So thankful

 

I am thankful for my family!

 

I am SO thankful for God's endless love and grace!

 

I am thankful for precious memories made!

 

 

I am thankful for Pinterest and the inspiration it gives me!

 

I am really missing this man today!

I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving break with your families! May God bless you tremendously!

So I made a new dessert!!

I was looking for a dessert to make for our Thanksgiving potluck at work and I ran acrossed this recipe on Pinterest. I will say I had a difficult time finding the Pumpkin Spice Pudding but it was so worth it. This will be a huge hit at your Thanksgiving meal!! I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

 

Pumpkin Lust Cake

1 stick butter, melted
1 cup flour
1 cup chopped pecans
2 tbs sugar
1 (8oz) package of cream chees, soft
1 cup powdered sugar
2 (8 oz) containers cool whip (or one 16 ozz container)
2 small packages (3.4oz) of Jello Instant Pumpkin Spice Pudding
3 cup cold milk
Nutmeg for sprinkling

For the crust:

1. Combine butter, flour, chopped pecans and sugar and press into a 9 x 13 in baking dish. Bake at 375 for 10-15 minutes. Let cool completely.

For the Cream Cheese Layer:

1. Beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and 1 1/2 cups cool whip until smooth. Spread over crust.

For the Pumpkin Layer:

1. Mix pudding mixes with cold milk, whisking for several minutes. Set it in the fridge for 5-10 minutes to let it thicken. Spread over the cream cheese layer. Top with remaining container of cool whip. Sprinkle with nutmeg.

Cut into squares and serve. Keep refrigerated.

A few of my favorite things

I know, I know. It's been awhile, but I am going to try and do better about blogging consistantly. Christmas is just right around the corner so I thought that I would share some of my personal favorites!!So here ya go......

Smith's Lip Balm in Minted Rose

So I purchased this a few months ago and I am certain that I will never use anything else to keep my lips moisturized. It's AMAZING!!And believe me I have tried everything. I might have a slight lip balm/lip gloss addiction.  I think it's great for daytime wear too, if you don't feel like doing lipstick. Or it would be great to pair with a bold eyeshadow. I got mine here for just $7. I think it will last me a while too.

 

 

L'Oreal Volminous Carbon Black Mascara

 I love mascara! It's one of the things I won't leave the house without. I have tried several differet kinds and this has by far been one of my favorites. I have long eyelashes but they aren't very full. This really defines and thickens each lash. I will definitely be repurchasing this one!

 

Glam Slim Case for Iphone 5

 

I just got the Iphone 5 and I was really paranoid for the 2 days that I didn't have a case on it. I bought this one at Best buy for $35 and I really like it. It protects my phone really well but also super cute. Which is obviously more important than keeping my phone safe. You can purchase it here or just look at the other great color options.

 

Spotify

 

 

I love Spotify! If you haven't heard about it you can go here to check it out. I listen to it ALOT. In my car on the way to work, at work and on the way home. We plug it into the sterio while we clean dishes or fold laundry. It's great you can pick exactly what you want or let it pick a radio station for you, similar to Pandora. But I think it's better than Pandora. I HIGHLY recommend this. I have discovered so many new songs/bands since I started using it. LOVE

 

Sharpie Retractable Fine Point Pen

 

 

This is a great pen and when I was doing this post I discovered that it comes in other colors, not just black. I'm pretty excited about that!! You can buy it online here or probably at any office supply store. I like to use mine taking notes at church or notes from my book studies.

 

How People Change

 

 

We are doing this book study with our lifegroup through church and I can honestly say that this has been the best study EVER! It has been very convicting but such a fresh drink of water knowing God's grace. He truly does give us a fresh start every morning. PRAISE HIM FOR THAT! We haven't finished it yet but I will definitely be recommending this to anyone asking for "the next read".

 

Well I hope you check some of these things out and love them as much as I do.