Apparently Benjamin likes George Michael. I had the Christmas station on and he didn't seem to pay any attention to it until this song came on...I'll let the video explain :)
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Chocolate, Cinnamon, and Chili Powder ???
Why yes, that is what is in these fabulous cookies! It sounds a little strange but trust me-these babies are GOOD!
David is actually the one that pointed out the recipe in my Better Homes and Garden Magazine. I almost had a heart attack when he not only took a bite but actually liked it too! I guess he's expanding on his taste buds, it's a slow process but we're making progress :)
Click HERE for the recipe (I didn't buy the McCormick cinnamon and chili powder-I just used what I already had in the pantry)
David is actually the one that pointed out the recipe in my Better Homes and Garden Magazine. I almost had a heart attack when he not only took a bite but actually liked it too! I guess he's expanding on his taste buds, it's a slow process but we're making progress :)
Click HERE for the recipe (I didn't buy the McCormick cinnamon and chili powder-I just used what I already had in the pantry)
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving
It seems like it's been forever since I posted. I guess it's been a busy couple of weeks. I bet the rest of November and the whole month of December is going to fly by.
We had kind of a short Thanksgiving this year. Benjamin has a nasty cough so we cut some of our visits short this year. We managed to make it to Mike and Katie's for a couple of hours as a family but that's it :( We had to pass on the Schulte Thanksgiving, and I had to go to my Grandma's by myself but it seems like he's getting better. Last night he only woke up once from coughing (which is a huge improvement from Friday!)
First, let me start out by showing off Benjamin's hair-do. David took him in the back bathroom and I heard the hair dryer so I knew it was going to be good :) I like to call it the surfs up do
After the excitement of seeing all the new faces wore off, there was a whole lot of this going on
But at least we were able to get one decent family shot. I felt so bad for him, he was definitely not feeling great. He didn't eat hardly any Thanksgiving food. He doesn't refuse food so I knew he wasn't feelin' like himself.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving :) Only 29 more days until Christmas!!!!
Speaking of a Christmas count down, I made a Pottery barn knock of advent calendar. I found a inspiration picture on Pinterest (inspired from a Potter Barn advent Calendar). I decided I could make that and put my own little spin on it, and Voila...
I'm going to put it on the desk in the entry way right next to a small fake tree, each day I'll take an ornament off the board and put it on the tree, SO CUTE! And WAY cheaper than the pottery barn version. Mine only cost a total of $23! In your face Pottery Barn!!!
We had kind of a short Thanksgiving this year. Benjamin has a nasty cough so we cut some of our visits short this year. We managed to make it to Mike and Katie's for a couple of hours as a family but that's it :( We had to pass on the Schulte Thanksgiving, and I had to go to my Grandma's by myself but it seems like he's getting better. Last night he only woke up once from coughing (which is a huge improvement from Friday!)
First, let me start out by showing off Benjamin's hair-do. David took him in the back bathroom and I heard the hair dryer so I knew it was going to be good :) I like to call it the surfs up do
After the excitement of seeing all the new faces wore off, there was a whole lot of this going on
But at least we were able to get one decent family shot. I felt so bad for him, he was definitely not feeling great. He didn't eat hardly any Thanksgiving food. He doesn't refuse food so I knew he wasn't feelin' like himself.
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving :) Only 29 more days until Christmas!!!!
Speaking of a Christmas count down, I made a Pottery barn knock of advent calendar. I found a inspiration picture on Pinterest (inspired from a Potter Barn advent Calendar). I decided I could make that and put my own little spin on it, and Voila...
I'm going to put it on the desk in the entry way right next to a small fake tree, each day I'll take an ornament off the board and put it on the tree, SO CUTE! And WAY cheaper than the pottery barn version. Mine only cost a total of $23! In your face Pottery Barn!!!
Monday, November 14, 2011
Craigslist Find
David and I have been looking for the perfect hutch to put behind the kitchen table forever. Every time we stopped to look for one it was an epic fail. I'm just not willing to hand over $1000 or more for something I'm not totally in love with.
I saw this picture on Pinterest and instantly fell for it! I never even thought of just doing a buffet
picture originally from iheartorganizing
I guess I was just bored one day last week and decided to search around on Craigslist. It's not something I do on a regular basis, but I'm so glad I did because I found a buffet that looked like it had some serious potential. I contacted the seller and was so happy to find out it was still available. Thanks to David and Brian they brought this little puppy home for me-Thanks guys!!!
Yes, that is a small Christmas tree next to fall pumpkins. I can't decide if I'm ready to go full blown Christmas yet. I think I'm going to leave the pumpkins out for just a little while longer :)
Now we just need to go to Lowes to look at their floating shelve options to see if they have a kit we can buy or if we need to make them ourselves. I definitely plan to hang two shelves above the buffet along with the wine glass holder. Slowly but surely we're making improvements :) One baby step at a time!
I saw this picture on Pinterest and instantly fell for it! I never even thought of just doing a buffet
picture originally from iheartorganizing
I guess I was just bored one day last week and decided to search around on Craigslist. It's not something I do on a regular basis, but I'm so glad I did because I found a buffet that looked like it had some serious potential. I contacted the seller and was so happy to find out it was still available. Thanks to David and Brian they brought this little puppy home for me-Thanks guys!!!
Yes, that is a small Christmas tree next to fall pumpkins. I can't decide if I'm ready to go full blown Christmas yet. I think I'm going to leave the pumpkins out for just a little while longer :)
Now we just need to go to Lowes to look at their floating shelve options to see if they have a kit we can buy or if we need to make them ourselves. I definitely plan to hang two shelves above the buffet along with the wine glass holder. Slowly but surely we're making improvements :) One baby step at a time!
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Weekend Recap
David and I decided to do a weekend getaway at the Lake. A big shout out to all our baby sitters! Benjamin was in good hands all weekend and we had a relaxing time filled with good food, movies, shopping, and wine :)
We stayed at Lands End, which is new to us. Normally we stay at the Towers if we're going to rent a condo but David found a pretty good deal at Lands End so that's where we ended up. The place was great...but we had a very weird room-mate.
Do you see anything out of place with this picture?
It's a creepy doll up in the cabinets. What the heck!?! I don't know if it's some sort of weird inside joke with the owners or if the place is haunted.
We decided to leave the creepy doll alone and we left for dinner Friday night, when we came home the doll mysteriously moved. I just told myself that it must have fallen over.
But just to be safe, David got up there and laid it down so that we couldn't see it anymore. I kept thinking I'd wake up and find the doll sitting outside our bedroom door. Seriously-it was really strange. But we survived, the creepy baby doll left us alone :)
We came home today and decided to bust out the new Christmas tree. Last year after Christmas we snagged a new tree for only $50. Nothing was wrong with our current tree, but the new one seemed to be a bit fuller and since I love a bargain we snatched it up. We put it up while Benjamin was napping and I expected him to be in awe of the magical tree that mysteriously showed up in his living room, but nope...he was more interested in our ipod. Crazy kid!
And here she is in all her glory! For the past several years David and I have done a colored theme with the tree. For a couple of years it was silver and red and then we switched over to gold and bronze. But this year we went for a more homely look and put a lot of our childhood ornaments and a mix & match of colors. I think it's the best tree to date! I Love it! And yes-that is the same tree skirt I wore to work a couple of weeks ago :)
Oh, and I tried a new recipe tonight. It's from Gina's Skinny Recipes: Low Fat Baked Ziti I really liked it. I think next time I might add some red pepper flakes to give it a little extra kick
Yummmm....look at all that cheese!
We stayed at Lands End, which is new to us. Normally we stay at the Towers if we're going to rent a condo but David found a pretty good deal at Lands End so that's where we ended up. The place was great...but we had a very weird room-mate.
Do you see anything out of place with this picture?
It's a creepy doll up in the cabinets. What the heck!?! I don't know if it's some sort of weird inside joke with the owners or if the place is haunted.
We decided to leave the creepy doll alone and we left for dinner Friday night, when we came home the doll mysteriously moved. I just told myself that it must have fallen over.
But just to be safe, David got up there and laid it down so that we couldn't see it anymore. I kept thinking I'd wake up and find the doll sitting outside our bedroom door. Seriously-it was really strange. But we survived, the creepy baby doll left us alone :)
We came home today and decided to bust out the new Christmas tree. Last year after Christmas we snagged a new tree for only $50. Nothing was wrong with our current tree, but the new one seemed to be a bit fuller and since I love a bargain we snatched it up. We put it up while Benjamin was napping and I expected him to be in awe of the magical tree that mysteriously showed up in his living room, but nope...he was more interested in our ipod. Crazy kid!
And here she is in all her glory! For the past several years David and I have done a colored theme with the tree. For a couple of years it was silver and red and then we switched over to gold and bronze. But this year we went for a more homely look and put a lot of our childhood ornaments and a mix & match of colors. I think it's the best tree to date! I Love it! And yes-that is the same tree skirt I wore to work a couple of weeks ago :)
Oh, and I tried a new recipe tonight. It's from Gina's Skinny Recipes: Low Fat Baked Ziti I really liked it. I think next time I might add some red pepper flakes to give it a little extra kick
Yummmm....look at all that cheese!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Birchbox
I'm slightly obsessed with finding fun and creative blogs. I've found a lot of great ideas from other blogs that I've stumbled upon. One of them being...Birchbox.
It's like a beauty subscription. You pay $10 a month and you get 4-5 samples shipped to your door. October was my first month but I didn't think to take a picture of the goodies. I was super excited to come home today and see my November box had delivered.
So here it is
- Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Gloss
- Harvey Prince perfume (I LOVE this and think I might buy the full size bottle)
- Supersmile whitening toothpaste
- Zoya nail polish (Holly-perfect color for Christmas, maybe I'll fall into the trend and paint all my nails green with the exception of my ring finger which I'll paint red)
- Chuao Chocolatier-this sounds really interesting. It's a spicy and sweet dark chocolate treat laced with chipotle popping candy.
Anyway, you should check it out. I think it's a great idea to try different beauty products without having to pay the full price before knowing if you really like it or not.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Racheal and EJ
Yesterday one of my besties tied the knot and I was lucky to be a part of it! Racheal is now a married woman and is probably trying to recuperate from all the festivities right about now. It was a long day but it was a blast!
She was going for Old Hollywood Glam, and she totally pulled it off!!!
A special shout out to Melanie my hair girl, she did a FABULOUS job! And Camille, who did my make up. She used an airbrush machine on all of us. Is it wrong that I've already looked up how much an airbrush machine costs because I want one and I want one BAD! She made us all look flawless! So lots of XOXOXO to Melanie and Camille!!!
Racheal and EJ had a photo booth and it was AWESOME! I probably had a little too much fun with it :) I have at least 5 different print outs!
This is by far my favorite! I love these girls!
Oh...and this is totally unrelated but I really think everyone should know that 103.3 and 102.5 are now playing Christmas music! Only 49 more days-WOO HOO :)
It was so great to see all of the hard work that was put into the wedding come to life.
I can't wait to see the professional pictures. I didn't get a chance to snap many of my own but here's a few that I was able to take...
The cute couple at the Rehearsal
She was going for Old Hollywood Glam, and she totally pulled it off!!!
A special shout out to Melanie my hair girl, she did a FABULOUS job! And Camille, who did my make up. She used an airbrush machine on all of us. Is it wrong that I've already looked up how much an airbrush machine costs because I want one and I want one BAD! She made us all look flawless! So lots of XOXOXO to Melanie and Camille!!!
I feel partially responsible for Racheal and EJ's wedding, Racheal caught my toss bouquet so it was only a matter of time!
I LOVE the look on my Dad's face. He's looking at EJ like, you have no idea what you're in for :)
Racheal and EJ had a photo booth and it was AWESOME! I probably had a little too much fun with it :) I have at least 5 different print outs!
This is by far my favorite! I love these girls!
Oh...and this is totally unrelated but I really think everyone should know that 103.3 and 102.5 are now playing Christmas music! Only 49 more days-WOO HOO :)
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Random Stuff
Random Picture #1
Benjamin has decided to take it upon himself to stash toys and anything else he can get his grubby little paws on all over the house in random places.
See anything out of place here?
Random Picture #2
I've been keeping busy with all my pins on pinterest. The whole point is to turn your pins into reality-right? So I made a rosette bracelet out of some scrap fabric. I bet this would be super cute with satin.
Benjamin has decided to take it upon himself to stash toys and anything else he can get his grubby little paws on all over the house in random places.
See anything out of place here?
Random Picture #2
I've been keeping busy with all my pins on pinterest. The whole point is to turn your pins into reality-right? So I made a rosette bracelet out of some scrap fabric. I bet this would be super cute with satin.
And last but not least
Random Picture #3
Yes...I was a Christmas Tree for our costume contest at work. Sadly I was beaten by a pair of Chick Fil A cows :(
That's it for now, maybe my next post will be more organized! :)
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