Self Portrait Challenge { space 2 }

By Your Side by Lifehouse





All I want now is to be with you
Cause you know I've been everywhere else
Looking back at what you got me through
You knew me better than I knew myself

When I feel lost and I can't find my way
When words are at a loss I can hear you say
I'll be by your side, when all hope has died
I will still be around oh and I, I'm still on your side

When everything's wrong, I will still be around
By your side
Fighting my way back to where you are
The only place I ever felt at home
Stumbling backwards through the dark

I know how it feels to be alone
And where we go is where I wanna be
And in the silence I hear you say to me
I'll be by your side, when all hope has died

I will still be around, oh and I, I'm still on your side
When everything's wrong, I will still be around
I can't wait another day to show my space between
Your heart and mine, and you're all that I need

You say I
I'll be by your side, when all hope has died
I will still be around, oh and I, I'm still on your side

When everything's wrong, I will still be around
By your side, by your side, by your side, by your side, by your side




have a listen if you want...

Self Portrait Challenge { space }

There is space in my heart just for you...





Happy Valentine's Day!


for Self Portrait Challenge's February theme - Space.

cookies & cream

Every year when my girls' birthdays roll around, I remind them that I am not a cake decorator, so they better choose their cake based on flavor, not appearance. For instance, one year, one of them asked for a rainbow on their cake - I used rows of colored M&M's to create said rainbow atop her cake. That's as good as it gets here, people.

This year, Claire asked for Cookies & Cream Cake, with Cookies & Cream ice cream on the side. Be still my heart.





I love this cake! It is easy to make, tastes fantastic, and if I may say so, it is a showstopper - my best looking cake that I make. And here I am, sharing it with you, so that if you're a non-decorator like me, you can still WOW them!


Cookies & Cream Cake

1 pkg. Oreo cookies
1 pkg. white cake mix
1 c. water
1/2 c. oil
3 eggs
2 cups whipping cream OR 1 12oz. tub of Cool Whip

Reserve 16 Oreos in a bag or container where your kids won't get to them and eat them. Process the remaining cookies in the food processor to make medium/coarse crumbs.

Preheat the oven to 350.

Mix the cake mix, water, oil & eggs with an electric mixer for 30 seconds, scrape the bowl, then 2 min. on medium. Stir in ONE cup of the Oreo crumbs. Divide between 2 9-inch cake pans, bake for 28 to 32 minutes (until toothpick comes out clean). Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans, cool completely.

In a chilled bowl, beat the whipping cream for 2 1/2-3 minutes, until stiff peaks form. (Of course, skip this if you're using Cool Whip, move on to the next step). Gently fold in the rest of the Oreo crumbs, chill until the cake has cooled completely.

Fill & frost the cake with the whipped cream. Garnish with the 16 reserved cookies. Store this cake in the refrigerator.


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