February 2015 – Page 3 – Beauty and Blooms

I finished Amy Poehler’s book, Yes Please, this week for Estée’s book club (join #buttonsbookshelf here.) I am guilty of watching Parks and Rec seasons on repeat (I can’t believe it is almost over!) so I knew I would love the book. Amy filled the pages with stories of her youth all the way to the present. She also snuck in a bit of life advice. My favorite take-away from the book is this quote, “Good for you, not for me.” Amy sheds light on all of the girl on girl hate out there (internet trolls, we are looking at you!) and wishes people would just respect each other. If someone is doing something you don’t like, that’s okay! It’s just not okay to tear them down because of it – aka “Good for you, not for me.” I thought this was a great quote from the book and hope people will start to spread love instead of hate around the internet.

Have a great weekend!

{Shopping at the homebrew store for Ian’s next batch!}

{This rocky road cupcake as as delicious as it looks!}

{Caught the sunset as I left the office}

When I was young winter was magical. As soon as a big snow storm came through town we would sit in front of the tv with our fingers crossed that our school would be appear on the snow day list. In the event school was called off, the neighbor kids would come over to build forts in our front yard.

After a few hours outside we would waddle into the house rosy cheeked and numb from the cold, ready to warm up with a cup of my mom’s famous hot chocolate. I alway took mine piled high with mini marshmallows.

While I no longer spend an afternoon out building forts in the snow, I still enjoy cozying up on the couch after a long day with a cup of hot chocolate. This year I decided to skip the mini marshmallows and try making this marshmallow recipe at home. Once they set I used a star cookie cutter to make these cut out marshmallows.