HaPpY HaLlOwEeN!

Happy Halloween! 

This last weekend, I was invited to a Halloween party in Dallas. Before the party we headed to dinner at Wild Salsa in downtown! It was very authentic and flavorful! I brought my roommate Michelle, and her sister Chris. I have not dressed up since I was little, and I waited until the last minute so I was a leopard cat. Michelle was Frosty the Snowman (we made her costume in 5 minutes...gotta love education majors and creativity :)) Chris was a baseball player from some movie...I am sure that many of you can tell from her costume, but I have never seen the movie and everyone was appalled.  April and Jason were a Greek god and goddess hehe... 

Andrew and Navin threw an awesome Egyptian themed party. They must have spent a week decorating their loft! It was awesome, but all of their parties are awesome! They even had themed food, of eye ball cake balls, bloody chocolate fountain (red food coloring and white chocolate), and all kinds of yummy candy! They also had a bloody sangria, and a bloody vodka punch. 

I am so glad to have April in my life! She is a great friend, mentor, and sister!

Michelle, Chris, and I at the party! 

I hope you all have a fantastic Halloween and try not to eat to much candy :) 

Go Rangers!

So, on Saturday, Bryan and I headed to his cousin's house for a great Rangers watching party! 

Bryan's Cousin April, her husband Jason, and sweet and adorable son Alexander were great hosts! April made delicious potroast, tortellini, pizza, and I brought a salad!  

(The Claw!!)

We had lots of fun, with a few tense moments...

Thanks April and Jason for having us over, I cant wait to do it again another time :)

 The only thing that could have made it better was if we had won that game! But we came back the next 2 nights and won! We play again tomorrow and I know we will be World Series Champs! 

Go Rangers! 

Etsy Craft Show

First of, let me say I am feeling soo much better! That cold hit me hard and fast...Friday night I got the worst head ache ever. The rest of the weekend was down hill! 

So remember a few weeks ago I went to the Etsy Craft Fair? Well I got a few things and I thought I would share? 

I got 2 pair of awesome ear rings, and a new key chain thingy! I left the craft fair excited for my next one  in November! I also left only our 20 bucks! How awesome is that :) 

Hope your having a great week! 

Tomorrow I will blog Pics from our Ranger Watching Party from Saturday! 

Sick....

The kids in my first grade class have successfully given me their cold! Be back in a few days! I need to heal up!

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Fall Walkthrough 2011...

Here is the walkthrough of the house with our fall decor out! I hit up a few stores like Hobby Lobby and Target to buy the things! I spent less than $40 to deck this place out! I did not do Halloween decor because I dont have kids, and I felt that my money is better invested in "fall" decor since it can be up until the 2nd week of nov when we plan to whip the Christmas stuff out! My roommate and I love Christmas just about the same, and she has no problem with Christmas going up in Early to Mid November! Thank God! 

Welcome to our home! 

This is what you see when you walk in! (We have a couch, well we have for about a month now) There are 2 grape vine pumpkins on the coffee table! I got those at Target in the dollar section! 

This is how our kitchen looks! 

Here is a closer look! I had the bow on the plant to the left, I made the pumpkin that is next to it! The Harvest sign and pumpkins are from Hobby Lobby! There is a glass pumpkin on the fridge that is full of candy corn (I got that pumpkin at a steal last fall for about 2 dollars!)

Come have a seat at our table! 

I got the runner at Kohls last Christmas for 2 dollars, then spent about 10 bucks on the placemats! The Pumpkin in the middle is from Garden Ridge, then I made the candles that are on each side of it! I found that idea on my new favorite site pinterest. I found so many fantastic ideas! 

This is a up close picture of it! I had the jars from Nellie's spaghetti sauce, then I bough the candles and candy corn for about 5 bucks (to make both). I already had the raffia from my wreath, which I will do a tutorial how to make the wreath later this week! 

Here is a picture of our entry way! I bought those pumpkins on the shelf at Hobby Lobby for $8. The sign above our coat hooks says "Give Thanks". That was also from Hobby Lobby for $7! 

Finally, here is how I keep my home full of the smells of fall! Bath and Body Works had their candles 2/10. You bet I stocked up! :) 

I hope you enjoyed the walk through! We are finally getting some nice cool fall weather this week! I can not wait for the leaves to begin to fall! :) 

Have a great Fall Y'all! 

Tomorrow Tomorrow!

Ok, I will be posting my fall walkthrough of my apartment tomorrow! I am exhausted. Yesterday I went to the Zoo with my kids that I teach on Fridays....then I taught a lesson today...The lesson is not the part that killed me, it was the field trip to the zoo yesterday! Tonight I went to dinner with a friend, and ordered a glass of wine to unwind...and would you look at the glass that they gave me...

Classy huh? (It was fuller...) 

Tomorrow I am heading to a Etsy sale. It is some of the venders that are from Fort Worth who sell on Etsy. If you would like to check out some of the vendors click the button I have added! 

I will post pictures of my purchases and my fall walkthrough of my apartment tomorrow night! Now I am heading to bed! 

Fall Preview...

Well the apartment is all falled (I don't know if that is really a word) out! I will blog more pictures tomorrow, as I am writing a lesson plan right now! But here is a quick fall preview!

I made this wreath, after seeing many inspirations online! I love how it turned out...simple..but as my roommate put it, very Anthropology like! I will take that :) 

Come back tomorrow for the full fall walkthrough of the apartment! 

(By the way I am going to start putting my blog name on some pictures here and there, as I have seen people taking them, and not giving credit, or cropping parts out and still not giving credit...I hate to plaster my blog name all over the pictures, but I am tired of seeing this happen!) 

Clean Eating: Homemade Granola

A week ago, I had a major craving for some good old granola. So I did some research, found some recipes and made my own! I don't eat it alone, but I sprinkle it on my yogurt!

Doesn't it look yummy?

Here is the recipe.

3 cups oatmeal (not instant) 
1/2 cup almonds (thin sliced)
1/4 cup of unsweetened dried cranberries
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/4 cup agave or honey
2 tsp. cinnamon


I measured each out, and tossed it together in a big bowl. 
Spread evenly on a cookie sheet.
I put in a 300 degree oven for about 40 minutes, mixing every 10 minutes. 
Its great to top on yogurt, or for a kiddo's snack! 

Holy Cannoli!

Can you say holy canolli!?! I had one test this afternoon and one tomorrow morning. So the girls and I headed to a fantastic store called Central Market and had dinner and studied. After 2 hours of straight studying we took a break and headed to the bakery section of the store, and I had a mini canoli! It was the perfect study snack!! Here is the selection I had..so many petite treats and cupcakes!

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Funnel Cake Anyone...

This weekend I went to visit Bryan. We always say, ohh we will have a relaxing weekend where we don't leave the house much, and just relax...however, our weekend end up being anything but that! This weekend his parents came up on Saturday, and had lunch and dinner with us, along with going to Church (Bryan and I enjoying sleeping in on Sunday's so we go to Mass on Sat evening!) Anyway, they were great company to have. After they left Bryan and I decided what to do for the evening. The county fair was going on, and Bryan REALLY wanted a funnel cake, and I wouldn't have minded to see the great crafty vendors. In the end we decided we would just stay home and watch the Rangers game, and Bryan found a recipe for a funnel cake and asked me to make it for him! Of course I said yes, I LOVE to cook and I love to try to make new yummy things! So, this morning after lunch I attempted to make the funnel cake! 

It turned out very tasty. However, next time I will make it with egg whites and whole wheat flower. (Bryan wouldn't let me make it healthy this time...because he said its suppose to be unhealthy...blah blah blah!) Here is the recipe if you would like to try it, it is very simple to make!

Ingredients:

1 egg
2/3 cup milk
2 Tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder

Funnel Cake Directions:

1. In a deep skillet, heat about two cups of oil over medium-high heat until hot. Test the temperature by dropping a pinch of flour into the hot oil. If it sizzles right away without smoking, it's perfect.

2. Beat egg and milk. Mix all other ingredients in a separate bowl and slowly add to the egg mixture, beating until smooth.

3. Using a funnel, drop into hot oil working from center outwards in a web pattern. (You can use a gallon sized freezer bag instead of a funnel by pouring the batter into the bag, snipping off a small corner of it, and squeezing the batter into the oil.)<---- This is what I did! :) 

4. Cook for about 2-3 minutes, remove from the oil when golden brown and crispy.

5. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve