How was your long weekend? I didn't get quite a full three day weekend as I had to work all day on Saturday. But we did have a ton of fun grilling at the pool on Sunday, and I managed to get a little baking in today and made some festive cupcakes. Looks can be... Continue Reading →
It's that time again! Today is a special day, if I do say so myself, because I'm now the big 2-5. I don't have some big inspirational list of twenty-five things I've learned in 25 years, or a letter to my younger self, or anything like that. What I have to share are photos from... Continue Reading →
February is disappearing right before our eyes! It seems like just yesterday we were caught in the never-ending-January-time warp, and now suddenly it's Pisces Season and my birthday is on the horizon. But let's not get too ahead of ourselves, shall we? Last year I did a roundup of my favorites each month. This post... Continue Reading →
For this post, I'm going to be talking about two of my favorite things: Pinterest, and the weekend. Not The Weeknd, but the actual weekend, specifically three-day weekends which are a blessing not in disguise. I scroll through Pinterest daily, sometimes mindlessly, searching for snippets of inspiration in whatever I can find. Each of my... Continue Reading →
Wow, November has been one of the busiest months for me this year by far! The time has crept up on me and with deadlines both personal and academic, the month has flown by. Unfortunately I didn't get to post as many book reviews this month, so I hope I can make up for that... Continue Reading →
What is your favorite part of Thanksgiving? I am partial to deserts! This year I found a cute and easy spin on apple pie that I decided to make and wanted to share the recipe with you all! All photos are mine, and I will link to the original recipe on the Blond Cook below:... Continue Reading →
Earlier this week we tried some pumpkin spice snacks from Target. Today, we taste-tested some from Trader Joe's! Pumpkin Toaster Pastries: Delicious! I was so worried these would be overly-flavored and be too much but they were surprisingly really good! There weren't that many in the box though, so that's the only downside to these.... Continue Reading →
There is definitely not a shortage of pumpkin spice snacks these days! Walk down the aisles of pretty much any store and you'll find dozens of delicious-looking options. This week I'm featuring some pumpkin-y snacks from Target, Trader Joe's and our local grocery store. Pumpkin Spice Snack Bites: (From Target) Soooo good! Each little... Continue Reading →
This week for my pumpkin-themed post, we made pumpkin spice frosted cookies. I used a Betty Crocker mix, but as always there are tons of recipes on Pinterest if you want to make them from scratch. Here's a great recipe that's similar to what we made. The cookies came out relatively small, and we got... Continue Reading →
