Summer in Washington

I have spent most of my summer in Washington State. I came the end of May for my nephew's first birthday, and ended up staying the whole month of June! I had a wedding on July 2nd that I was in, and it didn't really make sense for me to go all the way home for a few weeks, and then come back, so I stayed and had a blast. Josh ended up getting two weeks off to come back the end of July, so we loaded up the car and drove over. So, needless to say, I have had one of the best summers in a long time! I love being home, and spending time with family and friends. It's really the best medicine!

I applied for a police dispatching job in the itty bitty town I live in, was really hoping I would get it, but didn't end up getting it. So, I am not looking forward to going back to job searching! I need something to keep me busy!

Hope your all doing good!! Enjoy the rest of your sunny day!

I want Chocolate!

I wanted chocolate so bad earlier today. I looked in my pantry and found a Hershey's chocolate bar, some leftover peeps from Easter, and some graham crackers! What does that make?

A beautiful peep smore. I made it in the microwave, because I wasn't near a campfire :(. It was still delicious!

Go make this now! You won't regret it!

Happy Tuesday!

I have been bloated ever since Easter and have still been eating the yummy left overs. Here is my Easter dinner over view.

Ham: I used this recipe from Paula Deen. It turned out fabulous, and everyone loved it!

I made a 7 layer salad from my mother's recipe. It has lettuce, bacon, onion, celery, cheese, egg, and a mayonnaise dressing. This is always one of my favorites.

Mashed potatoes... Pretty self explainatory.

Pretzel salad: Another family recipe: Bottom layer is pretzels, middle layer is cream cheese and cool whip, above that was jello with strawberries, and cool whip on top.

That was our Easter dinner. If you would like recipes of these I can send them just shoot me an email. Everything turned out fabulous, and we enjoyed ourselves.

I hope your Easter was great too!!

Happy Easter!

It's a beautiful sunshiny day! I'm excited that God decided to shine down on us today! Ahh, it's amazing. Today I am cooking for a few friends that are coming over.

On the menu:
Ham
Mashed potatos
Fruit salad
Prezel salad
Green bean dish

I will report to you on the recipes I used as well as how it all turned out tonight.

I hope you all have a very happy easter, and all goes well!! Hope the sun is shining on you as well!!

Brownie in a mug

Ok, get ready because this is one of the best and easiest recipes EVER! So chocolatey when you need that fix! Sorry about these pictures, I really need a new camera!! Maybe for next christmas :)

Brownie in a mug:
4 Tbsp butter
4 Tbsp flour
4 Tbsp sugar
2 Tbsp water
2 Tbsp cocoa
pinch of salt


Melt butter in your mug then add water and vanilla then add your dry ingredients, microwave for 1 minute then enjoy!! So good!!

Master Bedroom

It's time to start thinking about my master bedroom! It has been neglected for a long time now and I am at a loss for what to do with it now. You see, the ceilings are very low and I can't figure out how to put a headboard in for our bed. I originally wanted to DIY a fabric headboard, but don't know how I would put it in or where to put it. So, here are some pictures, any ideas would be fabulous!

Spring gardens!

It's been quite a while since I last blogged. I decided to grab some coffee and get back to blogging my life away.

I was a little depressed over the our winter here in Montana, it was long and boring and I didn't like it one bit. We had foot after foot of snow dump down on us this first winter here and it was horrible. I am such an outside person, I like to work out and hike, and go on long walks with the dogs. I couldn't do that for 7 months :(. Not fun. The dogs didn't like being trapped inside either. Poor things.

Now that it is getting sunny and the snow has finally melted, I am planning my garden and flower planting ideas. My yard is going to be epic this summer!! I am going to plant some tomatos, peppers, lettuce, watermelon, and cucumbers and then I'm going to can a lot of tomatoes for the winter time.

I already started to plant my herbs in little pots and they are inside on my window seal. The basil is already starting to pop up!!

That's all for now, hope your all doing well!