I can't win!

So for St. Patrick's Day I was planning to get Jason something...at the very least a card. Well work got busy, wedding planning got in the way and before I knew it the holiday had come and gone. And to make me feel worse that wonderful man had got me this awesome necklace! Sorry I used the crappy old camera so it might be blurry but it's a shamrock from 4 hearts.

So Friday I had the day off (markets are closed on Good Friday) and so I had time to stop by Fred Meyer to put together a little basket for him filled with some little goodies (since we are working out and all). Cute huh?

Easter morning I ran downstairs to grab it and bring it upstairs, I turned the corner and found this on the bed!

I can't win! This basket had everything I love, the hollow Palmer bunny ( like I used to get as a kid but a ginormus one), Mint Milky Ways (which are awesome frozen), Peeps (which are awesome left out and hard), peanut butter eggs, and Lindt chocolate! And me with my stupid little basket for him....at least it was orange, right?

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's Day...one of my favorite holidays. Growing up it was always a big deal in the Winkle household! My mom's grandparents are off the boat Irish so it was always a big dinner with Corned Beef and cabbage (one of my favorite meals), homemade Irish Soda Bread (which I made this year) and Colcannon. My mom would start blaring the Celtic music starting right after Valentine's Day.

I hear that true Irishmen (and women) don't celebrate St. Patrick's Day, which really is the feast day of Saint Patrick. Corned Beef and cabbage is American and really only a small amount of people are of Irish descent even though practically everyone claims to be. Well I don't care, I'm drawn to it. I love it all. I love the green, I love the shamrocks, I love the music, I love the history, I love the food and I love the beer! So to all of you...a Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Welcome to the world Marcus!

On Friday Jason's sister, Kim, finally gave birth to a beautiful baby boy! May I introduce to you Marcus Samuel Erwin (and yes that's Uncle Jas holding him...too cute!).

We went over to the hospital to visit today. He is such a sweet and peaceful baby and pretty darn cute too. Congrats to the Erwin Family!

Happy Birthday Goldy!

Well, yesterday was Goldy's Birthday. At least what I refer to as her birthday. Three years ago yesterday I went down to the Idaho Humane Society and fell in love with an 5 year old purebred Golden Lab. Well come to find out first there is no such thing as a Golden Lab...she's just a perfect cross between a Yellow Labrador and a Golden Retriever and the county has her registered by previous owners as 3 years older! So yesterday she turned 12. Her hearing has gone, shes a lot whiter, she moves a lot slower but she's still the sweetest, lovable, hairy, neurotic but wonderful dogs I know!

Happy Birthday Pooh Bear!

Goldy 3/1/05

Goldy 3/1/08