Things I'm loving

Today has been surprisingly a good day.  

My Thursdays are normally crazy, but today as gone smoothly so far. 

So I thought I would share something that are just making my day extra good.

OPI's new line of colors called Texas. 

I am a huge Texas fan. 

I love it there!!!

I think it is absolutely beautiful there and these new nail colors make me extra

excited to paint my nails.  

Turkey Bagel Sandwiches.  

I had one for lunch and it was amazing.

Mine was on an everything bagel which made it extra tasty.

Sperry top-siders

I really want a pair! They are simple but put together.

They would be perfect for running to class or doing errands.

I love all the colors they come in too.

My favorite!

I love Bailey dog.  

She has been so loving lately too,

which adds to her cuteness.

Cranberry Orange Scones

I was looking at one of my favorite blogs {cupcakes and cashmere} 

and Emily had these wonderful looking {scones}

I can't wait to make some myself this weekend!

Cheesy Pasta

I love trying new things and mixing up old recipes to make something new.  

I took my favorite {mac & cheese} recipe that my mom always uses and turned it into something more.  

I added my favorite veggies and replaced the tradition elbow pasta with thin spaghetti.  

It turned out amazing!  

I love the fresh crunch of steamed veggies with the nice cheesy sauce.  

Most people I know are afraid of making their own sauce but it really is so simple.  

It's hard to completely mess up the sauce and make it not saveable.  

It really is worth trying because the results can be amazing!

Weekend in Tacoma

This past weekend I went up to Tacoma, Washington to visit Riley, my roommate from the dorms. 

I went with Michelle and Michelle to help Riley celebrate her birthday.  

It was lots of fun and so good to see an old friend.  

To help celebrate I made strawberry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and coconut topping.  

I used this {recipe} but cheated and used store bought frosting 

and just dipped the cupcakes into the coconut.

Thursdays

Thursday is the worst day of the week for me.  I have class from 10-6.  

his wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't notoriously known for being a 

{Hot Mess}  

I pretend that I'm so well put together and organized 

but truth be told I would lose my own head sometimes if it wasn't attached to my body.  

People closest to me know that I'm either in my mama Lo mode {meaning I'm playing mom} 

or my hot mess mode.  I'm so good at taking care of others and making sure everything is in place for them 

but when it comes to my own life I'm horrible at it. 

I am always running late, forgetting things, losing things, you name it.  

Some how it seems that every Thursday hot mess mode it is.  

I guess I just better get used to it. 

Coffee

I have been getting a lot of grief lately for my very bad redbull habit.  

I decided to work on not drinking it, so I have turned to 

{Coffee}

I have always loved coffee, so why not just drink more of it.

Now instead of not being able to function without redbull, 

it's not being able to function without coffee.

I love it hot, cold, plain, or in a specialty drink.

Anyway is good with me as long as I get some caffeine.

scarves

When I went to write a post day, I couldn't come up with anything. 

Derek just returned from five days in Philly and I can't seem to think of much but how 

Happy I am that he is home. When the jet lag set in and Derek 

laid to take a nap, I found myself once again with no post.

Finally I decided to visit one of my favorite sites {polyvore} and create something. 

I kept seeing scarves.  I LOVE scarves and wish I had more of them.  

So here are some of my favorites.

Tofu Stir Fry

The other night Michelle and I invited a few friends over for dinner.  

With everyone's help, we made delicious tofu stir fry over rice. 

It was super easy and tasted amazing.

It was fun to have everyone involved in some shape or form

and made the meal more enjoyable for us all.