July 30, 2013

Weekend Recap: Birthday Edition

What a weekend...I'm gonna go all the way back to Thursday morning even though I still had to work the rest of they day...


The day started off with some delicious Funfetti cookies thanks to Erica! I may or may not have eaten the majority of them..I mean seriously how does one resist the fluffiness and sprinkles?!?! Tell me how?!?!



Then it was up to my desk to find Elizabeth decorating my cube with streamers in two of my favorite colors! Since I don't put my eye liner and mascara on until I get to the office she had to work around me...ha ha...next time I'll try to get to work a little later ;)



After work, Amber and I hit up the closest movie theater to see The Conjuring! Finally a scary movie that is actually scary. The lady in front of me jumped back in her seat so hard at one point she actually hit my foot! And the chica next to me...ahem Amber...squealed. Me? I was calm, cool and collected...ha ha...ok maybe I did jump a time or two.



Friday, after a massage that hopefully won't leave bruises this time, I hit up Ooh La La to pick up my free birthday cupcake and some measuring spoons to match my new cupcake measuring cups from Bethany. I'm starting to get the feeling people have picked up on me liking cupcakes...ha ha. The rest of Friday I worked on/finished my shutterfly book of mine and B's trip to SF last fall and then my man took me out to TX Roadhouse where I would not let him tell them it was my birthday because I was not getting on that saddle...haha.



Saturday morning I woke up and attended a free/my first ever Crossfit class. They were holding a free session for people at work who signed up during our health fair. However, only 3 of us actually showed up...go us...you know who you are. I think all of us got our butts kicked and felt exactly like that e-card up there. Then it was off to lunch with an friend I hadn't seen since Christmas.



Saturday night was dinner and a movie! First up on the agenda was the movie...we saw Grown Ups 2. Hilarious!! Granted I like the first one too. I mean they aren't the best movies ever, but if you wanna laugh go see it! After the movie we hit up Los Cucos...cheese less nachos are always a win in my book.



Sunday = morning movie (don't know where my ticket stub is so no picture). I know, 3 movies in one weekend...whaaatttt??? This time we saw Wolverine. I thought the movie was pretty good despite what other reviews have said. Sunday night consisted of dinner at my parents. Every year I ask my dad to cook for me because he is better than any restaurant. This year he made me crawfish etouffee and sweet chipotle chicken to take home. I was soooo stuffed. But of course I still had room for a piece or two or three of cookie cake!




And finally, the birthday celebrations came to a close after lunch yesterday. Elizabeth and Erica took me out for Italian food to celebrate and "someone" told them we were celebrating my birthday...ha ha. The restaurant brought me a cream puff (complete with a lit candle) that, as you can tell, we destroyed!

Thank you to everyone who made my birthday so special. I really do have the best family and friends!!

July 25, 2013

Puppy Love

Last night I got to hang out with these cuties! I was over the moon...I bet you can't guess which one I wanted to take home?!?!

Oh yeah...my puppy date went in my planner!

This is Tres...he is a huuuuuge golden retriever

This is Gus...9 year old (I think) chocolate lab


This is Doc...he is 4 months old!! As you can tell by his face he didn't want to be held.

July 24, 2013

Health Fair 2013

Yesterday we had our first annual health fair at work. It included a free health screening, food vendors and workout places. Oh...and I might have signed up for a free Crossfit class this Saturday...I'm scared!! Anyways...the best part of yesterday...coming in to a goody bag full of fun things sitting on my desk!!


You've got your stress pig, mirror with floss on the back, health booklet, fancy water bottle, wet wipes, chap stick, pill box, magnet of what foods give you energy, emergency kit (not pictured) and "hand" hand sanitizer.


Oh yeah...the hand sanitizer is in a hand shaped bottle! Hilarious!!! Overall, it was a pretty good day!

July 23, 2013

Art Work or Cakes??

This past weekend I went to my very first bridal show with my brother's fiancé, her mom and her aunt. It was interesting to say the least. I had the most fun looking at all the crazy cakes they can come up with! These are just the few I remembered to take a picture of.

July 19, 2013

Book Review: Holly's Inbox and Holly's Inbox: Scandal in the City

{sources} Holly's Inbox and Holly's Inbox: Scandal in the City 
I'm drawing a blank right now to where I first heard about these books, but to the person/blog that recommended them...thank you.

These were such easy and light reads (took me one week and three days to finish both)! When you look at the thickness of the books, it might scare you...Holly's Inbox is over 600 pages and Holly's Inbox:Scandal in the City is over 500...but both are written in e-mail format so really it's like only reading half a page.

It's no secret I like me a good British Chick Lit type book...I mean I did read all of the books in the Shopaholic series...and these two books were very similar to that series. Even though Holly wasn't a shopaholic (heck she kept talking about how broke she was), she still gets herself into some interesting situations at work and real life...ha ha.

These were the perfect beginning of summer books to read. Also, these kept my mind off the book I'm anxiously waiting to be released...the third installment of the Divergent series...come on October...ha ha.

July 18, 2013

Despicable Me 2

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When the first movie came out, I thought it looked cute so off to the movies I went. When the movie was over I was absolutely in love! Ha ha. Ok...maybe just with the minions. So when I heard they were making a second Despicable Me, I jumped on my couch like Tom Cruise (oh yeah I went there).

I am happy to report that the second one did not let me down! It was just as cute and there were even more minions :) Also, Gru trying to keep his "daughter" from dating...hilarious! If you haven't seen this movie, go check it out!

Also if you haven't figured out my love for minions yet...both of the tanks below are on my birthday wish list...ha ha...I'd be happy with either one...plus then I will be able to alternate between my Aca-cuse me tank and a minion tank :) Oh how the little things make me so happy!



July 17, 2013

Nutella Brownies


Monday afternoon my friend sent me two recipes for Nutella brownies. One of them was only 3 ingredients and the other was eggless. Upon reviewing these recipes, I decided one of us needed to try out a recipe. Then I had a great idea! I told her since her birthday was Wednesday, I would make her a batch of Nutella brownies...luckily she picked the 3 ingredient one!!

**both recipes came from Kirbie's Cravings and I made her Easy 3 Ingredient Nutella Brownies**



This was probably my favorite part of making these brownies...leftover Nutella in the measuring cup! I didn't want to use my finger and my tongue wasn't long enough, so I got a piece of bread and wiped the remaining Nutella out!
 It was ahhh-mazing!



Please check out Kirbie's Cravings for more details about this recipe.

A few notes...

1. The batter will be thick

2. Her recipe says bake for 15 minutes. However, after 15 minutes the brownies were far from done. I ended up baking them for another 5 minutes adding up to 20 minutes total.

3. These came out with nice crispy edges and a really gooey middle...yum!! However, if you prefer your brownies more on the cake-like side I would suggest baking them even longer.