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christmas hot chocolate.

4:29 PM

The season of twinkling lights, Christmas music, never-ending treats, family time, and hot chocolate is here! Can I just say that I'm super excited? Because I am!

To kick off the first day of the Christmas season, this morning I made some hot chocolate. But I jazzed it up with something special--and my gosh it was so good. Like, I gave some to Mitch (he came up to visit) and didn't tell him, and he turned to me and asked why the hot chocolate was so delicious...how had I made it?

Well...I will share my secret, because everyone deserves amazing hot chocolate.

Christmas Hot Chocolate

Simply put a little vanilla spiced eggnog at the bottom of the cup before pouring in the steaming hot chocolate. It makes it nice and creamy and adds some extra Christmas flavor. It's as easy as that!

It was seriously so good. Even if you don't like eggnog, give it a try. You wouldn't know it was in there; you'll just fall in love with it's amazing creamy chocolatey goodness.

Mmm I just love the holidays.

husband

just spending time with him.

6:21 PM

Goodness gracious. I feel like I haven't been doing anything blog-worthy lately. But I have been spending a lot of time with the love of my life...

...and that's a lot of time well spent in my book.

I just love that guy so much. And wanted to make sure everyone remembered. ;) Thanks for being my best friend, lover, and support Josh. You're my happiest moments.

family

a weekend in pictures.

3:40 PM

Here are some highlights from Halloween and this weekend. There were quite a few pictures, so I figured photo grid-ing them would be the best way to show pictures without this post being a mile long.

First we hosted Halloween at our house, and it was a blast. We had delicious treats, awesome costumes, Kinect dancing, and classic Halloween movies. Here are pictures of everyone’s costumes—Zorro & a pretty Gypsy, Genie Jenny, Batman & Two-Face, Rednecks, a Centurion, Robin Hood & Maid Marian, a bejeweled Pirate, and a Doll & EMT. There were also two little firefighters there…but they were too busy dancing to bother with a picture.

The festivities didn’t stop with Halloween! The next day was Mike’s birthday, and then Saturday was Julie’s. We went shooting on Saturday, followed by some Texas Roadhouse delicious-ness to celebrate the birthdays—complete with saddle ride! My phone died just when we got to Texas Roadhouse, so here are a couple collages of our beautiful day of shooting.

Jessica was wonderful and sent Jeff a Batman costume. We put it on him and he looked so debonair, and then we decided to make Olive a bat-dog too and gave her the cape. She wasn’t quite sure what to think…

Sunday was a chill day. We visited with my mom, and Jeff protected the frog toy he found while he slept.

It was a weekend full of fun and good times—a happy Halloween, happy Birthdays, and happy memories.

dessert recipes

witch hat cookies.

11:11 AM

One of my favorite holidays is Halloween. I just love all the festivities, fun decorations, pumpkin carving, costumes, and the sweets at parties with friends and family.

This year Josh and I are going as Robin Hood and Maid Marian, and having the family over for Halloween fun. And what is Halloween without Halloween-themed treats? After looking around for a fun dessert to make, I have decided to make some little edible witch hats.

Witch hat cookies are just my kind of Halloween treat—festive but not scary or gross. If you are like me in that department, here is how to make these fun cookie hats!

I’m very excited for these little witch hats for our party! And if you’re looking for a last-minute dessert for All Hallows' Eve, these easy and festive cookies are perfect!

Witch Hat Cookies

You’ll need Hershey’s Kisses, orange frosting, and chocolate cookies to put the hats together. Here is a recipe for the cookies, and one for the frosting as well.

For the cookies:

Ingredients
1 package of chocolate cake mix
1 stick of butter, softened
1 egg

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients at low speed until dry ingredients are moistened and dough is thoroughly mixed.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake 8-10 minutes—start watching them at 8 minutes; they should look firm but still moist. Cool two minutes on cookie sheets, then move to cool on wire racks.

For the orange frosting:

Ingredients
1 stick butter, softened
1 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2ish tablespoons milk
A few drops of orange food coloring (and red & blue coloring for later)

Directions
In a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk to achieve frosting consistency. Drop in orange food coloring and stir until completely blended.

To put together:

Take your cookie, add a small dab of frosting to the middle, and press a Hershey’s Kiss in the middle of the frosting to form a witch hat! Take leftover frosting and add blue and red to the mix to form a grey/purple color for the belt buckle on the front of the hat. It’s as simple as that!

family

colorado.

10:41 AM

A couple weeks ago we took a trip to Colorado to visit some of our favorite people. Between the great company, pumpkin festival and carving, charades, Tommy's football game, and touring the beautiful state, it was the best time.

Just look at all the fun we had!

Thanks Jess and Brian for letting us visit!

utah

utah in the fall.

9:30 AM

I just love Utah in the fall.

One of the reasons is because this is the view I get to enjoy on drives home.

editor's note

everyday vs. every day.

9:30 AM

Today's post is brought to you by “everyday” and “every day!”

Take a look at this print that some lucky person is currently displaying in his or her home:

Does it make you sad? Even cringe? It should. And here’s why:

Everyday is an adjective that means commonplace, ordinary, or normal.

Every day means "each day."

I’m assuming the people hanging this phrase on their wall, printing it on their coffee cups, and tattooing it on their backs are trying to say that each and every day they are hustlin' in life. Instead they are saying (incorrectly) that they are just ordinarily hustlin'.

A huge difference right? RIGHT!

To fix the sentence so beautifully printed and framed above, you’d either have to say: “I’m everyday hustlin'” or “Every day I’m hustlin'.”

The real question is though, how can you tell when to use which?? Here is an easy check. When you’re not sure which one it is, start with “every day” and trade out “each” for “every” to see if it still makes sense. If it does make sense then it’s two words; if it doesn’t make sense then it’s one word.

For example:

“It’s an each day thing for him.” (That doesn’t make sense, so it’s “everyday.”)

“He goes to school each day.” (That makes sense, so it’s “every day.”)

And it’s as easy as that. Now go forth every day and be confident in everyday conversations!

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