A Hocus Pocus Halloween Party

On Friday, we had a Halloween party at our apartment. So many of our food ideas came from Pinterest.  Besides the decoration photos, I took ZERO pictures. I guess it was because we were having too much fun. 

We were the crew from Hocus Pocus! My hair only lasted for the first few pictures. After that, I was tired of messing with it. :) Don't you just love the loofah and Dove soap bar?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Pretty in pink Purple

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• I know, I know... I broke out my favorite coral dress again, but I just had too.
• Today, we had a diapers and wipes shower for my sister and baby Reece.
• This was my first party to pull together, but I had lots of great help!
• We loaded up on everything purple, and the painting was done by a close family friend.
• Miss Meghan and I used the cricut for all the crafts.
• We found some great ideas online for the banners. 
• We had delicious sweet treats and lots of good food that everyone brought.
• Meghan and I made the cupcake toppers, but another family friend made the cupcakes. Here is her website. Everything she makes is so good, and such a reasonable price!
• We used paper straws at my friend Anna's baby shower, so I had to get some for today!
• She had such a good little turn out, and I am just so grateful to everyone who helped and who came. 

THANK YOU! 

My Pinterest Creation

I made my first Pinterest creation last night. I always see some pretty delicious meals, so I wanted to give it a shot. It was the Cheddar Bacon Ranch Chicken pasta. I'm sure it wasn't the healthiest dinner on Pinterest but it looked tasty. I'm actually not too bad at following directions, but I made a huge mess in the process. I was going step by step and didn't prepare as well as I could have. That explains the lack of pictures. Ha. I must say I was fairly nervous because the sauce looked like breakfast gravy, but it turned out good! I was pretty proud of my final product. Check it out.

You can find the recipe right here....recipe

Instagram in review.

Last weekend I went to the lake

I had a little chinese carry out

hung out with my Lu, of course

and Ryleigh too

started June's photo a day on instagram

and found out Dexter starts back in September...

whoop whoop

Valentine's at Prado

I'll be honest... I don't really care that much for Valentine's day. I think it is a bit overrated. Shouldn't we show the people we love how much we love them, EVERY SINGLE DAY? Why of course we should. But, in San Diego I did have a very lovely Valentine's day. Everyday was fun, and we had some wonderful food. You've seen the first two pictures but I'll show you just one more time.

We ate at Prado

in Balboa Park... How pretty was this?

I started the night with a pomegranate margarita. Very tasty.

I wasn't a fan of the starter, therefore I won't put the picture up. haha. I am sure it was good, just not for this picky eater. But here was my entree. Steak, garlic pureed potatoes, and green beans...DELICIOUS.

and my chocolate mousse bar for dessert. YUMMY. I could have eaten this all night.

I would definitely recommend Prado for all of those visiting the San Diego area. 

Hope your weekend was fabulous!!

Sugar High

I picked Ryleigh up today so she could help my Aunt and I make Christmas candy. I have helped my Aunt ever since I was little, and it is such a blessing to share this with my niece too. She is such a sucker for SWEETS. In the pictures she is eating the cookie dough besides sneaking one of the Reese's cups. As I was wrapping presents, she was in another room unwrapping the Reese's for the cookies. When I went to check on her I noticed two of the candies had little bite marks in them (although she had placed them nicely in the pan by all of the other Reese's) She tried to sneak it by us. Ryleigh is too funny, and we always have a great time together. Check out the final product. They were delish.