Cupcake Challenge

Warning....this post may lead to severe cupcake/sugar/chocolate/all things bad for you in general cravings. I am not responsible! Just some musings on what I saw on tv last night.

Ok, so there is nothing....and I mean absolutely nothing on last night! So I think..."well, maybe the Food Network has something on, let's check that out...". I should have never turned it on...because I think it led to the most instense craving I think I have ever had for anything! It was the Cupcake Challenge (for an underlying reason I think)! Six teams are challenged to make the tastiest cupcake and they also have to create a mostly edible showpiece to win X amount of dollars. It was an hour full of chocolate, sugar, more chocolate, icing, and I think even more chocolate. The teams had six hours to complete the task at hand...the picture here is the showpiece that won.

After the show was over, all I wanted was a stupid chocolate cupcake! But, I was good* and I didn't have one. Here's to intense cravings! What would we do without them?

Melissa

*Please note that there was not anything remotely cupcake like in the house, which was the only reason there was no partaking of anything that resembled a cupcake. I did have a chocolate turtle though....mmmm....delicious turtle-y goodness!

McParty Time!

A little late on the post, I know...as most of this stuff relates to last weekend! Since Steven was home last week, we had a lot of catching up to do with family and friends!

Last Friday we went to Kalee & Benny's for a visit...the guys watched a hockey game & the girls talked, and talked, and talked....it's been a while! After the game was over (and only then!) we decided to go to the Lava Lounge for some yummy pub food and drinks. Good times...we should do it more often!

On Saturday, we went to Caleb's birthday party at McDonald's. It was fun to see him take his first bite of cake, but...as you can tell from the pictures, he's not a big fan at the moment! We think he's more of a McNugget & fries kind of guy!

After the weekend, the rest of the week flew by! Steve & I booked a few things for our wedding and then before we knew it, it was time for him to go back to work. He'll be home in 11 days (urgh, that sounds like a lot)!

That's all for now!

M

Another Birthday!

A year ago my sister Stacey & her hubby David welcomed Caleb into the world. Happy Birthday Caleb! It sure has been a fun year getting to know you and we can't wait to see what this next year brings!

Over the past year, Stacey has sent us sooo many pictures...it was hard to pick, but these are a few of our favorites.

Happy Birthday to Us (The Senftmers!)

Our blog is one whole year old! Ok, we actually started blogging on January 8th/06, so it's more like one year and two days....let's not get technical! Anyway, it's been quite the year and we are looking forward to another year of posting. I'm sure that there will be lots to yak about!

I got my camera back this week (thanks Shauneen!) and snapped some pics of the guitar that I got from Steven for Christmas. One of my resolutions for this year was to learn to play, and so far, I rock the E & A chords....don't laugh...it's a work in progress! I'm going to start a list of songs that I want to learn, and if anyone has some suggestions, let me know.

Steve is home tomorrow & we have a busy week ahead that will be filled with birthday parties, bathroom renovations and some Big Macs (weird combination...I'll explain later).

Until next time!

Happy New Year!

Once again Christmas and New Year's is over and gone in a flash! Santa was very good to Steven & I (and the cats too)! I think the theme of Christmas this year for me was the "gift of music" as I received cd's, dvd's, and of course, my spankin' new acoustic guitar! I'll post pics of it later, as I am sans camera at the moment.

Steven received almost everything on his list (except the much anticipated PS3...sorry honey!) and was very happy with all his gifts. My sister gave him a game that he really wanted for his PC...seriously, this game has 6 discs to it, and will take him a good 6 months to finish it!

Mom & Brayden were here as well & were with us on Christmas morning and we opened some gifts here. Later in the day we went to John & Shauneen's for more presents and some delicious turkey goodness. Played some games, ate some pie, and went home stuffed!

On Boxing Day, Steven & I went to the farm in Wynyard to spend some time with his family. More presents and more turkey/perogies/cabbage rolls/treats in general! It was great to see the family and friends that we haven't seen in a long time. Later in the week we spent an evening making deer sausage (fun with intestines)! Anyone that wants some, let me know!

Our New Year's wasn't too exciting, as we travelled home from the farm yesterday. We were supposed to come home on Saturday so we could spend New Year's with Kalee & Benny in Consul. However, I spent Saturday laying in bed with a bucket attached to me, because I had the flu...not fun at all. Steven also had to leave early today to drive up to Slave Lake, so it was probably best that we stayed home. So, we had a Six Feet Under marathon and ate some yummy treats and went to bed after the clock struck midnight.

So, today I should be putting away the tree & all the decorations, but instead, I'm playing with my new presents. My dad gave me a webcam for Christmas, and I've been adjusting that and then decided to update! Might go to Stacey & Dave's later for a visit....should be fun!

All the best in '07!

Melissa & Steven