Sunday, April 8, 2012

Happy Easter!!

It's been forever since I've posted anything at all, sorry about that, just to reassure you, us Waldrons are still kickin'.

Since we've talked last we've moved from our tiny Studio to a spacious 2 bedroom out in the country. And we love it! So it kind of sucks not being able to just go into town whenever we want but besides that it's been a great thing. Take this view for example:
That's the view from out front window.  The landlords have two cats that hang out nearby too so it's almost like we have pets. They also have 5 chickens and a rooster (who crows all day long, not just in the morning). We get to do yard/house work to supplement our rent too so that helps us get some fresh air and it's helping us learn good habits for the future when we hopefully have a yard too. There's even a spot for us to garden in AND a wood burning stove!! I swear, after being in that dinky apartment for nearly 2 years I feel as if I'm living like a Queen with all the space and the 'luxuries' we're experiencing. For example: the Kitchenaid I got at Christmas time can actually sit on the counter in our new kitchen, I don't actually have to move it from the table to the counter every time I want to use it. It's great!

I'm also officially on my Spring Break! I finished my first semester back at school and got a 97.4 grade! Please forgive me for bragging, but I worked my butt off for that grade and I sacrificed a lot of sleep, cleaning, and time with my husband for it, I'm proud of it so I want to share it with everyone!

And since I love food I'm going to talk about that now. We invited Brad and Shanyn over to share Easter with us, since neither of us have family nearby, and I think it's going to be a good time. I've got a roast in the crock pot but the thing I'm most excited about is dessert! We were given a ton of lemons a few weeks back so every time I make a dessert I try and incorporate lemons into it. A few weeks ago I made lemon cheesecake squares, then I made some banana bread and put some lemon juice in it. For tonight I made this:
So I had some strawberries leftover so I thought I'd do an artsy picture, that's what this is kind of. But I have to say, it's one of the prettiest cakes I've ever made I think. It's a strawberry lemon yogurt cake with a lemon glaze (which is great for dipping any fruit in btw (1cup powdered sugar, 2 tbsp lemon juice)). I have yet to taste it but the batter tasted pretty good so I'm assuming it won't be too bad. And if it is? I have some chocolate which we will melt and dip the strawberries in.
I just hope I can wait until Brad and Shanyn come to have a slice because it is doing it's best to entice me.