Five Movie Night Essentials

June 1, 2015May 31, 2015Leave a comment

At the end of the week the mere thought of going out and fighting the crowds or scouring for a parking spot can tempt you to cancel your evening plans. To compromise, plan a casual movie night at home! You can snuggle up with blankets and enjoy hanging out with your friends or loved one. Here are five of my favorite movie night essentials.

Popcorn: What is a movie night without popcorn?! I love to pop my own kernels with an air popper. With a light spray of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt this treat is ready for munching!
Twizzlers: I’m team Twizzlers, but Redvines will do. (Any Parks & Rec fans out there?)
M&Ms: It may just be due to laziness, but I love to sprinkle a few M&Ms into my popcorn. It’s sweet + salty heaven!
Junior Mints: These have been a movie-going favorite of mine since I was little! Ian is a Bunch-a-Crunch fan, so sometimes I mix it up and forgo the nostalgia for him.
Cream Soda: We don’t keep soda in the house, so this may be the biggest treat on movie night! A local shop down the road stocks cream soda, so when we host a movie night we make sure to pick up a few bottles!

What are your favorite movie night snacks?

Friday Favorites

May 29, 2015May 28, 2015Leave a comment

This week has been crazy. So crazy that I didn’t take any photos #bloggerfail

Luckily, Ian and I have a relaxing weekend ahead of us! My plans include biking around town, getting lost in a book and planning our UK trip. (YAY!)

Have any travel tips?! Please share! We will be traveling to Edinburgh to visit Ian’s family and attend a few of the Fringe festival performances. We have also squeezed in a few days in London so I would love to hear if you have any must-see suggestions!

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Donut Sugar Cookies + Free Printable

May 25, 2015May 7, 2015Leave a comment

Donuts are my downfall. I try to resist them, but I can only be so strong when someone brings a box of fluffy, warm donuts into the office! I tell myself I can indulge in half a donut because the calories only count if you eat the whole thing, right?! If only the bathroom scale believed that reasoning.

While sugar cookies are not much better off than donuts themselves, these cute cut-outs stole my heart. Bonus: you don’t need to buy a fancy cookie cutter to achieve this look! I just used the rim of a drinking glass to cut out the shape of the donut then created the donut hole with a shot glass!