Yippee, Wa-hoo & CONGRATS to.....

5.12.11-

First of all- THANKS to all my Blog buddies for the sweet, funny & nice comments {all 50 of them!} I read, laughed & loved each & everyone.  I wish I could respond to each one of you personally.
{p.s. I could if you set up your acct. to an email- that would be fun if you did- wink!}
-But please know that I appreciate & am grateful for you all-

**Melissa Larsen **

{yeah!!}

glad to know you like Peonies as much as I do

Ok, one thing done & checked off the list of things to do today

Next up- 

Get dressed & ready for the day 

Meet my {Cultivate} friends in Farmington

Load up the car & drive down to the Big City

Park at the Triad Center 

Find the Studio 5 studio 

Chat with Brooke & Darin 

eat lots of Haley's Choc. Chip cookies on the way home :) 

{she's posting this recipe on the Cultivate blog soon & trust me you are GOING TO WANT this to add to your recipe box- 

Yum to the E!} 

Pick up my kids from School 

Drive Em to Tumbling

Get Miss Audrey ready to play the role of Cinderella in 

{Up w/ Kids play} 

Grab dinner 

Enjoy the show

Get the kids in bed
Post details about the "BuZZ" & win Giveaway 

Finally,  relax with my hubby & watch The Office 

done & probably exhausted :) 

 {M}


Go {HERE} to see fun pictures of what I'll be talking about today on Studio 5 at 11.

It's here..... a GiVEAWAY to Celebrate!

5.11.11-

  

Here it is the BiG 200th Hollyhocks & Honeybees post

{Ta-dah!!}  

I can't believe I have got on this blog & posted 200 things to share with all of you. It took me so long to get this up & going & know I can't imagine not writing & sharing my life & business with all of you.  So to celebrate......

A BIG thanks to all of you who read, follow{& stalk} 

my blog so.... this is a GiVEAWAY just for YOU!! 

{I'm not emailing my client list, posting it on Facebook or anywhere else for that matter} 

to win this......
A Hollyhocks & Honeybees pocket full of posies 
5x7 frame 
{a $26.00 value}

I want to see how many of you will post a comment by the end of today 

{that's until Midnight tonight & I'll announce the winner in the morning!}  
-it's a quick Giveaway I know- but I've got lots of things to tell you about the next couple of day-  

**It's so easy to enter-**

{if you don't know how to leave a comment read this}

Just leave a comment telling me either-

1- what has been your favorite post to read on my blog

or 

2- what is your favorite kind of flower

{mine is- Ranuculus & Peonies}

These images came off of My Favorite Things pinboard on Pinterest

-can't wait for these to start blooming in my yard- 

-photo courtesy of Pinterest- 

If it takes you 2 or 3 comments to tell me= the more comments the more entries you'll get to win- 

Good Luck & I'll draw out the winner tonight & post who the LuCKY person is!

{remember all you who live in Tennessee, Maryland, California, Oregon, No. Carolina, Idaho, Oklahoma & Florida you can enter this too & I'll ship it right to your doorstep- GooD LuCK!} 

200 Thank-Yous for reading my blog- have a fabulous day!

{M} 


*be back tomorrow to announce the winner & also details for "BuZZ" about The Hive & win GiVEAWAY!

A million things!

5.10.11-

  Oh, I am having one of those weeks when there is a million bazillion things to accomplish- augh! 

{does anyone else out there feel the same way??- just curious}

Just wanted to post a quick picture of my {Cultivate} Friends {Sheryl, Nicole, Haley, Becky & I, minus Erin}

plus 1 {Courtney from KSL}. 

This picture was taken at the 365 Swap last week that we all planned, presented & hosted.  

 What a fabulous evening!  So excited for you all to see the fun this Thursday at 11:00 a.m on Studio 5 

{if you're local- on KSL Channel 5} 

-Don't worry for all you out of State-ers I will be posting the link so you all can watch it- 

-thanks for the picture Haley- 

p.s. Courtney is going to be out of town when the segment airs so guess who will be filling in for her & chatting with Brooke & Darin all about it??? 

{Tune in to see a familiar face- hint, hint ;) } 

Let's just say it's a good thing I'm getting my 
hair done tomorrow- 
thanks Tex, for getting me in. 

This poster is my motto for this week

Not to mention enjoy every minute too!

{M}
 ** FYI- this is post #199 so come back tomorrow to see my 200th post & celebrate with a GiVEAWAY! 

Love notes

5.9.11-

Of all the sweet gifts I got yesterday, from my girls, the ones that mean the most to me are the simple words written down on a card, painted on a board, written on a redeemable coupon {aren't those the best?} or folded up in an origami yellow envelope.  Little gifts I will always treasure & that are going to be tucked away in my "love drawer," which is a drawer in my night stand that is full of little notes from my family & friends that mean something special to me. 

Hope all you Mother's out there had a wonderful day.

-it really does take a village doesn't it to raise a child- 

I'm grateful for wonderful neighbors, kind friends & members of our community who help to teach my children each & every day.

Off to volunteer in A&E's 3rd grade class. 

Happy Day! 

{M} 

I wish.....

5.6.11- 

  I would have taken more pictures of last night to share but you'll have to wait until you see them pop up {Here} or watch it all unfold on Studio 5 next Thursday- {yeah!}  
{KSL Channel 5 at 11:00 a.m- set your DVR's} 

-the Chalkboard wall where all the "Swap-ettes" signed in- 

The 365 Swap was once again a fun filled fabulous evening with friends & gorgeous weather.

{maybe nicer weather is finally coming our way} 

-My amazing friend Becky was the creative genius behind this fabulous banner- 

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

{be back soon to announce the BIG 200th post giveaway & also give details about the "BuZZ" about The Hive  & win giveaway!}

yeah- free stuff coming your way- soon! 

{M}

Something fresh & flavorful to share

5.5.11-

  Hola!  

{Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone} 

Just wanted to quickly share with you some pictures from the Gourmet Night I hosted last week with my friend, Nicole.  Thanks also to my friend Courtney for the fabulous photos of the evening.
{as much as she is a great photographer she is also a fabulous cook & made the Mozzarella cheese & Lemongrass soup- delicious!} 

-the drink & appetizer table. A pitcher of water ready for Sonic ice & cut up fruits & veggies to make it flavored.  My FaV is cucumber water- if you haven't tried it you need too. Just drop a slice of cucumber into your next glass of water-

Nicole & I wanted to have a dinner that was fresh, flavorful & light & I think we accomplished what we set out to do.  

{the Rosemary Honey alone- yum!}

-Everyone went home with a little jar of Honey- so SWeeT!-
Not to mention it drizzled on homemade warm flat bread & 30 min. Mozzarella cheese- Delicious!
{I'm thinking making the 30 min. mozzarella cheese would be a great Summertime activity to make with my kids one day}

The theme for the evening was  "woodsie" inspired. Lots of green, pinks & pieces of various types of wood, moss & flowers. 
{I LOVED the wood plank place mats, that might have been my favorite decorating touch} 

These place mats have quite the story & were carefully carried home on the plane & shipped home from Palymyra, NY. Our husbands made a connection with a resident there that cut up some wood planks for them.  They will soon be made into pens & other fine things turned on a lathe. 

{sorry, long story but interesting no less} 

To end the night we had Grandma Gardner's Strawberry pie {check out the recipe for the different ingredients that go into this crust}  

topped with homemade Basil Ice Cream

{soooo refreshing & light tasting- try it, 

I think you'll like it!}

-some people loved this so much they wanted to lick their plates clean, I'm not going to mention any names but there were a few-

For the full menu  & recipes from our dinner {& many more}  go to the Delish My Dish blog link on the left hand side of my blog or simply click {here} 

-I'd love to know if you try any of the recipes or be sure to leave a comment on the Delish blog- 

Make something yummy for dinner tonight! 

{M}