sister slumber soiree

one my favorite things in the world must be a slumber party, and of course sister slumber parties rank pretty high.

we did a lot of snuggling, some bickering and A LOT of laughing, mostly because emily is a riot and also because we watched the hangover. i had a sore throat for two days afterwards. from laughing.

we decided to make breakfast for dinner after we discovered that the chicken i had taken from the freezer and had planned to roast was still half frozen - typical. luckily, it all worked out because rachel makes some mean eggs, melt in your mouth bacon and this night, she also made hash browns from scratch! yummmmm...

after a random late night run to mcdonalds for cokes, a katy perry dance party in the car and an attempt to watch elf we finally walked our sleepy sister bodies to bed...

the next morning we lazied around, but we didn't feel too badly because it was sunday after all. we piled on one bed, played nintendo ds, read magazines, and emily beat my fruit ninja top score on my iphone. stinker.

then we made breakfast. again. what silly girls we are! this time we had french toast and fruit...and a little bubbly.

after some more lounging, we soon got to work making a dish we could take home and enjoy all week. this lasagna recipe is special and amanda gave me the recipe at my bridal shower. i had yet to attempt it until today because....well, in short, it seemed tough and i needed rachel, who i equate to be my own personal pioneer woman. while rachel interpreted the four page recipe, emily kept us laughing. hysterically.

we chopped and stirred. and my favorite part was showing the girls the magic of shredding cheese in the cuisinart. its like magic.

we took brief breaks to "dance it out".

and soon it was time to begin stacking all that goodness...

three lasagnas for three sisters.

speak no evil, hear no evil, see no evil.

and just when i thought the day couldn't get any better, my mister came home and we ate by candlelight and ryan had seconds. which is always my cue that i made something pretty alright.

and then he did the dishes, while i put my feet up and talked incessantly from the table. awesome.