I really had nothing to blog about except pictures of my newest daily outfit,
soooo.. i decided to just talk about what I learned this weekend.

so this weekend I learned~

• I miss my Carebear. Even after 9 years of being apart, there are still just days when I want to drive to her house, grab some Starbucks, and just talk. Emails are sometimes not good enough. Dang you distance.
• Buns hurt if worn too long. Seriously. I took mine out RIGHT as I got home from school and i was nursing that dang headache all night. Poo... But they are so cute, why must i go through pain to look cute??

• I make really good sweet tea. Well... I think its good.
• Though I am not a morning person. Seeing mister, in all his 6'5'' gloriousness, standing in my bedroom doorway first thing in the morning, makes me a VERY happy girl.
• Pink shoes rule.

Next year, It will be 10 years since my little northern booty landed in Florida. This has led me to contemplate some of the reasons/facts that make you realize you're a Floridian compared to a northerner.

You know you are a Floridian when...

I found it a little weird that I got to were a dress on my first day back to school.
I've lived in FL for almost 9 years and I'm still amazed about how bipoloar our weather is. Hopefully it will chill down soon. I'm missing the cold weather. 

First day of classes went well. I really enjoyed not having to get up at 8am like I did last semester. An extra hour and half of sleep is perfect and much appreciated this semester. 
So is coffee ;) 

Eh. Today is my first day back at school. The only 2 things about this semester that are even close to exciting is that

Other then that its just . Bleh school..

However. Can we talk about all the new "Catching Fire" pictures!?!



Plus could we take a moment to appreciate Sam Claflin and his amazingness

WOW

I'm not kidding. I haven't forgotten about you sweet Friday favorites. Its about time to bring you back into the blogging world again.

This FF has a theme though.
Favorite songs.
At the moment


Worship song -
I mean. Wow. I could worship to this song all the time. I know I've listened to it on repeat in my car on the way to school numerous times. The City Harmonic is so amazing and I have followed them since their first release last year! Check them out!

Musical song -
So my favorite things to do now is listen to my Les Miserable's movie soundtrack on my trek to see the mister, it makes the drive to the coast seem short and I get to belt my wonderful theater voice! (TOTAL sarcasm there)
It took everything in my body not to sing this in the theater. Its my favorite from the entire movie. And its a plus that the actress's name is Samantha.
Cutesy lovey dovey, sings lines of it to mister, stuck in my head all the time, on repeat song. -
SO in love with this song right now. Its just, everything I want to say and more.
And its just freakin cute ok!

Eshakti is this great fashion company that lets you customize your dress style and size. I didn't have to customize my size too much, but I did make my dress a little shorter to keep up with the very mild winters we have here in Florida.
Eshakti makes getting a dress that fits you in the right way easy and accessible  Also, all their dresses are decently priced. If your looking for a nice dress and a willing to spend just a little more to make sure it fits to your exact measurements, Eshakti is the place for you!

And let me say their customer service is great! The first dress I picked out ended up not fitting me right, so I emailed them and they were more then happy to send me a new dress in a new style! Yippee.

To learn more about Eshakti visit their site here! 


*this dress was sent to me by Eshakti in exchange for a review. The opinions and photos are 100% all mine.

I saw the trailer for the movie a couple weeks ago, and even though i haven't succubus to the "zombie's are cool" hype lately, the movie looked almost cute, and after doing some research I found out it was based off a book. SO of course, being the bookie that I am. I had to read it.

What its about


What I think/though
I found myself "awwing" quite often while reading this book. "R", though a zombie, thinks like a human and draws you in and makes you sympathize with him, it's sometimes unbelievable that you slowly find yourself feeling sorry for a zombie. Isaac Marion's ability to make a zombie relateable its quiet funny and genius. I finished this book RIGHT before the New Year, but I hope you take the time to put it on your "to read in 2013" list.
The ONLY thing I disliked about the book was the use of bad language. Sometime it was a little unnecessary for me. But overall its a great book and you should read it!

Recipe 4 You! 
Adapted from "Feeding my Temples:Skinny Chicken Parmesan"

*Photo credit to "Feeding my Temple* 

(because i forgot to take a picture with my own camera)

• 2 (8 oz) chicken breasts, sliced in half (horizontally, or butterflied but cut all the way through. You will end up with 4 pieces of chicken)
• 3/4 cup of crushed tortilla chips with a couple dashes of garlic salt OR you can use GF bread crumbs w/garlic salt 
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasonings (add more if you like the taste)
• 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 
• 1 1/2-2 tbsp butter, melted 
• 3/4 cup reduced fat mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup marinara or your favorite spaghetti sauce
• cooking spray

Preheat oven to 450°. Line large baking sheet with foil (easy clean up) and spray lightly with cooking spray.

Combine breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and Italian seasonings in a bowl. Melt the butter in the microwave in another bowl (this is usually melted after about 20 seconds, so watch it closely.) Lightly brush the butter onto the chicken, then dip into breadcrumb/cheese mixture. Place on baking sheet and repeat with the remaining 3 pieces of chicken.

Lightly spray a little more cooking spray on top (this makes it nice and crispy) and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove chicken from oven and turn over. Spoon sauce over each piece and top with mozzarella cheese and bake another 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. 


This dish was amazing. Boyfriend and family approved. And SO easy. I made it gluten free by substituting bread crumbs with tortilla chips that I salted with garlic salt. Crushed tortillas are a great sub for most dishes that require GF bread crumbs. And they are cheaper.