Five on Friday!

Fridays are always my favorite blog-reading days! Every Friday morning I sit down at my desk at work and check out all the cute "Five on Friday" posts by some of my favorite, inspiring bloggers. So, I've finally decided to jump on the bandwagon with these posts! Yall check out their blogs from the icon below, I know you'll become an everyday reader too.

 

                                               

ONE
The second home football game of the season is this weekend against SC State. We can't wait to be in that stadium again, cheering on our Tigers to, hopefully, another W! I've heard phenomenal things about SC State's marching band, so I think we may actually stay in for half-time this week!

TWO
Lately I have been thinking about how hard it's been to build a fashionable, yet affordable work-wardrobe. In college we could wear Nike shorts and ADPi tshirts everywhere and not worry about dressing up everyday. Not the case anymore! I've been wearing holes in my little cheap-o Target sandals and with fall coming I know I've got to change it up... so, I've been drooling over these little babies. If you know me, you know I LOVE me some leopard, so these need to be in my closet ASAP!

 

THREE

Our front door is still sporting the precious, but springy teal, metal monogram we were given at one of our wedding showers in March and honestly, it needs a little updating. I've never attempted one of these before, but I'm definitely willing to try!   



                  

FOUR

I really have been meaning to make this recipe for dinner all week, and somehow, it just hasn't worked out yet. I already have the ingredients ready to go and it's so simple! Jay and I both love pesto on pretty much anything, so I thought pesto stuffed chicken might be a fun new dish to add to the rotation. Maybe I'll actually make it this weekend, it looks SO yummy!

 

FIVE

Craving these Starbucks mocha frapuccinos can become an expensive habit to break! I usually only go to Starbucks if I have a gift card, but last week I broke that trend. It's a good thing (for my wallet, at least) that the local Starbucks is on the completely opposite side of town from which I work! Love these things!

                                     

 

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! Enjoy and soak up some of the gorgeous sunshine we're supposed to have... and don't forget to check out the awesome blogs in the Five on Friday button up top :)

 

XOXO

Nicole

 





 

 





Late Re-Cap of My Fireworks Cookies!

Well, I'm a little lot late on this post but hey, better late than never right? So I tried out the wonderful cookie recipe I found on the ever-intriguing Pinterest for fireworks cookies. Let me tell you, SO easy even for a novice baker like myself! I followed the exact recipe found here. Her recipe is practically fool-proof, but I would have added a few more sprinkles has I had some leftover. My husband (a huge sweets lover) loved them, and they were quite the hit in Highlands during our stay there for July 4th! See below for my version vs. the Pinterest version. 

My Latest Baking Inspiration

Let's try this again...

 

It's  been quite some time since I last did a blog post, but reading others' always inspires me to try and be better at blogging! Tomorrow we're heading to Highlands to celebrate the 4th of July and my father-in-law has asked me to bring an appetizer and something sweet for the cookout on Thursday. So, while browsing Pinterest and Google images I found a sweet little recipe for "Firecracker Cookies".  It seems pretty simple and the results look like they will be super cute. I'll try to do a follow-up post with the recipe and how mine actually turned out vs. the pinterest version!

 

Cookin Cowgirl's Version

 

Mid-Week Blues

It's Wednesday yet again! Not a busy week, only one exam, but I can't help but wish the week away!! There was music in the library lobby today and they were playing Jamaican steel drums... ahh, the lull of the turquoise water and white sand beaches. Can you tell I'm a bit ready for summer?

Lately, I have been questioning whether or not Law School is the right step for the next phase in my life. I don't want to put in all the money to register w/ the LSDAS and for the LSAT if it's not really for me. I have always loved my summer job in sales @ Cook's, so I have been explorig some sales job in which I could actually use my major. One thing high on my list is medical equipment and devices sales. If anyone knows someone in this field that would help me decide if this is the thing for me, let me know :)

Here's hoping for more sunny days like yesterday!

XoXo,
Nicole

ps. here's a picture from our latest Highlands trip!

Happy LOVEly Weekend!

Obviously, I'm not too good at keeping up with this! Life is pretty hectic, as usual, but I'm trying to stll enjoy every minute at Clemson.

.... there is supposed to be SNOW this weekend! I guess we will see if those weather guys really know what they are talking about ;) I do enjoy the snow, but who can help but long for summertime to be here?



........we can still pretend to be under that cabana on this chillly day.......
Happy Valentine's Day to all!


Nicole

All things Orange and Beautiful

Football season is FINALLY here again! I am beyond excited for Saturday's game, along with thousands of other Tiger fans! Here is a picture I wanted to share that I took last season, hoping it will get everyone's blood pumping orange again for the big game! Enjoy!