Happy Easter!

For the past few years, the one thing I've done for Easter was tag along with friends to mass, the other big church event besides Christmas. Last year I stepped it up and had Easter dinner with E's godmother, complete with Pashka and a very easy egg hunt. This year, however, Easter has gone to a whole new level.


Chickies on the Easter Eggspress caboose

When I woke up this morning at the in-laws', there were over a dozen boiled eggs sitting on the table. They were dyed turqoise, purple, pink, blue, yellow, green... So Easter-like, it amused me. I decorated the eggs with stickers of hats, chicks, wings, and fluffy tails; the eggs sat in painted wicker baskets, a paper box, and a paper train humorously named the 'Easter Eggspress'.

Instead of getting a basket chocked full of candy, E and I, still in our PJs, got a bag stuffed with practical goodies. The bag had everything from TSA-approved locks for our big trip this summer to lint brushes for our cat-hairy coats. It was like opening presents at Christmas - never knew Easter could be this fun too. Of course, it wasn't the same as getting marshmallow peeps or chocolate bunnies... :)

At the end of the morning, we reluctantly peeled the eggs so they could sit and chill with the pickled beets (yum!).


Eggshell confetti

A hunk o' ham is in the oven; cranberry bread is on its way. Looking forward to dinner...