Weekends at thePlate Boutique

Good afternoon lovelies! 

I love Saturdays at the store. Especially when its warm and beautiful outside. People eating outside across the street, our door swung wide open, and everyone coming in to visit with an optimistic outlook on life.

Downtown Mt. Pleasant

The boys also spend a few hours with me at the store on Saturday too. They definitely don’t love that as much as I do! But Aaron and I usually take turns manning the counter so that the other one of us can take the boys out for ice cream, to the library, or across the street for a special pastry treat from Max & Emily’s. Have I mentioned that I love our downtown? I do. Its sort of like a hidden gem here in mid-Michigan. We also make time for silly faces.

Silly Faces

And its stuff like this makes me love our downtown even more! This artwork was left anonymously overnight – a foodie inspired crosswalk!

Crosswalk Art

The boys and I are currently awaiting Aaron’s return to the store after an all morning long golf outing with the guys from our church. This means the boys are playing video games while I try to get some work done. New Around the Plate post done? Check! Edited an intern post? Check! Think through next week’s deals and discounts for the store? Check! Man, I love crossing things off my to-do list!

After work today we’ll be headed to a Youth for Christ banquet and then, hopefully, home! I’ve got an episode of Fringe to watch and a glass of wine to drink.

What do you love about your community? 

A Beautiful Spring Morning

Good morning lovelies! 

It’s another beautiful spring morning in mid-Michigan!

Blossoming Spring Tree

Despite living in my house for almost two years, this is the first time I’ve ever noticed how beautiful this tree is in our front yard. Its absolutely gorgeous!

And speaking of beauty, Aaron surprised me with the most beautiful flowers yesterday for our anniversary. Actually, he surprised me with flowers, dinner, and childcare! This is no small fete because I’m usually pretty good at feeling out surprises. I really had no idea what was going on until I asked about our dinner plans and he suggested a “romantic” frozen pizza. Yeah, what every girl wants on her anniversary.

When we got home, there were flowers on the table and a babysitter showed up about 5 minutes later. We headed over to Red Lobster and enjoyed a little seafood. And the waitstaff was so sweet! They all signed an anniversary card for us which was super sweet. For some reason, people have been so overly kind to us the last few weeks. I can’t tell if its just good luck, people or getting kinder, or I’m just paying better attention. Or perhaps my good mood is just super contagious.

Flowers from Aaron

Flowers from Aaron and our Happy Anniversary card from the Red Lobster waitstaff

Hopefully, my good mood continues. Today is kind of a crazy day as I get ready for a couple different events taking place at the store and prepare for some new clients. I’m also training a new employee and finishing up a few new articles for the website and our local paper. Just writing it all makes me feel a little bit overwhelmed. Luckily, I love what I do, but if anyone figured out a way to make human cloning possible, I might be interested in becoming a test subject.

Do you ever wish their were two of you running around? 

 

Chocolate Chip Energy Bites

Chocolate Chip Energy Bites

Good morning lovelies!  Someone else wants to say good morning too! Eva, our cat, and myself were both up early this morning to get ready for the day. I was also pretty excited to share a new recipe with you all. Its not my own, but it was pretty delicious and I can’t keep it [...]

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It’s Time for Another Monday

Eli and Aaron

Good morning lovelies and Happy Monday!  Are Mondays crazy where you live? Mondays always seem to be a bit overwhelming here at the Mora household. This Monday is no different. We have a lot going on at the store this week and that usually means a lot of prep work needs to take place before [...]

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All You Need Is Love on Mothers Day

Mother's Day Card from my Boys

Good morning lovelies!  I woke up this morning with an extra special surprise awaiting me – Ben sleeping so peacefully beside me. Being Mothers day, it seemed all too perfect. Aaron also surprised me with breakfast in bed before he headed off to work. He’s pretty awesome that way. The boys and I don’t have [...]

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