Another Adventure

 

A few days ago me and Enrique got all bundled up and jumped in the car and just went driving. Sometimes it is just fun driving around with no destination. Well here is some pictures of our adventure. Have a good day! :) 

 

 

 

 

 

Kings Canyon

Living in Arkansas is such a privilege. It is SO beautiful and has so many places that are a neat just to go for the day. It isn't called the natural state for nothing! A few Sundays ago Enrique and I went to this place called Kings Canyon. It was so fun just exploring what God has given us.

It's The Little Things

I want to start doing something on my blog where ever so often I will do a post about three things that I am in love with right now, because the little things are just as important as the big things in life. Right?  RIGHT!

1) Okay the first thing I want to share with you guys is my love for Taylor Swifts new album. OH MY GOSH. I love it so muchhhhh! I have always been a Taylor fan since the very beginning. She was my first and only concert (that isn't Christian) to go to. She had just released her very first album and I saw her in the gym at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. She is just as amazing in person. With each album that comes out of hers I am in a different stage in my life, and it is not that her songs go with what is going through my life, but it is as she is growing up I am too. Her latest album "1989" is very different than her others because it shows more maturity. She is going more pop which I was not sure about at first, but when I listened to the whole album I fell in love with it! If you are T. Swift fan you probably understand where I am coming from. Anyways I just wanted to share my love for this album.

 

 

2) Numba dos is my all time favorite boots ever. I bought these at a boutique in Conway, Arkansas called E. Leigh's. I seriously wear this at least three times a week. I am convinced that they go with anything I wear. I know... I'm obsessed.

 

 

 

 

3) Christmas is so close.. well close enough that I can start thinking about presents and what I want to get people. This Christmas I am going to try to make all the gifts I am giving DIY projects. I will have to be very careful with this because most times when people receive homemade gifts they say thank you and then throw it away. I want to make gifts that people actually want. I have been doing my research and planning already! If you were thinking about making homemade gifts this Christmas here is a link to great ideas.

 

 

 

 Well here is a inspirational quote for your Tuesday! Thank you for reading and hope you all have a wonderful day!

 

Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

This last Friday I had a day off of school, because it was a flex day for the teachers. I was super excited about my three day weekend and planned tons of activities to do. As always some plans fall through. One activity that I did get to do was bake my favorite kind of cookies. Oatmeal raisin cookies are in my top five favorite cookies. Unfortunately we had no raisins in the house, but we did have cranberries. (which I love way more than raisins) I found a recipe on Pinterest and changed it up a little bit.

 

 

Ingredients:

 1 1/4 sticks margarine or butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
 2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon (heaping if you love cinnamon)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
3 cups Quaker Oats (quick or old-fashioned, uncooked. NOT instant)
1 cup cranberries

 

 

 

Preheat oven to 375.

 

Mix melted butter and sugars together until it is a creamy mixture .

Add egg and vanilla and mix again. Now add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Mix well again. Now stir in oats. After you have your oatmeal mixture, fold in the cranberries.

 

 

Roll mixture into balls and lay them on a cookie sheet evenly.

 

For a chewy texture leave cookies in over for 9-11 minutes. For a crisp texture leave cookies in oven for 12-14 minutes.

 

Hope you guys try this recipe out!

Thanks for reading. Have a lovely day.

 

-Britni 



Floral Lettering

Hellooooo!

Today I was getting my crafty on and decided to do a DIY project I have been dying to do for weeks. This project was floral lettering to hang as wall décor. I got the idea from Pinterest, but I tweaked it a little bit. As I was thinking about what shape I wanted to make this I keep thinking of letters like B for Britni. But I decided to not do something cliché and I went with the "&". I chose this sign because I think it is just kind of random and cute.

The only things you will need is Styrofoam, fake flowers, a hot glue gun, and a box cutter/scissor.

Step 1: Draw your letter of sign out on the Styrofoam or cardboard.

Step 2: Use your box cutters/scissors to cut out the shape. It does not really matter if the edges are smooth or even because the flowers will cover them.

Step 3: Start to glue the flowers to the cut out. For good results try to get a variety of colorful flowers and spread the colors out evenly.

After you have all the flowers glued, you have a cute floral wall décor.

Hope you guys enjoyed this DIY post! See you guys soon. :)

-Britni

Sunday Walks with Momma

Two post in one day? Oh well! Yesterday my mother and I went on a looooong walk through our town's wooded nature trail and the paved trail. It was a great mother & daughter bonding time and another opportunity to take pictures. I basically always have my camera with me wherever I go. I just wanted to share some of the pictures I captured on our walk with you guys. I hope you guys enjoy and have a wonderful day. :)