Happiness in a mug

The other night I wanted something a little sweet for a snack. Big surprise there for those of you that know my sweet tooth! A while back I had "pinned" a recipe for a 5 minute single cup of coffee cake on Pinterest and decided that would satisfy my sweet tooth. BONUS was that I already had all of the ingredients in my kitchen! Well, it didn't look like the picture I had pinned (http://www.prudentbaby.com/2011/10/cup-of-coffee-cake-in-under-five.html) BUT...I must say that it was delicious and I was amazed that I could now make individual sized coffee cakes whenever I please...IN THE MICROWAVE! WOW! Friends, this is a must try recipe. It's even better topped with a little whipped cream and I would imagine that a spoonful of ice cream wouldn't hurt either! Bon appetite!

Fall Decor

Here are some pictures of the decorating I've done this fall.

My Old Kentucky Home

Boy have we had a busy October! It has gone by SO fast! I cannot believe that it's nearly Halloween. Last weekend we celebrated Brad & Leah's wedding in Louisville, Kentucky. We are so happy for you two and wish you nothing but the best as you begin your life together! The wedding was beautiful and SO much fun (proof of that can be seen in our group photobooth picture haha)!
We followed the wedding festivities with a fantastic fall day at Keeneland in Lexington. I wish I had taken pictures of the beautiful fall leaves and horses, but I needed my hands to be free for my Nathan's hot dog and bloody mary. YUM!

Baby it's cold outside!

The past few weeks have caused me to lag behind on my blog posts. Last week SLAMMED me with school work! I went from having a few chapters to read here and there to having 5 papers, 4 midterm exams, 3 online quizzes, 2 projects and a partridge in a pear tree due in one week! Well, no partridge, but you get the idea. By Wednesday night of last week I was already exhausted! This coming week is quite a bit less demanding, but I still have much to do. However, tonight (now that I've finished yet another 4 page paper) I am taking a break to do what I love to do...decorate for fall! After church today we went to run a few errands. We went to Target so that Brent could get the body wash he likes and I could buy a baby book for a friend of ours who is expecting. Believe it or not...Brent was able to avert my eyes from wandering over to the clothing section! HOLY MOLY I don't know how he did it! Trust me, Target WILL be the first stop I make on the way home once I get a part-time job! Oh Target, I miss you so. I digress...
We made our way to Lowes so that Brent could buy some flipper thingy for our toilets to keep them from running. Apparently our water bill was a bit too high last month which made him realize that both of our toilets were running unnecessarily. Well, I found something at Lowes by the plumbing section that I had seen on Pinterest as an alternative to buying an expensive wreath form. It looks like this picture here once you form it with some tape. I was beyond excited because now that the weather has dropped significantly, our summery wreath is no longer appropriate and I've been dying to make a new one for Fall (may favorite season). I picked up the looooooooong tube and carried it over to my husband saying, "Can I get this? It's only $.97!" I wish I had put my camera in my purse because the look he gave me when he saw what I had in my hands was priceless! "For what?!" He said. Well, once I explained my plan, he smiled and said, "Okay. Is that something you saw on Pinterest?" Oh how did he know?! I will be sure to take a picture of my creation to share with you later, but for now, it's time to get those creative juices flowing while I craft in the lovely cool Fall breeze.