Happy Haven Blog: Weekend in-review.

Did y'all have a good weekend? I sure hope so. Hello, April.

We had one of those weekends where I kept thinking to myself life is good. We spent 90% of our time outside, which gets me even MORE excited for what is to come...summer! Warm weather, like all the time, y'all.

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Coop and his friend Thomas at the neighborhood Easter Egg hunt.[/caption]

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Boys and their mommies![/caption]

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The boys.[/caption]

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Riding my favorite little roller coaster, thanks Auntie Caroline![/caption]

Sunday brought the holiest of Christian holidays, Easter, the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. I know y'all, contrary to society's marketing efforts, it's not all eggs and bunnies. We as Christians believe that Jesus was the Messiah that Jews had long been waiting for, and he was beaten and killed by the Roman government, buried, and than resurrected to life, appearing to many followers and Jews afterwards.

²There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. ³His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. ⁴The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.

⁵The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. ⁶He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. ⁷Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.’ Now I have told you.” -Matthew 28:2-7

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Our little family at our church's outdoor Easter service.[/caption]

After church we went back to the house for brunch and Easter basket fun. I loved planning our table decor and menu, it's the event-planner in me, I get a little excited. I was hoping to be more agressive and print some adorable Party Circles from Hostess with the Mostess- I mean how precious is this?

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Free Easter printables.[/caption]

But in the end, with only three guests, I kept it simple. Here was our table setting and menu:

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Menning mimosas.[/caption]

For brunch we made a Tortilla-Crusted Goat Cheese-and-Asparagus quiche, one of Rachel Ray's recipes, and y'all it was delish! I cut out the mushrooms (because ick) and doubled the recipe. I even think we could have cut back on the goat cheese. We served it with good ole out-of-the-freezer potatoes, and Menning Mimosas, which basically is a mimosa with a bit of Grand Marnier and lime juice topped off with mint for garnish. It was lovely, y'all.

And, as always, joy these days is just doubled with Cooper around. He looked oh so dapper in his Easter tie, and just continues to melt my heart with one unprovoked tongue-kiss.