Royal Wedding Observations

Yesterday, I quickly rattled off a post about watching the royal wedding.  But, after watching some of the recaps, reading various articles, I have a few random thoughts about the affair.

<------- Wouldn't you hate to be this guy, standing next to Elton John, singing a church hymn.  Would you sing ?  Or would you just kind of hum along?  Personally, I think I would be too distracted by the fact that I was sitting next to Elton John!! 

I am really lobbying for Pippa and Harry to become a couple.  I think they look super cute together.   Kate and William need to step in a play a little matchmaker.   Middleton girls for the win!!

So you have been invited to the royal wedding (of the decade), How would you go about selecting the perfect hat? The hats worn by some were rather spectacular! Others were, well on the scary side.   I think we in America, need to really bring hats for social events back.    Arthea Franklin rocked her hat for the inaugural.  

  I did some online browsing and I think I have selected my hat choice. 

  I like this one  -------------->
To me, it is elegant but it still has a festive flair about it.  I like the feather detail and color combination.   







I love the fact that Catherine did her own make-up, because she wanted him to see her as she would look day to day.  


Do you have any random observations from the wedding?

Royal Wedding

I was up bright and early this morning to watch the royal wedding.   I woke my all things princess loving little girl up to watch it with me.   I remember when I was 6 watching Princess Diana's wedding with me mother.   I thought it was something special that we could share together.  Of course, she was in total awe of the wedding and Catherine's dress.  

The wedding was simply beautiful.  I would love to have been in London this morning, just to see the crowds and share in the excitement.   I think that they are a beautiful couple and I hope that they have a lasting marriage. 

Did you watch the wedding?  Share your impressions.. 

Working on my cake

I posted the other day that I entered a cake competition that will be held this Saturday.  My cake is inspired by the Captain Underpants book series.   So here is a sneak peak!

I still have a lot of work to do before the competition, but I am pretty pleased considering that I have never really decorated a cake like this, so this is completely new to me. 

Wordless Wednesday

                             This is me dressed as Admiral Ackbar (the squid guy)  for a charity event! This is one of my favorite pictures

Competitive Cooking Week

 Thanks for visiting everyone from Be Bop A Blog Hop!  

This weekend, both my husband and myself will be competing in 2 cooking events!   I have entered into a cake competition that will benefit the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.    The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is a program through our local chapter of the United Way.   It is a program that supports early literacy.  You can sign any child ages birth to 5 years up for this program.  The child receives a free book every month up to their 5th birthday.  

Both of my children have taken part in this program. I think it is wonderful!  The books the children receive are of the highest quality, so I am really happy to take part in this benefit.

I have chosen to create a cake depicting Captain Underpants!  This was my son's suggestion and I think it will be a fun cake to make.  I will be taking pictures and posting more about the cake later this week.  The competition is not until Saturday.  

My husband's event is a BBQ cook off.  He and his friend Morgan will be competing both Friday and Saturday.    Friday night, is a chicken wing cook off.   The crowd will get to pick the winners for this portion of the event.   Then Saturday is ribs and butts, with BBQ judges selecting the winners.    I will be sharing pictures of both events and writing posts about each.   But until then, we are knee deep in getting everything ready!   Wish us luck!!

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

These are my pictures for the Sunday Scavenger Hunt.  If you would like to join in on the fun, visit Sunday Scavenger Hunt at Ramblings and Photos


Reflection: 

What's Inside:  This is Harold the teddy bear hamster.  Harold passed out in his igloo for an afternoon snooze.  

Guess what this is:   This is one of those accidental pictures.   I was taking some pictures and accidental hit the button.  This is a view of my blender seen through a red plastic basket.



    










Playtime:  Here are a few pictures of my new costume.   My husband and I are Star Wars costumers, we were out for a charity event this last week.   I am dressed as Admiral Ackbar (that is the squid like character).  

Lawn and Garden:  
Here is the been done close up of flowers. 

Happy Easter

I want to wish everyone a happy and blessed Easter! I hope that you have a wonderful day with your family and friends.