Oh, Dunkin' Donuts

I like donuts. Chocolate glazed and chocolate frosted especially. On my way to work yesterday I stopped at Dunkin' Donuts to get myself a little breakfast treat and this is what I got (above). In case you didn't know this about me, I hate sprinkles. No matter how I ordered this donut it always has sprinkles. For example:

Me: "Chocolate frosted donut" In the bag: sprinkles
Me: "Chocolate frosted donut no sprinkles" In the bag: sprinkles
Me: "Chocolate frosted donut without sprinkles" In the bag: sprinkles
Me: "Chocolate frosted donut with no sprinkles" In the bag: sprinkles
Me: "Chocolate frosted donut with absouletly zero sprinkles" In the bag: sprinkles

I probably get a donut without sprinkles about 1/10 times. It makes me want to scream. At least yesterday there weren't too many sprinkles.

Brownie in a waffle iron

I don't know about you, but I love brownies. Especially warm and topped with ice cream. So when I saw a bunch of people on Pinterest had made brownies in their waffle irons, I thought dang I need to try that. 

I got out my trusty box of Betty Crocker brownie mix, and my waffle iron.

Mixed up the batter, poured it in the waffle iron.

Oops, I got a little too much in there. But it smells good. Oh wait, it smells like burning brownie. Crap.

I opened that bad boy up and what do you know, the dang thing split in two halves. Even though I greased the dang thing. 

This isn't looking good.

And this is the final product. A burnt mess of brownie scraps. 

Church Snacks

At our church we have refreshments after the service each week. People sign up to "host" a week and then bring the snacks for the whole congregation. As you might remember it's not a big church, so it's not a huge undertaking to provide snack. Last time I brought snack we were celebrating my mom and the pastor's birthdays, so a couple people were bringing snacks. I brought fruit, strawberries and oranges, and cheese and crackers. 

Cheese and crackers are annoying to display on a plate. If you have any suggestions on cheese arrangements, please leave them in the comments.

My pretty new earrings

The first part of this year has been full of new earrings. I posted about wanting new earrings a little before my birthday, and my friends and family haven't let me down.

 Bianca sent me these super cute Kate Spade "Mrs" earrings. How cute would these be for a bridal shower or wedding gift? There is also a matching necklace. I love Kate Spade.

My mom got me these dainty little white gold hoops. They just clear my ear lobes so they are a perfect earring for any occasion.

Kera gave me these adorable gold flower earrings with little pearl centers. They are a perfect way to dress up a casual work outfit. 

Amber gave me these cute little darlings for Valentine's day! This is my first pair of Valentine's day earrings. Now I'll always have something festive to wear on February 14th.

Christopher bought me two beautiful pairs of earrings for Valentine's day! He usually isn't a jewelry buyer because I'm kind of a brat about presents. But he did a really great job this time!

These are my very favorite earrings Christopher has ever bought for me. I love them. I wear them with a pretty turquoise bracelet that Kelly gave me a few years ago. 

Then I happened to pop into Francesca's when they were having a buy one, get one 50% off sale. And this is what I bought.

    

I love that the gold earrings almost have a giraffe print. I picked the mint colored ones because they are pretty and simple and will go with a lot of different things. The black earrings are rough to the touch and I really like that they have a cool texture. The orange was a little wild for me, but I love them. I have a dress that has navy, green, and orange stripes and that is usually what I wear them with.

Blueberry breakfast cake

I've been trying to think of new things to eat for breakfast on the go. I hate mornings, so I try to be awake as little as possible before 10am, which means I don't leave a lot of time to get ready for work in the mornings, because I have to be at work at 8am. I was eating plain Greek yogurt, honey, granola, and bananas or pineapple every morning for while, but it got old. I decided to consult Pinterest for some breakfast inspiration.

I found this recipe for Buttermilk Blueberry Bread. And it was really good! It made me want to host a brunch. Except brunch is in the morning, and you know how I feel about mornings.

April Birchbox

This month Birchbox partnered with Women's Health Magazine to highlight tiny tweaks with big results. This month's box had a fun assortment of stuff and no perfume, so I'm really happy that I'll get to use everything. I'm the most excited for the Skin & Co. body gel, and the Youngblood Anti-shine mattifier. 

This month I get to sample: Skin & Co. Bagnodoccia Body Gel, StriVectin-SD Eye Concentrate for Wrinkles, Nexxus Youth Renewal Rejuvenating Elixir, Weleda Body Lotion in Sea Buckthron, Wild Rose, Pomegranate, and Youngblood Anti-Shine Mattifier. 

This box even came with a one year subscription to Women's Health Magazine. All I had to do was fill out a card, mail it in, and in a handful of weeks I'll have my first subscription waiting in my mailbox.

Have you subscribed to Birchbox yet? What samples came in your April box?

Origami Owl

Last night I went to my first Origami Owl party.

I'm going to be honest, when I got the invitation and checked out the website I figured I'd only be going for the wine and Kim's famous chocolate chip cookies. But I ended up really liking the Living Lockets that you can make, and my mommy loves me so she bought me one!

My mom made a locket with charms to remind her of all of her kids, yano in case she forgets one of us. I made a locket with my married monogram because I realized that the only two things I have my new monogram on are two LL bean totes that I use for grocery shopping. I also might order some other charms to make a UCF locket because I think that would be fun.

I can't wait for my necklace to come!!! They are ordering them on Monday, and that feels way too far away! Thanks a lot Amazone Prime, you've ruined me for life. Now when things don't show up on my doorstep within 48 hours I get all crazy.

I'll make sure to post pictures as soon as my locket comes in!