Saturday night I attended a “Tastefully Simple” party with some family members. I left the boys home with the Chef, and took my 5 year old daughter with me. It was a fun party, I ordered some dip and some Orange Cream stuff. On the way home, I asked her where she would like to go for dinner. She of course chose “Dad’s work” even though dad wouldn’t be there. We love going to dinner there, we are royalty! All of the servers and hostesses stop by for a hello and a quick chat–the kitchen managers even come out. It’s cool!

So we are sitting there talking to the Restaurant Manager and I noticed the table card advertising their Mother’s Day Brunch. We’ve been to a few of the brunches at the restaurant, but with 4 kids and a packed house, we’ve started celebrating the holiday after the Chef gets home. This year will be no different! But what was interesting was the fact that the restaurant has done zero outside advertising, and they are nearly sold out on reservations! It’s just amazing!

When you come across a good deal, the very best thing to do is to share it! I hate it when you hear about a great sale after the fact! Today I had to sit down and order new checks for our new checking account. I have to say, the bank charges a BUNDLE for the simplest of checks. Then I remembered that I purchased our last set of checks from VistaPrint.com. You may notice their little button in my sidebar. They are a GEM! I’ve ordered business cards and sticky notes from them, completely customized for my cake business. The first 250 were free–and that included the awesome design that fit my business to a “T”! I didn’t just stop at the free business cards because they also offer free shipping for orders over $50.00!

So today I ordered cute customized checks as well as matching address labels. You really can’t beat their quality and their prices. I’ve looked around, and I keep coming back! I would also like to add that you can purchase from them with peace of mind. My first order of checks got lost in the mail. Hey…it happens! I called to see what I needed to do to get them replaced and was amazed to have them send me a duplicate order with express delivery free! My original order came a week or two later–nearly shredded by it’s post office ordeal! I called to let them know that I had received them and to see if they wanted them back-or for me to pay for the second order (since the first one came) and they didn’t! In fact, they apologized for the delay that was not even their fault! Honestly, I wouldn’t order from anywhere else! I’m sold on VistaPrint.com!

We had the opportunity last weekend to attend a Greek Easter party at the General Manager of the restaurants house. It was a chilly day, which is the best for me, but the kids had a ball. There was a lamb roasting on a spit, and I have to announce…I don’t like lamb! It was my first attempt at eating it. It tasted like dark turkey meat, which is usually my favorite, but there was this bizarre after taste that I didn’t care for! The Chef called it “gamey” to me, it just tasted dirty! There was a ton of Greek food, which was a nice treat. I brought a Pina Colada cake and Jake made a dump cake. There was a fire, and baseball, and a pinata–life was good!