Oscars 2013

Did you miss them? That's okay! Because I (Ashton) am here to fill you in on all the important facts (including worst dressed) about the Oscars last night! 

Let's start with who won the awards:

I just put a link because there were so many awards. :)

Oscar Winners 2013

Best dressed?

 Well personally, this one took the hat:

I mean, absolutely GORGEOUS if you ask me. It's a mermaid dress and it was just STUNNING on stage! (I'm beginning to see a pattern: "Best Dressed" usually goes to mermaid dresses in my mind)

Worst dressed? 

There was a lot of competition but this one had to win:

Of course she was obviously wearing something she liked, which is what matters. But you got my opinion!

I sure hope this helped if you missed the Oscars! And, of course, all of this is just my opinion (except for who the awards went to!) and you're welcome to have your own thoughts! Fell free to comment below on who you thought had the best performance, was best dressed, AND who was worst dressed!

Source For Best-Dressed Photo

Source For Worst-Dressed Photo

Spa Sunday: Rosemary Oatmeal Face Mask

Here is that FANTASTIC face mask we mentioned on Tuesday! It cools your face and wipes away the redness that comes with acne! Here's the recipe!

Ingredients:

½ C water
1 Tbsp rosemary leaves
2 Tbsp oatmeal
Put dry ingredients in bag and roll (with like a pizza dough roller). Add water. Microwave mixture for 2 minutes. Mix again. Let cool. Apply to face for 20+ minutes. Rinse off with cool water.

Food Friday: Best Brownies EVER!

These are the BEST BROWNIES EVER! Come on, we dare you to make them and find out for yourself!

Ingredients:

1 C unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 C granulated sugar
¾ C light brown sugar
2 eggs
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
2½ C all-purpose flour
1 Tsp baking soda
1 Tsp salt
2 C (12 ounces) milk chocolate chips

1 (18-ounce) package Double Stuffed Oreos

1 Family Size (9×13) Brownie mix (or our delicious fudgy brownies homemade recipe!)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9x13-inch pan, line with parchment paper, and then butter the parchment paper.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Cream together the butter and both sugars in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3 to 5 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well to thoroughly combine. Reduce the mixer speed to low and slowly add the flour mixture into the mixer until the flour is just combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread the cookie dough in the bottom of the prepared 9×13 baking dish.

3. Top the cookie dough with a layer of Oreos.

4. Mix together the brownie mix according to the package directions, adding ¼ cup of hot fudge topping to the mix. Pour the brownie batter over the cookie dough and Oreos. Bake for 45-55 minutes. Let cool completely before slicing into bars. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.

And there you have it! YUMYUMYUM!

bon appétit!

Snow Day!

So today we had a snow day! Yep, no school! Super funne! And we didn't waste time watching TV all day! What did we do? You want to know what entertained us all day? Okay!

• We watched TV (just a little;)
• We did our chores. :(
• We tried a FANTASTIC new face mask! (be looking for that on Monday)
• We made mac & cheese! It was good, really good!
• We painted some shelves for Amber's room! (she's remodeling it!)
• We played Mario Party 8--best game ever!!!
• We talked and talked and talked...

So we hope next time you have a snow day it's just as fantastic as ours was!...But if you don't get snow days, keep looking forward to Summer!

Grammys 2013

Did you miss them? So did Amber, and that's okay! Because I (Ashton) am here to fill you in on all the important facts (including worst dressed) about the Grammys last night!

Let's start with who won the awards:

I just put a link because there were 81 awards. :)

Grammy Award Winners 2013

Best Performance?

This one was super cool and really funne to watch!

These aren't the best graphics, but you get the idea :)

(Carrie Underwood)

Best dressed?

 Well personally, this one took the hat:

(Carrie Underwood)

I mean, absolutely GORGEOUS if you ask me. The picture doesn't show it, but it's a mermaid dress and it was just STUNNING on stage!

Worst dressed? 

There was a lot of competition but this one had to win:

(Kimbra)

Of course we must have a Runner-Up for worst dressed:

(Florence Welch)

Of course they both obviously wore something they liked, which is what matters. But you got my opinion!

I sure hope this helped if you missed the Grammys! And, of course, all of this is just my opinion (except for who the awards went to!) and you're welcome to have your own thoughts! Fell free to comment below on who you thought had the best performance, was best dressed, and who was worst dressed!

Source For Photos

Food Friday: Egg Nog

We know it's past the holidays, but you know you're craving it! 

Ingredients:

11 C. Milk

2 Tsp. Vanilla

2 (1.5 oz.) Packages Instant Pudding Mix

1/2 Tsp. Ground Nutmeg

In a large vowl, combine the milk and vanilla. In another bowl, combine dry pudding mix, sweetener and nutmeg. Whisk into milk mixture until smooth. Refrigerate until serving.

Courtesy of: Taste of Home's 5-Ingredient Cookbook

YIELD: 12 Servings

bon appétit!

Superbowl #47

This. Is. History.

It's the first time EVER that the team I (Ashton) was rooting for won the Superbowl.

Yup, I was rooting for the Ravens! -I really have no idea who Amber wanted to win, she doesn't really like football-But anyhoo, I wanted the Ravens to win because they beat the Patriots, which means the Patriots were beaten by the team that won the Superbowl! Which makes them look better than if they were beaten by #2. :)

And did you see the "so God made a farmer" commercial? It was definitely the best one :)

Yup, that's the whole post. And yup, I forgot to post the "Food Friday" and the "Spa Sunday" posts.

Go have a leftover, cold, delicious piece of pizza?