Life in the Middle Age Lane

This year I had my Spooky Gals Night on a Friday night so that I could have two days to recuperate from the cooking, cleaning, decorating, socializing, drinking that this evening brings forth.  A lot of fun with some great ladies! I kept the menu simple but delicious.  We had deviled eggs, meatballs, a vegetable tray and Buffalo Chicken Sliders.  Dessert consisted of a Cranberry-Apple Pumpkin Bundt Cake that was to die for. You can find the recipe for this here.  It took me about two hours to make this because there were several steps for the topping, the glaze, the filling and the cake.  But I have to tell you it is the best fall cake around and it looks very festive for the holidays. My appetizers were kept simple but delicious.  I did not use olives for the meatballs since I am not a big fan of the taste unless they are in a Bloody Mary. This appetizer is so easy that it consist of only 3 ingredients.  Recipe can be found here . ...

John has been traveling a lot lately and Shelby has also been away so what am i to do????  Well, everything that I have wanted to do and more! I always wanted to have some great wreaths for the front door.  The entrance to my home has an adorable courtyard with a fountain/firepit and wreaths along with plants that won't die on me would really make this area pop. So back in November I purchased two burlap wreaths and decorated them for Thanksgiving.  This is what they originally looked like. Since our summers last a lot longer than our falls.  It bothered me that these beautiful burlap wreaths were just wasting away in my closet top shelf as my front doors sat bare. So I grabbed my Hobby Lobby Coupon and headed over to buy my deco mesh ribbons, flowers, and summer accents. This is what I came up with. Front door final result: Tada!!!! Nothing was hot glued on so that when I grow tired of this arrangement I can add or subtract so...

I finally finished decorating the INSIDE of the house.  I started on Sunday, just to give you an idea of my week.   Maybe in the past years it took me just as long and I never noticed.  But for some reason this year I felt like a hamster on a wheel. I do have to admit that having pinterest as a go to website for creative ideas, makes me rethink some of my placements of decorations.  I also re-created two wreaths for the house, and three light fixtures.  All which were taken from pinterest.   Chandelier idea  came from a blog you can check out. I am pleased the way it came out and the only thing I had to buy were the glass ornaments which I purchased at Hobby Lobby for $2.49 for a box of 6. Also, John finally received his alligator skin from the taxidermist.  I loved it so much that I don't have the heart to get it made into anything. I'm using it as a runner on my dining room table. I also wanted to get my stockings looking full and...