whoopsies...



yes i did indeed realize this once the bottle was 3/4 gone...



New Casa.

Voila. I thought I would give you a little tour of my new apartment! I still have a lot left to do but this is progress..

Living Room..

Entry Way..

Sitting Room (off of the Living Room)...

 Dining Room..

What do you think?

Goin to the Chapel

Another big event in 2011 was my high school friend Randi's wedding..the whole weekend was beautiful and it was fun to reconnect with my friends...

Bride and groom...

Me and Kourtney (ignore the non-flattering picture..)

Much Love,

Lauren 



I Swear I Am Alive!

Ok..it's me again...I know it has been about 9023902 months since I blogged but I promise I am alive! A lot has happened, and a lot  is about to happen so I thought it would be a good time to get the blog up and running again! I am approaching 27 which will be the scariest/most daunting year yet - but I will get more into that later. Here's a snippet of what I have been up to in 2011...

Lake Weekend with Great Friends..

Moved into a new house..

..okay so I didn't win the lottery, I am simply renting the upstairs of the house!

Hosted the Annual Summerfest Party...

 (for all of you friends I haven't seen in awhile ^^ this is my brother..yikes - when did he get so old?!)

Helped Celebrate Caleb...

  (Got to use my creative side..)

July will be the biggest month yet with visits to see old friends, family, the beach, meeting new additions, and starting a new job...I will do my best to keep this blog updated especially as I begin some new adventures :)

Hope all of you are well!

WeBsiTeS I LoVE!

Day 22: Website(s)

Elizabeth McKay - A Girl Can Dream!

Etsy - And it takes you to one of my favorite sellers...even if I haven't bought anything I love it all!

Amazing Party Ideas! (Esp for those of you moms to be!)

Annie's Eats - Yummmmy Recipes



'Cookin in My Little Kitchen!

Day 21: A Recipe



Chicken Enchiladas

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• 3  cups  chopped cooked chicken
• 2  cups  (8 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with peppers
• 1/2  cup  sour cream
• 1  (4.5-ounce) can chopped green chiles, drained
• 1/3  cup  chopped fresh cilantro
• 8  (8-inch) flour tortillas
• Vegetable cooking spray
• 1  (8-ounce) container sour cream
• 1  (8-ounce) bottle green taco sauce
• Toppings: diced tomato, chopped avocado, chopped green onions, sliced ripe olives, chopped cilantro

Preparation

Stir together first 5 ingredients. Spoon chicken mixture evenly over each tortilla, and roll up. Arrange in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Coat tortillas with vegetable cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.
Stir together sour cream and taco sauce. Spoon over hot enchiladas, and sprinkle with toppings.

Southern Living, FEBRUARY 2000

Slacker...

Ok so I have reallly really been slacking :( I left off on Day 17 like 9 days ago...eek! I am going to pick back up today with topics 18-20 and then will hopefully catch up and finish by the end of next week. I haven't even really been super busy, just exhausted and enjoying this fall weather!

Day 18: My FUTURE Wedding

Just like the decorating of the dream house I could probably spend hours on this topic and could go from either a really really casual setting to uber chic and ritzy. I did this really fast so I am sure I forgot some of my best ideas but enjoy!

What do you think??

Day 19: A Talent of Mine

A talent of mine would have to be my creativity. I love to be creative and have a lot of fun shopping around picking out things - even if it is for something really far in the future!

Day 20: A Hobby of Mine

 

I love interior design and mostly everything ballard designs! I just could spend hours in Michael's or Hobby Lobby. I really want to get into making wreaths..cute ones for each of the holidays.