So much to cheers to!!

We were all at my condo this week! While I thoroughly enjoy every second of having my girls over, I always feel bad that I don't have enough table space. The giant foot rest that came with my miracle-couch sounded like such a good idea in lieu of a coffee table...but I'm regretting that decision more and more when I have nowhere to put down my wine glass!

Anyway, this week, at the suggestion/request of Nelle, I decided to make personal mini-pizzas for everyone. I use the term "make" loosely as it only required the dicing of some toppings and the pushing of a button on the oven. However, everyone eats happily with their own style and personal touch to their meal!
Here's what I use to hopefully meet the cravings of everyone:

Mini pizza crusts (Boboli works great, but any brand will do)
Olive oil
Pizza Sauce
Mozzerella cheese (pre-shredded &/or whole block)
Pepperoni (I like the mini pepperonis, but larger sized works as well if you cut them in half)
Canadian Bacon (same as the pepperonis - either size will work)
Olives
Pineapple (tidbits)
Fresh basil

As the girls come in, I try to have them make their pizza right away so I can cook 3-4 at a time. Besides prepping the oven, brushing a small coat of olive oil on each crust before the toppings minimizes any burning. Once everyone has their pizza prepped, you can put them directly on the oven rack (no more than 4 at a time preferably) and cook according to the directions on the crust packaging. Be sure to check the pizzas about half way through the process, as some can bubble while cooking and cause all your toppigs to slide off to the sides or all over your oven - which is obnoxious to clean up later (not that that's happened to me or anything)! Once they're done, slide them on to individual plates, provide a pizza slicer if you have one, and everyone can enjoy their own creations!

Lots to celebrate in our group throughout the evening! Bea brought over her new baby Muggin puppy (Pug & Min-Pin mix), Baker, who was absolutely adorable and enjoyed snuggling in his blanket all evening. Stella named him, which was a short-lived worry for a few for Bea as the dog's original name was Tator (like the tot) and Stella's train of thought could have lead her to a puppy named after a potato topping. We also were filled in on Ryan's romantic proposal and the families' immediate planning that began for the wine-themed event this summer! It's going to be so perfect for them and we're all very excited! CHEERS TO BEA!

Em wasn't able to make it, being that she just recently finished "cooking" her first baby! But we re-capped her 24+ hrs of labor, 4+ hrs of pushing, the tramatic misinjected epideral, dislocated epideral, and non-functioning epideral, which all lead to a c-section that she had to be knocked-out for to produce her beautiful miracle baby!!! The miracle of life...it takes one hell of a woman to come out looking as beautiful and upbeat as our Emily and her supportive strong husband, Paul. She's absolutely perfect!! CHEERS TO EMILY!

Having taken the past year and a half or so away from her travel work to raise their baby boy, Wyatt, we have all greatly missed Amanda's glorious work perk of beautiful Fox & Co. samples to play dress-up in and shop out of the living room. But this week, she had the opportunity to do it all again and roll in the familiar rack for us to get a sneak-peek at next season's samples! Lots of t-shirst, purses, dresses and more guys' samples at her house available; we had lots of fun giving our own little fashion show. CHEERS TO AMANDA!

As our resident dietician, Teresa had sent an email earlier this week about some probiotics available through her work for a trial. They are live-cultures in a pill form that promote immunity improvement, decreased allergies, and a multitude of other possible intestinal improvements. She brought over a nice box for us to try and we're excited to see if we can tell a difference after using them. CHEERS TO TERESA!

Phew! I know there was more - Lisa's upcoming Holiday season at work, the local Delta Gamma fundraisers, Danielle & Jake's impossible-to-light fireplace, my neverending dance team season...all in good time will we cover everything!

Jess, we hope working at the dump in Mexico was awesome! Lauren, New York is amazing and we're sure you're soaking it all in, kid-free! Emily, can't wait for Ellie's first Girls' Night!!

~Tiff