Three Things Thursday

Hello! Even though my ankles and feet resemble those of Frodo Baggins, I am in good spirits because it is so beautiful outside! I walked to Starbucks this morning, and dare I say I was chilly in the shade? SO EXCITING. Plus tomorrow is Friday (TAIF!), AND my birthday so that brings joy to my heart as well. :)

Time for Three Things Thursday:

1. So the brownsugar crockpot chicken I made yesterday was....GOOD. Not amazing but good enough, you know? OK. Full disclosure? I have a thing against chicken. I never think it's cooked! Ask Lulu, ask Joel, ask a hobo on the street...I always ask the person I'm eating with (yes, I eat with hobos. Don't judge), "Does this look done to you?!" So I'm probs biased when it comes to reporting on chicken recipes. However I know the general population doesn't have this neurosis quirk, so I'll go off of Joel's opinion of the dish.

And he said it was really good! He had two helpings! I served it over brown rice and I think it got the job done. If I made it again, I'd probably make it into a stir-fry. I'd do the chicken in the crockpot like normal and then toss it in a skillet with some veggies. It definitely has an oriental taste to it (the soy sauce laid the smack down on the Sprite, I guess). In the end, I would make it again! Make it and tell me what you think.

I also made something else yesterday. Just for funskis! Oreo Cookies and Cream Cheesecakes. I found the recipe linked on a blog (I forget which one, sorry!) but it's from My Sweet Life. And go-go gadget deliciousness...these are GREAT!

No I cant take credit for these pictures. Even though I really want to.

The recipe is so simple! Really! I mean I of course messed it up by accidentally baking them at 250 instead of 275, but that didn't do much. They were a little softer then the picture makes them look, but still cooked. Plus you put them in the fridge overnight so that hardens them. I made two muffin tins worth, and had Joel bring them in for his fellow teachers (he teaches sixth grade at an all boys school)! Hopefully they were a hit. :) MAKE THEM. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED!!! (Images via My Sweet Life)

2. I was over at Piperlime the other day catching up on all the non-maternity trends that will be happening this season, and I must say I am excited about most of them! Below is their list of trends, and the ones I really love. For the sake of brevity (this post is going to be so long!) I won't comment. I'll let the pics speak for themselves.

All images via Piperlime

3. Last but not least, Meg over at My Two Cents (...Before I Spent It) (Cute name! Cute blog! And she has great hair!) gave us a Blogger Award! Hurrah!

Woop woop.

We are pumped! Thanks for thinking of us Meg :) Part of the deal is we are supposed to write 7 things about ourselves, and pass along the award to someone else. However, I am going to save my 7 rando facts about me/us for tomorrow's post. Thank you thank you!

Remember to enter our giveaway! It ends tomorrow at 5 pm. Are you feelin' lucky!? Just enter. All the cool kids are doing it!!!!!

Holla Fo A Dolla,

Charlie

Awards season (part deux)!!

Just a quick post of appreciation!! Lulu and I have been given a couple of great awards in the past few days!

Clarabelle over at Pink Cupcake AND ;) Miss Mojito at Make Mine a Mojito gave us this little guy. How cute is he? Thanks girls!! We love how original and creative your blogs are. They always make us happy :)

The only rule is we have to pass it on to five other bloggers:

1. Jill at Peeptoe Pumps and Pearls

2. Ann at Bountiful Business

3. Melissa at New Girl on Post

4. Casey at The Ever-Changing Life of a Military Wife

5. Amy at Chapters

Hope you enjoy this cute award!

Ann at Bountiful Business gave us the smile award! Yes! This award makes me particularly happy, since the last few days have been kinda blah for me. Thank you, thank you :) :)

The qualifications to receive are:

A. Display a cheerful attitude

B. Love one another

C. Make mistakes

D. Learn from others

E. Be a positive contributor to the blog world

F. Love life

G. Love kids

The [intense] rules:

1. must link it back to the creator

2. post the rules

3. choose 5 people to give it to

4. recipients must fill the characteristics above

5. create a post to share this

6. you must thank the winner

phew! that was a mouth full!

1. Mel at I Pick Pretty

2. Milltini

3. Darci at Life @ the White House

4. Ms. Mindless

5. Hollie at All Things in Moddy

Are the ladies we choose for this award! All of your blogs are a complete joy to read :)

xo,

Charlie

p.s. 

Question: How amazing was GG tonight? 

Answer: Extraordinarily amazing. Amen.

A bookworm, you say? Well, I'll take that as a compliment!

Elefantitas Alegres (Visit her blog, the girl is hilarious!! She provides many LOL moments for me. New revelation: I am going to start busting "LOL" in conversation a bit more. Gotta keep the body guessing...) tagged Lulu and I for the Bookworm Award. Holler!! 

The rules are:

Pass it on to five other bloggers, and tell them to open the nearest book to page 56. Write out the fifth sentence on that page, and also the next two to five sentences. The CLOSEST BOOK, not your most fav or most intellectual.

Miracles Happen: The Life and Timeless Principles of the Founder of Mary Kay Inc. 

By Mary Kay Ash

"Simultaneously, he saw a television commercial for a clinic specializing in helping to quit the smoking habit. Because he loved me and cared about me, he enrolled in a program and five days later stopped cold!"

Lulu and I were super stoked to get this tag because we love a good book! Recently I even joined a book club. We are reading The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Night which is at times sad, funny, and full of subtle life lessons. I like it :)

Anyway... we tag:

Darci

Danielle

SouthernBelle

Ms. Mindless

KariBeth

Have fun ladies! Hope you enjoy doing this as much as we did :) :)

Happy Sunday FUNDAY [insert cornyness here]!!!!!!

xo,

Charlie

awards season!!

Well well well...what a nice surprise to come home from my trip and see that Hollie at All Things in Moddy had awarded my sissy and I with "I love your blog"! It's so sweet of her, and clearly we are obsessed because we gave her the BFF blog award! She is so lovely and tan and cute!! Haha :)

I'm speaking for the team by saying we'd like to pass this one on to Make Mine a Mojito! I'm sure she has gotten this award like 9483094x (she is very award worthy). I love her honesty and humor! Check her out!!

Thanks again to Hollie, these really make Lulu and I feel special :)

xo,

charlie

Yay for awards!!

The wonderful, fabulous, adorable Nina has kindly given Lulu and I a lovely award!!! The BFF Gold Card Award! It is the first award we've received and we are so grateful! :) We feel really welcomed into the blogging community!! That being said, we'd like to pass this on to a few other blogs: 

I pick pretty

Preppy Little Dress

All things in moddy

We love your style and creative posts!! 

And thanks so much again to Nina! 

xo,

Charlie

p.s. My Cincinnati trip was so much fun! I'll have pics up by tonight hopefully :)