Easter Weekend

Hope you all had a happy Easter! Matt and I spent the weekend with his family in Winston-Salem, NC and it was absolutely wonderful. Since I am feeling particularly lazy, here is a recap in {mostly} photos! 

Before we left for Winston, I homemade my first carrot cake! It was a TON of work, but I was really happy with how it turned out {and tasted}! Apparently everyone else thought it turned out pretty good too because we only brought a teeeny sliver back home. I promise to post the recipe this week!

I also treated myself to a shellac Easter pink manicure. I am not sure how I feel about the new "paint one nail a different color" trend...but somehow I was convinced to go sparkly on my ring finger. I am still undecided as to whether or not I like it.

Saturday, Mrs. M and I had fun dying sparkly Easter eggs! We even wrapped rubber bands around the eggs to create a fun design. 

They turned out pretty funky!

The adorable moss/ivy Easter bunny my mother-in-law gave me! 

Later that evening we attended St. Leo's Easter Vigil

And of course, we watched the Masters allll weekend long. How adorable is Bubba Watson?!

How was your Easter?!

Hoppy Easter & Good Friday!

Good Friday to you! I cannot believe we are just 2 days away from one of my favorite holidays of the year. I love everything about Easter, from the pastels, egg hunts and peeps, to the baskets, flowers and chocolate! However, my absolute favorite part about Easter is JESUS! He died for our sins and conquered the grave. Now that is some seriously good news for you and I. 

He is not here, for He has risen! 

-Matthew 28:6

I leave you with my absolute favorite worship song, How He Loves by John Mark McMillan, and later covered by Kim Walker Smith, and David Crowder Band. All 3 versions are equally beautiful, but my favorite is Kim Walker Smith.

 Christ has risen, Amen?!

I wish you a glorious Easter!

Easter Baskets

You are never too old for an Easter basket, ever. In fact, my mom and mother-in-law still make Matt and I {our own} Easter baskets each year. Part of me is really, really, scared that once Matt and I have little ones of our own, our parents will stop making us baskets! 

This Easter, I put a few Easter gifts together for my family. Remember that super duper cute berry basket giveaway that Darci at [the good life] hosted last week? Well, I WON! Yippee! So I decided to use my cute new baskets for Easter gifts...

We are spending Easter with Matt's family this year! The basket on the left is for Mrs. M and has a cute spring chick dish towel, EOS lip balm, a cute lil chick, and a yummy Lindt chocolate carrot. The basket on the right is Matt's and has mini bottles of Maker's Mark and Jack Daniels, a Nike golf ball, lifesaver jelly beans, and an embarrassing amount of Peeps {not pictured}. 

I sent my mom her Easter gift in the mail earlier this week. Are these hand towels not the cutest? Only $1.99 for a pack of two at Target!

 The only peep I was able to wrestle away from Matt.

Are you making any Easter basket this year? If so, what are you putting in them?