Fall 2011 Wish List

Any nail color from Butter London



Coco Mademoiselle Perfume 

Tiramisu Blue Bell Ice Cream (Coffee Ice Cream loaded with cake pieces, dark chocolate flakes, creamy caramel sauce and whipped topping swirled throughout) 

An Internship ;) 

This navy trench coat and red cashmere scarf donned by "The Duchess" 

A little sweetie like this 

Ahh...A girl can dream, right?

Bid Day!(Like...OH-EM-JEE!)

Some Recipe's For Youz Guyz!

These are a few of my favorite recipe's of the summer! 

Low + Slow Sweet Potatoes- so yummy and creamy in the center, I have eaten so many sweet potatoes this summer. 

3 Ingredient Corn Cake- this is basically your own personal serving of cornbread made in less than 2 minutes. (It's especially yummy with honey & butter on top!) 

Crack Wrap- so simple, so delicious, such a weird name. 

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Balls- they're vegetarian/vegan so its fine to eat the whole batch, right? 

And finally, sweet Travis makes a mean baked salmon, he has made it a couple of times and it is so so good. Here's the recipe 

-Salmon Fillets 

- Creole Seasoning 

- Preheat oven to 400 degrees 

- clean salmon under cold water and place on foiled baking sheet 

- generously season the salmon and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until fish flakes easily 

(the salmon goes especially well with grilled corn and crusty bread, MMMM!) 

I'm Really Weird Pt. 1

- Today for lunch I had BBQ with my family. I always get a ham sandwich. Every time I eat a ham sandwich I think of my Aunt Sally. When I was much younger, I used to love the way my Aunt Sally ate her Christmas ham. With a fork in her left hand and a knife in her right, she gently sliced through the meat and made a perfectly small bite to slowly chew with her lips pursed. I knew from that moment that I wanted to eat my Christmas ham just like her. 

- There is a leather wallet in Anthropologie that smells like something I know; a place or a person. The smell is so familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it. So most days that I go to work I detour to the wallet and smell it to try to spark some sort of memory. Stay tuned because I haven't figured it out yet...

- I can't fall asleep easily unless I have my retainer in 

- I don't like sharing drinks but I have found that if I really trust and love someone then I have no problem giving them a sip of my drink. Otherwise, it completely grosses me out. 

- When I eat chocolate covered almonds (which I do alot), I eat them from smallest to biggest so that the most chocolatey almond is saved for last. 

Why are you weird?

Summer '11 in iPhone pictures

Apparently, I only take iPhone pictures of my dog and Travis.

Exclusivity.

I really hope my title is actually a word. 

My summer has been incredible, I have been able to catch up with friends, make some extra moolah and even go on a vacation. I think this summer has been a true wake up call for me in the friend department though. Without going too in depth, I have been hurt for awhile over the fact that some friendships of mine feel strained and disconnected. At times I have felt excluded. I felt like I had been dumped, singled out and left to dry. For awhile I blamed myself...

 "I'm not fun enough"

"They must hate me" 

blahblahblah. 

Then it hit me. Exclusivity stems from insecurity. 

Unless you have done something major to hurt a friend, the reason for their moodiness is most likely one thing. You have something that they don't. Ever since I realized this, I have been able to better understand the ebb and flow of my friendships. While I do hope that a year from now I can say that all is well with my friendships in question, I will not dwell on the people that have hurt me. I will instead think fondly about them and hope that whatever the problem is, they sort it out. The friends I do have are the most wonderful friends I could ask for, loyal, funny and caring.

The only thing I choose to be exclusive about is my happiness because that is worth protecting more than anything.

Sorry..

My life has been a little busy lately and I haven't even thought of good things to blog about! I have not forgotten about this dear blog though, I am simply suffering from "bloggers block"

Here is a video me and my puppy made for you all today. I hope this satiates your thirst for Bloggy Woggy posts.

I will be back soon.