Easter

Ah, Easter! I love this holiday, one of my favorites in fact! This Easter was a bit different than ones we've had in the past. Usually, we have two dinners to go to...at least. This year we only had one. And there were two very prominent men in our families that were not joining us at the head of out tables. So, it was not the traditional Easter we usually have, but it was still wonderful!

This morning when I woke up it was cloudy. And my first reaction was, "Of course, first Easter without Granddaddy and Ryan's dad and its gloomy already." Needless to say I was grumpy. Luckily, I woke up a little late and busied myself with my hair and makeup and slipped into my Easter best. (Which is my Easter comfy....after being stuck in a frilly wedding dress I aim for comfort) 

We go to a local Methodist Church called Asbury. 

Service was beautiful and I got pretty teary at...well, the whole time. Seems to be the popular thing of late, me not being able to control feelings. It's been a blast. But when we came out of service all happy/sad/teary (and whatever else I was feeling) it was sunny!!! YAY! So of course we had to take pictures!!!

After church, we raced home to get started on our Easter dinner preparations! I was particularly looking forward to making some cupcakes and try out a tutorial on Chocolate Pretzel Buttons by my sweet friend at Smith Peas{in a pod} (Check her out, She's fab)

So I got started on it, napped, finished, and napped some more. Napping seems to be my thing lately, too. Especially on Sunday afternoons. I can't stand being awake when nobody else is, and I can't stand being asleep when nobody else is. I don't want to miss anything! But since I fell asleep, I missed all the hustle and bustle downstairs. So, I was quite surprised when I woke up to ham, potatoes, broccoli, and green beans all ready to go and be eaten. 

Ham from a local store called The Hamlet, it was so tasty! 

These are the cupcakes I made, Check them out under my Good Eats tab! 

I probably could've kept my Chocolate Pretzel Buttons in the oven about 30 seconds to a minute longer. But they were a hit, especially with one of my little nephews!!!

Easter is a beautiful time of year, I wish I could have gotten more photos, and I wish I could have had my Granddaddy and Ryan's dad here. But wishing for the impossible only brings heart ache. We had a beautiful NEW Easter. That's what Easter is, a new beginning. And despite it being so different than years past, and me dreading it for quite some time now, it was beautiful.