We had to grab some of her with that handsome BIG Brother!
30 September 2015
Penelope is 3 Months!!!
Ahhhh! I figured I BETTER get this session up here since I am BEHIND....yet again!!! LOL! Also I will be doing this little lady's 6 month pics VERY soon so it's a must to see her ABSOLUTE cuteness at every stage!! She and her little brother are a serious set of LOOK A LIKES!!! It was definitely cuteness overload that day. (our little princess had her SERIOUS face on so Mom may or may not have gotten a crazy workout trying to get her to crack! ;) But in the end she did FINALLY give us a smile!) Mom was on it and purchased some super sweet pieces for the shoot and here are just a few of my favs! See you soon Miss Penelope....get ready to ROCK your 6 month shoot! XO
24 September 2015
Coffee Talk!!
Happy Fall my loves!! Pumpkin spice is in hand....time to get to it!!!
5 Random Thoughts:
1 - Sooo yesterday was the OFFICIAL first day of FALL and although it was 80 degrees out (What the??!!!) it made me all happy inside! Of course after Fall comes the dreaded word I don't even want to let even slip out of my mouth yet but for now I am just soaking up EVERY SINGLE MOMENT of my favorite season!!!! :)
2 - Last weekend was the start of my crazy season......4 shoots and each of them were so much FUN and so very different! I am so absolutely grateful for the AH-MAZING clients I have...new and old! 2 of the sessions I did were both from when I FIRST moved to PA and it was my third time capturing memories for them. It's crazy incredible to see the changes in all the kids just in 3 short years. When your clients become like family you know they are keepers!!! XO
3 - I think I FINALLY have all of my Doctor's appts scheduled. Good grief! I have NO desire to ever have ANOTHER test or Dr visit again! It is so frustrating to say the least, but I know they are necessary so I'll stop my whining! :(
4 - My challengers are keeping me MOTIVATED!!! Thank goodness because between the health issues, working, photo shoots, and just life in general this girl was starting to lose her MOJO! I was creeping back into my old ways and using lots of EXCUSES but worse than that...I was TOTALLY feeling like crap all the while so thankfully these peeps keep me accountable! If you have ever thought about joining a group but you are hesitant, DON'T be! Message me for details and start a journey to a NEW YOU! My next group starts October 5th!
5 - This is a weekend full of celebrations! We are headed north for some FAMILY time! We are celebrating our little man turning 11 next week!!!! Ahhhhh, I can't EVEN!!! Where does the time go? Then we are having a night out with my gorgeous sister and brother in law to celebrate her birthday that just passed! It's going to be a super fab weekend in which I am positive I will come home EXHAUSTED from! What are you all up to this weekend???
That's it peeps! I am in editing overload trying to stay ahead before my newborn session and other shoots this weekend!!!! Have a lovely weekend and make some memories! XO
5 Random Thoughts:
1 - Sooo yesterday was the OFFICIAL first day of FALL and although it was 80 degrees out (What the??!!!) it made me all happy inside! Of course after Fall comes the dreaded word I don't even want to let even slip out of my mouth yet but for now I am just soaking up EVERY SINGLE MOMENT of my favorite season!!!! :)
2 - Last weekend was the start of my crazy season......4 shoots and each of them were so much FUN and so very different! I am so absolutely grateful for the AH-MAZING clients I have...new and old! 2 of the sessions I did were both from when I FIRST moved to PA and it was my third time capturing memories for them. It's crazy incredible to see the changes in all the kids just in 3 short years. When your clients become like family you know they are keepers!!! XO
3 - I think I FINALLY have all of my Doctor's appts scheduled. Good grief! I have NO desire to ever have ANOTHER test or Dr visit again! It is so frustrating to say the least, but I know they are necessary so I'll stop my whining! :(
4 - My challengers are keeping me MOTIVATED!!! Thank goodness because between the health issues, working, photo shoots, and just life in general this girl was starting to lose her MOJO! I was creeping back into my old ways and using lots of EXCUSES but worse than that...I was TOTALLY feeling like crap all the while so thankfully these peeps keep me accountable! If you have ever thought about joining a group but you are hesitant, DON'T be! Message me for details and start a journey to a NEW YOU! My next group starts October 5th!
5 - This is a weekend full of celebrations! We are headed north for some FAMILY time! We are celebrating our little man turning 11 next week!!!! Ahhhhh, I can't EVEN!!! Where does the time go? Then we are having a night out with my gorgeous sister and brother in law to celebrate her birthday that just passed! It's going to be a super fab weekend in which I am positive I will come home EXHAUSTED from! What are you all up to this weekend???
That's it peeps! I am in editing overload trying to stay ahead before my newborn session and other shoots this weekend!!!! Have a lovely weekend and make some memories! XO
17 September 2015
Coffee Talk!
Hi lovelies. I know, I know....I skipped last week and honestly this week isn't looking much better. I'm on here, but I'm not on here if that makes sense. So this will probably be a quick one.
4 Random Thoughts:
1 - So obviously something is up! Well some of you may know that I have been having some health issues and have been going for testing, dr appts etc. I'm really over the Dr thing at this point but I just want to figure out what is going on and move on. I HATE not feeling like myself so this kinda has me down. The best thing to say is I just have a TON on my mind and am not always feeling the greatest but trying my BEST to keep a positive attitude...nobody likes a DEBBIE DOWNER! :)
2 - Last weekend was my favorite little girl's 2nd Birthday Party and can I just say she brings me soooo much happiness! Her sassy little attitude, her sweet little smile, her "challenging" moments...I LOVE them ALL! (probably in part because I'm just the Auntie and I can give her back!!! LOL) We had a great time! Got to spend some quality sister time enjoying wine and makeovers. Does it get better than that? ;)
3 - The weather is changing and it's ALMOST acceptable to drink Pumpkin Spice and not get weird looks!!! (not that the weird looks STOPPED me!) Heck yeah!!! XO
4 - I am ALWAYS reminded just how absolutely precious life is. There was a HORRIFIC motorcycle accident outside of our office on Monday and it gave me such a PIT in my stomach to see the guy thrown off the bike and laying on the ground. My thoughts are with all the families involved. I can't EVEN imagine. So remember life is SHORT, don't sweat the small stuff you are NEVER promised tomorrow!!!
Ok, so I apologize that this wasn't a complete RAINBOWS and BUTTERFLIES post! LOL I'm just really distracted right now, but didn't want to miss 2 weeks in a row! Thanks for being loyal and following my roller coaster! Muahhhh!!! XO
4 Random Thoughts:
1 - So obviously something is up! Well some of you may know that I have been having some health issues and have been going for testing, dr appts etc. I'm really over the Dr thing at this point but I just want to figure out what is going on and move on. I HATE not feeling like myself so this kinda has me down. The best thing to say is I just have a TON on my mind and am not always feeling the greatest but trying my BEST to keep a positive attitude...nobody likes a DEBBIE DOWNER! :)
2 - Last weekend was my favorite little girl's 2nd Birthday Party and can I just say she brings me soooo much happiness! Her sassy little attitude, her sweet little smile, her "challenging" moments...I LOVE them ALL! (probably in part because I'm just the Auntie and I can give her back!!! LOL) We had a great time! Got to spend some quality sister time enjoying wine and makeovers. Does it get better than that? ;)
3 - The weather is changing and it's ALMOST acceptable to drink Pumpkin Spice and not get weird looks!!! (not that the weird looks STOPPED me!) Heck yeah!!! XO
4 - I am ALWAYS reminded just how absolutely precious life is. There was a HORRIFIC motorcycle accident outside of our office on Monday and it gave me such a PIT in my stomach to see the guy thrown off the bike and laying on the ground. My thoughts are with all the families involved. I can't EVEN imagine. So remember life is SHORT, don't sweat the small stuff you are NEVER promised tomorrow!!!
Ok, so I apologize that this wasn't a complete RAINBOWS and BUTTERFLIES post! LOL I'm just really distracted right now, but didn't want to miss 2 weeks in a row! Thanks for being loyal and following my roller coaster! Muahhhh!!! XO
16 September 2015
Pumpkin Sage Pasta with Chicken Sausage
Hellooo lovelies! I know, I know you are completely SHOCKED that I would have a PUMPKIN recipe to post!!! ;) I have been CRAVING this dish for the last few weeks and ALL day today at work I could NOT wait to get home and make this! If you LOVE pumpkin and LOVE a touch of HEAT, this may be the recipe for you!!!
INGREDIENTS:
3 Tbsp - Olive Oil
2 Tbsp - butter
2 to 3 cloves of Garlic, diced
8 - 10 leaves of Sage, chopped
1 Cup of canned pure pumpkin (not the pumpkin pie mix)
1 Cup Reserved Pasta Water
Salt, Pepper and Red Pepper Flakes to Taste
1 pound of Penne Pasta
Shredded Italian Cheese
1 pound of Chicken Sausage chopped up
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a pan, brown up the chicken sausage, and set aside when done. I usually do this while my water is boiling for my pasta. Cook your pasta as directed.
2. In another pan saute the garlic & sage in the olive oil and butter over medium-high heat.
3. When the pasta is done, pour 1 cup of the pasta water into a measuring cup and drain the rest.
4. Add the pumpkin and pasta water to the pan with the garlic & sage. (don't add the WHOLE cup of water, do it slowly to see what thickness you like)
5. Whisk together until combined. Add more pasta water if too thick or more pumpkin if too thin.
6. Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste. I use A LOT more red pepper flakes than salt and pepper but this will be a personal preference thing. :)
7. Add pasta & sausage to the pan and combine with the sauce.
8. Sprinkle with italian cheese and serve with a salad.
YUMMY!!!!!! Let me know what you think!!!! :)
This will definitely be a trial and error game until you figure out how much of each of the salt & peppers to use for your taste. I have mine down to a science now and it's DELISH!!!!!
INGREDIENTS:
3 Tbsp - Olive Oil
2 Tbsp - butter
2 to 3 cloves of Garlic, diced
8 - 10 leaves of Sage, chopped
1 Cup of canned pure pumpkin (not the pumpkin pie mix)
1 Cup Reserved Pasta Water
Salt, Pepper and Red Pepper Flakes to Taste
1 pound of Penne Pasta
Shredded Italian Cheese
1 pound of Chicken Sausage chopped up
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a pan, brown up the chicken sausage, and set aside when done. I usually do this while my water is boiling for my pasta. Cook your pasta as directed.
2. In another pan saute the garlic & sage in the olive oil and butter over medium-high heat.
3. When the pasta is done, pour 1 cup of the pasta water into a measuring cup and drain the rest.
4. Add the pumpkin and pasta water to the pan with the garlic & sage. (don't add the WHOLE cup of water, do it slowly to see what thickness you like)
5. Whisk together until combined. Add more pasta water if too thick or more pumpkin if too thin.
6. Season with salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste. I use A LOT more red pepper flakes than salt and pepper but this will be a personal preference thing. :)
7. Add pasta & sausage to the pan and combine with the sauce.
8. Sprinkle with italian cheese and serve with a salad.
YUMMY!!!!!! Let me know what you think!!!! :)
This will definitely be a trial and error game until you figure out how much of each of the salt & peppers to use for your taste. I have mine down to a science now and it's DELISH!!!!!
14 September 2015
Portobello & Spinach Grilled Cheese
Hi loves!! Ok, so who LOVES portobello mushrooms??!!!! AND who LOVES grilled cheese??!!!! Well, this GIRL does so this sandwich is the PERFECT combination of both and it's super quick and EASY to throw together for a lunch or snack. I literally threw this together in 10 minutes after I came home RAVENOUS after grocery shopping!!! (who else does that??? Goes shopping and wants to eat EVERY. SINGLE. THING. IN. THE. STORE.!!!!) For Real! It's terrible! Anywhoooooo I came home put all of my cold goods away and left the rest of the crap to sit while I whipped this lovely little sammy up and YUM....SUPER Delish!!!
Here's how it goes down......
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 slices of whole grain bread (I usually use some type of nutty bread but in a pinch I used rye this time)
- 1 spray olive oil
- 1 medium to large portabello sliced into strips
- 1 garlic clove minced
- handful of baby spinach (of course when I decided to make this one, I was out of spinach :( (Go figure!)
- 1 ounce shredded italian blend (or whatever cheese you prefer)
- 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp pesto
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat large pan and then dry saute mushrooms until almost tender 3 - 5 mins
2. Spread mustard on one slice of bread and pesto and garlic on the other slice of bread
3. Push mushrooms to one side of pan and spray the pan with olive oil
4. Put each slice of bread dry side down into pan, then sprinkle both pieces with cheese, and top one of the slices with spinach
5. Cover the pan and cook on high for a few minutes or until cheese is melted, place the mushrooms on top of the spinach, transfer other slice on top
VOILA!!!! Enjoy!!!
Here's how it goes down......
INGREDIENTS:
- 2 slices of whole grain bread (I usually use some type of nutty bread but in a pinch I used rye this time)
- 1 spray olive oil
- 1 medium to large portabello sliced into strips
- 1 garlic clove minced
- handful of baby spinach (of course when I decided to make this one, I was out of spinach :( (Go figure!)
- 1 ounce shredded italian blend (or whatever cheese you prefer)
- 1 Tbsp dijon mustard
- 2 tsp pesto
DIRECTIONS:
1. Heat large pan and then dry saute mushrooms until almost tender 3 - 5 mins
2. Spread mustard on one slice of bread and pesto and garlic on the other slice of bread
3. Push mushrooms to one side of pan and spray the pan with olive oil
4. Put each slice of bread dry side down into pan, then sprinkle both pieces with cheese, and top one of the slices with spinach
5. Cover the pan and cook on high for a few minutes or until cheese is melted, place the mushrooms on top of the spinach, transfer other slice on top
VOILA!!!! Enjoy!!!
03 September 2015
Coffee Talk!
It's SEPTEMBER!!!! Ahhhh, I can NOT even believe it!!!! Put your feet up, grab your pumpkin spice coffee and let's do this!!!
5 Random Thoughts:
1 - Ok I know I have said this before but this year is seriously moving at WARP speed!!! Life needs to SLOW down I feel like I keep blinking and my kiddos are almost GONE!!! :( However, the upside to this...it's now officially (well for me) PUMPKIN SEASON!!!! LOL!!! That's right I harbor NO guilt about sipping on that little cup of heaven because summer is OVER, though we are in a HEAT WAVE right now, but IGNORE that and sip away!!! ;)
2 - Speaking of warp speed!!! My littles are really not LITTLES anymore! Monday was the start of the new school year and we are now the proud "owners" of a 5th GRADER and hold your pants on (because I know in my head I THINK I'm still a teenager)....a HIGH SCHOOL-ER aka 9th GRADER!!!! What the WHAT?! I may or may not have gotten teary that morning thinking about my first day of dropping Hayley off at pre-school. I can't EVEN begin to imagine her leaving me in less than 4 years. Ugh! So if you have little ones, enjoy EVERY single SECOND because I know you hear it ALL. THE. TIME. but it's the TRUTH....you blink and it's OVER!
3 - My new challenge group is going AWESOME! These ladies have no flipping idea how much they INSPIRE me, every single day! No one wakes up EVERY day and is ecstatic about working out and reality is life HAPPENS and sometimes you won't get it in, but checking in with them and hearing their struggles and VICTORIES always keeps me motivated and determined. So just a shout out to my absolutely AWESOME challengers....THANK YOU for holding me accountable and I am soooo proud of each and EVERY one of you! XO
4 - This week has definitely been an up and down roller coaster! There have been bad days, good days and literally the IN BETWEEN days. I have a brain MRI on Friday but I seriously am so OVER dr appts, testing etc. and I feel like the MRI will be a total waste of my time and money but since I do have a family to think about AND just in case there's a SLIM chance anything comes back on it I need to freaking have it done! BOOOOOOOO!!! Of course that and the fact that I really do need my arm to function in life so there's that little minor detail too!!! LOL!
5 - EEEEKKKKK! I can't WAIT to wake up tomorrow!!! It's our weekend away with our Jersey "family" and YEP, our Counting Crows concert weekend (don't be jelly, and don't JUDGE)!! LOL! Truly though just getting away for a weekend with these peeps ALWAYS brightens my spirit. It's our time to relax, catch up and forget all the hassles of real life. I don't know how the stars aligned and brought our 2 families together, but it was the BEST thing that could have happened!
Ok, that is it for today! I'm off to have my blood work done before I head to work! Have a fabulous and SAFE Labor Day weekend my lovelies!!!! XO
5 Random Thoughts:
1 - Ok I know I have said this before but this year is seriously moving at WARP speed!!! Life needs to SLOW down I feel like I keep blinking and my kiddos are almost GONE!!! :( However, the upside to this...it's now officially (well for me) PUMPKIN SEASON!!!! LOL!!! That's right I harbor NO guilt about sipping on that little cup of heaven because summer is OVER, though we are in a HEAT WAVE right now, but IGNORE that and sip away!!! ;)
2 - Speaking of warp speed!!! My littles are really not LITTLES anymore! Monday was the start of the new school year and we are now the proud "owners" of a 5th GRADER and hold your pants on (because I know in my head I THINK I'm still a teenager)....a HIGH SCHOOL-ER aka 9th GRADER!!!! What the WHAT?! I may or may not have gotten teary that morning thinking about my first day of dropping Hayley off at pre-school. I can't EVEN begin to imagine her leaving me in less than 4 years. Ugh! So if you have little ones, enjoy EVERY single SECOND because I know you hear it ALL. THE. TIME. but it's the TRUTH....you blink and it's OVER!
3 - My new challenge group is going AWESOME! These ladies have no flipping idea how much they INSPIRE me, every single day! No one wakes up EVERY day and is ecstatic about working out and reality is life HAPPENS and sometimes you won't get it in, but checking in with them and hearing their struggles and VICTORIES always keeps me motivated and determined. So just a shout out to my absolutely AWESOME challengers....THANK YOU for holding me accountable and I am soooo proud of each and EVERY one of you! XO
4 - This week has definitely been an up and down roller coaster! There have been bad days, good days and literally the IN BETWEEN days. I have a brain MRI on Friday but I seriously am so OVER dr appts, testing etc. and I feel like the MRI will be a total waste of my time and money but since I do have a family to think about AND just in case there's a SLIM chance anything comes back on it I need to freaking have it done! BOOOOOOOO!!! Of course that and the fact that I really do need my arm to function in life so there's that little minor detail too!!! LOL!
5 - EEEEKKKKK! I can't WAIT to wake up tomorrow!!! It's our weekend away with our Jersey "family" and YEP, our Counting Crows concert weekend (don't be jelly, and don't JUDGE)!! LOL! Truly though just getting away for a weekend with these peeps ALWAYS brightens my spirit. It's our time to relax, catch up and forget all the hassles of real life. I don't know how the stars aligned and brought our 2 families together, but it was the BEST thing that could have happened!
Ok, that is it for today! I'm off to have my blood work done before I head to work! Have a fabulous and SAFE Labor Day weekend my lovelies!!!! XO
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