Dorm Decor

I was at Target, looking for dorm stuff and I happened across a cute white board to hang on our dorm door that matched our color scheme. I bought it and took it home, and instead of putting pictures in it, I used blue and green stickers I found in the dollar section at Target to spell our names and accessorized with cute little bows. My roomie loves it and so do I!

Girls Night In

I was nannying all four kids today, but their aunt picked up the boys for a sleepover at her house. So left, with the girls, we decided to have a little girls night in. First we went on a scavenger hunt, which they had never done before.

Then we started doing manicures and pedicures. I brought a ton of nail polish they could pick from, so we got some crazy combinations.

Finally, we watched Disney's Tangled, which I had never seen before. ADORABLE! A must see for all ages.

After dinner and bath it was time for bed. Successful girls night in with four year olds!

Watermelon Nails

My favorite food in the summer has got to be watermelon. And why not have my favorite summer food on my nails. I started with the Sally Hansen Insta-dry Mint Sprint polish on all of my nails. Then on my ring fingers I used the Presto Pink (same brand), but I didn't go all the way across or down to my cuticle. When that was dry I used a black nail pen to create the seeds. A coat of clear polish and there we have it.

And Suddenly, Salad

I'm not quite a genie, but with a little help from Betty Crocker, I can make a good pasta salad in a jiffy. Start with her Classic Suddenly Salad Mix. There are instructions on the box, but just so you realize how fast it really is, heres a brief tutorial.

1. Boil water in a pot about 2/3 full.
2. Add noodles and cook for 12 minutes.

3. In a small bowl mix the prescribed amounts of cold water and oil to the seasoning packet and stir.

4.Once noodles are done cooking, drain, wash in cold water and drain again.
5. Combine noodles and sauce stirring well and refrigerate until you serve.
Again, super easy and no one has to know that it's from a mix.

Sally Hansen Summer Nails

I have discovered a new brand of nail polish I am absolutely obsessed with. Sally Hansen Insta-Dry. The brush is flat but thick, making it easy to paint both hands. It drys in five minutes or less which ideal for someone like me who can't sit still for very long. Try it out for yourself!
Colors pictured are Lightening, Lively Lilac, Night Flight, and Flashy Fuchsia.

Ice Cream Cupcakes

Yesterday for our fourth of July dessert, my mom made ice cream cupcakes. Basically she made chocolate cupcakes and froze them after they were done baking. Then after sitting in the freezer for a while she scooped out the middles and scooped in some ice cream. Freeze again (preferably overnight). Then before everyone came over my dad whipped up some whipped cream frosting and frosted over the top of where the ice cream hole was (the ice cream dropped into the cupcake a little over night but it was perfectly okay). Add a little sprinkles and there you have it ice cream cupcakes.

Festive Fourth Nails

Did my nails last night for the fourth of July. My thumb nail is a plain blue color (I can't figure how to do white stars on them with what I have around the house). Then all my other nails are white and I put red stripes on them. I was going to make the stripes go all the way down the nail but after I did my first pinky nail, I decided on just 3 red stripes. Hope everyone has a good holiday!!