Peace (Finally) and celebrations

There is nothing quite like that moment when eveyrhting that is bugging you and harping on your mind, suddenly releases and dissapates, the air clears and I swear it's like a spring day, wonderful, fresh.
Friday we found out my Husbands test results from his heart test came back PERFECT, wich means he probably just has anxiety. So that was a HUGE relief in our lives.

Then on Saturday, I had a surprise Birthday party for him at the Wiking Lizard in Lakewood, it is in an old Armory and they have bowling lanes underneath the resturaunt that you can rent out for parties. This was his fortieth, and he was a little down about it, so I wanted to make sure ot do something super special :)

We had around 30 or so people show up, a full buffet and bowling, it was awesome and he was so happy:)
Here are some photos below!

I think this photo....speaks for itself lol

What is better than helping daddy blow out his candles??

(just two candles, because I mean.....40...I didn't really want to set the place on fire)

Hudson and Girlfriend Number one...

Hudson and Girlfriend number two....

I just love this photo lol....

so excited to open his gifts lol

 

A friend of ours made him a Harley Davidson lamp out of an old bottle

So here is what it looked like in the car ont he way to the party...got the ballons and cake,

Im all excited.......

and on the way home.......this poor kid was UPSET, was playing with four girls for about three hours, and when it was all over he just kept crying "My girlfriends!!!! I want them!!!! I miss my girlfriends!!!" Kid cried alllllll the way home :( Poor guy lol....chicks man.....

 

Sunday we just relaxed and ejoyed the beautiful weather outsid,e it was in the 60's here and sunny.....ahhhh Come on summer i am ready!!!

 

 

Introducing my son to my artisitc side

This past weekend, we thought it would be fun to get out of the house and enjoy the newly remodeled Cleveland Museum of Art

Here are some of the great photos I took with my new D3100 :)

About a minute after this photo was taken....we got yelled at for taking the photo lol

Ruebens Gallery, always my favorite

There is so much natural light inside since they remodeled it

everything is so opened up and goreous. I haven't visited this museum in at least four years, I used to frequent it often while in art school. it was always "my place"

 

They have a super great interactive art area now, called Gallery One

Hudson had a blast with the touch screen

 

.......Handfuls of crazyness

That has been life latley, handfulls of crazyness, both good and bad. Some things to report-
On The Bad:
-My husbands anxiety attacks returned full force a few weeks ago and I had to rush him to the ER.
The last time this happend was 6 years ago, we htought we kicked anxiety to the curb but...we were wrong...so now we are going through a bunch of tests ot make sur everything is in working order ( better to be safe then sorry) but as usual, it is scary.
- We lost a few people at work and got really busy, then got some new people in,and now we are training like mad

On the Good-
- In the middle of this minor commotion, I got a promotion and a pretty large raise, YAY!!
I am really excited about it, but with it is a TON of training that I will need to do, but that alos means I will get to travel a bit, something I haven't done alot of in the past few years.

-I rediscovered myself in yoga again, the past two months I have spent a great bulk of time, getting back to my yogic lifestyle, and I am so very at peace with that :)

- I got a new camera!! A Nikon D3100!!! Im so excited!! I haven't had a camera this awesome since art school lol.

SO hang in....a should be posting a bit more often :) Just have ot take everything in stride and even it all out with my ujjiay breath ........
 

Designer Crush-Elie Saab

I just LOVE Elie Saab, even though I would NEVER be able to afford even a piece of clothing from that label ( unless they ever collaborate with Target)....a girl can dream right?
Have you SEEN their Spring Coture Collection? OMG!! Gorgeous!! Here are a few of my favorites!

I know they are all grey or beige ( except for the last one of course) but I have been on this really wierd Grey kick lol it CAN be elegant if the right person wears it and of course it all depends on the material and the cut of the garment.

DO you not LOVE this neckline???

Obviously I would wear a shell underneath this dress lol

 

The Friday Five!

1.I'm totally crushing on this Beige Pink Polka Dot Scarf for Mark for Avon. Definitley ordering it!

2. These Pink Grapefruit homemade donuts from A Beautiful Mess
I could totally eat this whole plate right now!!!
 

3. i've been getting back to my southern roots with Miranda Lamberts side project,

The Pistol Annies......HAWT!!

4. So totally making these tasty looking Ice cream sandwiches for work!

This recipe was supposedly on Parents.com but I can't find it, should be pretty easy though, just soft strawberry ice cream and chocolate cookies!!

5.Yoga Wrap bracelets by Anjali Creations.

....oh HAi there!

....omg did you miss me? I missed you.....LOTS!!
I have to apologize for my previous hiatus. Basically the holidays happened, and then things got rough for a bit.
I'm not one to keep secrets (even crappy ones) so I will just say it.
I suffer from anxiety and depression, mostly it's managed, although the past few months I have done a wickedly horrible job at doing so.

Alot of things can trigger it, and Christmas time is just always hard to begin with because that is when I lost my mother.

But without going into great detail.....I am on the rebound.
I have returned to Yoga, and through my practice and my knowledge of healing Muhdras and nutritional healing, I plan on getting a little more back to myself every day.

I am also EXTREMELY lucky to have such a wonderful husband who puts up with all these shenanigans. lol And catches me when I fall.

I'm glad to be back!

Things I've been doing to get better:

-Healing Muhdras and meditation
-Getting back into my yoga lifestyle
-Cooking lots of warming soups
-Opening my heart chakras
-Snuggling on the couch with my hubby watching our favorite shows
-Snuggling and tickling that little boy of mine
-Doing random acts of kindness for others daily
-Reading all of your wonderful uplifting blogs! I really have some of the best followers!

....and of course the occasional spoonful of Nutella (or two) while laying on the couch watching TV doesn't hurt either!

With Much love
Heatherhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudra

Recipe: Triple Chocolate Bunt Cake

 

Because you have not had enough sweets over the holiday weekend right??

Well, in my personal opinion, you an NEVER have too much chocolate...

NEVER

 

Here is a simple recipe for

Triple Chocolate Bunt Cake

 

(or as my son calls it "butt cake")

 

What you'll need:

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)

1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix

3 tablespoons baking cocoa

1-3/4 cups milk

2 eggs

2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips ( or peanut butter chips!)

Confectioners' sugar

Directions:

In a large bowl, combine the cake and pudding mixes, cocoa, milk and eggs. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium for 2 minutes. Stir in chocolate chips.

Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Yield: 12-15 servings.

Ok I am going to tell you what, I DESPISE the word M-O-I-S-T

 

(shutters ugh)

 

But this cake warrants using this awful word lol

You almost don't even need milk with it!

 

 

Enjoy!

XOXOXO Heather