What's Up Wednesday... and a WINNER!

What's up?  Valentine's Day is what's up here... turned out to be a lovely day.  Started my day volunteering at the junior high getting 2400 (no joke) carnations labelled and ready for delivery to a bunch of eager middle schoolers... funny, funny to read what they write to each other.  My fave? A shy looking little 6th grade boy who was filling his order out for me last week and quietly asked

"how do you spell anonymous?"

After Carnationpaloooza, had lunch with some of my favorite friends and then came home to find this surprise sitting on my kitchen counter...

Ahhhhhhh... tulips, my fave!  My mama knows me so well.  

A dozen roses and tickets to see Million Dollar Quartet from Handsome Hubby. 

Date night on the horizon!  Woo hoo!

This yumminess from my babies...

And finally, from all of my loves... 

WOO HOO!  Not a bad day for an old mom...

And here's what I wore for a long day of hearts and flowers...

Cardi - White House/Black Market (2 seasons ago on sale)

Tank - Target Micro Rib Tank (best tanks EVER!)

Jeans - Anthropologie Holding Horses Cropped Jeans 

(I'm short enough that when I roll down the cuffs, they are the perfect length NON-cropped jeans...

and FYI, got these WAY on sale, because I will NEVER pay $200 for a pair of jeans!)

Red Patent Flats - Payless American Eagle (old, old, old but great shoes and I think they still sell this style)

Sliver Heart Earrings - Target

Bracelets - clearance at Target and American Eagle

Black Bling Belt - Target clearance ($5.98!)

So, how was your favorite Hallmark holiday?

Lest you think I forgot, fear not... we have a WINNER!  OLGA you are the winner of the Blog Birthday Giveaway!  Congrats and I will be contacting you soon...

She Takes The Cake

Hotel Zaza Red Velvet Cupcakes

Dear Daughter has become obsessed with all things cake related... the abundance of cake themed reality shows has her dreaming of creating fantasy confections of epic proportions.  I took a cake decorating class once, mastered a mean buttercream covered soccer ball and that was the extent of my Ace of Cakes career.

DD is already in the planning stages of the cake she intends to make for my 3 year old niece's birthday in AUGUST.  I swear I heard the word fondant escape her lips more than once.   Considering she made this one when she was 9...

now that she's a whopping 11, I'm guessing she's going to figure out a way to make that scary fondant thing work...

She forced me to watch the new show DC Cupcakes last night and I have to admit, I got a little hooked... those two sisters in their pink aprons and rain boots are hysterically funny.   They were making this giant cupcake guitar for a 16th birthday party... it GLOWS in the dark (did you know if you mix tonic water with piping gel you, too, can make your cake GLOW in the dark?)...

They were also making Pizza Cupcakes... not cupcakes that LOOK like pizza, we're talking cupcakes that TASTE like pizza... okie dokie.

Ooh La La Bakery, winners of the Houston Press Cupcake Smackdown, is right down the street from us... I love going in to get one perfect cupcake, wrapped up in it's very own craft paper brown box with a big tulle bow... $4.00 for the perfect treat for anyone on my gift list.  Money well spent, I say!  If you aren't lucky enough to have your very own Cake Boss at home, or sweet treat shop down the road, look at these awesome offerings that can be shipped right to your front door...

Ricotta Grapefruit Cupcakes

Lemon Drop Martini Cupcakes

Toasted Coconut Delight

Easter Cake Truffle Pops

Cake In A Jar For A YEAR

Yes... you read that right.  CAKE IN A JAR EVERY MONTH FOR A YEAR. Bon Appetit, baby!