New York!!!

After the first week of cinnamon rolls, I realized that there could be some potential. I decided that I would sell enough cinnamon rolls to go to New York...and eat to my hearts content!

And that is what I did.

(once again I am a terrible picture taker so there isn't much in the photo department)

I stayed with my good friend Nicole and her husband Spencer and their twin girls Elle and Sophie...who are just darling!

Nicole was great, getting around that city is like nothing for her! I would have been a lost mess without her!

She ate with me!

We ate some delicious food. We ate cupcakes before lunch. We ate donuts right after breakfast. I ate a warm bacon sandwich with tons of cream cheese on an everything bagel...right after I had already eaten an everything bagel with cream cheese!

We walked and walked till our feet hurt...at least mine did.

I saw amazing architecture and beautiful old buildings and so many wonderful things! New York is quite a place!

We made a delicious dinner at Nicole's house, I got to see how she grocery shops...I don't know how you do it girl!!!

We went to art museums, which I LOVE! I haven't done that in a long time!

(i felt like a true tourist...that IS what i was though...)

We talked and laughed and ate (did i mention that yet??) and just played!

It was a BLAST to say the least!

Thanks Nicole for being a delightful hostess and tour guide and friend!!!

(there was a massive elephant behind me...he didn't quite show up! so you just get beautiful me!!!)

New York....I will be back to visit...hopefully soon!!!

Cinnamon Roll Saturdays

So I guess this is really old news.

I was going through pictures on my computer...that is such a trap, I can never stop! But I never really told the story of Cinnamon Roll Saturdays.

So here it is.

It was Thursday night and I said me and Armani are going to have a bake sale on the corner...and sell cinnamon rolls.

I got a few laughs and some, "are you for real??" 's and I said yes I am for real.

I made 3 dozen.

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(he LOVES Cinnamon Roll Saturdays!!)

In less than half and hour I had 3 dozen sold and been prepaid for 3 more dozen. Who would have thought?!!? Not I!

Anyway. It grew each week. I got up to making 20 dozen. We never didn't sell out. That was a really good feeling. Cause I worked REALLY hard and stayed up REALLY late week after week.

(mine and 3 other loaned kitchen aids...until i started using the kitchen at a Culinary Crafts, that saved me from going insane!!)

(10 dozen...thats only half of them!)

I had tons of help...thank you a million to all of my babysitting helpers. I really have a BOMB family on both sides. I love you all and could ask for better!

Now they are at Marley's Gourmet Sliders restaurant on Saturdays...and I might bring them back to life here in Hawaii...in time!!!

Anyway. I saw the pictures and I felt a weird sadness that that is all over. I don't wish I was still doing that, but is was such a huge part of my life and a really fun thing on Saturdays mornings!

Helpers! Madeleine was more of just a supporter/eater...haha! I love you both!

Not the greatest photo of us...but Savannah was a trooper! and so was I :) I love you Savannah!

This all led to my trip to New York!

That will be the next post...

Old Stuff

The next few posts will be from some things I missed along the way. Old news can still be good...as long as there are pictures, right?!?

ENZO. SHORT FOR VINCENZO. MIDDLE NAME ROMEO.

He is not an ounce short of a HUGE handful. I can be ticked off at the kid (in a loving mother-ly way of course) and can't help but laugh at the same time because he is absolutely NUTS.

I see a mixture of a lot of strong personality characteristics from both Giovanni's and my side, (all fabulous ones from my side!) he is going to keep me very very busy for years to come. I have no doubt.

He turned 1 in October. I am realizing that I take very few pictures. For real, it is horrible. I have one really not so good, but the best of the worst, photo from his birthday breakfast. And I think that Gabrielle has the pictures of him destroying his cake on her camera...which reminds me that I need to get those!

He hated the breakfast I gave him too. I was trying to be all nice and put a big "dollop" of whipped cream on his french toast and he gagged and made a sour face. He does NOT like whipped cream.

He does however LOVE the marshmallows out of...ummm I think this makes me a horrible mom...chocolate marshmallow matey's! Kids come programed to just go for the marshmallows, even when the cereal is chocolate! Maybe my children are just sugar fiends like their father.

This is his latest "trick". He climbs into his little shopping cart and cries a super loud fake cry until Armani or I push him around. He is a demanding little fellow!

He also thinks he needs to sit on the vacuum, and it has to be on or else he screams a terrible scream at me.

I just want to squeeze the little man, and kiss his paw-like feet!

I love you a million Enzo!