Weekends



This weekend contained:

-dinner out for a celebration
-a birthday-my husband's- with a chocolate cake topped chocolate icing.
-accidentally icing the cake too early---oops!
-fixing the cake to the best of my ability--hence the coconut sprinkled to cover up the mess :)
-our daughter arriving home for a week
-lazy daisy days with walks and knitting and relaxing
-finishing a knitting project
-starting a knitting project
-wearing regular shoes instead of winter shoes---it's getting warmer!

joining Amanda




Comments

  1. Obaitori March 4, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    The coconut and chocolate combination looks just scrumy. It looks quite purposeful. I'm sure it tasted great. I hope you have a beautiful week ahead with your daughter at home. Take precious care Karen. Love Katie xxx

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  2. Tracey ~ CloverMarch 4, 2012 at 6:40 PM

    Happy birthday to your husband! I think the cake you made looks just yummy and now I think I need to bake one or else I'll think about it for days!
    I hope you are having the best time with your daughter and you both get a lunch out!
    Happy knitting.
    PS- I am on the ribbing of Abigail!

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  3. MeganMarch 4, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    im going to make brownies now.

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  4. TannaMarch 4, 2012 at 7:54 PM

    ... a wonderful, wonderful kind of weekend!

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  5. stephMarch 4, 2012 at 10:30 PM

    happy birthday!!! to your hubby! you just saved me a gazillion calories (I don't do coconut!)--wait, I bet I could scrape off those few flakes. Yep--yummy!!! have a super week with your daughter!!!! fun girl-time!

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  6. karenMarch 4, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    mmm, the cake deffinately looks still good. Very good... (she types before going to raid her cupboard for something chocolatey:)

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  7. TamiMarch 4, 2012 at 11:55 PM

    NO kidding, when my husband saw the chocolate cake photo in your post, he went to the store and bought some.........I think he may not be buying into "no-spend" month, LOL! Blessings, Tami

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  8. Desiree NielsenMarch 5, 2012 at 1:16 AM

    that cake looks AMAZING.

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  9. Lori annMarch 5, 2012 at 2:38 AM

    happy birthday to your husband! the cake looks yum! the coconut was a good idea. have a wonderful time with your daughter!

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  10. no spring chickenMarch 5, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    'Fixing' chocolate with coconut should be intentional. It looks wonderful! Congratulations on the spring shoes. We're not there... yet.

    Blessings, Debbie

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  11. MelissaMarch 5, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    Yum! I've done that before, but I've found, the worse my cakes look, the better they taste. Hope your hubby had a wonderful birthday and you both are enjoying time with your daughter :)

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  12. delMarch 5, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    The cake looks delicious! I'm sure it tasted great, too, no matter how it looked. And coconut can fix just about anything.

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  13. amanda {the habit of being}March 5, 2012 at 10:49 AM

    that cakes looks soooo good!

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  14. AngelaMarch 5, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    Great job with the cake. It looks delicious and I don't even eat chocolate cake, but I do like to look at it the same way I like to look at ice cream sundaes. They look tasty but there's too much mixed in stuff. I know I am weird. Your weekend sounds fab!
    xo

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  15. sylviaMarch 5, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    that cake looks so good!! have a great week and a lovely time with your daughter!!

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  16. CorrabelleMarch 5, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    Is that coconut? Hello!! Looks delicious:)
    Glad to hear that you had a relaxing weekend too. I wish I could break out some spring shoes!

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  17. EmilyMarch 5, 2012 at 8:32 PM

    Coconut makes everything better! Happy birthday to your hubby!

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  18. EllenMarch 5, 2012 at 9:32 PM

    But some 'messes' taste the best!

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  19. Erin @ Wild WhispersMarch 5, 2012 at 11:07 PM

    happy birthday to your husband... the cake looks yummy, and that's all that matters to me!

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  20. Laura EmilyMarch 8, 2012 at 2:42 AM

    this hurts my fasting soul.... :)

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