Non Alcoholic Sangria

Yesterday I picked my neighbors up from school and we went to Michael's to get some fun arts and crafts supplies. We have a whole list of things we want to make, so we started with buying crayons and canvases to make these. I am pretty sure this is the hottest thing on Pinterest at the moment, so we figured we had to give it a try. On the way home hubby called me and asked me if I could make a "fruit punch" of sorts for our new jug from Pottery Barn. The girls and I stopped at the local grocery store and bought random ingredients, but it turned out yummy!


You need:
1 liter Lemonade
1 liter Sierra Mist
2 quarts Raspberry Cranberry Juice (or any red juice you like).
A bunch of different fruit (oranges, apples, strawberries, grapefruit) cut into wedges. You can add as much or as little as you would like :)
Ice


Mix all liquids together, adding fruit and ice on top. Stir and either leave out on counter or put in fridge. Makes a great alternative to regular Sangria for kids or those who prefer non alcoholic beverages :)

I apologize, but by the time I was able to take the picture it was half gone. Anyway, it is a pretty decoration on your counter along with a yummy refreshment :) Add sherbert on top for an extra delicious twist! 


Enjoy! 

Simple Joys.

I am having one of those days where I just feel extremely blessed. I woke up to my sweet dog snuggling with me and my hubby next to me. Even though I have a stuffy nose (with lovely green snot ;) I am alive and well. I had a phone interview for the accelerated nursing program I applied to this morning, and I think it went very well. I will update you all with "results" when I hear. 


Jagger and I went for a walk around the neighborhood, and when I say around, thats exactly what I mean. We walked through the farmers fields on the outskirts of our neighborhood so Jagger could "hunt." He is so funny. He leaps and bounds like a jack rabbit through the weeds. He is so happy when he's running free!

We then went to the park, where Jagger repeatedly tried to climb up the slide. So comical! He is a funny dude.

Then we continued our walk through the fields behind our house. They are so gorgeous, especially with the lush green grass and little dandelions growing through the field. 

When we got home, I dried Jagger off since he was covered in mud, and vacuumed my flood since it too was covered in mud! (The joys of having a new house with no grass!) We then climbed into bed to continue reading "Heaven is Here" by Stephanie Nelson Read the preview here.  Order the book here. She is the author of http://nieniedialogues.blogspot.com/ and is such an inspiration. She is recovering from a nearly fatal plane crash with faith, grace, and humor. Check her out!

Have a great day everyone!

Edward Scissor Hands.

Well, it has been quite a busy time in our lives! We have been moving, hanging, organizing, cleaning, rearranging (you get the picture) our house! It has been extremely overwhelming but fun at the same time. Mickey and I (actually, mostly Mickey) have been trying to do most things ourselves, which has lead to some funny moments and some frustrating moments.


For example, we bought our dressers and nightstands from IKEA. What we did not know is that we had to assemble them ourselves with their "picture directions." Why they do not provide WORDS I do not know, and the pictures are not the greatest at explaining things...ANYWAY, most of you probably know that IKEA has an "assemble yourself" policy, but this was our first time shopping there so we were not quite sure what we were getting ourselves into. We put our dresser together in a rather fast time of an hour and a half (it normally takes us 10 years to do something so this was quite an accomplishment). However, when it came time to put the drawers in, we realized we assembled the dresser BACKWARDS! UGHHH! I was so frustrated I wanted to cry. Needless to say we have one more dresser and two night stands that need to be put together, but we skipped them today and decided to hang pictures instead (which look great I might add ;)


We have been learning on the job, which has been rewarding and fun for the most part. The not so fun part is what happened to my fingers along the way. For some reason, I cannot keep them out of the way!! My neighbors called me Edward Scissor Hands, which I thought was funny. Hence, the name of this post...

Anyway, now that I am practically a carpenter, you can call me for any help you may need. Until then, I'll be nursing my fingers back to health :)

Our New Home :) <3

Annnnd once again I don't know why this entry did not post on the day it was supposed to (March 30th)! Anyway, here it is...better late than never ;)


Today is the day Mickey and I are moving into our new home!!! We are so excited to be homeowners and have bought our first house :) it is such an exciting time for us! We drove 16 hours from PA and arrived in MN yesterday after staying overnight in South Bend, Indiana. We drove straight to our new house to meet our realtor, and found a big pretty bow on our front door. We had our closing this morning and got the keys, now we are on our way to start moving in! Pics of the finished product coming later :)

New neighbors.

I meant to post this before my Easter Cupcake blog entry, so in case you are confused read this first! Whoopsies ;)


Hi all! Hope everyone is doing well :) I have been so so busy trying to unpack our house! We only moved in a week ago but I feel like its been much longer because so much has happened!


First of all, we have the BEST most amazing neighbors anyone could ever ask for. The second day we moved in, four girls (ages 12 and 13) showed up at our front door with brownies in a jar that said "welcome."We invited them into our house and talked to them for 15 minutes, and the rest is history. Since then, we have met their parents and been welcomed into the community with open arms. The girls even brought us flowers a few days later! I could not feel more blessed to live in our neighborhood with a group of caring people. I feel like God really has had his hand in our decision to move and pick our neighborhood. We feel extremely blessed!

Easter Cupcakes

Last week, after meeting the neighborhood girls, I decided to invite them up to bake Easter cupcakes! They had spring break all last week so they were of school. They found the cutest recipes online, so we decided to try them out!


We made lambs and chicks, but our lambs look a little bit like bunnies. We decided to call them "lunnies." :)


Find the recipes here: http://www.bhg.com/holidays/easter/recipes/fun-to-make-easter-treats/

Moooooving to Minnesota

Mickey and I are patiently waiting for our moving truck to be delivered so we can start packing it for the move to Minnesota! We are getting a "you pack, we ship" company to drop off their trailer, we pack it, and they pick it up next week. We are closing on our NEW HOUSE (yayyy!!!!) the 30th so our stuff will be dropped off then. Yippeeee! I am so excited to finally have our own place to call home (many thanks to our families who have been very kind in letting us live with them over the past couple months)! I'll post pictures later!