The One With a Happy Easter

 

 

 

We had another amazing Easter weekend this year. We actually did a lot of different things to celebrate both this weekend and leading up to it.

 

1. We decorated eggs a couple of weeks back, avoiding the egg coloring scramble we sometimes have.

2. On Thursday, I visited Mom on the Cape. I actually went by Nana's old house (there was traffic and I was directed that way). What made this memorable is that we used to go to Nana's house for Easter when I was really young, so it was sooo meaningful.

3. Emmie and I went out to breakfast on Friday and did baskets.  

4. Bri and I made birds nest cookies on Saturday, which I think is starting to become a tradition.

5. We watched Ben-Hur the night before Easter, which is always memorable. We later saw a movie called "The Drama" which was interesting.

 6. Bri and I tried to go to Mass on Sunday, but it was packed, so we watched in on TV. 

7. We had our Easter brunch and even had a chance to catch a portion of The Wizard of Oz which used to be on Easter weekend when Emmie and I were kids.

 

All and all, a busy and memorable Easter weekend. Happy Easter!!!

 

The One With the Birds Nest Cookies

 

 

 

Bri and I made bird's next cookies earlier today as part of our Easter weekend celebration. Making these cookies takes me back to being a kid and making them with my sister....which is one of many fun holiday memories I have with her.

 

 The recipe we followed (we modified from one online) calls for:

• 1 bag semi sweet chocolate morsels

• 1 bag of dark chocolate morsels

• 1 bag of chow mein noodles (we had to get these at Stop and Shop, aisle 4)

• 1 bag of Cadbury eggs (which were harder to get this year...maybe because of tariffs or Maga sentiment about the fact they incorrect keep re-posting that Cadbury dropped the word Easter from its products?)

We put the morsels, half bag at a time, in the large purple mixing bowl. We heated them up in 30 second increments in the microwave, stirring them. After about three heating sessions, we added the last portions of the bag and heated them up some more. Perfect!

We slowly added  the bag of chow mein noodles and Bri stirred. Then, I put wax paper on two cookie sheets and we set out the cookies to harden!!

Voila...a tasty treat!!!   And here is the link to the recipe we used (the picture above is from the website): https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/birds-nest-cookies/

 

The One With a Happy Easter

 

 

 

 

Today is Easter, 2024. Sure, it might still be March, but we definitely had a memorable Easter weekend.

 

Friday - Emmie and I has the day off like usual. We had many errands to take care of - car drop off, making sure to schedule the door installation, going out to breakfast, a visit to Putnam Pantry, and movie night (seeing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which was great).

Saturday - Bri had a competition, while Kiff had track practice and dance. Busy day. Bri's winter guard team came in second place in their division.

Sunday - Easter - we had our usual brunch. It was delicious. I went to mass. We opened baskets and went to Endicott for a walk. Emmie, Bri, and Kiff even hit the hot tub. We will finish the night with a nice roast and Peter Rabbit.

All in all, a great Easter.

The One With a Happy Easter

 

 

Today is Easter 2023....and it has been a fun one so far.

 

We opened baskets around 8:00 AM. The Eastern Bunny was great to everyone.

We had a nice brunch with pancakes (I made them), quiche, strawberries, and sausage

We watched It's The Easter Beagle Charlie Brown.

Bri and I went to Easter Mass at 12:00 PM. 

We are watching the Celtics game now at 1: 26 PM

Happy Easter to all.

The One With Happy Easter 2022

 

Today is Easter Sunday 2022. So far, we've had quite a memorable weekend.

We started off on Friday with Emmie and I running many errands related to Easter, with stops to Five Below, the Butchery, and Putnam Pantry. Both Chiff and Bri had things they had in the evening with friends.

Yesterday, Chiff and I visited the Cape to see Nani and go out for a dinner at Guirdinos. We had the chance to catch up with Mark, Carol, Trish, AND Mike (who was in for the Boston Film Festival where is short film, Tony at 39! debuted).

I got back and did some last minute errands for Emmie, who was fighting an epic migraine.

This morning, we opened Easter baskets, I went to church (it was amazing to be back), and we just wrapped up Easter brunch listening to vintage Easter music via Youtube. Definitely check it out.

Right now, we are about to watch one of my favorite things on Easter - a biblical movie! The only thing that makes this sad is that it is the first Easter without Dad 2, Uncle Chet, and Aunt Nancy. What a year!

Happy Easter to all!!!

 

 

 

The One With Easter 2021

 

 

Today is Easter Sunday. Happy Easter to all. We have opened baskets, come up with a new video idea (with the toy chicks), and watched Mass on TV. Thanks Easter Bunny. The baskets were great!!!

 

It is a little bittersweet though....it is the first Easter without Mom Number 2. We love you.

 

We made our Easter eggs yesterday and Bri and Emmie made bird's next cookies. They were yummy.

 

Happy Easter. He is risen!!!

The One With Another Wild Week

Covid shelter in place continues this week. And it definitely has been an exhausting week...even if Easter is tomorrow.

Here's what we have been up to this past week.

1. Lots of walks

2. I cut the falling portion of a tree in the back

3. Emmie cleaned out bathroom and redid bottom of the hutch with the dishes.

4. We cleared out the bottom of china cabinet

5. We raked the future garden we hope to have in the back

6. We dyed easter eggs.

7. I got gas at an incredible price (1.46 a gallon).

8. I made corn muffins.

9. I got my nails done by Bri.

10. We cleaned the old fashioned teacher desk.

11. We took a ride to Boxford and saw an awesome waterfall on Mill Street.

The One with the Easter Party

This past Saturday, we had our annual Easter and Spring party for family. It was a blast.

We had it as an open house format where people could drop in. And it was a lot of fun.

We put out a ton of snacks that we definitely would do again:

shrimp
crackers and cheese
cheese dip
veggie tray
fruit tray

Yum!

We also had teriyaki chicken, ham, potatoes au gratin, and vegetables for a main meal.

With some good videos and Red Sox game in the background, conversation, and an Easter egg hunt....it was a blast.

We did the hunt a little different - each person was supposed to find a variety of colors...which worked out well.

By 5:00, it was all wrapped up....which makes for a fun and eventful day!

The One With a Happy Easter

Happy Easter!

Today was April first, a combo April Fool's Day and Easter....the first time these two dates have been paired together since 1956.

At our house, we had a fun day:

• Early morning with baskets (the Easter Bunny was very generous)

• Went to church

• Family brunch

• Walk at Endicott

• Easter Egg hunt

• Small dinner (and watching Ben Hur and King of Kings).

It was a great holiday.

Happy Easter

The One With The Happy Easter

Today is Easter.

What a great day.

Thank you Jesus.

Happy Easter

The One With the Easter Bunny

Yesterday, for the first time ever, I was able to join Bri and Kiff on their trip to the Easter Bunny.

It was a great time. In our neck of the woods, they do take Bunny Appointments. However, it seemed so busy, that we did not hear back, so we decided to bust it and get up to the North Shore Mall as fast as we could, earlier than our supposed appointment.

There was a little line....but nothing too bad.

We waited awhile in line before we got close. We heard a few obligatory cries from those kids - like me when I was younger - who were petrified on the bunny. But mostly, kids were having fun. The mall had a great set up where you could take pictures before getting there in some spring time scenery.

When we finally made it, we did have to pause for ten minutes because their was a backlog of people waiting to purchase pictures, so the photographer had to help. All I could think of was, if this were me when I was a kid, it would have been a horrific ten minutes anticipating the bunny. However, this bunny was rather friendly looking (too bad they did not have such friendly looking bunnies like that back in my day), was waving, and even expressed excitement that Bri and Kiff had brought carrots.

Then, it was picture time.

They looked great all dressed up. When the pictures came out - voila - fabulous. You could clearly tell they were brother and sister.

We went home to quickly change then went to Brothers for lunch.

All in all a good first time for me to visit the Easter Bunny (believe it or not, it really was my first time as a person).

Happy Easter



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