Blazer Game

{My BFF Justine & I}

Right after work last night I went to my very first Blazer game.  If you don't know, the Blazers are the only national basketball team in Oregon.  The game was for my work Christmas party, and we got all you can eat buffet and concession food.  Needless to say, most of my excitement was probably for the food, but who can resist stadium pretzels and hot dogs? That's what I thought, not very many people.  I hope everyone has had a nice Tuesday!

Festive Polish

I almost always have my nails painted, and usually just use a solid nail polish color.  Tonight I decided to use some of my glittery nail polish (most likely left over from high school) and paint over this classic maroon color.  The best part is that the glittery nail polish actually serves as a top coat as well!  The polish color is also perfect for my boyfriend's Christmas party that's tomorrow night!

Happy Friday!

Christmas Decorations

I thought I would share some of the decorations that I've made and put up in our apartment to make it feel more like home.  With the exception of the ornaments on the tree, all of the decorations are made from things I had around the apartment, and they were all so simple to make!

  {Picture "wreath" on the refrigerator or another surface}

 {Magazine Christmas trees - instructions in this post}

 {Paper ring garland}

{Christmas tree with silver and blue ornaments and clear Christmas lights}

Outfit Crush

{Via}

I love how simple this outfit is.  Who doesn't have a pair of loafers, summer/fall dress, and a blazer?  This outfit makes her put together, but in an effortless way.

Spinach & Ground Turkey Lasagna

This past weekend I made lasagna for the first time, and the recipe that I found on Epicurious sounded both delicious and healthy so I thought it was worth a try.  I have to admit, I fully expected my boyfriend to not care for it seeing as he doesn't like spinach or mushrooms and the recipe calls for both of them.  I was pleasantly surprised that he liked it, and if that's not a good testimonial I'm not sure what is.

Christmas Stocking

Even though I already have a stocking at my parent's house, I felt like making one for my apartment.  I found the idea on the Better Homes & Garden's website and it couldn't have been easier.  It only took a few items to decorate this stocking, and just a little bit of time.  I chose to decorate my stocking with simple rick rack, but you can decorate it anyway you want.

 {Stocking, scissors, rick rack, Tacky Glue}

{Apply a thin line of glue to the rick rack, and press down on stocking to adhere it}

 {Finished stocking, I wrapped the rick rack completely around the stocking and then cut off the excess.}

Does anyone have any ideas on how to hang the stocking when I don't have a fireplace?

Fill in the Blank Friday

I don't know about you all, but I am so happy that today is Friday.  Today I decided to play along with Lauren's Fill in the Blank Friday series again, and I hope you enjoy my answers. 

{Erin Nicole Photography via weheartit via The Little Things We Do}

 

1.   I wish: that the headache I've had all week would go away before the start of the weekend.

2.  Yesterday I: made Christmas trees out of old magazines, and baked chocolate chip cookies.

3.  Today I will: since I'm home from work for the day, I plan on working out tonight and figuring out this weekend's plans.

4.  Tomorrow I will: go look around H&M, finish Christmas shopping (hopefully), and make lasagna for the first time ... wish me luck! (Does anyone have a recipe they recommend using??)

5.  Maybe: my boyfriend and I will go on a dinner and movie date. 

6.  Someday: I will have a house to decorate with lovely Christmas decorations and at least one more kitty cat.

7.  I love: sleeping in and snuggling on weekend mornings, and then have relaxing days filled with coffee, friends, and magazines.

 

Happy Weekend!!