Favorite Things Party

Hello and Happy Wednesday! I hope I am finding in the midst of a great week. Can you believe Christmas is just 9 days away. December always seems to go by so fast. I have a very busy 9 days ahead of me Friday is my birthday and then this weekend we are cookie making, but I cannot wait to celebrate the birth of my Savior and be with my family.


Last night we I threw a "favorite things" party for my women's small group. I'm sure you have heard of these parties but in case you haven't it's a play off of Oprahs Favorite things. Each guest brings a gift that is something that is there favorite and then everyone leaves with something! So cute and fun right? Plus any excuse in book to throw a party I am down! We had the best time eating, laughing, and enjoying every ones company. You guys that is my heart, doing life with people so needless to say my cup was running over. We played our games, opened our gifts and talked for the longest time. It was the BEST I tell you. So here are a few snaps from the party last night.

Opening our gifts! 

 

My cute friend Sam! 

 

 

Kristyn 

 

 

Still opening gifts! 

 

 

All the gifts waiting to be opened! 

 

The spread, I made a YUMMY salad that everyone loved, I will share the recipe with you in the next few weeks.

 

Now on to the part I have been so excited about! My favorite thing that I gave last night was The prettiest red nail polish and lipstick. These 2 are my FAVORITE, and perfect for the Holidays! And one of you get a set of your own!!!

To enter the giveaway all you have to do is follow my blog on instagram @kristalenae and leave a comment below with your email address and telling me where you would wear these! I will randomly select a name on Friday- My brithday and get it sent to you!! Good Luck! :)

 

 

 

Krista 



Stocking Stuffers

Happy Monday! Today I want to share my Stockings Wish List. I think stockings are sometimes over shadowed but they are my favorite part about gift giving. I love to get little things that I know my family will love and stuff that stocking full! Below are a few of the items I would LOVE to see Santa leave in my stocking this year!!

       Make Up Bag // Essie Polish// Marc Jacobs Mod Noir// Glam Glow// Fresh Sugar Ruby//

           Kendra Scott Dylan Necklace// Fancy Pants//Candle // Oribe Texturing Spray // Slippers
                   
                        Kendra Scott Earrings //  2016 Planner  //Stress Relief Body Wash

Krista 

Five on Friday!

It's FRIDAY!!! Can I tell you how excited I am for the weekend. This week went by fairly quickly but I just am so happy I have tomorrow off! How was your week? I hope it was great. This weekend I plan on finishing come Christmas shopping and baking some cookies if I can! Next week is my birthday week. I am pretty excited so just relaxing this weekend and getting ready for the festivities that will take part next week. Today we are linking up with A. Liz Adventures  for another Five on Friday.

One// I have been wanting a new purse for quite some time now, I asked Santa for this Kate Spade  but in the last week these 3 have caught my eye!!! #whatsagirltodo  1, 2, and 3. The Barrington St. Anne Tote is one that I have been wanting so bad!!




Two// Anyone else as big of a Bachelor fan as I am! I love love love that they have been showing clips for the new season that premiers on January 4th!! I already have a plan to kick off this season with a little party at my house!! Also one of my FAVORITE bachelor couples Sean and Catherine are have a BABY!!



Three// This last Saturday my family and I went to this cute little Christmas festival. We got to take a ride with Santa in a vintage fire truck and we meet 2 of his reindeer Comet and Cupid!

 

Doesn't this picture make you want a reindeer..... No? Okay just me then!

 

Four// Next Tuesday I am hosting a Favorite things party with the small group I lead from Church. I am sure you all have heard of these party's but in case you haven't its a play off of Oprahs favorite things. Each guest brings their favorite things and everyone leaves with a gift! I cannot wait!! Also I will be doing a GIVEAWAY next week on the blog of one of my favorite things so Stay tuned..... :)




Five// I think by now you all no I am Bath and Body works junkie! #noshame. But have tried this .
It's the Stress Relief eucalyptus tea body wash. I LOVE it and cannot tell you how amazing it smells! Ask Santa to fill your stocking with it!




Well there you have it pretty friends! I hope you have the best weekend and like I said in # 4 come back next week for a fun holiday giveaway!! Tell me what are your five this week?

Krista 



Holiday Questionnaire

Happy Wednesday cute friends! How is your week going? Mine is going by so fast. I have my company's holiday party today that I am so excited for and then a slow weekend that will consist of Christmas cookie making but more on that later! Today I have a fun little Holiday Questionnaire for you. I saw it over on Jenn's blog and knew it would be a fun thing to do over here! I love reading her blog so if you have a moment stop over and show her some love.


Here we go!

A holiday tradition:  Every Christmas my sisters and I get matching pajamas, even though we are all in our twenties and my younger sister is having a baby it's one of those things that we love and will keep doing till we are old and senile!

What I would love to see Santa bring me the most? I really really really would love a cast iron dutch oven!! This one is pretty    ;)

What's my go-to stocking stuffer idea? Depends on the person, for my sisters usually nail polish, candy, a new day planner, fuzzy socks, Sephora gift card.... something like that! :)

Who is the hardest to shop for during the holidays? My grandma! She never tells us what she wants!

Favorite winter accessory:  Hats and Ear muffs. I have about a million cute little hats and ear muffs that I love to play around with!

Christmas lights - colored or white? White on a Christmas tree and Colored if your decorating the outside of your house!

Favorite holiday food:  Haagen Daz Peppermint Bark Ice cream... It's too good! Like seriously go get some at the store.. right now!

White elephant gift idea:  We do this with my family as a joke every year. I just saw on pinterest this white elephant gift. Its a small bag of batteries that says "gifts not included"

Funny picture with Santa:  I don't think I have one, I was the child that LOVED Santa and couldn't wait to get my picture with him!

Do I like candy canes? Yes! 

Hot chocolate - marshmallows or no marshmallows?  Ummm... MARSHMALLOWS please. As many as you can fit into my cup. I also love marshmallow fluff, you know the super unhealthy stuff in a jar. A scoop of that in your Hot Chocolate is the best!

Favorite holiday song:  I have 2 I can't pick just one, but I love "Have yourself a Merry little Christmas" and "The Christmas Song"

Favorite holiday movie:  The.. the.. the ... The GRINCH! The one with Jim Carrey to be specific.  I just love this classic Christmas movie. It makes me laugh like I was a kid again every single time!

Funny holiday story: One year when I was 6 or 7 my Grandma mixed up my one of my presents with my Uncles. So I opened a box with men's slipper and he opened a cute package of princess underwear. Needless to say he hasn't lived that down!

Have I ever been on a sleigh ride?  I haven't, but that would be so fun!

Fun holiday memory:  Oh goodness, I just love everything about the holiday season. I don't know if I could pick just one. But I think just being with family and celebrating the birth of Jesus.

Thanks, Jenn, for putting this questionnaire together it's been so fun to answer all of these!  What are some of your answers! I would love to hear them.

 

Have a great Wednesday!

 

 

Krista  

DIY Christmas Snow Globes

Hello sweet friends and happy Monday. I am so excited to share this Holiday DIY with you. I love to decorate for any holiday at my home but Christmas is my most favorite. I am always looking for new pieces to add to my decor for the holidays that are cute and don't break the bank This DIY is seriously so easy and budget friendly. I love how they turned out! So withour further hesitation here is my DIY Christmas Snow Globes:


What you'll need:

Glass jars in various sizes.  ( I used mason jars, they are cheap and I love the way they look!)

1 Bag of buffalo snow flakes

2 artifical villges Christmas trees   

Hot glue gun
(I got all of these from Michaels the Christmas decor was 50% off plus I had a coupon for 50% 1 otem from the sunday paper! Talk about a steal)



First plug in your hot glue gun so that it is ready to use when needed.


Then make sure your jars are clean on the inside and outside.

Take the lids of the mason jar and hot glue the trees to the center.

Then take your buffalo snow flakes and add some to the mason jars

It should look like this!

Then Screw on the lids of the mason jar after the glue has dried and cooled. ( about 5 mins) and flip your jars upside down so they look like this!

Seriously how cute are these! I love them and they add so much to my Christmas decor. I seperated them as seen below. Togther or seperate I love them and I am so happy with they way they turned out! Do you love to DIY? If you try this share the pictures with me on social media! You can find me on instagram @kristalenae

Krista 

Five on Friday

Happy Friday sweet friends! I hope you all had a great week. I was lucky enough to have another short week. I had 7 days off over Thanksgiving and soaked up all that time I had at home. Did you all have a great Thanksgiving?

Today we are back with another Five on Friday and linking up with A. Liz Adventures . I am so excited to share my five with you this week.

one// I am LOVING this nail color from Revlonright now. Its  called Bewitching and its the perfect shade of burgundy.

Two// I went balck friday shopping with my sisters and mom. We had the best time. I got most of my shopping done and wrapped. I only need ot pick up a few things! Here is a picture of the Mall of America. It's one of my favorite places at Christmas time. The decor is top of the line.

My sister an I before we headed out!

Three// I worked on a fun Christmas DIY this week and I can't wait to share it with you on the blog!! Keep an eye out for it next week but in the meantime here is a little sneak peek!

Four// My sweet friend Holly got engaged the week before Thanksgiving!! I am so excited for her and her fiance! We ahd a super fun engagment/ Birthday party for her! 

#thatringtho

Love her! 





Five// This weekend is my Sisters Birthday! I love this girl so much and am so ahppy she was born 24 years ago. She is my best friend and I can't wait to celebrate with her this weekend.

Do you have anything fun planned for your weekend or anything fun you did this last week?

Krista





Taco Bake

Hello! How's your week going so far? Mine is great I jsut got back today from a 7 day little staycation at home!I love being back at work but somtimes co,ing home after a long day the last thing I wanna do is cook dinner.  I found an easy dinner recipe that's quick and delicious. A friend of mine shared this recipe with me on Pinterest and the minute she sent it to me I knew I would love it. Then a few weeks ago I saw it on Blake's Blog  and I knew that I would need to make this ASAP! I love Mexican food, I am all about a good taco or enchilada. Now I know that this is not authentic Mexican but it sure is good!



Easy Taco Bake:

1 lb of ground Turkey or Hamburger

1 packet of Taco seasoning

1 can of tomato sauce

1 container of Pillsbury cresant rolls

1 container of Sour Cream

2 Cups shredded cheese

Lettuce

Doritos

Pre heat your oven to 350 degrees

 

 Cook your turkey or hamburger in a pan.

 

 Once the turkey is cooked add the tomato sauce and taco seasoning

 

 

 

 Then spread out your cresant rools in the bottom of a greased baking dish.

 

 

 

 Layer meat and sauce mixutre over the cresant rolls

 

 

 

Then layer sour cram and cheese.

 

 

 Bake at 350 degress for 15-20 minutes

 

 

 Then crunch up doritos and layer on top.

 

 

 Top it with all your favorite taco fixin's and Enjoy!

 

It's one the easist and most delicious meals I make and a definite favorite! Let me know if you try and it and what you think!!

 

Krista