DIY Patriotic Door Hanger

When can you be more American than a World Cup Game and the 4th of July all in one week????

..Exactly what I thought!

You need to show your pride anywhere and every where you possibly can...

so why not include your front door!

Supplies needed -
Wooden Letter - Michaels
Paint - Navy and Red
 Painters Tape
Star Stencil
Paint Brush
Burlap (not pictured)

I marked off the red and white stripes with painters tape.  It was easier for me to just have the stripes be 2 rows of blue tape thick - and I started half way down my letter.

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Unfortunately part of the painters tape pulled the original white paint off of the letter - I had to go back and touch up the white

I used a stencil to trace the white stars 

Hot glue the burlap to the back of your letter

Tie a bow around it and you are good to go!


Place your hanger on your front door proudly!

Happy World Cup Day and 4th of July week!!!

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentine's Day Loves!

I thought I would spread the love to my co-workers on this lovely holiday.

A little sweet treat served in a cute little mason jar...

...whats not to love?

I first made all the mason jars.

I got doilies from the dollar store, the butcher twine from HomeGoods, and scrapbook paper from Michaels.

I glued the red heart onto the doily, and then wrapped the butcher twine around the mason jar and tied it in the back.

Cupid's Chex Mix

8 cups Rice Chex

4 cups broken Pretzels

2 cups M&Ms

2 cups peanuts

2 bags of white chocolate chips

Mix rice chex, pretzels, M&Ms and peanuts all together.  Melt white chocolate.  Pour white chocolate over the mixed dry ingredients in a bowl.  Completely coat the chex and spread out on wax paper to let cool.  Once cool, break into smaller pieces and serve.

I hope you have a wonderful valentines day!

Friday Funnies

Only because I'm lacking creativity in the post department...

I figured I would leave you with a few Friday Funnies

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I think I have laughed about this one with everyone I know... oh poor Janelle, Keiffer and Barbara... I wish they didn't entertain me as much as they do!

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I honestly feel like a rockstar when all socks come out with a match!

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I know for a fact that you are singing the song right now in your head as you are looking at this little hamster! ha!

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i TOTALLY believe this!

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Happy Friday Pretties!

Oh Pinterest... Recipe Edition

Some people may use Pinterest for work out motivation, others for style inspiration, and some for DIY projects...

while I have used all of these.. I have found I use the recipes more than anything else.

Here are a few that I have made over the past few weeks

I love the variety of recipes that the site has, and it is nice not to have to rotate between 3 meals every week.

Black Bean and Sour Cream Enchiladas

{even though mine turned into more of a lasagna/bake than enchiladas} these were so flavorful

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Valentines Day Blondies

these were good... but to me they were a glorified sugar cookie with M&M's in them

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Grilled Shrimp Tacos

These are going on MMAMM next monday... Seriously these are AMAZING!!

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Jalapeño Popper Bites

I made these Christmas Eve and they were a hit! I would just recommend a little less crescent roll so you can taste all the goodness in the middle

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Baked Cream Cheese Spaghetti Bake

I could make this weekly. It is so easy, and SO good!

I use fat free cream cheese, ground turkey and whole wheat pasta to make it a little healthier

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Roasted Green Beans and Mushrooms

What an amazing side dish. So flavorful

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What are your favorite recipes that you have found on pinterest? Are there any that you LOVE that I'm missing out on?

Getting into the Christmas Spirit

With the holiday's quickly approaching, we decided to get together this week with Molly and her family to celebrate.

My favorite little almost 2 year old

Although her and her brother received a few toys from Justin and I

we also got a little crafty this year with their gifts

With this as my inspiration

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and a matching bib for her brother

along with Molly's shirt, I had her a tutu made from one of my friend's Megan

that is red and white so it will match her shirt and work for her birthday party that is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse themed.

Molly got me an amazing necklace that I had pinned a long time ago from Vestique

{consider this your fair warning - vestique can be a dangerous website! everything is reasonably priced and ADORABLE! i kind of think of it as a less expensive francesca's}

I have had some trouble getting into the Christmas spirit this year {even though I have been listening to Christmas music since November 1st, and my tree has been up shortly after that} but hearing Molly say "Ho Ho Ho" when you ask her what Santa says, made me excited for the season. She truly warms my heart more than she even knows!

being resourceful!

This is why I LOVE my blog/twitter friends!
Yesterday while at work, I was struggling to eat my lunch because my bangs kept getting in the way
without having a bobbi pin with me, I decided to be resourceful and use the ever so useful
BINDER CLIP!

of course I'm a nerd, and took a picture and tweeted it showing everyone else my resourceful move!

AND

today, I get a tweet from Molly
that literally had me laughing out loud ..

look what she found me on pinterest!

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Thank you Molly for making my day!


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Weekend Wrap Up

I hope this post finds you well rested after a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Ours has been anything but calm, but I really wouldn't have it any other way! I love being able to spend time with my family and friends when they are in town for the holiday.

{warning picture overload!}

Thursday morning started off with the

Flying Feather 4 miler in Dublin

Myself, Bri and Ashley

It must have been the cold weather because I ran the race in 9:52 minute/miles... something that I never thought I could do! I had previously run a 10:20 miles in my 1/2' s but it could have been the fact that it was only 4 miles, or the fact that it was just brisk, windy, and COLD that gave me a little pep in my step to finish the race!

The reward for running the race, a bottle of wine

After the race we raced over to Justin's cousin's house for our first thanksgiving, and then we rushed back over to my grandma's house. Luckily I was able to drop off of this cheese ball after the race for my family to enjoy {because it was long devoured prior to us arriving}

which was inspired by none other than pinterest

{these just seemed like a LOT of cheese ball for not a lot of cracker - so I just made on large cheese ball}

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Friday night I had my 10 year class reunion. I had been helping plan the event for the past year, and it was nice to have it come to fruition and catch up with my classmates. Unfortunately there were not as many students who were able to make it as we wished, but there were about 40 out of our class of 500+ students.

Did you go to your class reunion?

Do you find that Facebook has made it less intriguing to go to your reunion?

Our high school principal came to the reunion as well. The world needs more people like Mr. McCann. He is one of those people who can find the good in anyone. He has since retired since we graduated, but it was so nice for him to come.

Saturday we stayed around town and watched our beloved buckeyes put up a fight against the team from up north. In the end unfortunately we did not come out victorious.. but we had other big news coming our way today with the announcement of Urban Meyer coming to coach OSU next year!

Saturday night we drove down to Cincinnati to see our best friends who were in town from Boston.

Sunday morning we woke up to a rainy forecast and tickets to the Browns/Bengals game. I was BEYOND thankful that I had purchased a pair of hunter boots prior to making the trip down 71.

{if you have been reading the blog long enough, you may have remembered the fiasco that happened last time I tried one these boots! but luckily somethings have changed with my calves and they now fit}

We headed down to the game in the rain

Although the Brown's lost, we still had a great day hanging out with all of our friends

So that was our weekend in a nutshell! We are so fortunate that we were able to spend this holiday weekend with so many of our family and friends.

Hope your weekend was as fun as ours!

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