tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43962297517231512024-03-18T21:20:15.609-07:00All My Great Ideas Are Really From PinterestI've been hooked since that fateful day when a coworker told me about a mysterious site called Pinterest... Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-91503334837666479812015-02-22T18:35:00.000-08:002015-02-22T18:35:58.729-08:00Girls Spa DayWhen I started this blog 2 years ago, it was a New Year's Resolution to blog once a week for a whole year. I thought if I gave myself a goal, and was held accountable by my (not so) many readers, I would actully make an effort to try new crafts, DIY projects, and recipes. I did pretty well that first year, then I started slacking off in the past year. So m yNew Year's Resolution for 2015 is to host a girls night at my house once a month.<br />
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Although it seems like I'm being selfless and providing a place for all the best girls in my life to have some girl time, I'm also super excited to throw a mini party each month.<br />
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January was Game Night and we played a few Minute to Win it Games, which were a blast! (sorry I didn't take pictures of them)<br />
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February was Spa Day and my roomate and I went all out.<br />
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We let everyone choose a single time use mask and after soaking these washcloths in water, we put them in a crockpot on low so they were warm when we wiped off the face masks. </div>
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We also wanted everyone to leave with a favor, so we decided to make sugar scrubs. This is such an easy thing to make, I'm shocked I haven't done it before! Basically we put a few cups of granualted sugar in a bowl and added enough melted coconut oil to make the mixture a paste. Then add in a few drops of essential oils and you're done! We chose Eucalyptus, Jasmine and Lemon so everyone could find one smell they liked. </div>
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We even set up a nail polish station and watched Mean Girls while talking about girly things :)</div>
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My roomate and I decided that this year we would have people over at our place for New Year's Eve and skip the craziness of going out downtown. We obviously love planning parties, we had so much fun just decorating the house :)</div>
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My roomate made this "chalkboard" frame for us at a thrift store. We painted the backside of the glass with black paint and use a white bistro marker to change the saying as the mood strikes.<br />
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We made some Rice Krispies Treats with some crushed up Oreos. Sooo delicious! </div>
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Everyone at the party got a mini bottle of champagne with a note to have a sparkling new year!</div>
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We even set up a backdrop for a Photo Booth</div>
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For my birthday my grandma gave me a cookie press, she knows my passion for baking. Since I never made cookies with a cookie press before, I went with a basic recipe. Since one recipe makes 40 cookies, and I don't have a family of 5 to eat them, I shared them at work. So many people commented on how the cookies reminded them of the holidays when they were younger. </div>
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-4441372609706994052015-01-17T15:48:00.000-08:002015-01-17T16:31:56.521-08:00Chocolate and Cherry TrifleFor a Christmas party with some amazing family friends, who are really just family, my mom and I decided to take a stab at a trifle. Neither of us had made one before but it was surprisingly easy and looked beautiful!<br />
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1 box of chocolate cake, and any ingredients to make it<br />
2 containers of Cool Whip, thawed<br />
1 box of vanilla pudding<br />
1 jar of maraschino cherries, or more if you want ;)<br />
Extra vanilla extract if you want more vanilla flavor<br />
Chocolate flakes as garnish<br />
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Depending on the depth of you trfile container, make two or three cakes in 8 inch round cake pans. While the cakes are baking, make the pudding. Mix one container of cool whip into the pudding with a spatula.<br />
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Take the maraschino cherries out of the jar and drain them in a colander. Do not rinse. You can pat them dry if you think they are still dripping. <br />
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After the cakes have cooled completely, place one cake on the bottom of the dish. Use a knife to trim it if it doesn't fit in the bottom of the dish. Next place a layer of maraschino cherries on top. Make sure some of the cherries are up against the glass so you can seem them in the layers. Cover the cake and cherries with a layer of the pudding and Cool Whip mixture. <br />
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Keep repeating layers until you reach the top of you dish. The second container of Cool Whip will be the top layer of your dish. Garnish with a few cherries or some chocolate flakes.<br />
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-8745355127071393752014-12-14T14:58:00.001-08:002015-01-17T16:31:23.904-08:00Mini Pumpkin Pies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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4-inch round cookie cutter (or bowl as a template)<br />
Cupcake tin<br />
1 package refrigerated pie crusts<br />
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin<br />
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk<br />
2 eggs<br />
1 tablespoon Pumpkin Pie Spice<br />
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Thaw the refrigerated pie crust if you bought it frozen. Preheat oven to 425°F.<br />
Unroll the thawed pie crusts on parchment paper and use the 4 inch cookie cutter to cut out 6 circles.<br />
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Grease the cupcake tin and line the muffin cups with the 4 inch circles.<br />
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Mix pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs and pumpkin pie spice in large bowl until smooth. Pour into pastry lined muffin cups to the top. Top with a pastry leaf if desired.<br />
Bake for 15 minutes then reduce the oven temperature to 350°F. Bake another 20 – 25 minutes or until knife inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool 30 minutes in pan and remove to wire rack to cool for another hour for pumpkin filling to set completely.<br />
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-57881679694384234712014-11-17T18:38:00.001-08:002015-01-17T16:30:47.032-08:00Fabric Covered HeadboardThe bed I currently have in my house is a hand-me-down from my parents. My mom bought the bed before my parents even started dating. I never used the headboard that came with it because it was oak and didn't (and still doesn't) match my white furniture.<br />
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So after having the headboard sit in the garage for the last 20 years, I decided I wanted to cover it for my bedroom at my new house. Because my mom bought such a high quality bed, the wood was extremely hard, and getting the upholstery nails in it was a process. But with a little help from my parents we finished it.<br />
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Headboard<br />
1 or 2 packs of upholstery nails, depnding on the headboards size<br />
Fabric<br />
Batting<br />
Hammer<br />
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Lay the batting down on a clean floor and place the headboard face down on top of it. Make sure there is about 5 inches of batting that folds over to the back side of the headboard. Use upholstery nails to nail the batting down at least twice on each side. You won't need many nails because we'll use more after we add the fabric. Once the batting is on, pick up the headboard and lay the fabric printed side down on the floor and then the headboard face down on the fabric. Once again make sure there is enough fabric on the back that you can nail it down. <br />
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Here's where it starts getting tricky. You'll want to make sure the fabric is taut so there aren't any wrinkles. Start by pulling nailing the fabric on the middle top, then nail the fabric down about 5 inches to the left and right of the middle.<br />
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Follow the same technique from above for the bottom and edges of the headboard. Make sure you pull the fabric tight before nailing the fabric down. Once the edges are all pretty secure pick up the headboard and see what parts need to be pulled back more and nailed again. More nails the better!<br />
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-21891967610963469312014-11-06T21:22:00.000-08:002015-01-17T16:33:13.737-08:00Stovetop Cabbage Casserole<div>
<span style="line-height: 21px;">Recently I spent part of a Friday off of work at <a href="http://www.millerfarms.net/">Miller Farms</a> in Platteville, CO (just 30 minutes north of Denver). For $20 a person they let you pick a few bags of veggies straight from the ground! After my vegetable picking fun, I had to find some new recipes for all the food I had at home. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 21px;"><a href="http://www.diaryofarecipecollector.com/">Diary of a Recipe Collector</a> had a great recipe for a one-pot cabbage casserole. I'm not normally a fan of cabbage but this recipe is amazing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Brown the ground beef and onions in a pan. </span><span style="line-height: 21px;">Once the onions are clear, add the rice, cabbage, tomato sauce and 2 cups of water. Stir everything together and let it come to a boil. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I've never actually made a soup before but it was surprisingly easy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1 medium butternut squash, split in half with the seeds removed<br />2 tablespoons olive oil<br />1 teaspoon salt<br />1 cup chopped carrot<br />1 cup chopped onion<br />2 teaspoons curry powder<br />1 teaspoon garam masala<br />1 teaspoon cumin<br />1 teaspoon salt<br />1 (14 oz) coconut milk<br />3 cups chicken or vegetable stock</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Cut the butternut squash in half lengthwise and remove the seeds with a spoon. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Drizzle 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle one teaspoon of salt on the halves of the </span><span style="line-height: 18px;">butternut</span><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> squash</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">. Place them cut side </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">down</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> on a cookie sheet and roast for 30-45 minutes. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">After the squash is done let it cool while you saute 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, carrots, and onions to a soup pot. Then add the coconut milk, vegetable stock, curry, garam masala, cumin. Next add the </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">butternut</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> squash. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Having never made soup with a </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">butternut</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">squash</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> before I looked this part up. Yes, you can </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">just</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> cube the squash and add it with the skin to the soup. If you prefer you can use a vegetable peeler or knife to cut around the skin. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Bring the pot to a boil then let it simmer for about 15 - 20 minutes. While </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">you're</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> waiting, </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">occasionally</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> mash the squash with a wooden spoon. This is when the soup smells absolutely delicious! After the 15 minutes use a blender to smooth the soup. </span></span><br />
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Need a treat you can make quickly and take to a Halloween party? I've got just the recipe for you! I found this idea on Pinterest from <a href="http://www.thekurtzcorner.com/2014/09/diy-halloween-treats-mummy-cookies.html">The Kurtz Corner</a> and I was super excited to try it out. Everyone at work loved these so much I'm going to make them again for our Halloween Party on Friday. </div>
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Pepperidge Farms Milano Cookies or other oblong shaped cookies<br />
White chocolate chips or baking chocolate<br />
Canola oil<br />
Candy eyes from the baking section<br />
Ziploc bag or frosting bag and small round tip<br />
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Arrange the cookies on a plate or on aluminum foil. Make sure they are fairly close together so you waste only a little chocolate going cookie to cookie.<br />
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Cut one of the corners of one of the Ziploc so it has a small hole to drizzle the chocolate on the cookies. I put chocolate on a few cookies and then before it cooled added two candy eyes. I also had to add a second layer of chocolate to a few of the cookies.<br />
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-17771654394803470462014-10-02T15:00:00.000-07:002014-10-02T15:00:01.838-07:00Puff Pastry SandwichesAt a recent girls night I made these awesome Puff Pastry Sandwiches and they were a hit. They are a bit messy because the pastry is flaky but they were delicious. And everyone liked having options for what kind of sandwich they had.<br />
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Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry- thawed<br />
Variety of lunch meat- thinly sliced<br />
Variety of cheese slices<br />
Condiments of choice- I used mayonnaise, mustard and pesto<br />
Container of cherry tomatoes- full or halved<br />
Toothpicks<br />
Lettuce<br />
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Thaw the puff pastry sheets according to the package directions (about 45 minutes).<br />
Unroll the sheet onto a lightly floured work surface, then use a pizza cutter to cut the pastry into small squares.<br />
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Bake the little squares baking sheet lined with parchment paper at 400*F for 12-14 minutes. Once the pastry squares are baked and cooled, separate each square open (horizontally) to create a top and bottom piece of "bread" like a mini sandwich.<br />
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Spread a thin layer mayo, mustard or pesto sauce onto one side of the sandwich, then add a slice lunch meat and a slice of cheese. Top with matching pastry square. Finish the mini sandwiches with a cherry tomato and a toothpick to hold it all together.<br />
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-69364674325326676162014-09-24T09:30:00.000-07:002014-09-24T09:30:00.918-07:00Layered Pasta SaladA few weeks ago my sister and I co-hosted a Thirty-One party at our mom's house. We were very excited for a reason to plan a get together and put some Pinterest ideas to good use.<br />
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I chose two "pretty" Pinterest recipes that would serve as table decor and food. The recipe for the Layered Pasta Salad is below and the Puff Pastry Sandwiches are here.<br />
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<b>Layered Pasta Salad</b><br />
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<b>What you Need:</b><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">3 cups shredded lettuce</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Start by adding the shredded lettuce in a glass serving bowl or trifle bowl.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, and Dijon mustard.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">1 1/2 cups uncooked small shell macaroni</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">1/8 tsp pepper</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">1 cup mayonnaise</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">1/4 cup sour cream</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #373737; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">2 tsp Dijon mustard, or spicy brown mustard</span><br />
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Goodwill Industries of Denver hosted its 12th Annual Driving for Diplomas Golf Classic at the Colorado Golf Club in Parker, CO on August 25th. This is one of my biggest events of the year and always requires a lot of work, but spending the day on a golf course isn't bad ;) </div>
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Each year at our tournament we offer our golfers a gift card for Oakley product. </div>
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That's a lot of sponsor signs!</div>
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Try as I might, I can't control Mother Nature, which was evident at the golf tournament. An afternoon storm rolled in and caused the golfers to quit golfing an hour early. As I was running around trying to make sure our dinner celebration would be ready early, the clubhouse was struck by lightning. The lightning caused the fire alarm to go off and we had to let everyone know to stay inside even though the alarm was blaring because it was safer inside than out. </div>
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If that wasn't exciting enough, the fire department showed up with two firetrucks and an ambulance to inspect the building. I had 6 (hot) firemen walking around the clubhouse checking out smoke detectors. </div>
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Even with the craziness at the dinner, we raised more money than last year for our youth programs!</div>
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-72566558144685894642014-09-10T16:21:00.001-07:002014-09-10T16:21:12.279-07:00Goodwill Industries of Denver: Home Store Grand OpeningLike it has been all summer, it's been a while between my posts. But I've been way busy with work. Really I have. In August and September I had two store Grand Openings and a golf tournament. But now I finally have time to catch up on blog posts.<br />
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In early August Goodwill Industries of Denver opened a Home Store in South Denver (located at 8230 S. Colorado Blvd. Centennial, CO 80122 in case you feel the need to visit) that sells furniture and home decor items. The grand opening was a huge success and the furniture donations at the store still continue to be amazing finds at great prices. See the photos below if you don't believe me ;)<br />
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Stuart Davie, Goodwill CEO, and John the Store Manager cutting the ribbon</div>
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My favorite part of the day was having three amazing companies there to give ideas to the shoppers on ways to up-cycle some of the older furniture pieces that we have. </div>
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<a href="https://www.ritstudio.com/">Rit Dye</a> had a table set up with ideas on using their dyes to update an old piece of furniture. They dyed that green table on the left and everything they wore! They also gave me a booklet of ideas and some sample dyes, look for posts with that later. </div>
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-24871935374817010072014-08-17T15:43:00.001-07:002015-01-17T16:29:34.947-08:00I Bought a House!Well, it's been a crazy few months. The housing market in Denver is definitely a seller's market right now. I'd see a place and that evening it would be under contract. But I finally found a great place and started the process of home buying. After a month of calling mortgage lenders, real estate agents and insurance agents almost non stop I signed my name on the dotted line. Many times over. <br />
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I decided it was easier to paint all the walls, and update anything else I wanted to do before I moved my things in. Luckily I have great family and friends who were very helpful.<br />
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-87583420124630083932014-06-29T18:11:00.004-07:002014-07-01T07:12:55.363-07:00Engagement PartyRecently my family threw an engagement party for my sister and her fiancé. The party came a few months after the proposal but we wanted both families to get together so we could get to know each other, since we're family now. <br />
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Me, the maid of honor, and my sister the bride-to-be :)</div>
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My dad, and my uncle BBQing for the masses.</div>
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We decided to have everyone play a game to break the ice. We wrote names of famous couples on labels and put one on each person's back. Then everyone had to go around the room and ask each person 2 questions to figure out who they were. Once they knew they had to wait for their "other half" to figure out who they were. The first pair to both figure it out won!</div>
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Ross Gellar and Rachel Green from Friends</div>
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Lucille Ball and Ricky Ricardo of I Love Lucy</div>
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Fred and Wilma Flinstone</div>
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Barbie and Ken</div>
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Mickey and Minnie Mouse</div>
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Superman and Lois Lane</div>
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Me, my sister, and the groom's three sisters all together :)</div>
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Me and Maggi, the Mom-to-Bee </div>
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Left to right: Soul Sister wine for the Bachelorette Party, House Wine for the first night in their new home, Clean Slate for their first fight as Mr. and Mrs., and Bliss for their first anniversay. </div>
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Friends and sisters together as one</div>
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and celebrate the journey of becoming a wife</div>
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This house is yours, though your bank account is sore.</div>
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time that has passed and love that awaits.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">We had lunch at <a href="http://www.eatpuesto.com/">Puesto at the Headquarters</a> in San Diego. We each ordered 3 street tacos for $11 from the menu and we sat outside under giant orange umbrellas. </span><br />
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These little kids were taking surfing lessons after school. Brave souls, that water was freezing!</div>
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We played tourists on Tuesday and walked around, Balboa Island and Laguna Beach. I had been to Laguna Beach before when I was in high school, but I loved being there again. Even if the weather was cold (60 degrees) and windy. </div>
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Our favorite store in Laguna Beach was <a href="http://www.tuvaluhome.com/">Tuvalu</a>: a cute home decor store with great ideas for wedding and housewarming gifts. We however, only bought things for ourselves ;)</div>
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After grabbing lunch at a Market/Deli in Balboa we picked up a Duffy boat to tour around the marina. We rented our Duffy from <a href="http://www.duffyofnewportbeach.com/">this rental place</a> and had 2 hours to drive the boat around the marina. They were very prompt, we even showed up early and they had us on the boat in minutes, it was pre-season though .<br />
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We found some great houses, when we win the lotto we're ready to go!</div>
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On our first day there, my aunt, uncle and I went to the public golf course for my first 9 holes on a golf course. Truthfully, I had never even taken a lesson before so I was beyond nervous that I would be awful. However, after the first 3 holes I finally remembered to keep my shoulders down when I swung and I started doing pretty well. </div>
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Hey everyone! I'm so excited for warm weater, especially since we just had a crazy mid-May snowstorm in Denver. And not just a sprinkling of snow, almost a foot of heavy wet snow that broke tree branches.<br />
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-84749084207319936472014-05-14T17:58:00.000-07:002014-06-19T07:54:54.828-07:00Co-worker Thank You GiftsSince I have the most amazing co-workers in the world, and they helped me sooo much with my events in April, I wanted to do something small to tell them how much I appreciate all their hard work. <br />
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I came across something similar to this on Pinterest and loved how simple they were. After grabbing hand sanitizer at Bath and Body Works, I picked up some cute gift tags at Michaels. I wrote 'small card. BIG thanks.' on each card and signed my name. Simple and small, but a meaningful thank you.<br />
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This would be easy to do with travel size lotions, a pack of pens, candy bars etc... Have fun with with and let me know what great ideas you come up with!<br />
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-51976877024752613402014-05-11T18:34:00.001-07:002014-06-19T07:55:59.003-07:00Easy Mother's Day Gift IdeaHappy Mother's Day to all the amazing mom's out there! If you're anything like my mom, you are always putting your family's needs before your own, and you often don't get a thank you for it. (Mom, thank you for always being there for me, I am so lucky to have you.) Now I've said it publicly ;)<br />
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My mom doesn't ask for anything for Mother's Day, which has been nice when I've been a broke college kid. This year, I saw this idea on Pinterest and I knew it was the perfect gift for my mom who doesn't need traditional gifts.<br />
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I printed off this great gift tag from <a href="http://www.creativecapitalb.com/2012/05/latest-of-last-minute-ideas-for-mom.html">Capital B</a>, and attached it to paper plates, in two sizes, and plastic cups from the grocery store. Sky over at capital B also created <a href="http://www.creativecapitalb.com/2014/05/fast-and-easy-mothers-day-gift-less.html?utm_source=bp_recent&utm-medium=gadget&utm_campaign=bp_recent">another version of this printable</a> in multiple colors in case you like those better.<br />
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This gift will definitely be used on a long day after work, or when company comes over for a BBQ this summer. <br />
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-4927345645354850362014-05-11T11:56:00.001-07:002014-06-19T07:56:52.788-07:00Braised Chicken<div style="text-align: center;">
I found this jar of Chicken Fricassee Braising Base in my parent's kitchen cabinet and decided I should use it to make dinner for the family. It was about $12 from Williams-Sonoma. </div>
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Just brown chicken in a skillet or in the dutch oven, add the sauce and cook in the oven for 50 minutes. Then add asparagus and peas for ten more minutes. </div>
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An easy recipe for week night dinners, and Williams-Sonoma has braising bases in a variety of flavors. This will definitely become a pantry staple for easy chicken dinners. </div>
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Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276042359129957898noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396229751723151.post-11934506867802255522014-04-30T08:22:00.000-07:002014-06-19T07:57:35.288-07:00Goodwill's Power of Work LuncheonWell April was a busy month. After 7 events and promotions scheduled in April, I was ready for my vacation to California to see my extended family. On April 17th Goodwill Industries of Denver hosted it's 18th Annual Power of Work Luncheon at the Marriott City Center in Denver. This fundraising luncheon is one of our biggest events every year, raising money for our programs.<br />
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Each year we choose 4 participants in our our programs to honor at the awards luncheon. This is never an easy task since we have so many deserving people nominated each year. This year's winners were Colette, Winifred, Abdela and Micheal. All the videos are below except for Abdela's; he is a refugee from Africa who is deaf and had no language skills before finding Goodwill. He asked that we not post his picture or video online.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;">Colette could have seen her unfortunate circumstances as a burden that wouldn't allow her to succeed, but through her own immense determination and a little help from Goodwill's Youth Career Development Program, she knows failure is not even an option. This young, inspiring woman has risen above abuse, unstable housing, and other obstacles to graduate from high school and plan for a bright future.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Winifred was looking to rejoin the workforce after caring for her ailing father for years. As an unemployed senior, Winifred didn't believe anyone would ever hire her because of her age. Not knowing what to do next, she found Goodwill's Career Connection Center which provided the support she needed to gain skills, confidence, and eventually a great job.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.899999618530273px;">Michael Williams has come a long way from his days living without a home, without a job, without an advocate, or even a friend. He was living on the streets, addicted to drugs, and taking temporary jobs to sustain his habit. He didn't really think much further than meeting his needs for the day until help came in the form of a job at Goodwill. He hasn't looked back since.</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16.899999618530273px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: start;">Nearly 650 guests joined us this year in learning about the awardees amazing stories.</span></div>
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The guy in this picture is a future rap star!</div>
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I couldn't have done this event without the help of my amazing work family! </div>
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