happy birthday D

happy birthday D!

my littlest brother isn't so little anymore!i love you so much buddy!
every time i come home i know you will be there to greet me with a BIG hug,
don't ever let that change no matter how old you get.

love & hugs from your big sister!

sippin peppermint tea

good morning
today i'll be sipping on some peppermint teayesterday was our first really cold day
my legs went numb as i walked to school
i had forgotten what real cold felt like but now i remember and i want spring again

i woke up to a wonderful text announcing the arrival of my newest cousin
Tehay Faith Marie Branconier
she is a cutie pie and i can't wait to hold her, hug her, and kiss her!

i have been planning bits and pieces of our wedding everyday
i am loving how it is coming together
today i am meeting with the location rental guy and caterer to figure out a menu
and find out how many pennies are coming out of the piggy bank

the only problem with planning a wedding while still being in school
is that i justify not doing my homework
but it is a good thing i only have six questions and a six page paper left for this semester...
no exams!

i best go get ready to head to the city to research for my final paper.
enjoy your day!

decorative gingerbread men

I have a super cute and easy Christmas craft that makes your house smell yummmy!
They are little gingerbread men...they smell great but would be gross to eat, even though they look yummy.
~recipe~
~ .5 cup salt
~ .5 cup white flour
~ 4-5 tbsp cinnamon
~ 1 tbsp nutmeg
~ water

~mix the dry ingredients together
~add water one tbsp at a time add enough water so that you get a play-dough texture
~lightly dust the surface you are working on with cinnamon
~plop the dough on the dusted surface and roll the dough out to approx 1/4 inch thickness,
not to thin or they will be to fragile after they are baked
~use a cookie cutter to get the shapes you want, i use gingerbread men but stars, stockings, bears, and snowflakes or whatever you have would be fun too
~add a little hole with a straw on top so you can put string through and hang them
~bake them at 200 degrees for 2.5 hours... they NEED to be fully dry or they just break apart
~after they are cooled you can decorate them if you wish
i hot glued some buttons on some or you can paint them too

they smell super yummy and look super cute

have fun!

check out the Christmas sale in the shop!