First I put one cup of vodka in a jar then added one candy cane. That didn't seem to have enough peppermint flavor so I added more candy cane until it reached the desired flavor.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Candy Cane Vodka
I'm not sure why I haven't tried this before or thought of it myself but apparently you can put your favorite candy into vodka to make that flavor vodka. So this year for Christmas, since my mom likes peppermint schnapps in her hot chocolate, I decided to drive candycane vodka.
First I put one cup of vodka in a jar then added one candy cane. That didn't seem to have enough peppermint flavor so I added more candy cane until it reached the desired flavor.
First I put one cup of vodka in a jar then added one candy cane. That didn't seem to have enough peppermint flavor so I added more candy cane until it reached the desired flavor.
Citrus Body Scrub
This year for Christmas I wanted to do several handmade gifts. I searched my favorite website (www.pinterest.com) for some ideas. I found a recipe for body scrub I haven't actually used it yet but it smells amazing.
Here is the recipe
1/2 cup olive oil or sunflower oil
1/2 cup sea salt
2 slices of orange
2 slices of lemon
Directions
Throw all ingredients into a blender and purée. I left a couple chunks of orange and lemon but not much. And you're finished!
Here is the recipe
1/2 cup olive oil or sunflower oil
1/2 cup sea salt
2 slices of orange
2 slices of lemon
Directions
Throw all ingredients into a blender and purée. I left a couple chunks of orange and lemon but not much. And you're finished!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Camp
Today I had lunch with clients and it just so happens that one of my clients goes to the camp I used to as a child. She knew my dad and my uncle and everyone that still goes to the camp. I told a friend of mine that she said my dad was a very sweet man. Which of course made me smile from ear to ear. My friend didn't really understand what I meant when I said "camp." As I described to her what it was I was flooded with literally some of the very best memories I have. It was my childhood, it was a lot of what made it amazing. Every other weekend of the spring and summer going down to the river to swim, boat, tube, ski, ride on wave runners, play in our tree houses, play manhunt when it was pitch black out in the woods, the carnival across the river in Richmond Indiana, fishing, safety vest tan lines, tree swings, hammocks, go carts bands on July 4th (High Cotton I think they were called?)I got to share it all with my cousins who are all amazing. I remember waking up in the morning to the smell of bacon, eggs, goetta, and coffee and if the parents were really hung over from the night before we'd have donuts waiting for us. Bologna for lunch. Hamburgers, hot dogs, brats, and mets for dinner. Competing with flies for said breakfast lunch and dinner. My uncle always told us bed time stories. I always forget the cats name! My dad and the flicker fly. Fires on the beach. People jumping over the fire while highly intoxicated, or sober, it could have happened either way. Dance routines. Getting lost in the woods and attacked by rogue tree branches. Showers in the bathhouse that made you feel just as dirty as you did when you entered it. Daddy long-leggers. All out wars with mosquitoes.
"Take me to the place I love, take me all the way"
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Thankful
Every year on in November I see people on Facebook post
something new everyday that they're thankful. I always say I'm going to
participate but I never do. So I'm making my own this year here.
- First is obviously family. I'm so thankful for how close we've become. They are my life and I would do anything in the world for them. We have so much frickin' fun every time we get together and I look forward to the good times we'll have in the future.
- I'm thankful for Stewart's Orange Creme Soda and Buffalo Chicken Dip on a rainy Sunday. Nothing better than curling up on the couch with those snacks and a good movie.
- I'm thankful for my very best friends in the world. I feel really blessed to have so many fun amazing men and women as close friends. People I know I can count on, people who I know are real, who would come running in the middle of the night if I really needed them. It's hard to find genuinely good people to have on your side, that I can go to for advice and they will give me an honest opinion. I love y'all tons.
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| This is obviously not everyone :) |
- I'm thankful for the Internet. What would we all be doing with ourselves if we didn't have the Internet, for shopping, games, facebook, google, etc. I waste a good amount of my life on it but whatevs, I love it!
- My home. I'm truly lucky to be a single female be able to have my own home. I love it!
- My car. Again lucky to be able to afford a new car, that has an ipod jack! (well I can kind of afford it, lol.)
- My little munchkin butts. Call me the old cat lady, I don't care. MY little babies love me no matter what. And I wanna bite their faces off (in a good way.)
- Carmex, without it I would be a crusty mess.
- Gingerbread Chai Latte's
- This one boy, that I met this year, that makes me smile every single day, no really, everyday. :)
- Pinterest- Its taken a lot of hours of my life lately, but I'm creative again because of it!
- My camera! I feel at home behind it.
- Books! I can't get enough of them.
- Laughter- I had my share of belly hurting, tears streaming laughter this year, and it is absolutely my favorite thing in life.
- My new tattoo- a way to always remember, even though I would never forget.
- Heat and A/C- a luxury most of the world does not have.
- The Red Rocket! Who Dey! :)
- My sister cousins! Without them I'd go crazy at family functions and in life in general :)
- Music- It's helped me through so many things in life. It brightens a day or cries right along with you. It sets the tone of a road trip and provides a soundtrack to a real life love story. I love it!
- My health- I've seen so many people fall victim to so many different diseases over the years. We take our health for granted but it's not promised. I'm thankful I still have it.
- My new iphone! And Siri, who tells me anything I need to know at anytime. and Facetime! And everything I need in a little cellphone package.
- The men and women serving our country everyday. I'm thankful for your sacrifice so that I can be thankful for all these things, without you it wouldn't be possible.
- I'm thankful that a Crossroads is being built 5 minutes from my house!
- Being able to take a way a lesson from everything. Over the years I've learned that bad things are going to happen, I'll lose people I love, I'll meet people, interesting people, boring people, bad people, etc. Each one of them has something to teach me. I just have to pay attention.
- My big warm fluffy comfy bed.
- Being able to travel, I've been fortunate over the years to see many beautiful places. I absolutely love to travel and experience new things. I know a lot of people don't get to leave their town and I've seen more than people will in their lifetimes. I'm very thankful for it.
- Alcohol. Thatisall.
- My parents. I think about people who have crappy parents and I wonder how they get by. I do. And I feel like it's not hard to see why people fail or do bad things. What do you do if you don't have someone there who loves you always? I am so fortunate to have that. In my case I had 4 people who just wanted to see me shine and did anything they could to help along the way. I thank God everyday for that.
- My best friend forever. She's seen me through so much in the last 10 years and she is absolutely irreplaceable.
It was hard to sit here and make a
list. Let's be honest I am blessed in so many ways I can't condense it to
a list. If I'm hungry I hop in the car and go to the store and get
food. If I'm tired I jump in my warm bed and go to sleep, if I'm lonely I
hop in my car and go to my parents house, or my friend's house or cousin's or
siblings or wherever. If I'm bored I can go to the movies, out to eat,
comedy club, ball game, wherever. I want for nothing, and if I do I have
the ability to work for what I want. I want to go the beach? I have
the ability to save money, get on a plane and go. I'm so thankful for
everything I have, this list doesn't begin to touch it all. Not just on Thanksgiving but every single day.
Always remember "No matter how good or bad you think life is, wake up
each day and be thankful for life. Someone somewhere else is fighting to
survive."
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Elf on a Shelf
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Make your house smell amazing!
I'm back! I know I haven't been consistent in this whole blog thing but I'm going to try again!
I've been using this website called Pinterest for the past 3 or 4 months now and I am completely obsessed. You can pin anything you want to different pin boards from the internet as well as browse other people's pinboards for ideas on anything from home remedies, fashion, weddings, decor, the list could go on forever. So in an effort not to just dream of the things I would like to do from this site, I tried a simple suggestion from it this weekend.
Boiling Orange Peels
Fill a pot or skillet with water and orange peels, sprinkle in some cinnamon and I also added some vanilla extract from Mexico and let it heat on low all day and it made my house smell amazing! Try it out!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
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