~Barefoot Challenge

This week at http://www.iheartfaces.com/ is a noncompetition challenge "Barefoot". This challenge is to help draw attention to an amazing organization called Soles4Souls! Their simple concept is that : "We get shoes, and give them away!" They help many people around the world receive something that most of us probably take for granted every day: SHOES... !Help spread the word about Soles 4 Souls! Please check out this website that tells you all about the organization and how they help make a difference in the lives of others. http://www.soles4souls.org/

Please also stop by http://www.iheartfaces.com/ to check out all of the other "Barefoot" entries for the week!

And They Were All Yellow!

My man posing (a little late) for the Yellow theme challenge at http://www.iheartfaces.com/ :) He's so handsome!

~Yellow Challenge

This week's photo challenge is "Yellow," and  I've been excited for this challenge since I saw it come up in the list on http://www.iheartfaces.com/ , I just love the color yellow; so bright and cheery! Well, I came up with quite a  few pretty cool ideas for this theme, and low and behold, all of my ideas fell through (including my models)! So here comes Daddy to the rescue! :) I especially Love the yellow tie!;)

Head over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/ to check out all of the Bright Yellow entries for the week!

~IHeart Flowers Callenge

I suprised a friend of mine one Valentine's day (when I used to work at a coffee shop) with a rose, since she was single that year! I wanted to get a side profile picture of her taking a little break from work to "Stop and smell the flowers!" She looked so pretty, I decided to use it for my Iheartflowers photo entry.

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"Oh my gosh, look baby, it's Wilber!"

After enjoying a nice Sunday afternoon picnic at the park, Doug and I decided to take a Sunday drive up through Horsetooth. I was looking for random picture taking opportunities and told him to drive up one of the side-roads, where we ended up finding these two pot-bellied pigs eating grass on the side of the road! I thought this was funny/ironic that we find two random pigs on the side of the road since I have a weird fascination with pigs (oh, and Doug and I call each other piglet) all the time:)

Happy Mother's Day!

Spring has Sprung in Fort Collins!

Then and Now Photo Callenge

THEN at age 5

"NOW" (well 4 years ago) when I was 21

 I put this idea together for a Mother's day present and thought it would be a fun since my mom had always loved this picture of me when I was younger! The pumpkin patch that I went to the second time had extrememly slim pickings as you can tell! Oh...and I was afraid I'd smush that pumpkin which was already dented and fall flat on my butt!:) But the picture turned out cute!

Head over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/ to check out the other funny Then and Now pictures! There are definatly some that cracked me up!

The Big Red Pillar~ Westminster, CO

IHeartFaces~Smile:)

This week at http://www.iheartfaces.com/ the photo callenge is "Smiles", and even though this photo isn't edited very well, and it is not taken by a professional photographer, I absolutely adore this photo!

This is my dad at his retirement ceremony from the Air Force a few weeks ago! These are his two "nursing girls"! We could not be more proud of him! He was so genuinely happy in this picture, and I laugh when I see it, b/c his expression is Priceless!! Congratulations on 29 years in the Air Force Colonel; we Love you!

Please pop over to IHeartFaces and check out all of the beautiful smiles this week!:) And don't forget...

"Never Frown, Even When You Are Sad, Because You Never Know Who Could Be Falling In Love With Your Smile!"

I Heart Collages Photo Entry

Photos taken in December of 2008 on a trip to Japan to visit my sister, who is stationd there as a nurse in the Air Force!

~First picture is of the Tokyo Tower

~Second picture is just a cute/funny picture of two Japanese gentlemen who had fallen asleep on the train ride home from work! You can't tell very closely, but the man on the left has his cell phone in his hand, and it is still open, as though he fell asleep while using it

~Third picture is another one of my favorites of one of the main modes of transportation in Japan: Bicycles!

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"I Heart Desserts" Photo Entry!

~Fruit Pizza Treat~

This is just one of the many fruit pizzas that I have made over the years! The fun thing about making this, is that you can decorate the top with whatever fruits you'd like and you can decorate in any design that you want; this is what makes it unique!

To check out other amazing desserts that people have made, head over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/ !

Gelato at Cinzetti's

Doug and I met in Northglen at Cinzetti's tonight for dinner! This was my dessert:)

Shopping in Manitou

Today, my Aunts, Mom, sister, sister's friends Katy and Carrie, and Doug and I went to Manitou Springs to go shopping! The first store that we went into was called Ellie Blue. I saw these adorable little buttons, and decided that everyone in the group should pick one out that describes them/or their personality and that we should all wear them during the day!

Doug was the Stud Muffin today since he was the only guy with us!

I was the Cupcake!

~Dessert Recipe Edition at IHeartFaces: Simple S'More Cups

Simple S'More Cups

Prep time: 30 min

Makes: 24 cups

The dessert I chose to make comes out of the Pampered Chef Simply Sweet 56 Irresistable Dessert Book 2010! After flipping through this recipe book and deciding on what to make, I decided on Simple S'More Cups!

The ingrediants you'll need are :7 whole graham crackers (1 cup finely crushed)

1/4 cup powdered sugar

6 tbsp butter, melted

4 bars (1.55 oz each) milk chocolate candy, divided

12 large marshmallows

(2)12 holed mini muffin/ tart pans

Let the cooking begin!

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

2. Place graham crackers into a large resealable plastic bag. Finely crush into crumbs. (I just used prebought graham cracker crumbs), which saved a little bit of time!

3. Combine graham cracker crumbs, powdered sugar and butter in a small batter bowel.

And mix...

4. Using a small scoop (or spoon), place a scant scoop of crumb mixture in each cub of a mini muffin/tart pan.

5. Press crumbs to form shallow cups with a mini-tart shaper (this is actually quite handy to have), but you can improvise and use something else you already have in your kitchen (maybe even your thumbs!):)

6. Bake graham cracker crusts for 4-5 minutes or until edges are bubbling.

7. Meanwhile, break two of the candy bars into rectangles. (I got ginormous Hershey bars, so I had to improvise and break a piece off each of my rectangles so they fit into the cups!) Oops...:)

8. Remove pan from oven and place one rectangle into each cup.

9. Cut Marshmallows in half crosswise using a knive or scissors dipped in cold water. Place one marshmallow half, cut-side down, into each cup.
10. Return pan to oven for 1-2 minutes or until marshmallows are just slightly softened. Remove pan from oven to cooling rack and let cool for 15 minutes BEFORE removing cups from pan. Cool Completely!! Ooops...had slight problem here...

The cup after cooling for 15 minutes and removing from pan...

11. Break remaining candy bars and place in a bowl. Microwave on high for 1-1 1/2 minutes until melted and smooth, stirring every 20 seconds.

12. Dip the top of each marshmallow in melted chocolate.

13. Turn top-side up and let stand for 40 minutes to an hour, or until set.


Now, I wasn't going to share nutrient values, but I also realize we probably are mostly women and are curious to know, so....

Serving size: 1 cup: Calories: 100, Total Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 3.5 g, Cholesterol: 10mg, Carbs: 11g, Protein: 1g, Sodium: 60 mg, and Fiber: 0g

I hope that you all will test the Simple S'More Cups out! I brought these to work and they were a huge hit! They are delicious, and a fun winter treat to make! And you don't have to have a fireplace or outdoor fire to roast your marshmallows!

Stop by IHeartFaces.com to check out all the other delicous treats/recipes from other bloggers! I can't wait to try some of them out myself!

Have a blessed day! :)

S.C.R.A.B.B.L.E.

Free Day at the Denver Art Museum~Embrace Exhibit

Colorful Easter Eggs

Photo Challenge~ Dramatic B&W

This is my boyfriend Doug and I when we were in San Fran, CA. While in California visiting my sister, my family and I took some family pictures, so my boyfriend Doug and I were able to get a few shots of us as well! This picture was taken with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background! I love this picture b/c the water came rushing up so unexpected as he dipped me back that I'm suprised he didn't drop me and run! You can definatly tell by our facial expressions that we were not expecting that to happen!;) Please head over to http://www.iheartfaces.com/ for more dramatic B&W pictures for this week!

April Snow "showers" bring May flowers...?

Good thing I decided to not wash my car yesterday...;)