Coca-Cola Cake

Oh, how I love to bake!

I was craving a chocolate cake recently, but I didn't have the time or the energy to make a true chocolate cake. I perused my cookbooks and found this SWEET little guy ... a Coca-Cola Cake.

Sounds kinda gross, right?! A cake that tastes like Coke? No, my friends. It's delish & super easy!

Try it, you just might like it!

Here's a great recipe, complete with pictures!

PS. I use a cup of pecans in my frosting.

Saturday Morning Scene (SMS)

Here's what our Saturday Morning Scene looked like today ...

Anniston played in her Jumperoo & watched a little Mickey Mouse.

I enjoyed a vanilla iced coffee.

All while Justin worked SO hard to put new tile down in our guest bathroom.

This is the "during" shot. Will post "after" pics soon!

Q & A

So, there's a blog that I sorta "stalk". It's called Southern Blonde. I stalk her mainly because she has the cutest, sweetest little girl that is 1 year older than Anniston. I like to look at her pictures and think about what Anniston will be doing one year from now :) Anyway, she had this little Q & A game and I thought it would be fun to play ...

Here are the rules:
1. You must post the rules
2. Post 12 fun facts about yourself in the blog post
3.Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then create 12 new questions for the people you tagged.
4. Tag 12 people & link them on your post. (or as many as you like)
5. Let them know you've tagged them.
Facts About Me

1. Chick-fil-A is my favorite, favorite restaurant. I'd choose that over something fancy any day!
2. My New Year's resolution is to tithe more - 10% or more every month.
3. I'm obsessed with almost all of the Real Housewives series (esp. New Jersey!)
4. I love J. Crew!
5. Baking relaxes me. The process of making ( & sometimes eating) cakes, pies, cookies, breads, etc. helps me to relax.
6. I am deathly afraid of heights! Just thinking about being somewhere high makes me sick to my stomach.
7. The last book I read was Heaven is For Real. That little boy's story changed my life.
8. I haven't slept all night long in 7+ months. Does this count as a "fun fact"? It's not fun for me :)
9. My favorite meal to cook is poppyseed chicken, brown rice & gravy, & green beans.
10. One of my biggest pet peeves is the misuse of the words your & you're, as well as there, their, & they're.
11. I love to wear anything with pearls. Pearls are so classic.
12. I have a little crush on Matt Lauer from the Today Show.

1. What's your favorite movie?
Steel Magnolias
2. How do you relax?
Baking
3. Do you workout? If so what's your favorite?
I love Physique 57! I started kickboxing recently, but I don't know if I can keep it up.
4. Describe yourself in one word.
Easygoing (is that one word?)
5. What would I find it your handbag right now?
Wallet, floss, & a to-do list
6. What would your dream job be?
I really like being a teacher. My dream is that all I would have to do is teach. No meetings, committees, workshops, etc.
7. How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
5-6 hours
8. Do you like Walmart? Be honest!
Yes, at 11:00 on a weekday when nobody is there!
9. What's the last meal you cooked?
Chicken Pot Pie
10. What's your favorite vacation destination?
It's a tie between Destin, FL & Savannah, GA
11. Who's your favorite musician of all time?
Probably Carrie Underwood
12. What one item would you pack if you were on Survivor?
Sunscreen! I have fair skin :)

Okay, here are my questions for you ...

1. If you could have one plastic surgery procedure, what would it be?
2. If you won the lottery, what would be your first purchase?
3. What is the current screensaver on your phone or computer?
4. Do you have any pets?
5. What's your favorite comfort food?
6. How many times a week do you go to the grocery store?
7. What is your favorite thing to cook?
8. Where is your favorite place to shop?
9. What perfume are you currently wearing?
10. What is your favorite season?
11. What laundry detergent do you use?
12. Pepsi or Coke?

Play along if you'd like!

Keri @ Gillespie's Gatherings

Erica @ Osley Ongoings

Robyn @ And then came babies

My baby's growing up!

Ummm ... I haven't blogged since mid-December!

I really want to try to blog 3-4 times a week now. However, I can't seem to find the time to wash my hair, so I don't know how that is going to go :)

Here's what has been going on with me since December ...

* We celebrated Anniston's first Christmas.

* I enrolled in school to begin my Master's degree.

Is it sad that this is all that's been going on with me in almost 2 months?!

My life may not have had many milestones, but Miss Priss has been going nonstop!

Santa brought her a Jumperoo, which she is in love with!

She has started eating cereal. So far, she has eaten it twice :)

She rolled over! I guess crawling will be next!

She can even sit up on her own (with a little support from behind)

I just can't believe how fast she's growing up!