Coffeeee!

I have never been a fan of coffee in the morning. I don't know why, but it just does not appeal to me, unless its Starbucks. I usually get hot chocolate there anyway so I guess it doesn't matter. I do love a good cup in the afternoon though. I have been watching Food*Network all day and am in a cooking kick. Jeremiah put steaks out to thaw this morning (he let me sleep in today, such a sweetie) and I am dying to make something special with them. Of course, when i find the PERFECT recipe on the TV they said it too darn fast for me to catch, so I'm just going to let Jeremiah cook the wonderful steaks (they're Yummi Meat steaks. THEY ARE AMAZING!)

Oh and, yes, I did stop being a vegetarian. It's too hard to do while I live in a household that eats nothing but meat, so I might persue it when I am out on my owm, but for now it's a no-go.

http://www.coffeefair.com/coffee-facts-recipes-hot-coffee.htm

this is a website with delicious looking coffee recipes! I am def going to try them out :)

Chocolate Brown

Lately, I cannot get enough of brown nail polishes. Because I have no job, therefore no money, I have to have it on my wish list (or unless I can ask Jeremiah to get me some lol).
Anywho, these are the browns I would LOVE to have from OPI.




[Photo credit: hungryasianblog.blogspot.com]

And this is the color I would want from Essie:

[Photo credit: thenailnerd.blogspot.com]

Late Night Run

All day yesterday, I was disgusted by my nails. I haven't painted them since last week and I was pretty much hating life. I painted my nails in SinfulColors 'This Is It' before I left, and once it started chipping, it was all I could think about. So, when Jeremiah woke up last night, I was complaining about them, so we went to his work (City Market) and went on a late night nail polish run. I picked out two colors that are GORGEOUS! They are by Cover Girl and are the shades 'Luxe Lilac' and 'Violet Vision'. These two colors just jumped out at me begging me to buy them.

I usually am not swayed by other peoples opinions when it comes to trends and things I like, but I do value them. Makeupalley.com is what I usually go to before I buy a product, because I don't want to waste time and money on something that isn't very good. Unfortunately, I didn't have Makeupalley.com readily available to me when I was at the store, so this was all on my own.

As I applied 'Luxe Lilac' I noticed that it did apply very shear. Normally, I don't mind that, but it is hard to still be on the internet typing waiting to have your nails done so there is no need to worry about messing up the pain job. Ugh, I hate that more than anything! The good thing is that it did dry quickly, unlike 'This Is It' (painting my nails that color is literally an all day thing).


This is the application I got after 4 very thin coats.

I love this color. It is very girly for me, but I'm defintely going to be reaching for this color more often :)

xoxo,
Bre

Oreo Brownies

CANNOT WAIT TO TRY THIS!
(abountifulkitchen.blogspot.com)

Oreo Brownies

1 package Oreo cookies, chopped
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup chocolate chips, milk or dark
1 cup vanilla or white chocolate chips
1 1/2 cup mini marshmallows
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

Preheat oven to 350.

Line an 9 x 13 pan with foil, leaving an overhang of foil around the edges. Lightly grease the pan.

In a large bowl, mix the chopped cookies with the butter. Pour half the mixture into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with the chips, marshmallows, and nuts. Top with the remaining cookie mixture. Pour the sweetened condensed milk evenly over the top.

Bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until lightly golden. Let cool to room temperature and lift the bars from the pan. Peel back the foil and cut into serving pieces.

Tips:

-I omitted the nuts, partly bc I thought most kids don't love nuts, and partly bc I thought nuts with this combo didn't sound good.
-I used closer to 1 1/2 cups each of choc chips and white chips, and used closer to 2 cups marshmallows total.
-Also, think I would like this better cooked in an 8x8 or 9x9 pan, the brownies were a little on the thin side for me.

ROADTRIP!

I have never been on a road trip before in my life. Weird, I know. So going to Colorado with my beloved Jeremiah was definitely a highlight of my summer. We left Monday night after a quick meeting with his family and my family then we took off. It's a 12 hour drive to Granby, so I told him that since he was driving I would stay up the whole time. Yeah, didn't happen. I did try though. I slept on the road for a half hour then when we pulled over for a quick nap, I napped too. I got some pictures of the trip there.


First we hit Utah, which I have been to before so this was nothing new. I took a picture of the "Welcome to Utah" sign and forgot to turn my night shot on so this is what I got:) It's Utah and that's all that matters.



This is what I woke up to after the glorious nap. Wyoming sunrises are so beautiful. I couldn't get over how pretty the sky was. While in Wyoming, we stopped at a McDonalds (by my request) and got more gas. I wouldn't mind waking up to a beautiful view like this every morning :)



I took this picture on my phone at 80MPH!! I was pretty lucky to have gotten such a good quality picture. So far, Colorado has been amazing! I would love living here. It's the perfect place to relax. Jeremiah let me drive for a little bit, which was fun. He is a great instructor when it comes to things like this. Most people just get mad, but not my Jeremiah. He is so amazing.



Here is my baby after driving for 12+ hours and then having to wake up at 10:15PM to go to work for a 9 hour shift. I feel bad for him, so I'm going to make him a GREAT dinner tonight (I'm typing this while he is sleeping after his shift). Before Jere left, he tucked me in (like I was 5 years old again) and made sure everything was going to be okay. He knows I am not particularly comfortable with sleeping at other peoples houses. He is SO good to me. I wish I could repay him more for all of the things he does for me.

Last days..

Today is one of the last days I get to spend with my teddy bear for the next 3 weeks :(
He is my baby and I'm going to miss him so much. He loves me so I thought I'd do a little memorial of his life so far with me.

Introducing: Theodore Wayne

Worn Out!

Cuddling with mommy :)

Pink Nose!!

Brotherly Love

Outside Time!

Sleeping on mommy's bed

Snuggle Bug!

Makeupbytiffanyd??

I ADORE her! Out of all of the guru's on youtube she is by far my favorite because you can tell with her that makeup it really her passion and not something she's doing just to get money or fame. Anywho.. i have twitter (twitter.com/urban_brek) and she replied back to me!! :)

TiffanyLD

Just like the jewelry amoire but with more drawers and taller :) RT: @Urban_BreK: @TiffanyLD what does the lingerie set look like? about 8 hours ago via Echofon

I just feel very special :)

http://twitter.com/TiffanyLD
http://makeupbytiffanyd.blogspot.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/MakeupByTiffanyD

:) :)

14 days

Jeremiah is driving up from Colorado in 14 days to pick me up so we can road trip back to his house :) i CANNOT wait! the closer and closer it gets the further away it seems... dangg. I finished L.A. Candy so I decided to pick up one of the books I got for free from my school. It's called Gods Behaving Badly. It's pretty good. It is definatley what I would call an "adult" book. I am into Gree && Roman mythology so this book I am going to get through fast. I just started today and I'm already 11 chapter into it. The chapters are small, and sometimes the names are kind of confusing . . . but I like it :)

xoxo,
Bre

So... :)

My boyfriend and i got back together!! we talked it out and we both decided that we're happier together than apart :) i'm so happy. He makes me feel like a princess and i cannot wait to see him! (he's been in colorado for4 months!!) ughh long distance relationships suckk!! but with the right person, they're worth it!!

I also have been reading Lauren Conrads L.A. Candy and it's surprisingly really good! i've never been into the show, but i love this book!

It's beginning to look a lot like christmas??

Yes, I have to say, I am sort of pathetic right now. I am CRAVING Christmas time.. sounds weird I know.. But there is nothing more I want right now than to be sitting next to my Christmas tree reading a book drinking white hot chocolate.. ooh that just sounds heavenly. I am not a fan of being cold, so it is strange that December is my favorite month && that winter is my favorite season. I just love the feeling of being able to do red glittery nails and make sugar cookies for the neighbors. Everyone has time off from school so family can spend quality time together.. It is just so great.

I get this fuzzy feeling around christmas time, I cant really describe it. I just love waking up in the morning around that time of year knowing that my family is here to love me. Also, i find that i am extremely independent during the winter months. My friends all have jobs (except moi) so i am at home a lot of the time during the day. Thats why i started baking because it passes the time and it also helps my family && friends. My family loves to try out my new cakes i come up with :)

Needless to say, I CANNOT wait for this next holiday season. I will be turning 20 on December 31st! woah! and i will be 1/3 of the way done with beauty school!! crazy i know! teddy will be 8 months old . . . they grow up soo fast ;)

xoxo,
Bre

This is it

When I went to Walgreens yesterday I grabbed the nail colors that stood out the most. One of them was This Is It, which is a yellowish color with gold in it with shimmer. I thought this color was a great summer color. This is a picture from the CherryCouture website.
I really liked it. I applied 3 very thin coats and got this application. I really like this color. It's very pretty but it would look a lot better on someone who has a tan (unlike me... it's June 3rd and its the first hot day all year!!) I don't know if I would buy this polish again just because I am not naturally tan, but I'll keep it in mind when summer comes around. :)

catch up days

today is Wednesday, and its the day that im going to be doing all of my catch up work. I already went on a VERY short jog (haha like 5 mins) and i've eaten breakfast.. now im doing my laundry, which desprately needs to be done, and painting my nails in LA colors in megawatt. It's a sandy nude. . . it's growing on me. :) I will post more later when i get done with them. I also am going to be reading Lauren Conrad's LA Candy. Good, relaxing day!