Goin to Kansas City Kansas City here I come

Much needed fun time!



Fritz's eating some dinner watching the trains go by.



Sea life









Visiting uncle Seth and getting his teeth checked up.



Taking in the sites.



Playing with Ellie.



Aquarium round two.






Making new friends.



Just a little Trader Joes. Then headed home. That was our weekend in review.

-until our next adventure
cassandsully

Make up bag

What's in my make up bag you ask...


These items are daily essentials. I do my make up in the morning (with foundation not pictured) and only bring these things with me in case I need to touch up. I never brush my hair with a brush only a large comb. It's just easier on your hair.
I also have two powders. One is a bit darker and I use it to shade only the areas that would get sun (I use it like a bronzer).
Bobby pins and a hair tie are also something any long haired girl knows you just have to have around just in case.
The lip stick I never put on. I have every intention to use it and I love the idea of lipstick I just hate how it looks on me. Insert the Vaseline lip balm. I can't live without the stuff!
I also just have to have wipes, nail clipers (they can double as scissors), tweezers and perfume. Staples of my make up bag.


Here is my bag. I have found that the Vera Bradley make up bags work so nicely. I just throw it in my purse. That way if make up spills it's in the bag not my purse ( It has a protective liner in it as well). I have gone through several only because I use them so much I break the zippers or I just need a change in pattern!
The last item in my bag is the eye brow brush. You have to keep those puppy's in line. Stragglers not welcome. I hate when eyebrows are all over the place.
Have a great night and don't forget to brush... Those eyebrows.

-until our next adventure
cassandsully

We are the lucky ones

Today my husband and I celebrated 5 years of marriage. We got married on St. Patty's Day of 2008. It was a day very similar to today. Kind of rainy dreary and a bit cold but such a beautiful day!
I am so blessed to be married to my best friend. He is the one I lean on and the father of my child. He is everything.
Today was just a reminder of everything that holds us together. We were so wanting that perfect day. Haha with us never a dull moment.
We started out really well, brunch with little babe and then a nice nap. Moving on to running errands and having a snack at Barnes and Noble. Dane always makes dinner on our anniversary so we also made a trip to the store for "supplies" as he called it. This is where our hopeful perfect day went south.... I lost one of my earrings. When we got home I realized it was gone. I even called the store to see if anyone had turned it in. No luck. Next Dane smoked up the house trying to heat the pan burning the butter in it. Then by mistake I put pumpkin spice season in the mashed potatoes instead of black pepper. Oh there is more. Dane was cooking the steaks in the oven (a food network recipe) and over did them a bit. We could not find our meat thermometer. Worst of all I went to make gravy after he got the pan out of the oven and I grabbed the handle. Ugggh burning my hand and my fingers.
I have to tell you even though it was not the evening we had planed on having it was ok because we were with each other. We just looked at each other and had to laugh. Thank god we ended it on a high note. One of our family friends had given us a bottle of champagne so we had a nice little toast and some fruit and chocolate.
Today as in a marriage days will sometimes be bad and sometimes be good. The most important this is that you get through it together. You fix the bad parts and end with a good one. Help each other and laugh with each other. Above all else love every moment that you get to spend with your loved ones. Sometimes it's work but it is worth the overtime. We are the lucky ones. I only hope that everyone just once can experience the love that I am lucky enough to have. My husband and my son are truly my greatest joys.


-until our next adventure
cassandsully

Lately

Well lately we have been doing a lot of park days! It has been nice out lately. They say that it's going to snow Sunday so we are soaking up as much sun as we can.


The slide is probably a favorite.


Thank god for some warm weather. We were about to go stir crazy with the crazy Kansas weather.


I almost think dad had more fun than little babe.


Then a little refreshment was needed. Straight up apple juice for little babe. His first Starbucks drink in a long line of many I am sure. I love these two!


Soak-in up the sun!


-until our next adventure
cassandsully

What we have been eating

Lately I feel more and more like our days revolve around eating. We get up eat breakfast play eat lunch play nap and eat dinner (some snacking in between as well). It's just crazy.
Yesterday was our lazy Sunday and we started with brunch at Blue Moose.


Then we had a nap and then we had dinner. Pork roast with carrots, potatoes and green beans. Then lemon cake with lemon glaze.
My mom is such a great cook. She and my dad taught me that cooking is very important and fun! As is the whole dinning experience. I have been cooking since I was little.
I remember making dinner for my allowance. I printed out menus and I did a salad main dish and desert. I also did the waitressing. Then they paid me like a restaurant and a tip if I did really well. Haha. It was a great way to learn about cooking and money. It started my passion for food and trying new recipes.
Now as an adult I am very obsessed with good food and trying new things. I love the whole experience of cooking and eating.
So it does not surprise me that our days revolve around food. Today breakfast was toast and bananas. Then pork nachos for lunch. Dinner was soup and salad.


I love fruit in salads. I also really believe in making your own dressing. It is so much healthier.
My recipe is simple it is as follows
-a bit of olive oil
-white wine vinegar
-garlic
-Dijon mustard
-a little honey
-shallots
-a little fresh orange juice (optional) or lemon.
-pepper to taste
The soup was a yummy organic quick idea for dinner by pacific.


Little babe loved the soup. I dipped pieces of bread in it and he gobbled it up! I am so excited to share my love of cooking and eating with Sulliven. He already loves to eat. He is so good already at only 16 months at trying new things. He loves food and dipping sauces just like I do.
Cheers to you and your dinner. Hopefully you will try something new.

-until our next adventure
cassandsully

The big show

Well Willie Nelson you sure do put on a good show! Thanks for the memories and I would not have wanted little babes first concert to be anyone else. (I am however sad we did not get to shake your hand or get your autograph but we understand!)


-until our next adventure
cassandsully

Willie on my mind

Tomorrows the day! I feel just like a little kid waiting for Christmas I am so excited. Little man and I even got shirts made for the show(dad did not want to participate in the matching shirt shenanigan).
As the excitement builds so do the nerves. It is little mans first concert... Will he take his nap? Will he like it? Ugh? All the mom worries to be worried. Hopefully the people around us won't mind a 16 month old dancing in the isles because I can guaranty he will not be sitting for two hours. I am crossing my fingers and praying for the best. Who knows what will happen all I do know is that we are going to see Willie Nelson and really that's all that's on my mind.


-until our next adventure
cassandsully

Willie Nelson and I

So about 30 some years ago I saw Willie Nelson in concert. I believe it was at Silver Dollar City. I was really little maybe 2. I remember it vaguely. To this day however it was a monumental occasion. Not only was it my first concert but Willie Nelson himself shook my hand. My mom tells me that he and I had a moment. My love for Willie and good classic county music continues to this day. I love music in general, Willie however is the one who started it all.
So this coming week is another date I will forever remember. As will Sulliven I hope! Dane and I are taking him to see Willie Nelson in concert. It will be Sulliven's first concert and I could not be happier. He is about the same age I was when I first saw Willie. It is going to be a very proud moment in my life. I am beyond excited. I truly hope that Sulliven will be as excited to tell people who his first concert was just like how I feel. My only wish for the evening is that somehow I can get Willie to shake Sullivens hand too. That would make this story so much sweeter.
It will be ..... To be continued.....


-until our next adventure
cassandsully