This was a weekend full of shopping, lunch dates, tornado warnings, hiking and Seamus cuddles. A perfect combination of everything. So let’s get to it so it doesn’t get too long!
Friday: If you remember my Birthday Wish List post these two items were on that list, and since my birthday is over I purchased them and they came in on Friday. Seamus was a cuddly bug, okay I made him cuddle but he was a good sport and those faces. I just melt!
How was your weekend?
Aside from the fact that this month of September is the hardest and most stressful month of the year at work the last few days have been hard.
Tuesday night my wireless stopped working and I didn’t have internet all night except on my phone. I know first world problems. Well I bought a new router on Wednesday after work, went to the gym then came home to install it. Brought my laptop upstairs and my battery died in 10 minutes and even plugged in, it wouldn’t charge. Off to Best Buy I went to hit the Geek Squad. I was prepared to replace the battery or bite the bullet and get a new laptop but luckily it was only the charger. I may have ugly cried if I had to get a new laptop so I am glad it didn’t go that far. Needless to say I am very glad it is Friday. So let’s get to it!
Favorite Song: Even though Sam Hunt is technically country his new song Ex to See is very pop-esque. I love the beat of this song, it’s been on repeat lately.
Favorite Challenge: Steph from Life According to Steph and Steph from Not Entirely Perfect are doing a choose your own adventure Challenge with this month’s theme being Fitness. For more information on the challenge click here. I will post my results on October 2nd.
Favorite Thing to Swap: I am a total mug junkie, and what better way to get a new one than a swap. Well Girl Meets Camera is hosting a mug swap. Head on over to her place for the sign up info. You have till Friday September 12th to sign up. Please only commit if you are actually going to send a mug.
Favorite Quote: Never ever give up on you!
I am thinking of getting my hair cut and cutting my bangs again but I don’t know this is totally me.
Contouring, seems legit.
Seamus has totally done this to me before.
Am I right?
This weekend was so lazy and I couldn’t be more happy about it. I really needed it, and it really helped me feel a little more ready for this coming week. Though I didn’t open my laptop until really late on Monday night so I have some catching up to do again. When will I learn. Oh well. Let me tell you the bullet points of my weekend since I don’t want to bore you too much.
Thursday: I went over to Maddie’s in-laws to wish her well for her trip to Italy. I also am guest posting over at her blog today with my Bacon Bourbon Apple Fritters with Bourbon Sugar Glaze so go check it out.
Friday: After work I headed over to the Natick Mall and even though I went to 8 stores I only ended up with $8 of glasses from Crate and Barrel. Total shopping fail. I did get a cake made of flowers from my Mom with Chocolates and a gift from Amanda. Everything she picked was so perfect and thoughtful.
Sunday: I pretty much didn’t leave my house but to take Seamus for a walk. All other moments were spent reading, doing laundry, and taking naps. Yes, plural as in two naps.
Monday: I spent more time reading. Did I mention I have like 18 ebooks on my downloaded list. Yeah lots to catch up on. So I at least finished 3 this weekend. Then I worked on cleaning and organizing my office. I tossed a large trash bag of stuff out. I very rarely get sick so I went through my medicine bucket and threw a lot of expired stuff. I also came across my old triathlon bibs. So nostalgic.
The rest of the night was all about playing catch up while watching the Bachelor Pad.
Linking up with Leeann from Join the Gossip and Biana from B Loved Boston.
Well we made it, it’s finally Friday. It is also my Birthday Weekend which just happens to be Labor Day Weekend. Tell me which is more important. If you said me then we can still be friends. 😉 I want this weekend to be really low-key since I haven’t really slowed down lately so getting my house and my life more balanced will be the goal. Lunch with my family is happening on Saturday so that will be fun. Anyhoodle let’s get on with the Friday favorites so we can get this workday started and over.
Favorite Song: This song by Earshot Tongue Tied is one of my favorites lately and plays a lot when I workout.
Favorite Outfit Inspiration: I am a big believer in not chasing the summer away with the love of Fall but it is getting colder here already so I have broken out a few light pieces.
Favorite Quote: So beautiful and so true!
Favorite Recipe: I love Butterscotch so being able to make something from scratch is a win!
This just made me chuckle!
My birthday is on Saturday and the one dessert I request is the low-carb cheesecake from The Cheesecake factory. When I was thinking about my birthday plans, this mix came to me. The mix of the caramel and coconut topping with the cheesecake filling is perfection.
This version is not even close to being low-carb or even healthy for that matter. It is really rich, so I would recommend your serving sizes to be really small. I used wine glasses but think more like shot glasses. A little goes a long way with this one.
Crust: 2 cups graham cracker crumbs ~ 2 tablespoons butter, melted ~ 1 teaspoon sugar
Filling: 1 cup heavy cream ~ 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar ~ 2 tablespoons granulated sugar ~ 1 package (8 ounces) of cream cheese, softened, and whipped smooth ~ 1 TSP Vanilla Extract
Topping: 1 cups shredded sweetened coconut ~ 6 oz of caramel bits (approx. 1 cup) ~ 3 Tablespoons milk (I used Almond Milk) ~ 1/4 teaspoon salt Optional: 1/2 cup chocolate chips and splash of milk
Directions:
For the Topping: In a saucepan, add the caramels, milk and salt heating on medium and stirring constantly so as not to burn. Once the caramel mixture is smooth, remove from heat and mix in the coconut. Spoon on top of the cheesecake mixture.
Refrigerate for 1-2 hours. Optional: Mix chocolate chips and milk and heat in the microwave for 30 seconds or until melted and spread on top.
Serve and devour!
