Happy Hump Day everyone! Two more days and its the weekend! I can’t wait. Josh is home from Connecticut which means I get to see him this weekend! I’ve really missed him. This week is the week before finals at school. Lots of projects and papers are due and I had a big test today… [Read More]
Apple Walnut Caramel Cupcakes (Duncan Hines Giveaway 1 of 3)
Its officially baking season! With Christmas just a few weeks away I’ve already started my annual cupcake/cookie/brownie baking. I love surprising people with baked goods and working on Black Friday gave me the perfect excuse to bake! If anything will make people smile while working at 4am its baked goods! I made apple walnut cupcakes… [Read More]
A Weekend of Very Random Eats
Happy Cyber Monday! Did any of you find good deals today? I wasn’t really looking for anything but I’m considering a Sonicare electric toothbrush (for $15!) or a 2012-2013 Moleskine planner from Barnes and Noble (also on sale for $15). I use a Moleskine every year so I figure I may as well get one… [Read More]
A Day of Food, Family Fun, and Puppy Snuggles
Hello from the other side! I have officially survived my Black Friday 1:30AM to 11:30AM shift! It was actually a lot of fun, the customers were all really nice and everyone just seemed happy to be getting good deals. These past few days have really flown, I can’t believe Thanksgiving is already over! It was… [Read More]
Happy Thanksgiving!
I love Thanksgiving. I love all the food, being with my family, and all the fun we have. I love how slow paced Thanksgiving is. I love waking up and watching the Macys Day Parade, and then the National Dog Show, and then just hanging out and eating, without having to worry about anywhere else… [Read More]
Breakfast of Champions: With Land O Lakes Eggs
As a vegetarian, eggs are a huge part of my diet. Eggs are incredibly nutrient dense (they contain choline, selenium, folate, riboflavin, vitamin A, vitamin E, lutein and zeaxanthin) and are packed with protein. I also just love how they taste. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you’ve probably heard about my… [Read More]
Ordering Vegetarian On Meat-Filled Menus
Happy Monday everyone! Only one more day before I’m done with school for a week and vacation holiday retail working begins. In the meantime I’m soaking up as much sleep as I can. Over the weekend I rediscovered my love of oats. A third cup of old fashioned oats microwaved in 2/3rd a cup of… [Read More]
Family Movie Night
Today started off bright and early. Grace and I had a date to see Breaking Dawn Part 1 at midnight. I was so excited. I’m a huge Twilight fan, although I didn’t used to be. Freshman year of college my best friend Rachel called me and told me about this book series I HAD to… [Read More]
My Best Friends Getting Married!
Happy Thursday everyone! Its almost the weekend! Anyone got anything exciting planned? I’ve got a few things planned I can’t wait to share with you. In the meantime, I started my day by dropping my car off to get the oil changed. After that I had a quiz in finance (which I was so relived… [Read More]
Refrigerated Jewelry
I’ve got a funny story to share with you guys today. Over the weekend a package arrived at my parent’s house addressed to me from my Aunt who lives in Hawaii. I was at Josh’s house so they went to add it to my mail pile, until they noticed it had a sticker on it… [Read More]
Tips for Staying Hydrated
Humans need water. A lot of it in fact. With 60% of our body composition being water we need to make sure we are drinking enough to keep our systems working properly and to prevent dehydration. The Mayo clinic recommends women drink 9 cups of liquid a day (water obviously being the most important and… [Read More]