Corner View: Sweets

I am a sucker for all things sweet. Yum! When it comes to sweetness, perfection exists in Europe. I love French pastries, crepes, Belgian chocolates. My mouth is watering just thinking about them.

Here in Utah, some of my very favorite sweets are Belgian waffles with ice cream and chocolate from Bruges Waffles. I've posted about their heavenly goodness before.

My very favorite sweet thing of all time, however, has to be my wedding cake. It was so yummy. Chocolate cake, white chocolate curls over sweet buttercream frosting. Delightful. It was moist and perfect. (If you attended my wedding and disagree--just don't tell me! :) ) Since it is from my wedding, it falls into the other definition of sweet, which is my hubby. Since it is Love Month, I thought I'd throw that in there.

For more sweetness, visit Jane for a list of links.

Happy February!

Corner View: My Style

Right now my style is on hiatus. Right now it is just whatever fits. Will this baby weight every go away? I refuse to buy too many clothes, so my style sucks!

You typically find me in classic black suit pants, with a flowy top, a cardigan and heels. Now, my heels may frequently be red or yellow. See, my style right now is all about the accessories. And that includes painted toes...

However, there is one unique piece that I own and love. Please check out the website www.niviempowerment.com to see. It is a fabulous skirt, made by an Indian woman, in the Indian style. It is fabulous.

Also, if you feel so inclined to take a look, if you purchase a scarf, purse, headband or skirt, you are directly helping women in India better the lives of their families. (If you need contact information for the company, let me know. Their website is still new.)

And when it comes down to it, helping people is always my style.

Please check out Jane's blog for more styles from around the world.

Thanks for visiting!

Corner View: Holidays

I will admit--I have taken quite the blogging break.

I hope to be back now that the busy holiday season is over. I have missed this!

We celebrate Christmas at our house.

This year was delightful. It was the Squeeze's 2nd Christmas, but the first one that she was aware. She was in awe the entire season. We loved every minute.

She loved taking ornaments off and putting them back on the tree.

Our tree.

We hope you had a wonderful holiday as well!

Please visit Jane for more corner views.

Corner View: Water

I am a water baby. I love the water. I could be a fish.

Bear Lake is some of my favorite water (well, Lake Powell too.)

These are images from the amazing blue of Bear Lake. Now that it is snowing here, I am missing the summer blue and fun times. Although I have to admit, I love water in snow form as well.

Happy Wednesday!

(So blogger doesn't want to upload my images....I'll try to add them later!)

Love.

Because I think holding hands is lovely. The perfect expression of love.

Please visit Jane for more love stories.

Corner View: White

White is one of my favorite things...it means snow, wedding dresses, clouds, milk, vanilla ice cream, baby onesies. White is good.

It also means:

my {usually} trusty Mac

wonderful ocean foam

and, from our adventure last weekend...a sky so bright it is white against the beautiful red rock and green grass. Favorite things.

Thanks for playing! Please visit the lovely Jane from Spain Daily for more "white" experiences.

Out My Car Window...

We didn't go anywhere too much fun this week, so out my car window is on my drive to work.

Happy sunrise. I am so excited for fall!

Pretty Mountains...behind the ugly cement wall.

And my favorite part of my drive...The domed white building in the center is the Utah State Capitol. I love it.

Happy Wednesday. So glad that Corner View is back! It's so good to "see" you all.

Visit the lovely Jane to see corners from around the world.

Corner View: Best Kept Secret

There are many hidden gems in little Salt Lake City, UT.  The best kept secret?  Do I really want to reveal it?

I have already told you about Bruges Waffles on my blog, so I guess that doesn't qualify...although those waffles are divine.

One of my favorite little hidden places is called The Oaks.  It is tradition in my family to visit every chance we get.  They have outdoor tables, and it is right on the river.  It is beautiful to sit and listen/watch.  The many humming birds that come to visit their feeders are quite delightful.  We love it there!  (And the food isn't half bad either...)

No pictures of the humming birds this time.  It started to rain and I wasn't fast enough with my camera!

But, the true best kept secret of Salt Lake is something that I don't have a picture for.  Pierre and I love, Love, LOVE pain au chocolat pastries.  Love them.  

We eat them daily when in France. 

Salt Lake City has quite a few yummy bakeries, but none that 

could come close to the fabulousness of the true pain au chocolat.

Until now.

We have found the most authentic pain au chocolat in Salt Lake City.  We haven't told anyone where.  It is our little secret, but today I'll share it with you.

The best pain au chocolat in Salt Lake City....the Target bakery in Sandy.  Yes, that's right...I said Target.  Amazing, unexpected, and perfection in my mouth.

(No picture today...I am trying so hard to lose this baby weight and I couldn't tempt myself!)  But, don't tell me I didn't let you in on my little secret.

Just don't tell anyone else...

For more best kept secrets, please visit Jane.

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Corner View: Weekend Evenings 7:45

We had quite the enjoyable weekend.  It was oh, so busy and oh, so delightful.

Friday evening was spent at Deer Valley listening to the fabulous Utah Symphony with guest Frederica von Stade.  It was up at Deer Valley and was quite divine.  Even the Squeeze loved it.  And we loved the opportunity to expose her to some fantastic music at such an early age.

Saturday was quite a busy day for us.  It was Draper Days, which involved a parade, picnic, swimming, donuts and napping.  We were unavailable at 7:45.  We had taken a nap and a friend came to visit, so this picture is a couple hours late.  Does 10:00 work?  We saw some fantastic fireworks that evening!

Sunday was much more laid back.  7:45 involved watching the Squeeze play around...

and watching the always hilarious Ghosttown.

As a bonus, since technically I missed Saturday night, this is a picture from our walk this week, at 7:45.  Welcome to our Monday.

Please take a look at Spain Daily to see how the lovelies from around the world spent their weekends.

Corner View: The Unveiling

There are so many parts to my true self.

At this very moment, as I hold my tired, but still delightful baby girl, my true self is the mother part of me.  I love being a wife and a mama and I would not feel like "me" if these things were ever taken away.  I loved this Corner View theme!

Please visit Jane's sidebar for unveilings from around the world.

Corner View: Where I Go to "Just Be"

My little corner is full of places that I go to reflect and "just be".  I think pondering, listening and reflecting are such important parts of our lives.  

I need to make more time.

Salt Lake City is a wonderful place to live.  We are close to so many things!  (We are sorely lacking in the ocean/beach department, however...)

I love to "just be" outside, whether in the middle of nowhere, or people watching in downtown. I had a couple pictures to share with you of my favorite places, but either blogger or my computer is being difficult and refuses to upload any photos....

So, I will try later in the day.  Know that I haven't forgotten, I do have places of reflection, and I can't wait to share them with you.

In the mean time, take your weekly trip around the world through Jane's Corner View list on Spain Daily.

Corner View: "Staple Foods"

 We love food at our house.  We especially love to barbeque.  Our staple restaurant is Outback Steakhouse.  Always perfect.

We turn to our barbeque, even if it is snowing outside.  Unfortunately, we haven't bbq'd in the last week, and our hard drive ate our old photos.  So here are some other staples in our lives:

We really like French Fries.  But, I won't admit to this while trying to lose baby weight!

Chocolate is always a staple food of mine.  This is a fantastic chocolate fountain located in the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

We love cheese at our house.  Love it.  Especially if it is from Europe!

We love fruit too.  Sorry for the bit of blur...This is from a wedding.  We don't usually have such fancy fruit at our house!

The other staple you will find around here is baby food.  All kinds of baby food.  The Squeeze likes it, anyway.  And, I am open to the avocado debate.  Any suggestions?

Please visit the lovely Jane from Spain Daily to see some staple foods from around the world.

Corner View: Music

Music is something that is so important to me. It has the ability to manipulate my emotions in a way that nothing else can. It can make me screamingly happy, unfortunately melancholy, ridiculously silly and incredibly spiritual.

Having said that, this post has taken a much different turn than I originally anticipated.

I work in downtown Salt Lake City. There is a square in town where local artists put on concerts during the lunch hour in the summer. I can hear the concerts from where I work and I love to take some time to sit in the sun and listen.

Also, Pierre and I went to dinner at a lovely little place called La Caille a couple nights ago. We always sit on the patio and eat dessert and talk about all the important things that couples talk about. We don't go very often, and when we do, it is always my favorite. Since we sit on the patio, there is usually live music. This last time there was a fantastic saxophone player. I loved every minute. There are also peacocks that have run of the patio, which I love.

And this time there was a baby peacock that I absolutely fell in love with. If they would have let me, I think I would have taken her home.

I always get bananas foster with my live music. It is my absolute favorite.

Thank you for visiting my corner. Go take a listen around the world from Jane's sidebar on Spain Daily.

Corner View: Street Fashion

I was so looking forward to 

participating in this week's view.  

I think it sounds absolutely fabulous and can't wait to see all of your photos.

This week has been overwhelming, stressing, fantastic and going way too quickly.

We have some exciting news coming up 

(exciting to us, anyway...) 

But, tonight I am way too tired to make the official announcement.

Thank you for all of your crossed fingers and prayers.

You have all made my week with your kindness and sweet thoughts.

This week has completely passed me by... I hope you will forgive my absence this week and I fully plan to be back with my Corner View next week.

Check out Spain Daily from the lovely Jane to see the list of Corner Viewers and see some street fashion from around the world!

xoxoxox

Corner View: From My Back Porch

I have been a bit of a blogging slacker lately.

I hope this post explains a little bit of why...

We have been in the process of buying a home the last couple of weeks.  We are extremely excited and hoping/praying that it all works out!  It isn't a done deal yet, so you get 2 views from my back porch for this Corner View.

(And we aren't moving far...Currently we live in Salt Lake City, and we will be moving about 20 minutes South to Riverton, Utah.)

This is the view from my back porch as of tonight.

I'm hoping this will be the view as of next week!  (Minus the construction vehicles, and hopefully plus some grass soon!)

So, cross your fingers for us, and visit some porches from around the world:

jane, kim, ladybug-zen, ian, sunnymama, kyndale, samantha, karen, kristina,angelina, dorit, goldensunfamily, sophie, janet, nicki, ruth, mcgillicutty, desiree,

di, travelingmama, aimee, bonnie, esti, sophie, cele, modsquad,caitlin, joyce, ani,couturecoucou, a day that is dessert, natsumi, epe, kaylovesvintage, trinsch,c.t.,jeannette, outi, schanett, ritva, dongdong, francesca, state of bliss, jennifer,dana, denise, cabrizette, bohemian girl, ruth, dianna, isabelle, amber, girl in the yellow shoes, mister e, janis, kari, jgy, jenna, skymring, elizabeth, audrey, allison,lise, cate, mon, victoria, crescent moon, erin, otli, amy, ida, caroline, lisa, dorte,kimmie, la lune dans le ciel, nicola, malo, vanessa, britta, virginia, april, rebecca,b, jenell, guusje, juanita, pamela, inna, daan, myrtille, cris

Corner View: Beaches

We don't have any ocean beaches in Utah.  We do have a few lakes though.  My very favorite lake is a good 6 hour drive away, but it is worth every minute.  Some of my very favorite memories are at Lake Powell.  Early morning and dusk water skiing are heaven.  The combination of the red rock against the water and blue sky makes my heart melt.  It gets rather warm in the summer, so the water feels like a bath tub.  Our days are spent cliff jumping, water skiing, wakeboarding, hiking, tubing, jet skiing, getting tan and laughing constantly.  I absolutely love Lake Powell

Sand castles are always fun.

Pierre is the water skiier in our family.
He wakeboards too.
Ah, that gorgeous rock.

Lake Powell, with a nice ice cream cone & loved ones may be heaven on earth.

You have to add the ice cream though.

Go and lounge at some beaches from around the world:

• Over the Crescent Moon
• Kaylovesvintage
• la lune dans le ciel
• les tartines de sidonie (à paris et ailleurs)
• Reflections Captured
• Bohemian girl
• Cosycactus
• MODsquad
• www.travelingmama.net
• Dorte in Málaga
• Malo blogg
• Aikawarazu Life in Japan
• Les jeux de Myrtille
• p e t i t e s - s é r i e s
• Simple Beauty
• state of bliss
• simply caitlin
• Tribeca Yummy Mummy
• The Pudding
• Cabri Ole
• natsumi nishizumi
• 5 Orange Potatoes
• Inner Rambling of a Mid Life Mama.
• Sans Soucis
• which name?
• picnic
• Píntame el día
• A Day That is Dessert
• Lou et Tom
• Earthy Crunchy
• Second Spring
• Mom in Madison
• are we there yet?
• {Lumignano Adventures: Life as We Know It in Northern Italy}
• Ermie
• mädchen blogt
• epa epe
• The VIP Family of Three
• WOOLLIE WANDERINGS
• A Perfect Beginning
• earth and living
• artsyville
• C.T.
• a moon, worn as if it had been a shell
• collecting leaves......and other little experiences
• spain daily
• Campbell Soup Diary
• et lille oejeblik
• Golden Sun Family
• paintbox
• sunnydaytodaymama
• Pancakemama
• MisterE
• Lumetta
• ______________ An Englishman Abroad
• Jennan Mieli
• Gerandisgleðir
• this is not art this is desing
• words on paper scraps
• Pfefferminza
• fuoriborgo
• Bodhicitta
• Le blÖg d'Ötli
• 24 rue L.
• all the lovelies
• savannah gourmet
• Cuttings on a blog
• Tout ce que j'Aime
• snaxxworld
• The Olive Tree Community
• Papeles en blanco
• the little travelers * travel notes
• Ma life à moi
• no penny for them
• schanettes
• The nutrients of Life
• Adventure of J and Prime
• Sea, Sand and Shells
• one drop in the ocean
• bamarik