Memorial Day cont.

We shall not forget the service and sacrifices made.  Thank you to the veterans and current service men and women for all that you do for our country!  Have a happy and safe Memorial Day!

Photo by Heather Griffin,  USS Arizona Memorial

Memorial Day

As we all know, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start to summer when everyone wants to grill, relax and enjoy the outdoors, including myself. I've had an early start to this with some great weekends lately with family, friends and good food and this weekend is no exception.

For Memorial Day tomorrow, we're heading to my grandparents house for a cookout and some outdoor fun (we're taking our corn-hole boards again and hopefully I won't stink!). The hubby says he's planning to make the crab salad I mentioned a little while back and I plan to make one of these sweet treats.

Brownie n' Berries Dessert Pizza via Betty Crocker and Pinterest

Berry Cream Tart via Coastal Living and Pinterest

I hope you all have a great holiday and don't forget the reason we celebrate the day!

What's on your weekend to-do list?

Life has been busy again but good.  What do you have planned for this weekend?  The weather here is suppose to be nice so hopefully I'll venture to do something outside.  I'm also hoping to head to the mall at some point to return or exchange a pair of shorts that I ordered from JCrew.  I love the store, it's always go-to for me.  I receive their monthly catalogs and the newly released one for June is the best cover I've seen in a while (and I also love the dress on the model). The cover reminds me of their older catalogs that seemed to stand out against any other store catalog because the models aren't just wearing the clothes against a white backdrop or in the same location each issue.  The pictures for this particular issue were taken on location in Bali and here is the cover.  

JCrew

Also, to go along with the "shopping" theme that this post has turned into, Anthropologie is having a semi-annual sale that is ending this weekend I believe!  So here's to a productive weekend! 

Recipe Reviews

This week I've tried a few new recipes that I think turned out great and were super easy! For a while we were so busy and weren't cooking as much but now we're back into the routine.

First up, a zucchini and squash bake.  This will definitely be added to our go-to list. Recipe found via Pinterest.

Next up, a little less healthy of a recipe that is a re-creation of rice crispy treats, yes, with Trix!  I was a little hesitant with this one but everyone seemed to like it (we took it to a family gathering).  Recipe also found via Pinterest

I hope that you all have a fantastic Friday tomorrow!