This post was originally shared on December 6th, 2011. Since it’s one of my favorite holiday cocktail recipes, I wanted to share it with you again!

So, I kind of made a cocktail for a BRUNCH party! It was an innocent mistake, honestly. When I signed up to participate in the Virtual Holiday Potluck with some blogger friends, I failed to notice the word “BRUNCH” in the title. I just was thinking holiday, friends, chocolate, cocktails! What’s more fun than sharing a Godiva Mudslide Recipe for a festive holiday occasion? Not much, I say…not much. …

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In addition, my friend Sylvie and I are both hosting Kelly Moore camera bag giveaways on Monday. If you are looking for a beautiful bag to carry your camera gear in and more, make sure to check back here for details on the giveaways!

Now, for our week in pictures.

Sunday, March 25th: Kelly had pictures and practice for her upcoming First Communion today. I took a ton of pictures at the church with my DSLR but I think this moment captured with my iPhone when I was curling her hair is still my favorite.

Monday, March 26th: School picture day. Since I don’t usually buy school portraits in the Spring, I always take a few snapshots of the kids all spiffed up before school.

Tuesday, March 27th: We had one of those great spring thunderstorms today. It was a perfect day to stay inside with a cup of coffee and a good book. Too bad I had too much work to do to live out my dream for the day, but it was still a great day!

Wednesday, March 28th: Since the weather has turned so nice, we are back to walking to school most days, which means Leah gets to piddle along and fraternize with her favorite neighborhood dogs. Taken with my iPhone.

Thursday, March 29th: I was one of the parent volunteers on the Kindergarten field trip to Kaleidoscope today. If you are from KC and have never taken your kids to Hallmark’s Kaleidoscope (near Crown Center area) you must do it soon! The best part of Kaleidoscope is that it is FREE! So much fun and entertainment in one place and a price that can’t be beat.

Friday, March 30th: Spring weather has just started and Leah’s poor knees and elbows are already so scuffed up from falling onto the pavement. It is going to be a very long and band-aid filled season!

Saturday, March 31st: If you follow me on Instagram, you may have noticed that we hosted happy hour with our neighbor friends Friday evening. I used Pinnacle’s Cake Flavored Vodka for the first time and made Creme Cake Martinis (one of many tempting recipes from their site). Oh my goodness… these were so good. To make the martini you take 2 oz Cake Flavored Vodka, 1 oz Creme de Cocoa and 1 ounce heavy whipping cream. Shake over ice and strain into sugar or sprinkle-filled glasses. Be forewarned… these go down way to easily!

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Creme Cake Martini Cocktail

These Creme Cake Martini's go down so easy but are SO good!

Course Beverage, Cocktail

Cuisine American

Keyword beverage, cocktail

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Servings 1 martini

Equipment

• cocktail shaker

Ingredients

• 2 oz Cake Flavored Vodka
• 1 oz Creme de Cocoa
• 1 oz heavy whipping cream

Instructions

• Shake ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker and strain into a sugar or sprinkle-filled glass.

That’s it for this week. Thanks for stopping by and make sure to come back on Monday for the camera bag giveaway! Have a great week!

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The other day, my girlfriends and I were sitting around, comparing December calendars trying to figure out a good time we could celebrate the holidays together. As each of us dissected our individual calendars and started sharing dates we had available, it became very clear that December was a crazy busy month for all of us and getting together might be next to impossible.

I think that getting together with girlfriends during the holidays is a must requirement for women. Whether it is for dinner, a day out shopping, or a movie, it is so nice to share the bustle of the holidays with other women who understand how busy, hectic, joyful, stressful and wonderful this time of year can be.

If you are having a difficult time meshing schedules, but want to get together with your girlfriends this year, try hosting a Girlfriend Holiday Cocktail Hour. Set aside an hour some evening for your friends to come over, serve some light hors d’oeuvres and a small selection of cocktails or wine to share. What better way to unwind after a crazy day and to have some time to share in the holiday spirit than a low key, casual cocktail hour with friends?

I promise you, if you serve the recipe I’m sharing today for the Godiva Chocolate Martini, no matter how busy everyone becomes, Girlfriend Holiday Cocktail Hour will be a must have occasion year after year.

If you are like me and have several friends who are pregnant or nursing and who don’t drink, try serving this recipe for a Chocolate Martini Mocktail as an alternative.

Recipe: Godiva Chocolate Martini (from www.drinksmixer.com)

This recipe states it makes 1 martini, but I would venture to say it is more like 2 servings

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First of all, if you haven’t already, make sure you head over to my “Adopt a Food Blogger” post and put your self up for adoption or adopt a fellow foodie! Lots of people have signed up, but we are in need of some more veteran bloggers to join us.

Thanksgiving is upon us. This means glorious food, extreme gratitude, and the abundance of family surrounding us. Family that you are thankful for, but by the end of the long Thanksgiving day, you may find to be grating on your nerves.

If your family is at all like mine, we have a lot of personality and with that comes strong personalities that can sometime conflict. With five of us kids total, and each of us living completely different lives, we tend to put the “dys” in dysfunction. I love my family dearly, and would not trade any of my family members for anything, however it is sometimes hard to get through a holiday without a little help. That help, this year, comes in the form of a Snickers martini. When a glass of merlot just will not do, and you need to really relax at the end of a long holiday, follow this recipe for a concoction that will surely put you at ease. Go ahead and give it a try. You can thank me later.

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