Easter

Needless to say today is Easter Sunday AND the end of lent, which for me means I'm an omnivore again!  Yay for meat.   I got to enjoy some lovely beef bourguignon  (yum!).

I just wanted to wish you all a Happy Easter! 

To be honest I kind of wanted it to snow on Easter because it would be ironic if it snowed on Easter and not on Christmas.  Surprisingly the weather's not half bad.  I haven't felt one drop of rain (which is kind of a big deal for over here). Where's the snow when you need it?

This morning was great.  My parents still hide Easter baskets full of little treats for each one of us.  (Mine was hidden in the oven).

I was trying to be healthy this Easter.  That didn't work.  Is it possible that this one Cadbury egg is all that's left of my Easter stash?

I'm trying to save it for enjoying with tea but since taking this picture to add it to the post, I've opened it and ate a decent portion of it.  We'll see how long it lasts.

I loved getting to watch my little sisters get all excited about their dresses and baskets.  They are adorable.  Holidays are more fun with younger siblings.  It's fun thinking back to when I was their age.  Not even THAT long ago.

After all of that and plenty of chocolate I went to church and got to think about the real reason we celebrate.  Easter morning has in the past been my favourite time to go to church.  It's just so joyful and everyone seems to arrive with a smile on their face.  I think their is something a little contagious about that.  I always come home on Easter Sunday happier than before.

Anyway I hope you all of you can enjoy stuffing your faces with chocolate without feeling sick afterwards and that you get a chance to relax and enjoy the day. I'll say it again HAPPY EASTER!

Easter Dresses!

So yesterday I got the chance to go Easter shopping with my five year old sister because we were both Easter dress-less.

Jane (my sister) turned out to be a great shopping buddy.  She was quite excited to start  with about getting to roam around T. J. Maxx alone with her big sister, looking at dresses. 

We went first to all the dresses in her size and she looked at quite a few frilly ones that were deemed "too fancy" by her annoying big sister until she came to her dream dress.  I repeatedly asked her if she wanted to try any others on but she was determined she had found the one and refused to go for anything else. 

Next we headed to look for dresses in my size.  I asked Jane to tell me if she saw anything that she thought was cute.  Almost every dress was cute to Jane.  Me and Jane eventually narrowed it down to four dresses I liked and headed for the dressing rooms. 

Jane tried on her dress and it fit.  We were both happy.  I first tried on the little ivory dress I'd picked out.  When I asked Jane's opinion she told me not to try on anything else and said I should just buy it.  3 dresses later I agreed with her.

I kept trying to get Jane's opinion of what dress she liked second best out of the four dresses I had tried on.  When I asked her that question she said something along the lines of, "Madeline, if you didn't buy the white dress, I would buy it for you for Christmas." I gave in.

Jane loved the entire trip and when we left the store she smiled as she carried the bag with our dresses in it. 

I think we'll have plenty more shopping trips together in the future!