Our 2nd Valentine's Day together was a great one! My dad came up to visit for the weekend, and though I had to work Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We took some fun photography outings at night and even an all-day excursion on Monday (President's Day) to Half Moon Bay, Maverick's, and San Francisco. I love hanging out with my dad, and I think he and Mike had a lot of fun with their cameras gadgets. They are so much alike (they love technology).
But even with all the commotion going on, Mike still found time to get me roses. What a great guy!
My Dad made this super-yummy pizza while he was visiting us...Mmmmm! I didn't know my dad could cook anything besides grilling hamburgers on the grill, so this was a surprise!
And, of course, it's not a proper visit to the Bay without going to Palo Alto and eating at "Stacks," our favorite breakfast place. We like food...and taking pictures of it :)
Yes, this banana pancake filled up the entire plate...impossible to finish even one!
The newest addition to our kitchen is this awesome Blendtec blender. It blends anything! Seriously! My dad enjoyed the smoothies we made while he was here...it's only a matter of time before he buys one too...sorry Mom, but I think we convinced him :)
There's a show called "Will it Blend?" on Youtube all about the Blendtec.
It' was a little pricey, but we're already eating more healthy and including a lot more fruits and veggies in our diet because of this fun new gadget. It's also one of the reasons, we didn't go all out on gifts for V-day this year. We both love it! Come over for a shake or smoothie! It also makes great soups and ice cream...Amazing, I know!
So, I've been saving our old jeans to make a quilt. First, it was going to be for Mike's birthday (that was in May), then for Christmas (which came and went), and so now I guess it is a late V-day present 'cause I finally finished it! Hallelujah! That's one project I won't be doing again for a while...so tedious! I am pretty proud of the finished product, though.
I am so proud of you for getting on top of your blogging! That pizza looked amazing! Oh and the breakfast too. I will have to try that place. All this food talk is making me hungry!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that quilt! I can't wait to see it in person! You did such a great job. That takes a lot of time and puzzling. I need to make one of those for us. Every time I see Steven's I get jealous.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am already in love with our new Blendtec and we've only owned it for a couple of hours. Thanks for the inspiration! I read through the recipe book and was just giggling with excitement the whole time!
I HAVE to try Stacks! The pictures are just too tempting. I need that restaurant in my life.
I'm so glad to know that we're all members of the blentec club. We LOVE ours. The kids have their green smoothies before school every morning. The denim quilt is awesome. I love the patches around the edges. You Madsen girls are so talented!
ReplyDeleteI love technology, but not as much as you, you see. Always and forever.
ReplyDeleteAnd I want a Blendtec! Very very jealous.
Melissa! Its been forever..I'm so glad you have a blog and that I found it :) That's an awesome quilt, well done!
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