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My Holiday To-Do List!

My original plan was to do an advent calendar and I feel way far behind on creating one.  I wanted an inexpensive one due to my budget presently, but I also wanted it to be cute.  So, I ended up with zilch because I didn’t take the time to create something.  Here is my holiday list and most of these will be things that I invite friends over for!

1. Decorate Christmas Cookies
2. Watch a Christmas movie with hot chocolate
3. Throw a Christmas Party
4. Make gingerbread houses
5. Decorate for Christmas
6. Write letters to soldiers oversees during Christmas
7. Make a list of new years resolutions
8. Attend a Christmas Party
9. Play in the snow (if it snows!)
10. Send Christmas gifts to my roommates!
11. Leave a gift in the mailbox for my mailperson

Next year, I plan on being more on the ball with my advent calendar, but these goals will do for now!

I mentioned that there would be lots of changes on the blog coming soon.  I slacked off a little towards the end of November on my blogging, but once I reach 100 GFC followers, I’ll be doing my very first giveaway and getting a new look!  I also promised a vlog a while back, and that will be here shortly as well.  Sorry folks, I keep saying things and not going through with them!  Have a happy December and wonderful holiday season!!  Can’t wait to see all the recipes y’all try, the projects you DIY, and the presents you get!

Recipe {Almond Clusters}

I shared this same recipe over on Holly’s blog {8six11} last Christmas when I did a guest post for her, so if you’re a re-read, I apologize, but I think this recipe is way too good to miss every year and I always make them as happies for people in my life during Christmas time (co-workers, those seasonal friends, teachers, etc.)
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Today, I want to share a recipe I got from Good Housekeeping magazine and what I’ve done with it!  I started this last year and thought it was such a great idea to keep it going year after year!

The Recipe: CHOCOLATE ALMOND CLUSTERS

What you need:
8 oz. semisweet chocolate
1 1/2 cups roasted, salted almonds (8 1/4 oz)

1. On a large cookie sheet, arrange 48 paper or foil mini-muffin or candy cups in a single layer.
2. In large microwave-safe bowl, microwave half o the chocolate on high for 20 seconds.  Stir and repeat until chocolate just melts, about 1 minute and 20 seconds total.  Stir in remaining chocolate until melted.  Let cool for 3 MINUTES (For a shiny finish!).
3. Stir in almonds until evenly coated.  With measuring teaspoon, drop 1 spoonful of mixture into mini-muffin cup.  Repeat with remaining mixture and cups.
4. Refrigerate at least 20 minutes or until set.  Chocolate clusters can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to one month.

I used Nestle semisweet chocolate morsels and blue diamond almonds!

This is the almonds and chocolate mixed together, just take a spoonful into each little mini-muffin cup
My awesome clusters in the fridge, getting chilled!


What I did, was make the chocolate almond clusters and put 3 in a cute little bag.  I then used my amazing Erin Condren gift labels (Does anyone else have millions of these from their planners and haven’t been able to go through them all? WELL, I did, so this was a super great way to use them up!) and I write a little Christmas note to pass out with it!
My little bags with my EC Gift Labels, ready to go! 
There’s my finished little project!

MERRY CHRISTMAS Y’ALL!

Friday Letters!

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Dear Boy Meets World, I love watching you in the morning and it’s only appropriate to mention the Girl Meets World spin-off AGAIN, because that’s how awesome that’s going to be!  Dear Warm Coffee, oh I love thee.  Dear Roomies, I miss you beautiful ladies more than you know!  Reunion SOON!  Dear Patty and Makayla, I can’t wait to come home solely to visit you lovely women.  This semester has been busy and I haven’t had a chance to come home often and spend time with y’all, I’m looking forward to some real bonding.  Dear Spanish I, I really enjoyed your class, but I’m so happy it’s over!  Just my oral final and paper final and it’s over!  Dear new fitness challenge, boy did I need you!! This past week has been LAZY with it being so stinkin’ cold and me not being able to get my butt out of bed.  Dear Mississippi DIY String Project, you turned out WONDERFUL!! I actually have a really great gift idea for someone now.  I loved the colors I picked out too!  Dear tiny tiny apartment, please just expand like everything does in Harry Potter world when Christmas comes along and I need to fit my tree in here!

Have a great Friday peeps! 

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