Happy Father's Day 2014

Happy Father's Day! My father is a very special person to me and is so important in my life. I've always been daddy's little girl and we've spent so much time together as I grew up. As a stay at home dad during my childhood, my dad was always there for us growing up. Then, in high school, I played softball and he was definitely my biggest supporter. From traveling to tournaments during the summer to working towards playing on varsity for three of the four years I was in high school, my dad was helping me be my best every step of the way. Today, he's still a huge part of my life and I can't believe how lucky I am to have him as my father. Whether he's bragging to his friends about how well my sister and I are doing in college or talking Corvettes with me, I'm so proud to call myself his daughter. Love you, Daddy!

Instagram Christmas

I had such a fantastic Christmas with my family! There's absolutely nothing that can compare to the feeling of waking up on Christmas morning and seeing all of the presents under the tree. Here's a little peek into my fantastic day! 

1. Our Christmas tree! We color coordinate all of our wrapping paper so everyone is a different color. That way, handing out the presents is a piece of cake! 

2. All of our stockings are hung by the chimney with care :) Normally, we open up our stockings first and the move on to the rest of the gifts. 

3. My brother gave me all 8 Harry Potter movies! I've wanted them for a while, but never wanted to spend all of that money on the set. He got them when they were on super sale at Walmart, so the whole set cost under $20! I also got Pride & Prejudice and an Audrey Hepburn movie pack, which includes Roman Holiday, Breakfast At Tiffany's, and Sabrina. I can't wait to watch these movies!

4. My sister is amazing and got me a Squirrel Mug from Modcloth (one that I had posted about on my Modcloth Wishlist) and a journal for when I go on my trip to London this summer! I can't wait to use my mug and write in my journal this summer. 

5. Santa brought me two totally cool books: Literary Knits and Les Petits Macarons. The first one includes 32 knitting patterns inspired by literary classics. It is such a cute book and I can't wait to try out some of the patterns. The second one is a maracon cookbook that includes a ton of fun macaron recipes. I have wanted to make some macarons for so long and now I finally have a cookbook to do so! 

6. Santa also brought me a 50s retro hot chocolate maker, an Iron Man spatula, and Snow White Cookie Cutters! My kitchen is definitely going to be a lot brighter thanks to Santa :)

7. More and more baking for me! We have a million cookies to eat and there's even more I want to make. So much baking, so little time!

8. At my cousins' give exchange, I went home with this awesome mixing bowl, red rubber spatula, and two scone mixes! I was so excited when I opened the box and found these goodies. I've never made scones before, so I guess we'll see how they turn out! 

Happy Easter!

So I got to go home this weekend for the first time in a month and it was so nice! On Sunday morning, I woke up to find the Easter Bunny had visited with some goodies :)

I'm sooooo excited to eat all of this chocolate! Anyways...after I saw my basket the family went to church! 

Here's me and my sister in our adorable Easter dresses! I love the colors in mine because I have been OBSESSED with floral patters and pastels lately. So I felt pretty darn good this morning :) And then my mom made an AMAZING Easter lunch with au gratin potatoes, broccoli, and ham. It was sooo good! I always eat way too much when I'm home from school, but it's so good that it's worth it! I hope you all had as good of an Easter as I did! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a beautiful day :)