Hello Jello

Hello hello! I dont know if you guys remember me saying how excited I am that this year is the year of 21st birthday celebrations...so, allow me to reiterate....IM SO EXCITED! Tonight at 12 is my friend, Andreas, 21st birthday and instead of making baked goods, I decided to contribute with some jello shots. I figured its a very appropriate contribution considering...well, you know. This is making me want my birthday to come so bad (exactly 9 months from today, but who's counting?)! Anyway, below is the process of how I made them. Enjoy!

{this is what you'll need: 6oz your choice of jello, 1 1/4 cup of vodka, 3/4 cup of cold water, 2 cups of boiling water, a jar to put everything in, paper shot cups, gummy bears........please, no judgement on the quality of vodka (on a budget)}

{first, add the 6oz of jello powder into jar}

{next, add 2 cups of boiling water to the mix}

{add 1 1/4 cup of vodka}

{add 3/4 cup of water...once everything is in, stir very well}

{pour into cups}

{i also made a blueberry batch}

{refrigerate for about 4 hours and once they're ready, put a gummy bear in each one}

shots! shots! shots!

{wearing: acid wash jean button down from Urban Outfitters, black leggings from Forever 21, Michael Kors watch}

Cake Balls

So, I'm not really big on sweets...I'm more of a chip kinda girl (nacho cheese Doritos) if you know what I mean but I do have one sweet weakness and its Cake Balls. My friend, Andrea, introduced me to these little wonderballs of goodness last year and I kind of wish she hadn't considering I'm obsessed now. In an attempt to make them, I realized I'm not the most talented baker per se. Lets just say that out of about 30 cake ball attempts only 5 came out the way they were supposed to...Now I'm definitely not a Stats major but I'm pretty sure those are terrible odds. Below are pictures of my attempt in making these 'so good, yet so bad for you' balls. Enjoy!

Warning: For those Halloween dieters out there...stay away and don't try this at home.

{This is what you'll need: Your favorite type of cake, 3 eggs (might vary with different cake mixes), chocolate (I chose milk chocolate), vegetable oil, frosting (I chose buttercream) and cake pans.

{First, you need to make the cake (instructions on the back of the cake box). Put the cake in the oven for however long your cakes instruction box tells you to. Once its out and cooked let it sit for about 30 minutes. Put the cake in a bowl and add the tub of whipped cream. Moosh it all together. Then, make little balls out of the mix. Put them all on a pan and refrigerate for about two hours}

{After the two hours are up, melt the chocolate on the stove. With a tooth pick, dip the balls in the melted chocolate and place them back on the pan. Once you're done dipping them all, put them in the fridge over night. I don't have pictures of how I dipped the balls in chocolate simply because I don't want to advertise how much of a disaster I made}

{I took this pic from the internet to show you guys how they should turn out seeing as how mine didn't  end up how I intended them to..}

Enjoy!

Road Trip

Why hello there everyone! I got back from my trip to Gainesville yesterday and of course, I had to blog about it. I wasn't able to get a lot of pictures because my phone was dead for most of the trip, but it was a great time! My favorite part of the weekend was definitely the tailgate for the UF vs. Bama game where everyone was decked out in blue and orange sipping their beers loud and proud (don't worry, I stayed true to my garnet and gold & didn't succumb to wearing those obnox colors). Anywho, I will admit Gainesville really is the cutest little town and the people are extremely friendly (except for the people screaming out of their cars for me and my friends to "walk our asses back to tally"). Also, below is the color of the week! Hope you guys have an awesome week!

{wise words to live by}

{Big Tom and I take on Gville}

{Sammi Wammi's debut champin'}

{color of the week: Lapiz Of Luxury by Essie}

Limeonade

Hello hello everyone! So, its been about a month since I've seen my family and I'm pretty homesick. In order to feel a little closer to home, I decided to make my moms famous limeonade and wanted to share it with you guys! Its more of an herbal healthy lemonade that tastes absolutely incredible. Below is how to make it...hope you guys love it as much as I do. Miss you mami! 

{this is what you'll need: rosemary, about 10 limes, water, and agave}

{first, boil six cups of water}

{while the water is boiling, squeeze all 10 limes which will give you about one cup of lime juice}

{once the water is boiled, take it off the stove and place the rosemary in the pot. Let it fester for about 30 minutes to get a rich herbal taste}

{after the 30 minutes are up, take the rosemary out of the pot and put the water in a jar. Add the cup of lime juice into the jar. In addition to this pour about a half a cup of agave into the mix}

{voila}

Forever Twenty One

This weekend was my roommate, Britts, twenty first birthday! I'm currently sick with a cold because of how much we pushed our bodies; probably meaning she had a great time. Before we went out to celebrate her 'legalness', we had friends over to sing happy birthday and cut the cake. We had an awesome time and I'm sure she did too (at least from what she remembers). Now that its Sunday, I'm being lazier than ever, which is probably the reason this post isn't one of my best. Even though I am sulking on the couch, I made time for my nails (duh) and will of course share the color of the week. I hope you all had an amazing weekend and a more eventful Sunday than mine considering the only thing I saw all day was a Pan con Bistec and the inside of my eye lids. Until next time! :)

{don't act like this isn't your favorite part of baking}

{color of the week: Mucho Dinero by Essie}

Buen Provecho.

Hello everyone! Today I have decided to make my favorite "college meal" for dinner and wanted to share it with you guys. It is actually really affordable and super easy to make (I'm all about affordable these days)! It is sort of a healthy (its Tuesday...trying to stick to the diet) type of steak fried rice if that even makes sense. Above is a picture of how it came out and below is how its made. Enjoy!

{estimated time: 8min}
{approximately 7pts in Weight Watchers....yea guys, Halloweens just around the corner}

{this is what you'll need: Veggies, steak, rice, pam, olive oil, salt and pepper}

{first you'll put the vegetables on the stove with a hint of olive oil, salt, and pepper.}

{while the veggies are cooking, have a steak grilling on the stove at the same time. Season it with a little salt and pepper or any light seasoning. Add it to the veggies.}

{I use Uncle Ben's Long and Wild microwavable rice. While the other stuff is on the stove just pop this in the microwave for 90 seconds. Use about 1/2 cup of rice and add it to the bowl}

ALSO,  I forgot to post the color of the week on Sunday (wasn't really feeling my best after having used the kegstand shirt Saturday...see previous post) so here it is. I actually used two different colors to make a more white-ish color.

{colors of the week: Below The Belt and Marshmallow by Essie}

This Is My Kegstand Shirt

Hey guys! I hope you all had a great weekend. Yesterday was the FSU vs OU game! Fifth in the nation vs. first in the nation! HUGE game. Everyone knows that where there's a big game, there's an even bigger tailgate. Because of this, I made a shirt in honor of the event. Above is a pic of how it came out and below is how I made it. Hope you guys like! And FSU, we'll get them next time!

Warning: This shirt will get the best of you...trust me.

{you will need a shirt, iron on letters, scissors, and an iron}

{Place the letters on the shirt}

{place a cloth over the letters and iron}