Birthday Cobbler

I have the best husband! Not only did he grill me an awesome bloody steak for dinner, but he also made me the Pioneer Woman's blackberry cobbler. It was absolutely, positively, DELICIOUS! I did NOT have seconds and get a stomach ache. :o) Thanks, babe!

Here he is in action...

Here's the finished product... I think it looks just like the Pioneer Woman's version!
And here's a pic of Vito sunning on the deck...

Mediocre Tapper and Cobbler

On my way home from dance class Tuesday night, I came to the conclusion that I will NEVER be a great tap dancer. I will always be mediocre. Maybe if I were to quit my job and practice tapping for 8 hours a day like the Olympians, I could be great. Even if I practice in my garage in my spare time, I'm probably not even doing the steps correctly, and that's okay. In my dreams, I'm an awesome tapper doing a solo show on Broadway!

On this same drive home, I was thinking about my dessert preferences. I decided that I love cobbler. Any kind, but I prefer peach or blackberry. This must be a southern thing, don't y'all think? :) I would prefer cobbler a la mode over cake any day.

Not that I don't like cake because I definitely do. The best cake I've ever had was the pumpkin spice cake at my wedding. If anyone is planning a wedding out there, Shelby Lynne's cake shop in Sprindale is awesome. They have other delicious flavors besides pumpkin spice.

On a final note, Real Estate law is horribly boring and not at all interesting. That's all I have to say about that.

Snow Day

Here are some pics from last weekend. Yes, we used a raft as a sled and it worked great! This was taken at Wilson Park in Fayetteville. The big hill was packed with kids. We had a lot of fun watching them. Vito loved the snow!

Vito was tired after all of the playing.

Brook and I decided we wanted some chili on Saturday. We made it in the crock pot. I found the recipe on goodchilirecipes.com. If anyone likes chili in the crockpot, here's the recipe...

2 (16) oz cans kidney beans, drained
2 (14) oz cans diced tomatoes, undrained

2 lbs lean ground beef, browned and drained
1 large onion
1 green pepper
1 red pepper
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon cumin
6 oz jar sliced jalapenos (with juice)
2 teaspoons Tabasco (I forgot to add this, but the chili still had a nice kick to it!)

Add all ingredients into a Crock-Pot and set on high for the first hour; then reduce heat to low and continue to cook for 5 hours.

Disneyworld Sneak Peak

Here's a pic of the 55 foot Christmas tree! that was in the lobby of the Wilderness Lodge where we stayed. I cried when we left. I did not want to leave. We will go back again soon, Brook says.

Raking Leaves

Vito helped us rake leaves last weekend. He had such a good time.

He didn't want to get in his crate.

Halloween Party

Here are some pics from our Halloween party. Poor Brook never got a picture made of him.

My favorite court jester...

Dancing Again and Turkey

Well, last night was my first night back to dance class since my foot surgery. Other than a few times I landed too hard on my foot, I survived. I figure it will be awhile before I am 100% on it again. It still feels numb and it's also swollen. Oh well! I'm also extremely sore today due to the fact I haven't done the splits or leaps since May! I'm really happy to be back even if all of the others girls are ten thousand times better than me. :)

I thought this old school pic of tap dancers was cute!

This is what I wished my leaps looked like...

On another note, I've volunteered to have Thanksgiving at my house this year! I'm very excited. This will be my first attempt at cooking a Turkey. Does anyone have any helpful suggestions or tips? My grandma made some awesome jiblit gravy when she was around. I'd love to attempt that, as well.