It's been a long time, friends. I've missed you.
I celebrated a birthday this week.
My daughter and I went to The Cheesecake Factory for my birthday lunch. We had the baby with us so didn't stay for cheesecake because he was getting restless. But the waitress ran this little treat over to our table before we left. (Later, with baby snug and sleeping in his stroller, we got cupcakes!)
Got some new makeup to play with. Too Faced Natural Face palette, a MAC Ignite Wonder Face Palette (gorgeous packaging!), and a Tarte Tartlette in Bloom eyeshadow palette.
Got a perfume sampler from Tocca, with three fragrances, including Florence, Stella, and Cleopatra. I'm glad I didn't spring for a whole bottle because the quiz online suggested that I would like Florence best. It's a little too floral for me. My favorite of the three is the Cleopatra.
I also found two travel-sized bottles of Jo Malone fragrances at
Sephora, Peony and Blush Suede and Wood Sage and Sea Salt. They can be worn
separately or together. The Peony and Blush Suede is a little on the
sweet side for me, and the Wood Sage and Sea Salt seems to be missing
something. Not enough oompf. Together, though, they make a lovely combination.
My favorite, all-time perfume, however, still is Angel by Thierry Mugler.
Our youngest son was in town for a few days. Good excuse to make some treats.
Last Sunday, our grandson was dedicated at church. He's already six months old. We had a celebratory dinner afterwards at his other grandparents' home. I made rolls.
I'm still figuring out whether I want to post pics of him online. He is so adorable I'd love to share some. His dad posts pics of him on FB and IG, but I feel protective of him on social media. Anyone else feel this way about their children or grandchildren?
Some extra blueberry muffins from a batch I made for my niece. She just had twin girls! So exciting.
We got back last week from an over 3,300-mile road trip out to Denver via South Dakota and the Badlands, and back home through Des Moines where our youngest lives. I was surprised how much I loved the wide, rolling prairies of South Dakota. So clean and open and uncluttered.
Really made me think about how I've been making space in my own life, both physically through decluttering, and mentally and emotionally (also decluttering). I'll share my thoughts on that soon.
(Apologies for the photo quality here. PicMonkey, the photo editing service I use, has completely
changed in the three months since I've used it, and I'm going to have to
take some time to figure it all out.)
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