Summer date night

I have to say, Fall is definitely my favorite season. But I do get excited about breezy summer dresses, hats and sequined bags. Isn't this the perfect outfit for a date night walk along the beach? And pull those cute zebras out if you feel a salty chill.

dress  /  fedora  /  zebra scarf  /  watch  /  bracelet  /  sunglasses  /  bag

Philly 2012

Easter Rainbow

My mom and I had a little Easter project this weekend. We painted our wooden kitchen utensils! I was aching for a little painting project and this one did just the trick.

All you need is painters tape, craft paint and food safe shellac. (tip, we only sprayed the shellac on the painted part of the utensil.)

I hope everyone is having a beautiful Easter with their family celebrating our Risen Lord! 

Roar!

Oh my goodness this makes me really happy. High-Five, Sharon!

Girl Time

Wow, it's been so long since I've updated and so many things have happened. Whoops! These past few weeks have been toughies, but I'm so thankful for the 2 girls weekend trips that have fallen in my laps for this month. This weekend I'm headed to the mountains with my mom, gram and aunt. I took a couple days off work so I'm expecting lots of eating, game playing and wine drinking. Then at the end of the month I'm headed to Philly with two of my favs. So thankful for all this girl time up ahead. God sure does have some good timing. (:

(all photos from Pinterest)

30 Days/30 Photos [Day 2]

It was unnervingly foggy today and I felt like I was living in a cloud.

30 Days/30 Photos [Day 1]

Is it too late to say Happy New Year? Since this is my first post of 2012, Happy New Year! (:

My friend Kim, of Coati Photography, asked me (about 2 hours ago!) if I was participating in her 30 Days/30 Photos project. Since I had granola in the oven I thought, why not! So, my friends, here is Day 1. [Recipe is below]

Ingredients
3 cups rolled oats
1/2 cup chopped almonds
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees

Put your grains and almonds in a large mixing bowl

In separate bowl, mix all other ingredients with a whisk.

Pour wet ingredients into bowl with oats and almonds. Keep stirring until coated evenly.

Spread over parchment lined cookie sheet.

Bake for 45-60 minutes, stirring and turning over every 10-12 minutes so it doesn't burn. As it cools it will harden.

Yummy!

Christmas in Chicago

How could I pass up spending Christmas with my mom, aunt and my grandmother? I couldn't. And we had a blast.

Christmas Cheer

I'm procrastinating real bad this Holiday season. We do have some decorations up in the apartment, but not that many. We don't even have a tree for cryin' out loud. I'm dying to get one of those little Charlie Brown Trees from Kroger. They're so stinkin' cute! But, our stockings are up, so Santa is still sure to come, right?
And I have about many 30% of my shopping done. Sigh, I need to get on it.

Are you struggling with the gift shopping too? Some fellow bloggers always have great ideas and Joanna puts together great gift guides. Check out A Cup of Jo, Oh Joy and even Design*Sponge.

Holiday Wine Lamps

I finished my Chrismas project. Well, 4 of them actually. Check out these Wine Lamps! I have 2 in green based bottles and 2 in clear bottles. Aren't they magical?

Pin Me Monday

I could easily get lost for hours on Pinterest. What is it about this silly site that is so addicting?! Here's some things that I've found that make me smile. Happy Monday!

PS. You can follow me on Pinterest if you like. 

Buy me a present?

Happy December! I must apologize for the unintentional blogging break I took. But now I'm back and ready to get back to the grind! (:

Christmas is most definitely my favorite holiday and I can't wait to complete my shopping! I only have 3 gifts so far, and I need to step it up. I'll be starting and completing a project this weekend that will make for a GREAT Christmas present. So keep a look out for it.