Lizard love

So our porch is home to many creatures

the cat who suns on my welcome mat

a large spider that is not welcome

and a very persistent lizard

he slips under the glass door

and the boyfriend has to escort him out

they have become kinda close

He is sorta cute

Microwave Caramels

Candy Making is no joke

thermometers and recrystallization fears

thats why I use the microwave

~it's a steady heat ~

and makes things so crazy easy

Microwave Caramels 

(this is not health food)

all I do to make these treats is:

1. Throw everything except vanilla in a bowl (heat safe)

2. Microwave until everything is combined - around 3 minutes

3. Don't be nervous as you watch the butter sink into the sugars

like the Titanic sank into the ocean

4. Give it a good stir  -  (use pot holders- it's hot)

5. Keep microwaving until it bubbles and deepens color (like 8 minutes)

you can also drip some of the resulting caramel

into a cup of cold water to see if it beads up

6. Stir in vanilla

7. Pour lovely rich caramel into a parchment lined 9x9 pan

8. Chill

9. Cut up and enjoy

I dip mine in Dark Chocolate and sprinkle with salt

*its good just as it is though*

You can use all white sugar

it takes a few minutes longer

~but the flavor is a bit deeper I think~

*recipe adapted from here*

2009 through the eyes of Facebook

So I love some Facebook

~sadly ~

It might be the first

and the last thing

I do in a day

So I was excited to find

"My Year in Status" application

here's what mine looks like

It's a great way to chronicle the year

Found.

I love Christmas treats

my kitchen currently has a fine layer

of powdered sugar all over it

~check out this savory treat~

*for a very lucky boy or girl*

(via)

This Bento Box

from Serious Eats

makes me want a sausage reindeer

~right now~

Guilty Pleasure

this is embarrassing...

but my guilty pleasure right now

is Jersey Shore

on MTV

I DVR it every Thursday

and watch it

with my coffee and breakfast

the next morning

Its so bad it's good

here is a snippet from last night

Looks like I'm not the only on entranced 

  there is a "Jersey Shore" nickname generator online

*Found Here*

I'm only answering to Hot Spot

until i finish my coffee

those boots are cute...

How fun is this commercial!

I really wanna tell someone to 

"talk to the moose"

no one in particular

I just think it would be funny

~hand motions included~

Count Down to Christmas

I love alot of things about the holidays

*too many things to mention*

~between~

Family

Food

Decorations

its just so much to look forward to

I really love Christmas Movies

I don't have a clear favorite

~I heart them All~

(via)

The Shop Around The Corner 

is in my top ten

(of all my favorite movies)

it has all the best elements

to a Great christmas movie

~romance~

*heart ache*

Comedy

and its been remade *twice*

so if you like

"You've got Mail"

i recommend this movie