Buckle Down

Doing school this week...be back soon!

Much love,

PS. Please excuse the immense amount of smudges on my computer screen.

PSS. The next time you see me, I'll be a real life graduated woman!

PSSS. Want to know who won last week's giveaway? Ok then, click here.

Friday's Letters

Dear turkey who sacrificed your life, thank you for feeding my family. Dear family, holidays are always a joy to spend with you. I couldn't be happier to be a part of our celebrations and traditions. Can't wait til Christmas! Dear sister, I wish you could've spent Thanksgiving at home. But soon, school will be over and you will be back on my side of the country :) Dear Target, you rock and you always give me great deals. But not enough to excuse the line weaving in and out of every aisle you have. UNREAL. Dear school, in one more week and you and I will be but mere acquaintances. Dear Breaking Dawn, I love you. You are the perfect way to end such a captivating story. Dear 5-day weekend, teach all other weekends how to be like you. 

Much Love,

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THIS WEEK'S GIVEAWAY!!!! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY YOU CAN ENTER!

Linking up with Adventure's of Newlyweds

Once a year...

...we are given a day dedicated to remembering all of the blessings in our life. 

Have the most wonderful Thanksgiving, my friends.

Much love,

PS - Don't forget to enter this week's giveaway! 

For real, go enter.

A Sweet Treat

Today, I have a special treat for you!!! My sweet blog friend, Joanna, will be sharing one of her favorite recipes. Joanna blogs over at I Love... and I am so excited for you to get to know her a little better! She and her blog are adorable you would be silly not to head over to I Love... and say hi!

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Hi everyone!  My name is Joanna (Jo for short) and I blog over at I Love...  I am a Christian who, love to live life to the fullest, who bakes a ton of sweets, and who takes too many pictures.  Today, I thought I would share my recipe for "Almond Joys".  Yes, that famous candy bar that we all know and love.  I first started making them by dipping the coconut in the chocolate, but that took too long and I couldn't get the chocolate layer thin enough.  Even though these "Almond Joy" bars don't look a lot like the candies that you buy in the store, it is easier to make them this way and they still taste like the real stuff.  I hope you take the time to try this recipe!

Almond Joys

recipe by moi  

You will need:

2 1/2 (17 1/2 oz. all together) bags grated coconut (you want to make sure that you get the grated coconut because that is what they use in the candy bars.)

3/4 c. powdered sugar

3/4 c. corn syrup

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 tsp. almond extract

6 oz. milk chocolate chips (if you would like it to be more like mounds, use dark chocolate.)

Almonds

The difference between flaked and grated coconut. 

Start by mixing the coconut, powdered sugar, corn syrup, vanilla extract, and almond extract in a large bowl with a wooden spoon.

Keep mixing until the coconut is all compact together, like this.

 Spread the coconut mixture in a 9'13 pan using your wooden spoon.  If you have a problem with the coconut sticking to the spoon, dip the spoon in water then spread.

Melt the chocolate in a sauce pan on low heat.  Spread the chocolate evenly over the top of the coconut mixture.  Place the almonds on top.  Put them in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes to let them set... it might be the longest 20 minutes of your life...

Enjoy!

Thanks, Joanna! Those seriously look like the most delicious things I have ever seen.

Happy Wednesday!

Much Love,

Touch of Serendipity {Giveaway}

Happy Monday!

It's the week of Thanksgiving, which means it's going to be an EXTRA good one.

Today, I'm so excited to be featuring one of my wonderful and adorable blog pals, Ragan. She blogs over at Touch of Serendipity and is seriously the cutest! She always has the most adorable clothes and has an exceptional eye for putting together the perfect look for all different occasions. 

So, here's your first thing to be thankful for this week. 

A chance to enter to win this beautiful necklace from Touch of Serendipity.

Isn't is absolutely adorable? 

And would be perfect for almost any occasion ;)

Giveaway winner will be announced on Monday, November 26th. 

Much Love,

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