Bloom Theory Straps

I've been trying to take more photos with my camera.

Recently (aka since the iPhone)
I have relied on my phone
for all my picture taking.

Sad how that happened,
but I just couldn't seem to resist
all the cool camera filter apps
that you could download.

After seeing these
beautiful custom camera straps
from Bloom Theory...

It has inspired me to grab my camera
and start snapping away again!

My Week in Instagrams

Happy Saturday!

What are you plans for the weekend?

I fully intend to take it easy this weekend.

And by that I mean, catching up on some reading

while I soak up some sun,

check out a garage sale or two with friends,

and have a breakfast bbq!

Here are my Instagram photos

from this past week!

This Week

What was your week like?

Here's my week in a nutshell...

I'm playing along with

Lovely Indeed's "This Week" posts.

Feel free to check it out on her blog

to play along as well!

Cadbury Cream Egg Cupcakes

I love Cadbury Cream Eggs.

You know... the delicious cream filled chocolate eggs
that stores begin to carry around Easter time.

I had a pack of mini cream eggs
just sitting on a shelf in my pantry,
begging me to eat them.

But instead of popping them in my mouth one by one
(which was tempting)...

I baked them into cupcakes.

And it was amazing.
So amazing, I had to share the recipe with you.

Cadbury Cream Egg Cupcakes

1 box vanilla cake mix (gasp! yes, I know...but I was in a hurry)

1 pack mini Cadbury Cream Eggs

2 sticks butter, softened

3 cups powder sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 tbsp heavy cream

pinch of salt

orange food coloring

1. Mix the cake batter according to the package directions.

2. Fill 1/2 of the cupcake liners with the cake batter mix (I used mini cupcakes). Then plop one mini Cadbury Cream Egg in the center of the liner, squishing into the batter.

3. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes for mini cupcakes or 18-20 minutes for larger cupcakes.

4. Cool the cupcakes completely.

5. While cupcakes are cooling, make the frosting.

6. With an electric mixer, beat butter, powder sugar, vanilla, heavy cream, salt, and a drop of orange food coloring together until light and fluffy.

7. When the cupcakes are cooled, pipe the frosting on top.

8. Swoon over the heaven-like flavor in your mouth.

Voz Jewelry

I am totally a bracelet girl.

Out of all the jewelry I have,
my favorite pieces are always bracelets.

So, I am excited to show you
these lovely bracelets
created by Voz.

I am so loving the
triangle trend right now!

Changes

You might have noticed this by now...

But I get bored pretty easily with the same old thing.

I change my clothing style, make-up style, and hair color quite often.

My house is always getting rearranged.

It never shocks Micah to come home and find the sofa

completely on the opposite side of the room. 

And that's just the tip of the ice burg. 

Thus, the changes on my blog (again).

Enjoy the new look!

Clothing Swap #2

A few of my friends and I

got together again

for another Clothing Swap! 

Now that Winter is over and Spring is here (yea!)...

We all saved some money

by bringing a bag of clothes and accessories

that were still in good condition,

yet we were tired of wearing,

and swapped them!

Here is one of my favorite finds!

We always have so much fun at these swaps

that were planning for another one in the Fall! 

Here are a few more of the things I found...

Beauty Must Have List #1

I can honestly say...
 I never thought I would be doing this.

But here is my very first
video blog (vlog).

Ashley (5ohWifey) and Jenna (The Life of the Wife)
are hosting a lovely video blog link up
and it's all about
"The Girl Behind the Blog".

The topic of this month is Beauty!

So here are two of my beauty must haves...

Litographs

Have you heard of Litographs?

 They are prints that are

created from the text

of classic books!

I am in love with them.

Here are a few

of my favorites...

If you love them,

then head on over to

Going Home to Roost

(one of my favorite blogs)...

she has a great giveaway going on!

Carne Asada

How did you celebrate Cinco de Mayo?

We celebrated it with this...

Carne Asada 

2 lbs flank steak

4 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 jalapeno, seeds removed and minced 

cilantro leaves, handful, chopped

kosher salt and fresh ground pepper

2 limes, juiced

1 orange, juiced

1/2 cup olive oil

1. Mix all together and marinate the meat for up to 8 hours. 

2. Top with fresh made pico de gallo, shredded spinach, and sour cream. 

3. So Good!

 

Sunday Morning Breakfast

I love French Toast!

It is one of my favorite things
to make for breakfast.

And I also love being creative
when making different flavors.

So for this Sunday,
I made...

Orange French Toast

 
Peaking through the picture
are my Romain Lettuce leaves
that will hopefully be planted
in our garden today!

Napkin Holder

Spring has called for some
major Spring decorating in our house.

And I am in love with this

Calling Bird Napkin Holder...

I would be the perfect spring addition
to our dining table.

Via: Ruche

My Week in Instagrams

Another Spring-time week down...

Only a few more

until Summer is here!

It's the best day of the year

when Micah and I

get to go flower shopping!

Another jewelry party thrown!

French Breakfast Puffs.

Pot Roast is perfect for a cold day...

So is Chicken Apple Chili.

Jewelry for sale!

  

I love it when the weather permits outside bonfires!

New Curtains to add some change to our living room!

The Boardwalk Sandal

I am still up in the air
about these popular sandals.

Some days I love them,
some days I just don't know
what I think about them

What are you thoughts?
Do you own a pair?
Are they comfortable?

These are the things I need to know.

Via:
Madewell

Lotta Jansdotter

I am loving this

bright yellow scarf from

Lotta Jansdotter.

What a perfect

casual summer look.

Sunday Morning Breakfast

French Breakfast Puffs

sounded yummy this morning!

Today was suppose to be sunny...

but the clouds are still lingering.

I had high hopes to get all my

newly purchased flowers

planted today.

We'll see if the

weather permits.

The Style of Kate

Since it's the royal couples
anniversary tomorrow,
 here's a little post
dedicated to the Duchess.

Have I ever said how much

I love Kate's style.

Well...

I LOVE IT!

Especially this dress.

 Via: {this is glamorous}

My Week in Instagrams

What a beautiful week it was!
So much time spent in the sun...
I even got a small sunburn.

Here's a little wrap-up via Instagram...

 The Chickens doing their thing.

The bumble bees came out to play!

First backyard bonfire of the year.

Ladies Tea Party.

Were in the process of training Silas to be good to the chickens.

 Yummy quiche.

Our favorite Summer Burger joint opened up again for the season!

Shells

I love 

the shells

from Pia's

blog.

The weather has been
glorious this week!

Truly such a
blessing.

Sun in the sky,
warmth in the air...

it was even
80 degrees
yesterday!

Unheard of in Montana
for this time of year.

But we'll take it!!

Sunday Morning Breakfast

Mmmmmm...

I woke up craving quiche today.

So I made a...

Spicy Sausage and

Mushroom Crustless Quiche.