Check back tomorrow for more styling help with the military jacket trend!
Have a wonderful day,
<3
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
OOTD
Military jackets don't have to mean boyish. With the bow-like top and the pearl earrings, the military jacket has a greater feminine chic look.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Momma Dearest
My mother is the most influential person in my life. With her birthday coming up, I'm more and more aware of just how wonderful she is and how much she affects my life. I've been going through a rough time with my boyfriend of just under a year and I love that I feel completely comfortable asking her for advice. I trust my mom's judgment more than anything. She can be the most hated person in my life one day, but I always know how much she loves me. I am so grateful to have someone that I can trust to tell me things that I don't want to hear, the thing that I need to hear, the things that show just how much she loves me. So with that, I hope you enjoy some pictures of one of my favorite mothers: Jackie Kennedy.
Note that all pictures are from here
So even though it's not mothers' day quite yet, I hope you all remember all the wonderful, loving things are mothers do for us.
<3
College Student Simple: Chicken Enchilada Recipe
What I am about to share is a recipe that is my absolute favorite! My mom used to make this super simple recipe and now I make it all time time for my family! Hopefully you can try it for yourself sometime!
Ingredients:
- Old El Paso Mild Enchilada Sauce (it's at most grocery stores)
- Old El Paso Green Chiles
- Large Flour Tortillas (~8)
- Shredded Cheese
- Cilantro
- Chicken Breast
Directions:
- Defrost the chicken breast
- Cut up the chicken breast into bite sized pieces
- Cook the chicken in a saucepan
- Add half of the can of enchilada sauce, the entire can of green chiles, and as much shredded cheese as you'd like into the saucepan and stir
- Brush the tortillas with melted butter to keep them moist
- Fill each of the tortillas with the mixture from the saucepan, roll them up so they're nice and tight, and place in a glass casserole dish
- Once you've filled the casserole dish, cover the tortillas with more cheese and the remainder of the enchilada sauce
- Cook at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes
- Serve with cilantro sprinkled on top.
This dish is so good and is extremely easy to make! It's also wonderful in the way that you can always add other ingredients to the mixture and it will still taste wonderful. Try it sometime soon!
<3
Sunday, February 20, 2011
New bag
Friday, I went on (another) road trip to a different college town. Let me tell you, the town was so adorable! I felt like I was cheating on my own college by how much I loved this other college's town. Too cute.
Well, while I was there I of course had to go shopping! They had so many adorable shops, one of them was a small boutique that had a variety of beautiful things. There were adorable sun dresses, tunics, frye boots, among other things.
I ended up falling in love with this nautical bag, although I love my Vineyard Vines tote bag, this one was just cute! Well I looked at the price tag... $38... not expensive, but not the cheapest either. So I decided I'd continue to shop and if I didn't like anything else, I'd come back for the bag.
Later that day, after a day of shopping, I still didn't find something that I loved as much as that tote bag. I decided to go back and buy the bag before I left to head back to my college. Well I did and here it is:
Well, while I was there I of course had to go shopping! They had so many adorable shops, one of them was a small boutique that had a variety of beautiful things. There were adorable sun dresses, tunics, frye boots, among other things.
I ended up falling in love with this nautical bag, although I love my Vineyard Vines tote bag, this one was just cute! Well I looked at the price tag... $38... not expensive, but not the cheapest either. So I decided I'd continue to shop and if I didn't like anything else, I'd come back for the bag.
Later that day, after a day of shopping, I still didn't find something that I loved as much as that tote bag. I decided to go back and buy the bag before I left to head back to my college. Well I did and here it is:
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The bag is soooo cute in person! It's a navy blue and white striped canvas tote, with rope handles. It has an enormous amount of room and the quality of the fabric is fantastic! Even more, the tote's nautical theme is wonderful for the upcoming spring season!
Now the bad part, and my tip for you! Always be aware that there may be a greater deal on a purchase somewhere else. I was looking online for the bag (you can find it here) and ended up finding it half off! Oh well, at least I can find comfort in the new Sperry shoes I purchased Friday as well (with a gift card). I'm looking forward to wearing them, they look perfect with the new tote bag!
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Hope you're having a wonderful weekend!
<3
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Cleaning Tip
I received my first Vineyard Vines tote bag this Christmas and since then I've done all I could to avoid getting it dirty. Honestly, it is incredibly ridiculous how I treat this thing! I'm talking about inspecting every surface before placing it down and putting all of my pens and pencils into an old Vera Bradley bag so that they don't mark up the inside of the tote when I use it for school. Basically, my tote bag is my baby.
With that, I'd like to share a cleaning tip that I just discovered after finding a few dark marks on my baby. The next time you find any random dirt marks on your tote try using hand wipes! I used the Equate antibacterial wipes which you can find at Walmart for super cheap! They worked really well and after the watery residue went away, the marks were gone!
So for any of you with Vineyard Vines totes or any other type of tote bag, before you put it in the back of your closet, try cleaning it up with the help of some wipes!
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With that, I'd like to share a cleaning tip that I just discovered after finding a few dark marks on my baby. The next time you find any random dirt marks on your tote try using hand wipes! I used the Equate antibacterial wipes which you can find at Walmart for super cheap! They worked really well and after the watery residue went away, the marks were gone!
So for any of you with Vineyard Vines totes or any other type of tote bag, before you put it in the back of your closet, try cleaning it up with the help of some wipes!
<3
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