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Things I want to remember

Giving a devotional on the book of Esther at my church. I loved it! I’m so glad my mom could come, too. She had to do some unexpected traveling that day for a family emergency, but made sure she saw me speak first. Thanks, mom! If anyone wants me to post about the actual devotional, I would love to.

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How hard working and talented my husband is. Kitchen renovations have been happening in the Zottola household!

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How wonderfully challenging it is to write and edit a book.

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How much I adore animals. Everything about them makes me so happy. I would love to have another dog. And a cat or two. I just need to convince Jimmy ;).

Pet sitting

How lovely freshly baked bread and cookies smell and taste.

Baking

That I can’t trust Lola as much as I’d like to. The little miss has been quite the escape artist lately! I was mowing the lawn on Saturday and she snuck out our back door (while Jimmy was working on our kitchen renovations) and blew past me. I ran after her and thankfully caught her. Jimmy carried her home and she looked so guilty. It was actually really cute, haha. It’s comforting to know she still has lots of spunk, even though she’s almost 10-years-old.

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And just for fun, one thing I’d like to forget is the feeling of accidentally dropping our oven on my foot while Jimmy and I were moving it. I thought about posting a picture buuuuut I don’t think anyone really wants to see it ;).

What is one thing you want to remember?

What is one thing you want to forget?

Party Snacks

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My mom hosted a 31 party at our house on Saturday, and I thought it would be fun to share some pictures of the food we made for our guests! 

I was in charge of the desserts (surprise.. ha) and Hannah and my mom made the appetizers.

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I made:
Mini pumpkin cupcakes with buttercream frosting
Candied walnuts
-Fall snack mix

Hannah and my mom made:
-Fruit salad
-Veggie platter with dip
Sausage dip (this was a hit and has only three ingredients!)
7 layer dip

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Mini pumpkin cupcakes with buttercream frosting

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Candied walnuts

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Spending time baking and cooking with my mom and sister was a lot of fun. I love them so much. The party itself was a blast, too. Our house was filled with women smiling, talking, and laughing. I enjoyed hanging out with friends and just having a nice time.  It reminded me not to take life too seriously–something I tend to do 😉

What’s your favorite party snack?