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Maple Date Bars
Guess what? This weekend is my birthday!! I am going to be 29 years old. I can hardly even believe it! Almost 30. And you know what? That is okay. I am alright with getting older. I don’t see getting older as a bad thing. I like to look back into my years and see what I have accomplished and what I have learned. Since I am almost 30 I have looked back over the past 9 years. I have had some MAJOR stuff happen. My 20s: I graduated from one of the best public colleges, Penn State University and earned a degree from the Smeal College of Business, which…
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Rosemary Roasted Almonds
Good Monday Morning. Did you all have a nice weekend? Mine started off with me buying a wedding dress! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! That’s right, this is getting reallllllly real now. My mom and I went to the bridal shop on Friday already having an idea of which dresses to choose from. We had narrowed it down to 2 after my 2nd visit to the shop. I did my hair nicely and had some nice earrings on and actually wore high heels as to get a better idea of what the dress would look like. We went in open minded and I had one other dress I wanted to try but we were…
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Spicy Oatmeal Cookie Crisps
Something about the smell of cinnamon makes me feel like the holidays are near. Cinnamon just has a warm smell to it and I love putting it in just about everything. Do you have something that comforts you? I just remember the smell of cinnamon permeating my house when I was little. I love everything about cinnamon. It tastes good, smells good, the color is vibrant, but you know what?? It is also good for you. Shut.the.front.door. Who would have thunk? Did you know that cinnamon is actually one of the best spices for you? Hell yes, bring on the cinnamon!! Here a just a few of the benefits of…
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Pumpkin Honey Beer Bread
 Happy Halloween!!! What are you being for Halloween? I have a party that I am going to on Saturday, and I will make sure to post some pictures on Instagram for you all to see. 🙂 Lots of things have been happening this month. October is my favorite month, always has been. But this October 2013 has run me ragged! I was so lucky to have one of my maids of honor come this past weekend to spend some time with me and visit the wedding venue to discuss what our next moves needed to be. I even tried on some wedding dresses! AHHH! Went for something completely on the…
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Creamy Almond Date Snacks
I don’t know about you… But when I get home from working out at the gym, bikram, a run…just any kind of workout in general; I am ravenous! Maybe it is because I work out so hard? BOOYAH! This Fall I have been working out a lot, and honestly I feel really good about it. One of my favorite routines is this: This routine is awesome! Works you out and you can definitely feel it. Takes about40 minutes total if you are really moving through it. The running is 5 minutes and then all the moves are about 5 minutes. Try it out and see what you think! I have…
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Quiche Bites
Hello Hello! Happy Thursday! This week has FLOWN by, actually…this entire month has flown by. I have been absent a lot of the month due to all the events that have been happening. This past weekend Patrick and I went to NYC to get our engagement pictures taken by my friend Kate Neal. Follow her on Facebook or Instagram. She is amazing! We had such a nice time, she and John (her hubby) made us feel SO at ease. She showed us a few of the shots while we were taking them, but she did send us one that I wanted to share with you all. How cute is that?!…
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“Cookie Dough” Bites
Good Morning! 🙂 Happy Monday morning to you all. This has been a busy month so far, whew! It isn’t slowing down at all! Patrick’s parents were just here for a visit for a few days, so we did a lot of sight seeing and trying to entertain them and keep them happy. I am glad that Patrick got to see his parents 🙂 This week are our engagement photos! So nervous. I know that our photographer is going to be amazing and her pictures are outstanding I have just never had a photo shoot that was primarily based around me and one other person. Certainly going to be interesting!…
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Cauliflower Crust Chicken Taco Pizza
Ok, first I must apologize for my terrible pictures in this post. I am a bad foodie… BUT, I made this after my workout last night and I was starving, I was so hungry that I couldn’t wait to eat it so I just used my phone. Errr, I meeean…the bunny stole my camera and I had to use my phone… Don’t judge me. I have been wanting to try this recipe for Cauliflower Crust from Laura at Sprint2theTable, for like ever. Right Laura? I have been saying for MONTHS, I was going to make it. Went over to Laura’s site, found the ingredients was like oooohhh shoot, no idea…
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Roasted Vegetable and Hummus Wrap
Good Monday Morning to you all! Hope you had a lovely weekend 🙂 I had a few dance performances this weekend so it was rather busy, as well as I can been trying to battle this cold I have had for about 2 weeks. YUCK! It is that time of year I suppose. I just wish I was better blah! Short post today. Just wanted to say hello share a quick and easy recipe that is great to make during the week, especially if you are busy. This literally takes no time to make and is just delicious! Wishing you all a great week! Happy Monday! Roasted Vegetable and Hummus…
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Quinoa Turkey Meatballs
Well hello! Good Wednesday morning to you all, hope your hump day is treating you well so far. October is going to prove to be a very busy month for Patrick and I, and I have to say I don’t know that I am super excited about it. I am feeling amazed that it is almost the end of September. Holy shmokes where has the time gone?? All of the things that are happening are SO exciting, however it is a jam packed month that is going to leave me feeling like I got spun around in circles. At the beginning of the month we have a friend that is…
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Guest Post w/ Little Bertha
Hello all! Hoping you have a lovely weekend! I had a good one 🙂 Patrick and I are currently working on the Master bathroom and we are starting to see some progress finally. You know how that goes. You work and work and work and work…and see no progress. Well, we are finally seeing some, woooo! Today I have a special treat for you 🙂 A guest post from a woman named Ivy Delfin who is here to talk to you about a bakery that is serving up all sorts of healthy treats. The bakery has a website where you can see individual morsels AND purchase them right from your…
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Cheesecake Filled Strawberries
This is about how I feel today… It has been one of those weeks where I am struggling to get my normal tasks done. More so today than normal. Do you have those days? Sometimes all I want to do is curl up with one of these: I love fall time. I cannot wait for leaves and cool mornings and warm days. It is my favorite. Also, in October we will have exactly one year until the wedding. Oh man…I am totally not going to freak out. I do have a recipe to share with you but I wanted to share a story first. This picture below is something that…
