{Novemberishhhh }

Thanksgiving has come and go this year. It went by so fast. This year there was so much to be thankful for. My amazing little one and FH plus my family and friends! Although i love thanksgiving i have to say after 4 days of eating turkey and all the great things that we make with it i am TURKEY out :) I don't want anymore left overs at all. I can't eat the same food over and over and over again it makes me sick. Can you guys? The FH is in heaven he loves it but me and the little one are just fine cooking something new!

This year was the 1st year we did not go shopping on Black Friday instead we are saving our money for the wedding and other things that the FH told me i was not allowed to say. :( I'm not sure how long i can keep it in though I'm so excited i just want to tell everyone but he wants to wait so I'll not say anything until I'm allowed but let just say is a pretty BIG Deal and i cant wait for it to be here.

P.S.

I am NOT Pregnant i repeat i am NOT pregnant! I know that was the 1st thing that came to all of yours heads but nope!

-Now you know :)
( Or i guess this time you dont)

{Family Portrait}

So it's that time of year, you know the time that the family gets together and poses for that perfect family portrait that they can put in there Christmas Cards etc. Well i spoke with Holli B. Photography (hollibphotography.com)

(Shameless Plug: I met Holli last summer when i found her through a friend. She took our Engagement Pictures, Jeremiah's 1year old pictures and she will capture our wedding in Jamaica. We are flying her and Taylor (she awesome 2 way talented when it comes to Invites, Programs, Save The Dates, Photographing & Albums.) Me & the FH cannot wait to be in Jamaica and our big day to be here we know these girls will do an amazing job :) SERIOUSLY if you want someone fun that thinks outside the box but can also rock the traditional pictures google her you wont be sorry!  )

                  (This is one of our favorites that she took for us back in April)

Now back to what i was talking about.... Oh yeah pictures. I always look foward to picture time with Holli or  (Taylor this year) she always finds the most random places to shoot awesome photos. Well i like to organize things so i already started bugging the FH that we must go shopping for some cute clothes to wear for them. (I really just wanted to have an excused shhhhhh). Plus i have lost some weight so i am in very much need of smaller pants and i wish i could say shirts but my twins (the girls) haven't gotten any smaller just yet. I was thinking on doing a cute pair skinny jeans (Yes i can wear them now without looking like an umpa lumpa)

Or maybe a Sparkly top with a sweater! Who knows but i like these looks so i have to find something that will work. Hopefully it wont be too cold. We are taking them 1st week of December so I'm sure it will be chilly but hopefully not to bad. If you have any ideas shoot them my way :) 

                                              -Now you Know!

{aaassshhhhooooouuuuu}

Flu season is upon us. Friday i had to take the little one in to the doctor only to find out he has bronchitis.  How would he get bronchitis? I made sure he's always covered up? Ummmmm well his daddy has bronchitis little did we know we have been treating it like a cold when all along it was worst. So all weekend long i played nurse. And no not naughty nurse just good nurse. I clean while they slept which let me just say was hours and hours. Made sure they were medicated at all times, and made then yummy food to make them nice and strong.

Sunday's service was really good. I enjoyed it alot. It has been such a blessing seeing the future hubby get closer to god and want to be that man that leads his family. He knows my desires before i even tell him, thats another reason i know he's my lobster! At chruch sunday he turns to me and says when we buy the house and get settle i want us to look into adopting a baby. I seriously no joke lost it. I have always wanted to adopt a baby ever sense i was 4 years old. I used to ask my mom if i could and she would say i had to wait till i was older. I never shared that with him not because i was hiding it but simply because it never came up. It was super nice to know he wants everything i want. I just love him! Even when he's coughing non stop and full of nasty buggers he is still the love of my life and will always be.

Monday came too fast but in a way im glad i get to see the outside world and not the same walls i been looking at all weekend long! So for all of you that are reading this (which im hoping someone is) stay warm and drink lots of fluids. assssshhhhooouuuu.
                                          
                                           -Now you Know

{Hair Ideas}

Okay so if your anything like me and you have thin thin thin hair and you want to spice it up for the holidays here is an idea! I may try this for Thanksgiving or maybe my birthday not sure like i said my hair is thin and never has volume so I'm trying new things with it. For today is already too late is up on a pony tail as i write this so HA but  maybe tomorrow!

Whoa! It looks fairy easy on these pictures I'm sure it will take me a few times to figure it out. But maybe for you guys it will work out a lot faster! I never been a fan of RED lipstick but it seems to be in style, everyone is trying it including the girl above in the pictures so hey why not! I may just try it myself, i guess if you know me you will have to wait and see if i actually do or chicken out :)  Her tomato red lipstick is Clinique's Red Red Red. Even if you wore a black turtleneck and jeans, you'd be the most glamorous girl at any holiday party.


                                           -Now you know !
                               (Notice how i signed it in RED ;) )

{Bibbity Bobbity Boo}

So it's fall and if you are anything like me you want to BAKE, BAKE, & BAKE! Is 2 weeks until Thanksgiving and i love making these cupcakes! They are super easy and OMG they are delicious so i thought i would share the recipe. The aroma from the cupcakes is  heavenly. I almost said, “I wish I could somehow bottle it up and share it on here" but then realized that I could, in fact, go out and buy a pumpkin pie-scented candle and walla!!!

So here is the breakdown! This recipe makes about 32 cup cakes but it depends on how big or small you want them to be!

***For The Cup Cakes***

4 cups cake flour (not self-rising), sifted

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 Tablespoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

2½ cups packed light-brown sugar

4 large eggs

1 cup buttermilk

1½  canned of  pumpkin (I use the 100% Libby's Pumpkin Puree)

***For The Yummy Cream Cheese Frosting***

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature

1 pound (4 cups) confectioners’ sugar, sifted

¾ teaspoon vanilla extract

A little sprinkle of Cinnamon for a kick!

***To Make The Cup Cakes***

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.

2. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter and brown sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until each is incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with two additions of buttermilk, and beating until just combined. Add pumpkin; beat until just combined.

3. Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool 10 minutes; turn out cupcakes onto racks and let cool completely. Cupcakes can be refrigerated up to 3 days in airtight containers.

***To Make The Frosting***

With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter and cream cheese until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add sugar, ½ cup at a time, and then vanilla & Cinnamon, and mix until smooth and combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed.

To finish, use an offset spatula or a pastry bag fitted with a decorated tip to top the cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. Or a butter knife if you don't have all the fancy tools :)



(If not using immediately, frosting can be refrigerated up to 3 days in an airtight container; before using, bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth again.)

And finally all there is left to do is Enjoy :) Let me know how they turned out or if you made them a different way!

-Now you Know!

{ 5 months to go!!!!! }

So we have decided Beaches Negril Resort & Spa it is. We have already booked the hotel, flight and spoke with our Wedding Coordinator. We picked the reception dinner and ceremony site! I cannot wait. Especially sense is getting cold, im so ready to be sitting on the beach with a drink at hand and relaxing! I haven't found my dress yet so that is something i will be working on soon hopefully.

Me and the Future hubby have been talking and we think bringing our own flowers would be better than spending the money on the ones that they gave us as options. But i never really been a fan of fake flowers so i dont know how this will go hopefully they turn out good and i wont care :) The food sounds super yummy but i been reading lots of reviews and some have made me very nervous i wont lie. I know that people are going to complain no matter what so im hoping is not as bad as they say in some of those reviews.

If anyone has gotten married there or knows a little more info or even better yet have pictures PLEASE help a girl out!

Until then now you know!

{A Visit from Batman}

This weekend was Jeremiah's 2ND Halloween! I still can't believe that he's almost 2 i feel like i seriously just came home from the hospital with my little one and now he's so big :(. We took him trick or treating to our friends house and he did so well. He held his own pumpkin and left the candy in it then after he figured out it was candy of course he wanted some. The face was priceless when he realized it was sour candy!!! To cute for words. We dressed him up as Batman from the Dark night. He didn't want to keep his mask on but he kept the cape on so we cant complain after all he's only OMG i just realized tomorrow he will be 20 months old. WOW! Time sure flies!

I'm loving being a Mommy he's truly amazing. He's such a happy baby the only time he gets angry is when he doesn't fell good or hes hungry. He has such an amazing connection with DeAngelo(daddy). Is so fun to watch them play and talk to one another. DeAngelo is a great dad i knew he would be but seeing it its truly awesome!

Is getting colder which I'm loving! It means the holidays are near! I'm such a holiday person an after having Jeremiah its become even better. I can't wait for all the dinners, shopping, Santa visits, and all the cold winter nights that we get to cuddle up in bed and watch Christmas movies :)

I will post pictures soon of the little ones Halloween until then now you know !