Weekly Beauty Inspiration ~ LABL Book (4)

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Good Afternoon,

The middle of October already. I am trying to plan out how I am going to get my early voting done. I hope you all are ready to vote or have accomplished it already. No matter who your party is vote. I am one who supports freedom. It doesn’t matter to me who you vote for. It is your freedom! 

Well, I had a wonderful weekend. I got my grocery shopping done, went to the nail salon, and got my gel nails back (yay) and we got to have dinner at the Cake Bake Shop!

It is so quiet. Our dinner was delicious and our server Brian was fantastic! It was not crowded which we loved. I will share some photos below. 

Today I wanted to share this week’s Living a Beautiful life post. I am in the middle of Chapter 3 which is “The Kitchen: Enhancing the Flavor of Good Eating”. 




















Alexandra said, “The more carefully we plan our meals, the less tempted we will be to overdo in quantity. Meals are small acts of great importance, moments set aside for conversation, reflection, and communion. I think there should be a high concentration on the ritual of eating. Beauty has no calories and yet it improves your health.” 

Well said! Beauty has no calories and yet improves your health. It does! There are countless times when things around me have helped pull me out of a dark cloud. 





















She goes on to say that there are “three basic elements in interior design that bring atmosphere and charm into your kitchen: Keep it simple, make it appropriate, make it beautiful. It sounds so easy-simple, appropriate, and beautiful- yet you need to be watchful to accomplish it. “

I understand the watchful part. Sometimes with the day to day life schedules clutter can creep into your kitchen and dining area. My husband is a “pile keeper”. He will keep piles of crap everywhere if I let him so I have to be mindful. 

I hope you guys enjoyed these beautiful tips from Alexandra today. I will be sharing more kitchen tips next week. Now on to my Cake Bake visit and photos!



Once we arrived I checked us in and went to the gift shop to look around. I loved the new Christmas ornaments. 




This was Lauren’s favorite!

I have to say that the swan ornament was my favorite!

The gift shop and bakery shop is always fun to walk around in. 

This was the chandelier above our table. Glorious isn’t it? 

These swan pillows are new decor features around the restaurant. They are very pretty in person. Smaller versions are available if you are interested. 

I could not pass up the brown butter salmon. It was great this time with the roasted brussel sprouts and potatoes. So yummy! I cleaned my plate! 

This time I decided to get a slice of the apple crumble cake! It was an apple spice cake made with real apples and pecans. It was also filled with homemade caramel. It was DELISH!

I have never seen it this empty but due to Covid there was limited seating. It was nice to be able to take a few photos with less people around. 

















These new fairies were a new addition too! I hope you all enjoyed this post filled with home inspiration and great dining. The Cake Bake Shop is always a magical place! Thank you for reading! And this blog post today marks my 1,000th POST!!!! I can’t believe it! Wow, thank you to all of you who continue to read my blog. 

(photos via Pinterest & Mrs. Shockley)

6 replies
  1. Gramspearls
    Gramspearls says:

    Dear Mrs. Shockley,
    Congratulations on your 1000th post. As I shared recently, I just reread AS book to help boost my mood. It helps. I also thought of you when was in Walmart last week. That pleated skirt was the only piece that caught my eye, but of course it was sold out in my size. When I saw your post and how good it looked on you I ordered two sizes online ( I hope they aren't too wrinkled). You looked so lovely in all your outfits. I have to visit the Cake Bake Shop someday!!! It looks like a dream. Warmly, K

    • Mrs. Shockley
      Mrs. Shockley says:

      Hi Kathleen!
      I am glad to hear that you are reading it and still finding joy. That helps. So you saw the skirt at Walmart? How fantastic! I love my pleated skirts. I have them in that burgundy color and black. Love them both! Thank you for the compliment. It's always hard doing fashion photos. I am always worried about how things look. You definitely have to come and visit the Cake Bake Shop! You are really close by!

  2. M Goss
    M Goss says:

    Hi Mrs. Shockley,

    I am really enjoying reading LABL, right along with you. It's truly an inspiration to live your best life. Wow! 1000th post. That is amazing. 1000 posts on all things lovely. Thank you for creating this safe place here online. You are a blessing to the world. I re-read many of your old posts and I am also enjoying your vlogs on YT very much.

    I wish that there were a place like Cake Bake Shop near my home. I just oohh and aahh when you share about going there. So glad you got to go back. The Christmas themed event looks so sweet.

    Take care,

    Mya

    • Mrs. Shockley
      Mrs. Shockley says:

      Hi Mya,
      We are reading right along. I am glad to hear that you are enjoying the book as well. Thank you for the congrats. Honestly, I am surprised I made it this far. I am glad to hear that you find peace here. So do I. I wish the Cake Bake was everywhere too. I think all of us would enjoy it. Nice to always hear from you Mya!

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