Hello Monday!

Hello Monday morning!  I am linking up with Lisa Leonard this morning AND she is having a great giveaway too!

Hello sunshine!  It was a very sunny weekend…great for getting out in the yard and doing some much needed work!

Hello birds making a nest!  I hope there are babies soon!

Hello thrifting on Saturday!  I found a lot of things that wanted to come home with me but the “thrifting” wasn’t in their prices unfortunately. :)

Hello to hubs coming home from a weekend of racing.  He was down in Shreveport, LA all weekend and I kind of missed him around the house. ;)

Hello to another work week.  I have a busy week ahead of me and a busy weekend.  Better get crackin’!

I hope everyone has a great week!!

Buy 2 Get 1 Free- Mugs! From Dayspring.com!

White Wedding Cake Cupcakes

These are the most amazing cupcakes around!  I stumbled on the recipe over at Recipe Girl.  You need to go make them now!!

White Wedding Cake Cupcakes

1 {18.25 oz} box white cake mix – Duncan Hines Moist White Cake mix

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup granulated white sugar

3/4 tsp salt

1 1/3 cups water

2 tbl canola oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 cup sour cream

4 large egg whites

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Place cupcake liners in cupcake pans {you’ll need approximately 36}.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, flour, sugar and salt.  Add remaining ingredients and beat with hand mixer for 2 minutes or until well blended.  {I used my KitchenAid Stand Mixer}.

3. Use an ice cream scoop to fill prepared cupcake tins.  Fill about 3/4 full.  Bake about 18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Wedding Cupcake Buttercream

{frosts 12 cupcakes}

3 cups powdered sugar

1 cup butter, at room temperature

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 to 2 tbls whipping cream

1. In large bowl, with a hand or stand mixer, cream together sugar and butter on low speed.  Mix until well blended.  Increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.

2. Add vanilla and cream together and continue to beat on medium speed for 1 minute more, adding more cream if needed for desired spreading/piping consistency.

3. Scoop into piping bag and pipe decoratively onto cupcakes, or spread if desired.

Trust me…they are to die for!

Buy 2 Get 1 Free- Mugs! From Dayspring.com!

Lucky Girls

Here are my latest designs!

Buy 2 Get 1 Free- Mugs! From Dayspring.com!

Florida Vacation {3}

This is our last set of pictures from Florida finally! :)

This is my favorite picture I took.  I love the colors.

This is from the day we went over to Shell Island.  It was so amazing to see the dolphins in their natural environment.

Shell Island

Shell Island {Did you know that it’s really not an island???}

We ate a a cool little diner the last day we were there.

We went over to the other side of the pier after breakfast.  The water was so blue this day!

We had a blast and it was long overdue!

The day after we got back…this is what we had! :)   Pretty…but it’s still not Florida!

Buy 2 Get 1 Free- Mugs! From Dayspring.com!