Tuesday, March 27, 2012

We made Easter Cards!

Elegant Script Easter Card
Cheerful Christmas invitations for your friends and family.
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We didn't have enough to send everyone so we thought we could post our Easter card on our blog. Easter isn't until next week, but if I didn't post it when I put my order in, I would have no way of figuring it out on my own.  Happy Easter!!!

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Our Weekend

Friday evening, I went to Stations of the Cross and then headed home to make Chris a new meal. Since we cannot eat meat on Fridays during Lent, I found a recipe on Pinterest: Creamy Shrimp and Mushroom Pasta.



It was amazing!! We both gobbled it up so quickly. I wouldn't say that it was healthy, but for anyone who likes mushrooms and shrimp this would be a hit! Here is my version.
Saturday was St. Patrick's Day and we celebrated by going to the St. Patrick's Day dance at the KJT. My dad's band, Jodie Mikula Orchestra, and Czech and then Some played for the dance. We had a great time hanging out, having some Shiner, and dancing.

Doris wanted to say, "Happy St. Patrick's Day!"
Also on Saturday, we went to Tex-Scapes and bought a peach tree. They were having a sale and it was very tempting to buy more than the peach tree. We planted it Sunday morning and can't wait to see it grow.
We hope to start our garden this weekend. We have had a lot of rain, so the soil should be soft to till. We just have to see what the weather is going to do.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Family Day at Bri's

This past Tuesday, my sister invited all of the Sylvester family to come over and have lunch at her house. Since Brianna travels so much with her job as a flight attendant, she hasn't seen some of the fast-growing babies we have in our family since our wedding in December. We all brought a dish, kicked back, gabbed, and played with all of the kiddos. We had chicken salad, veggie and meat trays, brownies, fruit, red velvet whoopie pies, and hot dog crescent rolls. I made hot dog crescent rolls and red velvet whoopie pies with cream cheese filling. They looked and tasted delectable. I will definitely make them again soon. Here are some pictures to highlight the afternoon.
   My nephew is already becoming like his father...glued to the TV
                         How much is this little boy?
        Never saw such children that were so excited to play with kennels!




                    Jumping on the bed



Monday, March 12, 2012

Weekend and What We're Up To


This past weekend, the taping of the Mollie B Polka Party took place in our little town of Ennis. This show airs on RFD-TV weekly and showcases polka bands around the country. Mollie was in for a serious Texas welcome as the entire hall was packed all weekend with polka fans and dancers. It felt like Polka Fest on steroids. There were so many people from all over the country that wanted a glimpse of what the show taping is like, to be on TV, and of course to meet Mollie B. I didn't get to meet her, but she seemed liked she was made out of cream cheese with her constant smile and bubbly attitude. All in all, it was a great weekend and got us amped for Polka Fest in May.
Here are some pics of the Ennis Czech Boys[my brother, Corey, is the drummer for the band] on stage. The Jodie Mikula Orchestra[my dad is the drummer for the band] was also featured, but I forgot my camera at that point[sorry, Dad:( ]  Both of the bands played a fantastic set and drew in a huge crowd around the stage.

The many dancers of the Mollie B Polka Party
  Lauren and I joining in on the festivities while Ennis Czech Boys were playing

 Oh, and we also worked in the kitchen to help out my Aunt Tina. It was actually fun to help because we got one of the best seats in the house and got to chat with everyone while eating some [most] of the product...shh don't tell Aunt Tina
After Sunday night, we were exhausted and glad that we both had the next day off. I'm on Spring Break this week and Chris took off a few days so we could get some things done around the house. Today, we worked on usual house chores, i.e., mopping, laundry, and dishes. We wanted to start our garden this week, but I think it's too wet and we are due for more rain later this week. Tex-Scapes Greenery, a local nursery, is having a Spring Sale this weekend. We're hoping to buy a few fruit trees, like peaches or apples to put in our garden. I love the thought of picking your own fruit right from your backyard.

I'm almost halfway through The Help by Kathryn Stockett. I mentioned in my last blog that I wanted to see the movie, but I really wanted to read the book first. I had a hard time getting into the book, but now I can hardly put it down.
I'm hoping to finish it this week and then begin reading the craze of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
Here's to Spring cleaning, gardening, and reading!!!