Five Things: Birthday Celebrations, Recipes, and Being Brave!

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1. Today is my husband's birthday, woo hoo! Happy Birthday to the most thoughtful, sweetest man I know. He is not just my husband, but also my best friend. We share everything with each other, honesty is what really builds a relationship, well that and unconditional love of course! Plus, he is so darn hardworking and cares about his family with all his heart. There isn't anything he wouldn't give to help someone out. Love, I hope you have the best birthday ever. XOXO

2. For my guy's birthday I wanted to make him a special dinner so I asked him what he would like and he said either baked ziti or lasagna. I had never made either of those before, but I knew I could turn to my mom for her baked ziti recipe. Well, since he had the night off, I made her awesome baked ziti recipe for him last night, and he said it was the best he ever had! Believe me, he isn't just saying that because he has to! Recipe coming soon...

3. Yummy birthday cake! Okay, so it's from a box and not actually from scratch, but I made it and he loved it...that's all that matters! My step-daughters helped me put it together, since they are baking pros and made my delicious birthday cake in March I knew it was a wise decision to utilize them as my baking assistants! We were so happy with how his cake turned out, we used lemon cake mix from Betty Crocker and Pillsbury key lime frosting, it was so good! 

4. So what does being brave have to do with birthday celebrations and recipes, you ask?! Well, I didn't write a post about it, not that I can recall, but Brave has been my word for this year. I was a little nervous about making the cake and the baked ziti for my husband, but I put my brave face on and got right into it! Also, if you'll notice...I am no longer dot blogspot... I am dot com!! I finally figured out how to put my GoDaddy domain into my blogspot account! I am pushing forward and finally getting my little blog out there...let's do this! 

5.  A good drink recipe is a must when you're celebrating, right? I have this awesome mason jar drink dispenser and I've been searching for a tasty sangria recipe to make in it, well this one from East Coast Creative looks pretty good... I can't wait to try it this weekend! If you are celebrating Memorial Day with a BBQ it would make a great addition to your menu!

So, there you have it...my five things for the week, now be sure to stop by my co-host Little Miss Mama's blog to see what's going on in her world and link up with us, we would love to read all about the five things that are on your mind right now!