Yay, It's friday! I am excited for this weekend. The hubster and I have some house fixer-upper stuff to do (including finishing up our DIY chalkboard // post to follow sooon!//). And Sunday we are going to enjoy some Jesus praising and then the beach with family. Hopefully Florida's bipolar summer weather will be in a good mood for us this weekend.

Anywhozels. Here are my favorite things from this past week.

::It was my birthday!::
This can be a favorite from my week right?
My husband fed my obsession with mason jars by buying me a stackable mason jar measuring cups. And also drinking lids for my actual mason jars that I drink out of.
(btw these aren't my pictures. Someone *points to self* was lazy and didnt have time to take photo's herself)


::The new teaser for Mockingjay::
Did you feel the feels too!? My heart cried "Pooooor Peta"

::My new chalkboard::
We still need to put trim around it but here is a sneak peak ;) (excuse any spelling errors)

::New YouTube series::
Call me a nerd but I like finding/watching YouTube videos. I think a lot of people assume YouTube is just for cat videos but sometimes you can find some good content. I binge watched and caught up to the latest episode to a new series called "The New Adventures of Peter Pan and Wendy". It's so cute. I want to be Wendy.

Also if you like watching seires on YouTube. Check out
The Lizzy Bennett Diaries
Emma Approved

::Starbucks Yummyness:: I am not a Starbucks junkie by any means but I do like a nice drink from there from time to time. I will admit, I will take a Dunkin Donuts flavored coffee over Starbucks any day because I find Starbucks coffee to be a bit bitter if not made right. BUT I think I may have found my new favorite flavored coffee drink from Starbucks. Iced Decaf (this girl gets major shakes from full test)  Vanilla Macchiato with chocolate drizzle.  aka The YUMYUM drink.

Have a good weekend my friends!! 

You've probably been reading my past few post's with recipes and probably thinking to youreself.


In all reality. I don't.

Grocery shopping on a newlywed budget is interesting for sure. Add being gluten free and buying organic into that mix and you got quiet a challenge.

Can I first say Crock-Pot is one of my favorite man made inventions ever. When I can use it. I use it.
I was SO hesitant to start cooking a whole chicken in my Crock-Pot. I was worried I would come home to an exploded chicken all over my kitchen. (hey that rhymed) 
But no chicken pieces exploded over my kitchen and I succeeded in making a tasty whole chicken.
This recipe is great for working into other recipes during the week. I cooked my chicken on a monday and made Fajitas with the leftover chicken on Wednesday.







BTW. INVEST in Crock-Pot liners. You're husbands will thank you especially if your husband is like mine and does the dishes for you after dinner.

Sorry, there is no fancy "How To..." video for this recipe. Have you every tried to handle a camera AND raw chicken. It is no bueno.

I was thinking the other day and I really need to start posting my recipes more.
I was thinking this because during the first couple months of my marriage, I was having a hard time trying to figure out healthy dinner ideas that were simple and quick to make (or make ahead of time). And I thought...

Sure, I would find super quick recipes but they weren't healthy or something I could eat.  One of my main goals when I got married was not to change my eating habits from living with my parents. I set a goal to make sure I kept close too, if not same, healthy eating habits as my parents (mostly my mom ;))

Anywhozzels, this thought pondered on my mind so much I was motivated enough (and remembered) to document myself making a meal the other night.
I was going to come up with some fancy name for post's when I post recipes but I'm just gonna keep the one I've used before with a twist


Before I go forward. If you like recipes you can cater to your own way of cooking, this is the recipe for you. When it comes to cooking. I don't measure to much. Yes, there are some recipes I follow but if its something I come up with, I kind of just wing it :)
So, if you want a straight forward recipe, sorry. Maybe next time.