Friday Favorites (April 15, 2022)

 

Good Friday- though I am sharing some favorites from our week, I feel the significance of this day every year...may we never forget all that was sacrificed for us....pretty hard for us to comprehend the magnitude as humans...but I strive to do so...looking forward to our Living Stations Of The Cross tonight...until then...here are some faves....

 

 

 

 

 The Feather Duster

This was such a great surprise this week!  As we were helping Diana to get through the post-show depression, during her private ballet lesson this week, her Director Mrs. Mullen surprised her by telling her she would be playing The Feather Duster in this spring's production of Beauty and The Beast.  Her name is Fifi and she is Lumiere's girlfriend...she is over the moon as are we!  It was such a surprise as solo parts are typically awarded to her high school students.  So thrilled and grateful and even more excited for the show now!

 

 

 

 

Jack Rogers

Finally found a pair that doesn't kill my feet- have you?  If you are a Lilly Lover than you need a pair of these- they look great with all of the prints- the wedge helps with balance and they don't hurt (that much) ;)

 

 

 BFFs

 

Celebrated my Lea's Bday...actually all month...ha!  We will celebrate one last time at our Alma mater UMASS Dartmouth with our kids at the end of April vacation week...can't wait!

 

 

 

 One MEME

Yes just one....so very powerful...wanted to leave you with this...

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Favorite Easter Recipes

 

 

 

 

 Resurrection Rolls

 

A MUST every year is making Resurrection Rolls together on Holy Saturday- we talk about the significance and talk about the scripture as we are making these- great activity for the kids and so fun to make and see how "Jesus rises."  We use Shay's recipe HERE

 

 

 

 Bacon Gouda Croissant Casserole

 

We also typically do a big brunch on Easter Sunday.  Another one of Shay's recipes has been a big hit over the years.  You can find it HERE 

 

 

 

My mom will make a Noodle Kugle or an Italian Pastitera as well.  We always have our colored eggs out too in case someone is hankering for a hard boiled egg ;)

Bunny Breads

Every year, since I was little, we also make Bunny Breads.  My mom found the original recipe in The Boston Globe and cut it out :)  You can also find it in my post HERE

 

Then we always do some kind of a beef roast or ham.  This year, we are going back to an old favorite

 

 Beef Roast with Worcestershire Butter Sauce

Find it HERE

 

 and I will make a roasted broccoli to accompany this while my Father In Law makes his amazing scalloped potatoes!

 

 

Birds Nest Cookies

 

Another recipe my Mom cut out from a magazine - it was a Jif Peanut Butter Ad.  You can still find the recipe on their website HERE

 

 

 

 Love sharing our traditions with you.  Hope you give one of these recipes a try!  Very excited for Easter Weekend :)

 

Hello Monday and Hello Charlie Brown Weekend!

 

Hi Friends and Happy Monday!  How was your weekend?  Hope it was great!  If you blogged today, don't forget to grab our graphic and link back up with us below!

 

We lived Charlie Brown all weekend long and enjoyed every minute!  I swear the part of Sally was written for Diana- a perfect mix of innocence and sass- ha!

 

Friday Night

 

Diana got to the theater at 5 and we got there at 6 to wait in line for tickets- opening night ended up being the biggest crowd with over 200 people- it was a huge success and we were grateful for having family and many friends there to cheer Diana on!  Nothing we are more grateful for!

 

and Nothing like OPENING NIGHT! :)

  

(A surprise visit from Beth Ann with balloons before we left the house)

 and at the theater...

 

A few snippets...

 

 

 

and her big song...

Grateful for our people

Unfortunately we didn't snap pics with everyone....it is just pure craziness after the show!  Our friends Jess and Joe and Beth Ann also attended as well as Diana's friends from school and most of the Middle School was there to cheer their peers on...such a great crowd that they truly appreciated!

Saturday

I was so excited to be able to have a slow start and truly enjoy our coffee together.  (We let the girls sleep in)  Then it was time for our date walk and we have come up with a new strategy.

The girls told us when we leave for our walk every Saturday morning, Remi gets very upset and starts howling so since he pulls us and sometimes scrapes the pads on his paws, I ordered him sneakers on Amazon.  Well the first ones were too small so I gave them to Beth Ann for her dog Teddy- ha!  The next pair seem to be a little big BUT he won't let us get them on him- he bites them right off- ugh!

Anyway, we decided to go out (without sneakers) and he was a happy camper for his brief walk.  We then brought him home so we could go back out and walk longer and enjoy our date walk.  The girls said yes he did wake them up again and he was howling but it was very low and very angry- HA!!  The darn dog is never happy!

Anyway- I digress- our date walk was longer- we took another route and enjoyed a new neighborhood to us :)

Then we decided to do Troy's for breakfast..striving to keep things healthy...I LOVED my General Tao's Tofu Bowl- delish!

Then we got to relax for awhile and do things all over again.  The afternoon show was at 2.  We got Diana there at 12 and got to the theater at 1:15.  The crowd was small but the show was great again.  

(Chuck Swierad, our favorite photographer, snapped amazing pics all weekend long!)

 

 

Diana's friend Aubrey from dance came along with us and Papa Bob again :)

 

 

Then we headed to meet Mimi and Papa for a quick dinner before the final show.

The show was another great one- larger crowd again and the kids took some more creative chances with their acting- it was so fun!  

 

 

 

We were grateful to have more friends and family there again! Cass, Lea and Michelle all came as well as Alexis, Alana, Caden and Rachel along with us diehards, Mimi, Papa, Papa Bob and us :)

The post show depression has set in of course...these kids were happy but all crying too...they are going to miss this special time....

Sunday

It was Palm Sunday.  Rob and I headed to mass to enjoy the passion and we let the girls sleep in again- busy weekend with late nights!  Then he headed out to attend a record show with my brother.  Pidge and I dropped Diana off at the high school so she could help her cast do the breakdown and we headed to the new bagel shop in town which is amazing- the bagels taste like NY bagels!  BONUS- we got to see our friends Alexis and Rachel who work there!

Then we ran to the store and got home for a bit and I whipped up a nice Sunday dinner- Lemon Chicken and Spring Gnocchi

After we picked up Diana, we came home to a lovely surprise- cookies for the girls from Auntie Janie and Uncle Lou- they were celebrating their Dance Awards :)

The rest of the day was full of REST and getting organized for our week.  We are all grateful and love to see our girl doing what she loves...we are giving her some extra TLC right now to combat the sadness :)

 

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