoupRecoup.com. People re-sell their groupons on this site. There's some pretty good deals on here!
~The changing leaves
~Nike outlet. They have some amazing clearance deals
~Listening to the rain
~The band Gungor
~Pumpkin cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting
~Having a good friend get hired on at work
~Snuggling under blankets
~My new cold weather workout gear...I'm pretty sure this stuff would keep me warm in the frozen tundras!
~Spending time with the family

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.

~Anonymous

Our 1st Anniversary

It's hard to believe that Ben and I have been married for a year! It's gone by so fast and I've learned a ton about myself, Ben, and marriage. It's been a great year and we've made a lot of great memories.

Since our anniversary was on a Tuesday, we saved our big celebration for the weekend. For the actual day, we had a fruit, cheese, and wine feast! It was fabulous.

We had 9 different cheese assortments! YUM!!

For dessert, I made this delicious bananas foster bread pudding

For our big celebration, we headed over to Golden.

I bought a groupon deal at the Table Mountain Inn. Our room had a super comfy bed! And this amazing view.

We went out to dinner and then grabbed some hot chocolates for a walk along the river. Then we grabbed a bottle of wine and headed back to the room for some wine and football. :)

The next morning we went to Grappa for some crepes.

Before we left Golden, we drove up to Lookout Mountain. We found these paragliders- they had such an amazing view of the city!

On our way home we headed to the Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. They had a fall festival going on and it was so much fun! They had a pumpkin patch, corn maze, hay rides, and different activities for kids.

The leaves were beautiful

Ben and I standing in the pumpkin patch on the search for the great pumpkins

I love the red barn in the background

Ben and I with our pumpkins. We found some good ones!

These horses were amazing

Leaving the gardens

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.
~Colin Powell

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

If you're not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you're not constantly demanding more from yourself- expanding and learning as you go- you're choosing a numb existence. You're denying yourself an extraordinary trip.
~Dean Karnazes

My Birthday Celebration

Ben really surprised me this year for my birthday. He planned a weekend in Steamboat with Eric and Erin. We had such a good weekend! We rented bikes and rode along the Yampa River. We walked around downtown. We ate good food. We watched some football. And we played some games. Doesn't get much better than that!

Bright and early birthday morning. Ben got me a bunch of new running apparel. Perfect timing for the Rock 'n Roll half coming up.

View of Steamboat Ski Resort

Out on our bike ride

Group shot at dinner

Ben and I

The drive home on Sunday was gorgeous. The leaves were changing, and they were such a vibrant yellow

Sunday night we met up with my parents for dinner at the Melting Pot- one of my favorite places.