Things I Love Thursdays!

It's Thursday!! That means one day closer to the weekend, it's almost Halloween, Ga/Fl is THIS WEEKEND and I get to tell you about what I love this week :)

While I tried to think of things for a Ga/Fl themed T.I.L.T I couldn't really narrow it down....I mean between the football, the food, the drinks, the beach and of course the adorable dresses there were just too many choices...so I decided to stick with 3 things I've been enjoying lately.

The number 1 thing this week is Pumpkin frozen yogurt! I enjoyed this little treat last night (but of course I forgot to take a picture) and it was just so tasty! I added whipped cream and a sprinkle of cinnamon to make it taste like fall. I think adding some kind of graham cracker (like in the picture below) would have made it even more delicious!

(Photo from brandeating.com)

Another bonus...it's nonfat! Well before whatever scrumptious toppings you add :) 

The second thing I love this week is The Help by Katherine Stockett. I know everyone has heard about this book and maybe even seen the movie....but I've been a little behind in my book reading. When I was getting ready for our D.C. trip a few weeks ago I knew I needed a book for the plane and after hearing all these great things about The Help I picked it up. 

(Photo from iwastoldtheredbecake.wordpress.com)

The book definitely lived up to the hype. I was constantly reading it trying to get to the end so I could see how it all turned out...and I was not disappointed....the story has a great ending. Now I just have to see the movie! 

Alright thing number 3! This thing is also a book, or I guess books. I read this series this past winter and when I was thinking about things that I love and I thought about The Help it made me think about other books that I really enjoyed reading. I automatically thought about this series by Nora Roberts.

(Photo from missblondiexoxo.blogspot.com)

It's called the Bride Quartet series, and I'm sure I was drawn to it at the time because I was planning a wedding, but I think it's a great series for anyone. I read the third book first because it's what they had at the airport when I was picking a book, but if you read them in order then you won't ruin the surprise for yourself. 

So there you have it that's this week's T.I.L.T....not so much filled with football but hopefully still enjoyable! 

Oh and here's a link just for you Chris...hope this answers your questions 

Things I Love Thursdays!

Hellooo Thursday!

This week's T.I.L.T is inspired by alll the christmas shopping/looking I've been doing this week. I like to get a jump start on my shopping so I'm not scrambling at the last minute to find good deals.

First thing I love is of course Etsy! I've gotten so many things from Etsy for gifts and for our wedding. Here are just a few things I've seen during my search for Christmas gifts!

(Photo from etsy)

(Photo from etsy)

(Photo from etsy)

Etsy has so many amazing things to choose from...you could probably get all your shopping done on one website!

Alright thing number 2! This sweatshirt is something that's actually on my christmas wish list....its from Anthropologie. It looks super comfy but while I was writing this I realized it's no longer available online :( Fingers crossed maybe it will come back or maybe I'll make it to Anthropologie sometime soon!!!

(Photo from anthropologie)

The final thing I love is this new product from Philosophy! We got some Philosophy shower gel as part of a wedding present and it was amazing!!! This could make a great stocking stuffer and if you don't like this scent they're always coming out with new ones for each season!

(Photo from philosophy)

Hope this T.I.L.T gave you some great ideas of where to shop for unique gifts for the most wonderful time of the year!!

Christmas wooden letter project!

I love Christmas! So it was no surprise when I started working on decorations and ideas in the middle of September! I love things that are monogrammed so of course I had to have something for the holidays that included some of our initials. I ended up painting a "S" that we can display anywhere during the holidays. This project was super easy but since I did it over a month ago I don't have 100% detailed pictures.

So here's what you'll need...

Blue painters tape
Red and green acrylic paint (I used Calico red and Fresh Foliage)
Paint brush
Wooden letter (White or natural in color)
Clear, matte spray paint
Ribbon
Picture/plate stand

The first thing I did was tape off my letter with stripes and also along the edges. This allowed the paint to not go onto the sides of the letter and for my lines to stay straight and even (for the most part ). This took about 3 coats to get the color where I wanted it.

The result was a green, red and white striped letter

After letting the paint dry all the way I took my letter outside and put it on some newspaper. I then used my clear spray paint to seal the paint onto the letter. This did give my letter a little shine and if you want more you could always use gloss spray paint instead of matte.

After letting the paint dry I tied a bow onto the letter with ribbon that coordinated. Then propped it up on a picture stand and ta da you've got a cute decoration for the holidays!!

Things I Love Thursdays!

Hello all! So things have been crazy for the past two weeks and they're not slowing down at all anytime soon! We're about to leave for D.C. for a wedding and a fun weekend so our whole house is turned upside down! With that in mind this weeks Things I Love Thursdays is a little bit shorter with only one thing!

Keeping in mind the changing seasons and the cool weather that will hopefully soon blow into the area i thought this week I would make this video the thing I love! I first saw this on The Jones Design Company blog and I thought it was great!! 

Hope you enjoyed that cute little video and I'll be back next week with some pictures of my craft projects!!!

Things I Love Thursdays!

Helloooo!!! It's time for the second Things I Love Thursdays!!!!

The first wonderful "thing" are the most amazing silicone bag ties from Target!

(Photo from Amazon.com)

We got them as a wedding gift from the lovely Ashley and they've been so great! They make a great gift and they work really well. They're less bulky than keeping a drawer full of normal chip clips and they're super durable. Just go here Silicone Ties to find out more!!!


Alright moving on! The next item also makes a great gift. It's a personalized stamp! Sounds kinda lame at first but really its amazing!

(Photo from hiptoclipcoupons.blogspot.com)

The stamps come from Three Designing Women and they have all kinds. You can get a stamp with your address which makes for easy return addressing, or you can get one with a cute saying for your business or family, or just your monogram.

They're are so many options and colors they're bound to have something for everyone! Let me just say our stamp has been a lifesaver throughout the whole thank you note process!!

(Photo from allrecipes.com )

Now to the final Thing I Love....it's actually a recipe that's cooking in my crock pot as I write this!! It's a super easy recipe for a very delicious pot roast!!

My mom made the most amazing pot roast for us when we were younger and I've been trying for years to find a great recipe that tasted similar. I finally found one a few months ago! It's apparently a very basic recipe and one that shows up in a ton of cookbooks! Go here Allrecipes.com to check it out!!


Hope you've enjoyed my second T.I.L.T!!!!

Try these not so healthy, but very yummy dishes!!

I wanted to share two recipes I found on Pinterest that I tried this weekend!

The first one is a three cheese pasta bake from myrecipes.com

This was so delicious!! It makes a ton so I may cut the recipe in half next time. We added grilled chicken to ours like one of the comments suggested and it turned out great!!

And here it is....

Not quite as fancy but just as delicious!

Ok next dish!! For our Sunday morning breakfast I made a Blueberry Buttermilk Breakfast Cake from Alexandracooks.com

This recipe was a little more complicated than the first, and it took almost an hour to bake (in our not so efficient oven) rather than the 35 minutes the recipe says....but it was well worth the wait!!!!

These two recipes are definite winners!!! Check back later this week because hopefully I'll be starting my first try at making a wreath!!