5 years

Mr. Johnson and I got married 5 years ago on April 14th, 2007. Isn't it just crazy how time flies? Who is that really good looking couple?

For our anniversary he planned a trip away, and wouldn't tell me a single detail. Normally I am really bad at being suprised,but this time it was amazing. He snuck us away for the weekend to Bonneville Hot Springs Resort. This place is special for us because we first went there a few weekends after we got back from our honeymoon up and down the coast. We loved it so much but we have been busy and have gone to many other places, so it was nice to have a little visit back. He took care of everything: flowers, champagne, chocolate, hot tub... everything was taken care of and waiting for us when we got there.

One of the biggest draws for people going to Bonneville is their personal decks with private hot tubs filled with the healing water from the hot springs. They are so amazing and far too relaxing.

The place is so beautiful and totally worth the price. If nothing else, they have their own full length mini golf course!

They have an incredible restaurant inside of the resort and our dinner was amazing. H had the filet mignon wrapped in bacon

I had the duck breast with a red pepper polenta cake. The duck was to die for! Oh man.

I have been asked this question a few times, so before I post this picture I must say: This picture was not taken post coitus! We were hot tubbing. Haha.

We had a really lovely time and here are a few more random pictures from the weekend.

I hope that everyone has a really lovely weekend. Let's hope that the sun shines!

In an effort

In an effort to prove to my Grandma Zola that I still am alive(even though she is the ONLY person who actually reads this blog)here is an entire post of cake stuff. Marionberry Rhubarb Galettes

Only a million white cakes for something (what I can no longer remember)

Only a million chocolate cakes for the MYS gala

Random colorful cupcakes

A wedding cake

Other things have been happening, but that's all any one really cares about anyway, right? Haha I love you Gram.

Thanksgiving

Now that the chaos of my holiday schedule is entirely over (for a hot minute), I can actually post about what we did these holidays!

Thanksgiving was lovely with just the two of us at home. Normally I do all of the cooking, with about 3 days of prep work, but this year we did everything together. It was actually the most fun I have had making Thanksgiving possibly ever!

I love having flowers around the house anytime of year, but they just make Thanksgiving seem so much more lovely.





We use my grandmother's black China (now mine) every year, along side more of our treasured pieces.




We made all of the fixings so that Hy could have left overs for ever!Did we really need three pies? Um...yes! After making hundreds of pies for every one else to enjoy, it only seemed fair that we got to reap the benefits too!



A good looking table if I do say so myself.



The food was entirely fantastic, as was the company!

Mom told me to...

Because one of the only people who actually read my blog (my mom) told me I needed to have a new post...

I am blogging entirely with cell phone pictures!

So Halloween was this last weekend, obviously. We decorated the house all scary and got ready for trick or treater's!

{Just a peak!}



I didn't have to work on Monday so a couple of us girls decided to dress up the Saturday before.



We are soo tough.


We did some goodies of course!

-unfinished cookies-



I did a bloody eyeball cake for the front...



Not Halloween related, but one of my favorite work t-shirts!



Sunday morning, Hy and I went out to brunch at a great place in northwest Portland called The Stepping Stone Cafe.

Hy ordered an omelet that had an entire chicken fried steak inside of it... also veggies and slapped with country gravy. Oh and also a PUMPKIN MANCAKE. Yes MANCAKE.



I had a great spinach and potato dish. Amazing quality, tons of food, ridiculously low price. We took a cinnamon roll home with us to eat while watching football.



It was to DIE FOR!

A few pictures of our drives around Sauvie Island





We left just as the storm came in!

Now that the weather is getting a lot colder, I have been cooking a lot at home.





Some wicked enchiladas



A smoked hickory white cheddar and broccoli quiche



Now in the random department:

Rueger



The bruise that Rueger gave me when he knocked me off my block



The wedding cake that Maria, Angel, and myself worked on. Maria did the bulk and then Angel and I delivered it down Hawthorne. It was stacked and piped on location.



I hope everyone has a great couple of weeks. I am sure I will disappear into the pie void for the next 3 weeks. I hope to see you all on the other side!

Current...

Current loves!

Reading:

As Always, Julia.
- The Letters of JULIA CHILD and AVIS DEVOTO

also...

The Great Perhaps

Listening to:

Thinking about:

(More specifically Black Onyx Cocoa Powder)

Look at the difference between the two! (Regular on the left)