Our youth group does a Valentine's Day fundraiser every year for called the Sweetheart Banquet. Couples, mostly from the church, attend a nice Valentine themed dinner with games, fellowship, and prizes to support the youth group. We're in full swing preparing for it, and I will be doing flowers, decorations, baking, cooking, etc.
Tonight I will make two strawberry cakes, based on this Paula Deen recipe. While I usually make my cakes from scratch these days, I've made this one before and it was so popular I didn't have any to take home. I also have spinach dip to prep tonight, and will probably do a few other things.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday will be super busy, so I'm thrilled we have Monday off for President's day. Maybe I'll be able to get some pictures up.
And on a side note, the Philadelphia Flower Show is coming up in a few weeks, and although I don't know what day Mom and I will be making the annual trip yet, I'm really looking forward to it. The theme is England, and today they had several life size cutouts of the Queen in Market East for advertising, as well as a lady dressed up as her handing out roses. It was fun to see, and of course I immediately called Mom to tell her about it--she got a kick out of it too.
And because I feel the need for a picture, here's what's currently on my desktop:
Photo was taken by a friend of mine at the NY Botanical Gardens last year, and I did some Photoshop on it, though you can't really tell at this size.
Hopefully more Monday...
