Crafts

My friend Annie's husband (and Joel's best friend) Jason's birthday was earlier this month. I have been feeling crafty lately so I made him some coasters for his man cave! 
They didn't come out as well as I wanted them to but I still like them. 

I took square pieces of wood and stained them dark brown. Most of my supplies are above. I used the sandpaper to sand the edges of the wood smooth. 

Here is the finished product. I used bottle tops. Also I used hot glue to get them to stick. If you do this, be careful because I burnt my fingers many many times! 

I covered the whole thing with Mod Podge. I would probably recommend using something different. There were a lot of air bubbles using this. 

But they are pretty cool! And fairly easy! 

San Fran Trip

Here are just a few highlights from my trip to San Fransico last week. 

This is a beautiful picture of the Golden Gate Bridge from our Saturday morning booze cruise. It was a little chilly out there! 

My friend Whitney and I. It was her birthday! Woo hoo! 

Sweater - Tommy Hilfiger outlet 

Polo - Gap 

Necklace - Old Navy 

Whitney's top - Levi's

Girls' night out! 

From left to right... 

Alison's jacket - Banana Republic outlet; Shirt - T.J. Maxx (I have the same one!!!)

My jacket - ebay!; Scarf - Old, I think it was my mom's

Whitney's shirt - Vintage; Scarf - unknown

DRINKS!!!! 

Whitney's shirt - Vintage

My dress - Gap outlet 

Alison's shirt - T.J. Maxx; Jacket - Banana Republic outlet 

Red headed slut shots!!!

Possible bridesmaids' dresses for Whitney's upcoming wedding - Ivy and Asher

Sea Lion King! He was awesome! 

Sea Lions sleeping at Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf

Chiefs game!

Having fun at the Chief's game. 

This was our ride to the game. Sitting on coolers! 

Sweatshirt - Gordman's 

Shorts - Gap (old, similar here)

T-shirt - Walmart (last year purchase)

Shoes - Toms

Purse - Coach (gift from Joel, similar here)

Bacon Jalapenos!

On September 9th, my friends and I went to the KC Chief's home opener. It was a super early morning but tons of fun! 

I made a breakfast casserole and then I made these lovely jalapenos wrapped in bacon. Everything is better with bacon, right?!?!  

Kristin's Bacon Jalapenos

Mix one package softened cream cheese with 1/2 cup cherry pomegranate sauce (from Costco). I also put a little bit of banana pepper juice in the mix to give it a little bit more of a kick. I thought it was a little too sweet without it. But that is up to you. I put probably 2 TBSP.

You will want to cut the jalapenos in half and seed them. 

Then fill each half with the cream cheese filling. 

Wrap them with bacon and put them on a foil covered cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for about a half hour or until the bacon is crispy. I also turned the broiler on for about 5 minutes to make sure everything was cooked really well. They were a big hit! Highly recommend! 

Summer

Since I haven't posted all summer, I decided I would update you with some of the things I have been up to. 

Finished my summer classes! 

I tried to make a skirt I found on pinterest (found here). Needless to say, I got frustrated and gave up! The pieces are still in my closet for whenever I get the courage/time to try again. 

 Franklin took his first road trip to my parents house for the 4th of July and my dad's 60th birthday. And I got to go home for the first time since Thanksgiving! 

This one is of Franklin sleeping in the backseat of the car, so cute! 

The picture below is of Franklin and Rory (my parents dog) sleeping. 

 These are gluten free muffins I made to eat for breakfast on my first ever float trip. They were really really good. Everyone enjoyed them. Here is the recipe.

The whole group on my first float trip! So much fun!

This is the delicious lasagna I made for Joel. I used gluten free noodles, of course! 

Joel's aunt, uncle, and cousins came into town. So we surprised them by picking them up from the airport in a trolly! The best way ever! 

These two pictures are of a blanket I crocheted for my friend's new baby boy! The pattern can be found here. 

 Then my friend invited a few friends over to paint a mural for his baby boy. Here is the finished product! 

 Banana Split cupcakes for Joel's coworkers

Red velvet cupcakes. These went fast! 

This is the beginning of my birthday celebration! We went to see the Campaign at the Alamo Drafthouse in Kansas City. Best theater ever!!!! 

Check out those chairs! 

Joel threw me a surprise birthday party. So sweet!!!

All the girls! 

This was my birthday present from Joel. I really needed one! It is awesome. I use it so much already!

This was dirt cake I made for Joel's coworker's birthday. 

 Taylor and I at the karaoke place last Friday. Apparently I was dressed like a school girl! I thought it was a cute outfit! 

So that was my summer. I know everyone was really curious what I was up to! There were some other fun things in there too... Joel and I visited some friends in Chicago, went to the waterpark, dominated at noodle races (in Joel's grandma's pool), watched all of Dawson's Creek on Netflix, I got my hair cut (hello bangs!), my parents came to visit, I survived the hottest heat wave and worst drought ever, I started my internship as a elementary school counselor, and I turned 27. Overall, it was a great summer. It went by super fast though but I am ready for cooler weather! 

I hope everyone else's summers were just as eventful!

SOOO sorry! I promise to do better!

Alright, I am probably the worst blogger ever. I really don't have any good excuses besides I haven't really had access to a photographer. 
But... My friend, Annie, was so upset that I haven't updated my blog we had an impromptu photo shoot last night! Luckily I was wearing a good outfit! 
So I am going to try to update this at least a few times a week. So tune in!!! 
Without further-a-do... 

My first outfit for fall! 

Skirt: H&M

Tights: No idea! They are just black, you could get them at Target for cheap! 

Sweater: Gap outlet (old but similar here)

Tank: T.J. Maxx (old but similar here)

Scarf: A birthday gift (similar here)

Watch: Fossil

Earrings: H&M 

Boots: Chinese Laundry - I didn't have shoes on in these pictures (like I said, real impromptu) but they were tall black boots.