Oh, hi there.

If I'm going to get back on the blogging train (choo choo?), we need to agree on one thing: gray and yellow.

Daniel Kiyoi

Marlin Munoz

Minted
via Cirque du Sweet

Nataly Lemus

01/07/12

Thanks, yo.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today I'm making deviled eggs, macaroni and cheese, and sweet potato casserole (YUMMM). Then I'm going to shoot a shot gun in the woods, for real.

I'm so thankful for all the relationships in my life, for a job that is challenging but worthwhile and pays the bills, and for my adorable dog that is already taking his Thanksgiving nap.

Oh and Tim Riggins. I'm thankful for Tim Riggins too.

Oprah I am not.

Inspired by some friends, I'm presenting my Christmas list for your enjoyment. Now this is mostly just for fun, since it's already been decided I'll be getting some help towards completing my bedroom set as my Christmas present. Practicality, my friends, practicality.

Courtesy of the most awfully named furniture store in history

Think of this as my version of Oprah's favorite things. Except no one is getting them all for free. Sorry guys.

West Elm Sheets (I seriously have a problem staying away from the color gray)

Coach Poppy Perfume

Pioneer Woman Cookbook (If you have a few hours to kill, go explore her website. If you still need some convincing, she got to throw down vs. Bobby Flay. There you go.)



Top Secret Recipes Cookbooks

Kate Spade Ipod Case

This set of prints for my kitchen from Etsy seller dazeychic


Any of the wreaths from this Etsy shop, I seriously can't pick a favorite.



And one last Etsy find: This necklace, or any of its friends from the seller Spinthread.


So there you have it. I'm not this selfish and materialistic, really. I just went a little overboard here. Consider it my gift guide for the holidays. These all have my seal of approval. I've got 5 more days of vacation (!!!!) until it's back to work, so my goal is 5 more blog posts. Can I do it? Probably not. Tune in to watch me fail!

So fresh and so clean (clean)

Day 15: Your dream house

I think I'll take this one and run with it...or jog, considering my lax blogging habits. First up: laundry rooms! I'm currently on my 7th straight year of apartment living, so I can't help but dream of a house with all the things I'm missing. Don't even get me started on walk-in closets. Maybe laundry wouldn't be such a chore if I was washing and drying in one of these lovely spaces:

Home-Designing

Modern Homes Interior Design

My Home Ideas

Design Sponge

Unplggd

Time to BOUNCE on out of here.....get it??

WARNING: Reading this post will cause you to gain 10 pounds

As promised, here's a collection of fall recipes I am guaranteed to never take the time to make!

First up, are you looking for a way to get rid of all that extra Halloween candy? (if your answer is no, you already ate it all, then pat yourself on the back -- that's why we're friends!) For those of you with more will power than I, you can turn this:

Into this:

Using this recipe from Picky-Palate.com

Or, take these:

And make me a whole batch of these:

Again, photos and recipe from the good people at Picky Palate.

While I continue to throw my money away at Starbucks, maybe you'd like to take the DIY approach to delicious hot beverages.

Paula Deen's White Hot Chocolate

Caramel Apple Cider from Our Best Bites

And finally, after you wake up from the inevitable sugar coma, take a stab at these soups. See, that was funny because you can't actually *stab* a soup. Cutlery jokes! THIS is why you visit my blog!

Taco Soup - Paula Deen again. My college roommate used to bring this back for us after her mom made it at home. So good.

I'm not posting pictures for these because they look like throw up. So here's a picture of Paula Deen with the cast of Jersey Shore instead.

Steak n' Shake's chili is worth the crappy service every time. I've made this recipe before, and while it's not dead on, it's still pretty good. And it has coke and chocolate in it??

Well, there you have it. The first edition of "Recipes Molly will Never Make." Tune in later this month for Thanksgiving recipes I will definitely not be bringing to the table.

Back in Place

I have been an awful blogger. The worst! Here's what has been going on lately.....

-Work, work, work
-Netflix
-Sushi
-Vanilla Bean Noel
-Washed up athletes reunion game
-Celebrity Crush: Man vs. Food
-New favorite beauty product: Tresseme Dry Shampoo
-Unsuccessful vacation planning that will hopefully turn around with a trip to Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge in December (SNOW!)

I have been staying at my parents' house the past few nights since they are on vacation. I like this because they have cable and internet. My internet has been inexplicably down for the past two weeks and crappy Dish Network cable is unreliable at best. They also have a fully stocked pantry and fridge and an extra fluffy dog for me to snuggle (read: pet from a distance as Pete runs around in circles, crazy with jealousy).

Future blog posts: my love/hate relationship with my apartment, fall recipes I am too lazy to make, and my Christmas list

Fun for the whole family

Day 22: A website


Polyvore

I completely forgot about this website until recently. About two years ago my then-roommate and I made accounts and proceeded to waste hours upon hours here. Check out some of the....collections (?) I made back then. I think it's time to reinstate the habit. Maybe I'll use this site to create "room boards" for the dream house post. Or drop some sweet fashion advice on all of you (gray t-shirts, remember?). Or maybe I'll just use it to make collages of puppy pictures. Probably that.