Wanted

Absolutely love this song!  Because at the end of the day, all a girl wants is to be wanted...



If you have a special someone, always make sure they know they are wanted*

Cinco de Mayo

So this was the first time I have ever really gone out on cinco de mayo.  Some friends and I decided weeks ago what we were going to do.  There is a Mexican restuarant here in Denver that has amazing food and amazing margaritas.  They have 60oz margaritas!  Which are very strong might I add.  So this is where we decided to begin our night.  We had fresh made guacamole, delicious food, and every one of us ordered one of the 60oz drinks (which cost $16.95...twice as much as our meals).

Needless to say...it was more then enough tequila for a night!  We then headed downtown to get some dancing in.  It was such a great night and I had so much fun with amazing friends.  We laughed, we danced, and made memories to last.  I hope everyone's weekend was as great as mine!

♥ Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand. ♥

President Obama at Bagram Air Base

This popped up on my facebook news feed from one of the pages I get updates from. The portion of the speech at around 9 minutes especially struck a note with me. Everyone who reads my blog is entitled to their own opinions, regardless of what yours may be I wanted to share :)

Banana Cupcakes

So yesterday my friend Jessica and I were watching cupcake wars, which put us both in a major cupcake mood.  So she pulled up a recipe for a Strawberry White Zinfandel cupcake.  We made a quick grocery run and then she whipped them up for us.  They were so delicious.

Today I was in a lounge around mood...and still had cupcakes on my mind.  This past week we got tons of extra bananas at work so my boss told me to bring some home.  So I figured I would put those bananas to use, and found a Banana Cupcake recipe that looked yummy.  And the recipe also includes how to make a Vanilla Pastry Cream topping for them, rather then just a typical frosting recipe, which I liked.  After reading the recipe, and deciding I definitely needed to make them, I decided to add something else.  I thought a chocolate filling would make them even better!  So I decided to make a dark chocolate ganache filling for them as well.  All I did to make my filling was use 2 Ghirardelli bittersweet dark chocolate bars (4oz bars).  Break it up into small pieces and place in a bowl.  Bring 1 cup of heavy whipping cream to a boil and then pour it over the chocolate.  Whisk it until smooth, then add a teaspoon of rum.

They turned out SOOOOO good and best of all, I was super excited to finally get to wear my new apron I bought from Anthropologie!

St. Pattys Day 2012

So I am like a week late on this post but better late then never, right?  Anyways, this was officially the first year I have ever gone out for St. Pattys day.  I went down to CO Springs and met up with some of my friends.  I even had my first glass of green beer.  Now, I don't like beer and never drink it but I was determined to have green beer on St Pattys day.  Buuut since I don't drink beer I only ended up drinking like 1/4 of the glass.  But I was super excited because it was served in a Broncos glass!

That night I went out with my friends Megan and Jessica.  Thankfully Jessica's hubby was so nice to stay home and watch their son and give us a ride downtown, so we included him in our pre going out photos lol.

It was a great night with my girls.  We danced, we laughed, and I was reminded of how amazing my friends are.  I ran into old friends, made new friends and it is definitely a night I will always remember!

Crazy Sock Day

This week at work we had a spirit week.  Today was crazy sock day. However, the weather has been absolutely beautiful this week and I have been wearing flip flops everyday and loving it!  So I wanted to participate in crazy sock day BUT I also was determined to wear flip flops.  My solution was to wear "footless socks" aka legwarmers and flip flops.  Problem solved!

RIP Grandma Willie

The last few weeks my mom's mother has been struggling with her health.  After 83 years of life, she passed away this evening.  My heart breaks but I can say I am glad to know the suffering is over.  Please keep our family in your thoughts during this time.  The last time I saw her was in September of 2009, when the entire family got together to throw her an early surprise 80th birthday party.  It's a memory I will always hold on to.  Love those you love every day, an don't let so much time pass between your moments with them ♥