It's The Little Things....

Well...as I predicted...all the things I had on my to-do list this past weekend, did not get accomplished. I was able to get a few things done but after a small, almost disastrous, mishap I was unable to focus. I'm not going to go into detail what happened...especially since it took me a few days to get it out of my head. But what I can say is " Thank the LORD for watching over us and our loved ones." Some things happen in life and it makes the rest seem insubstantial. So no, I didn't get my DIY projects done. No, I didn't get my hair done. And no, I didn't even make myself my own home cooked meal (unless you count the avocado egg salad found here. (I came across this blog on Pinterest)  It's awesome. I'm ADDICTED to avocado right now.). What I did do was purchase a few new items from our NEW T.J. Maxx  and gave our bedroom a new mini makeover, cleaned and tidied up a bookshelf display and then restlessly waited for Tony to get home. He always makes me feel better and I think I appreciated him more than ever, that day. In fact, while I was sitting on the loveseat and he (sprawled) on the couch, we linked hands. He knew I needed him that much. All I can say is what I experienced was SCARY! Now that is a man that loves you...when he'd rather be sleeping but holds your hand from a couch away. It didn't matter to me that I didn't get any major house projects tackled. Everything would be ok, God was watching over me, I had my best friend AND my DIY projects weren't going anywhere. Just so you aren't left wondering..."OMG what happened" because I totally know you are, I'll just tell you this. It actually wasn't disastrous. It COULD have been. Which is what kept playing over and over in my mind. The mind is a terrible thing sometimes and rather than thinking "everything turned out fine in the end" we think "OMG! I can't believe that happened. This ALMOST happened..." You get what I'm saying.

Now on a more positive note, let's think wedding thoughts. They make me happy. My MOH (maid of honor) found her dress! I'm so excited. It's perfect on her and perfect with my style plans. However, (I'll give this little bit away) I wanted all the dresses to be different, but coordinating shades of green. Of course the dress we found for my cousin didn't come in a similar shade of green. They didn't go at all. So we had to change the coloring options or continue looking endlessly for a dress for my cousin. I realize I have plenty of time for her to continue looking but I'm just going to say that she liked NOTHING we put on her. I do believe this is the only one she actually admits to liking. So right there...I'm going to say that I'm a pretty awesome bride. There are no bridezilla moments happening yet. Who would change color ideas to keep their pretty, little bridesmaids happy? Yup...I'm cool like that. ;) But I must say, even though it's not exactly what I originally wanted, I am pretty happy with the way it's coming together. I do believe this is the part when people tell you to roll with the punches and just enjoy the planning. Not everything is going to go exactly as imagined. And that's what I'm trying to do. I can be a complete control freak but I'm determined to stay STRESS FREE and just work with what I'm dealt. I also think I found Tony's and the groomsmen's suits! But Tony doesn't even want to see a picture. He wants to wait and see it in person. Crossing my fingers he loves it as much as I do. We'll see if all my years of dressing for horse shows pays off. I CAN tell you that the suit/tux girl was LOVING me.

Which leads me to my next DIY project: Men's boutonnieres. I made one last night but I'm not sure it's perfect yet.  I'm going to work on tweaking it a little bit. Once I get it to where I like it I will give you all a peak!

Um, excuse me? This is Rudy's version of helping.
Him AND his squirrel...are on my burlap.

 So with that, I'll leave you with a little recipe I came across on Pinterest. (Yes, I'm a Pinterest junkie. Hello...my name is Alicia and I'm an addict) It was easy schmeezy (I'm catching on that in the blog world, you can say things like this )and even though I was a little short on white chocolate chips it still turned out. It just wasn't as gooey as it should have been. But still... pretty darn good. Enjoy!

Avalanche Bars

Recipe courtesy of cookiesandcups.com

12 oz bag of White Chocolate Chips
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
3 cups Rice Krispies
1 1/2 cups mini marshmallows
1/4 cup mini chocolate chips + 2 Tbsp for garnish.
Lightly grease a 9x9 pan

How to Make

1. In microwave-safe bowl pour in white chips and heat on 50% power for 1 minute. Stir and continue in 30 second increments until chips are melted.
2. Combine the peanut butter with the melted chips and add the krispies. 

1. Let cool approx 15 – 20 minutes stirring every 5 minutes or so to help cool.
2. Add the marshmallows and the mini chocolate chips and stir to combine.
3. Pour mixture into the prepared pan and spread evenly, pressing lightly with the back of your spoon, but do not compact too much, otherwise they will get hard. 

1. Press the remaining chocolate chips into the top for garnish.
2. When the bars are completely cooled cut into squares and enjoy!