I cannot believe all that has gone on this past month and all that is coming!
October
-We moved our church out of the home and into a building and now meet in the morning! crazyness there that keeps us on our toes but its amazingly wonderful and enjoyable especially all the extra time we get to spend together
-I got my dream job!! I'm finally in the career spot I want to be :) and that is as Visual Merchandising Expert/manager at my local Baby Gap. Going through training and such now which will take a bit but its super fun and exciting.
November
-Starts off with a couple overnighters at the Baby Gap, they are tiring but fun
-Harry Potter on the 19th
-Of course there is Thanksgiving, my family is doing it on the 21st which is a Sunday so I don't think we can go... why can't they do it on Thanksgiving since I don't have work... boo them. I still gotta try and do something about that..
xoxo
Fill in the blank friday
1 Comment1. Blogging is a simple way to express myself and keep track of went on in my life .
2. A current fashion trend I wish I was brave enough to wear is a lace dress or shirt .
3. My greatest accomplishment in life thus far is __I don't really feel I can claim anything as my accomplishment, its only through Christ that I get anything done plus I don't think anything I've done is that great__ .
4. If I had to choose between a mountain or a beach vacation I'd choose ooh hard to decide I might have to say mountain because I prefer non-humid weather .
5. A talent I wish I had is not being scared to speak to and in front of people .
6. A talent I do have is makeup and throwing stuff together to make a meal .
7. This week is surprisingly good but not looking forward to tomorrow if I can't get my shift covered, since
I've never closed and don't know how and don't want to know .
xoxo
Fill in the blank friday
Comment1. The first thing I do in the morning to start my day is start some water boiling for tea .
2. Today I wish I was sleeping in with Patrick and snuggling plus maybe some french toast later .
3. If I had an extra $100 in my bank account today I'd try to save it .
4. Tomorrow I'm going to Stella & Dot Basics Bootcamp!! I'm so excited I'm hoping this helps me put myself out there more and get some trunk shows on my schedule .
5. Two things that don't go together are some may disagree but I don't think prints and stripes go together .
6. Something I can never pass up at the grocery store is good deals on pre-washed salad.. so random. it used to be magazines but that has gotten mostly better .
7. The last time I tried something new was lame I can't remember a situation, which shows that I don't try new things often enough .
Bleu Cheese Chicken and Simple Pasta
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These dishes are both extremely simple! i.e. Almost anyone can make them.
Bleu Cheese Chicken
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (or more depending on your family size)
1- 1.5 tablespoons of Bleu cheese crumbles per chicken breast
salt
cracked pepper
spray olive oil
large frying pan
tongs
knife
misto sprayer for olive oil
1. Trim all fat and weird bits off of chicken.
2. Sprinkle with salt and crack pepper on both sides of chicken to your liking, it doesn't need much this is just light seasoning.
3. Turn on burner to a medium heat. Place pan on burner and lightly spray with olive oil.
4. Place chicken breasts in pan and spray face up side of chicken with more olive oil.
5. Let chicken sear on each side till golden brown (2-3 min per side). Turn on oven to 300 degrees fahrenheit. If you are cooking more than 2-3 chicken breasts you will need to do them in batches.
6. After all chicken breasts are seared on both sides, spoon bleu cheese crumbles on top of the chicken. If you are cooking multiple batches of chicken breasts please first place them all on a baking sheet, then add the crumbles.
7. Place either the frying pan or baking sheet into the oven to bake for 15-25 minutes. Check on chicken for pinkness. Once done place on plates or on serving platter.
Simple Pasta
Spaghetti
2-3 roma or hothouse tomatoes chopped
1 tablespoon of pine nuts
3 oz of olive oil
1. Boil water. Cook spaghetti till al dente (8-10 minutes). Drain.
2. Add olive oil, chopped tomatoes and pine nuts to pasta. Mix and serve.
xoxo
Fill in the blank friday
Commentfound this lovely feature on The Little Things We Do blog and love it, this just might be my regular friday post
1. True happiness is trusting in Jesus .
2. The most surreal moment of my life was probably the moment after we were married cause its a huge difference all of a sudden and all you can think is 'woah we're married' .
3. My favorite texture is hmm I really love texture, mainly really soft ones like baby chenille and rich velvet but my fave textures to look at are feathers and lace oh and ruffles .
4. My signature color is ...grey, seriously trying to get away from it though, problem is it goes with everything i seriously have at least 5 grey sweaters .
5. My signature style is I never quite know, I guess comfy/hip/girly is kinda how you would classify my style because I live in jeans, like unique patterns and things but love ruffles and high heels plus dresses when I can convince myself to wear one .
6. If I could choose one store to spend my life savings at, it would be this is hard because I really shop everywhere but anthropologie would probably be the closest to a full happiness level store .
7. My best thing about autumn is absolutely everything! it is the best season, I wish I was born in fall and not spring, i.e. my least favorite season. I dream of fall all year .
New book list
CommentI've decided that the way the list was before was not as appealing to me.. like what if a book just came out and I wanted to read that am I not allowed to read it because its not on my list. So now I will add them as I go!
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