Pumpkin Patch

We are falling back in to shorter days, longer nights and not minding it one bit! Saying that I am obsessed with any and all things pumpkin is an understatement. (If you follow me on instagram you know this!) It all started when we went to the big Borders sale, there were thousands of books (another obsession) for 90% off and all I walked away with were these plastic pumpkins.

there have been quite a few batches of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies...


pumpkin cookies with caramel frosting. seriously so yum!
I'm a huge breakfast person so this pumpkin french toast combination was to die for!

last but definitely not least this pumpkin ice cream was by far one of my favorites. It was a lot of work but the end result was worth it!
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Baby shower

Last week I threw my cousin, Shanda, a baby shower. It's her second baby but she's having her first girl so of course we had to celebrate! Not to mention, buying baby girl stuff is just so much fun! Here are a few pictures of the set up.





I got this cute pie-in-a-jar idea from here (I did make homemade crust, it's cheaper and super quick and easy). They were simple to make and they turned out delicious!


I got this vegetable cup idea here. Cut up red, yellow and orange peppers, cucumber, carrots and celery with ranch dressing already in the bottom of the cup. I think they turned out cuter then a veggie tray and it kept the carpets dip-free. Perfection. Oh Heree's an awful picture of Shanda opening up gifts.


I wanted to do something different then playing some games so I came across the idea of everyone decorating their own baby onesie. It turned out to be really fun, everyone got to chat while they created and it was fun to see what everyone came up with.


The end results! (sorry not the best picture)


Brad, Shanda's Husband, came at the end so we got him to decorate a onesie. It turned out so darling! It says "i love flowers, candy and Benson". I can't wait to see their new baby girl wearing all her onesies! Thanks everyone for coming, I had a blast!

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What a week!

It's been an interesting week, that's the only way I know how to describe it. It all started a couple months ago when I knew my body wasn't functioning right. After doing some research and hearing rave reviews I went to the Utah Valley Wellness Center to see the lovely Catherine Kipp. 6 vials of blood later I finally got my results from her last week. Let's just say I'm not very happy with my body or Doctors or Birth Control right now.

Now the fun stuff begins! I'm sadly low on Vitamin D (suprise suprise right?), I'm also anemic at the moment and don't even get me started with my hormones (these are just a few of my many problems). So now I take around 25 supplements a day, I've been banned from all foods with high amounts of hormones (red meat, chicken, milk, eggs, etc) and take Progesterone Troches. Um have you ever had a Progesterone Troche? Basically it's a yuck/mint flavored square piece of wax that you have to suck on until its gone. I had my first one last night and couldn't stop gagging sooo I solved the problem by putting a mini cadburry egg next to it.

Anyways the point of my little sob story isn't to get sympathy it's a cry for help. I'm supposed to be eating super healthy (the cadburrys definitely don't count, give a girl a break!), mostly fruits and vegetables, which is hard for this meat-loving girl. If I could eat cereal every meal, every day, all day I totally would (milk substitute ideas are gladly welcome). Any recipes, suggestions, tips, advice, food substitutes, etc etc etc are welcome. No. NEEDED! Also, I highly recommend Catherine Kipp (she's a nurse practitioner), she really takes her time and really cares about you and your health.

SUNDANCE

One of our favorite things to do is go up to Sundance, probably because it always involves eating! Last night we decided to "get away" for a few hours. We dined on a yummy BBQ chicken sandwich and some garden vegetable soup from the deli, our tummies were very happy!



For the grand finale we had a raspberry cream cheese pastry and this beauty
What is the chunk of goodness you ask? A smore bar, I'm salivating just thinking about it! Golden grahams, chocolate and marshmallows, Run don't walk!

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