forty-six

The day was filled with lots of happiness… a coffee date that included a huge latte, a day of shopping, a flower delivery sent from Jake, a Fitbit and a new cruiser bike, dinner out at the Melting Pot, and my favorite cake from Woullet's Bakery.

It's going to be a good year!

A Birthday Weekend

Tyler and Drew are exactly 6 years and 1 day apart in age and so come November we get to do a lot of celebrating.

Tyler turned 23 on Thursday! We did presents and donuts for breakfast and then for dinner I made his requested meal of Tortellini with Tomato Alfredo sauce.

We were so happy that Maria was able to join us for dinner. :)

Friday was a day of school and Drew's 17th birthday! He wanted Micky Mouse waffles for breakfast and then he was out the rest of the day with friends.

I made his favorite cake; a Cannoli Torte. (This is seriously one of the best cakes and one I always requested my mom to make for my birthday!) {recipe here}

Drew chose one of his favorites for his birthday dinner: Spicy Pulled Pork. Mackenzie joined us for dinner and cake; which made for a full table two nights in a row! My favorite! :)

Saturday night we had dinner reservations at Mediterranean Cruise Cafe which was a fun place to continue celebrating the birthdays.

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Sunday was spent getting the yard ready for the big winter storm that they are saying is coming on Monday (I am hoping they are wrong) and was a perfect day to make a big pot of {spaghetti and meatballs}.

Weekends are always good.

Halloween Weekend

Our Halloween weekend… started with a long walk outside enjoying the fresh air and sunshine.

Pumpkin shape pizzas and pumpkin beer.

Only 25 trick-or-treaters for us this year.

A game of Clue.

Jake texting us a picture from the Chicago Bulls game seeing LeBron James play from the Cavaliers.

Enjoying a pumpkin spice latte in the red holiday cup

and devouring the Sunday paper.

Our weekend ended with another long walk

before the early sunset.