CARL (Chocolate And Real Love)

I can't believe I forgot to share this around Christmas! This is CARL (Chocolate And Real Love).

Zach got this for me for Christmas and we had it on Christmas Eve. It is the PERFECT hostess gift or fun little wintery treat. Hot chocolate is one of my favorite treats in the winter, so Zach knew this would be perfect for me (and it was one of Oprah's favorite things this year - can't disagree with Oprah!).
Here is the video that got me so excited to do my own.
You can get it here!

XO,

Sarah

Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate Brownie Cake

I made this little cake for Zach's bday which was yesterday. Unfortunately, he came down with the flu Saturday night and he couldn't even eat it - poor guy. We'll just have to celebrate later this week!

It didn't turn out perfect, but it couldn't have been baked with more love.

It's similar to these I've made before. This peanut butter buttercream is my all-time favorite and pretty much anything with peanut butter and chocolate is my favorite. Zach prefers brownie to cake (so do I) so I decided to do a dark chocolate brownie instead of chocolate cake (but you could do cake if you want). It makes it a whole lot richer, so that's why we only needed a small cake.  To make it I just baked my favorite brownie recipe in an 8 x 8 pan and then cut out four 3.5 inch circles using pastry cutters once it cooled. Then I layered the brownie with the peanut butter buttercream

I only needed half a recipe of the buttercream. Here is the (half) recipe.

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/4 cup butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1 1/2 tbsp. milk

I have to admit, I tried it (without Zach) and it is DELICIOUS. Enjoy!

XO,

Sarah

Christmas Tablescape

Today I wanted to share some pictures of our Christmas tablescape! I love how it turned out this year. For our tree and living room I did mostly gold, silver, and white decor so I knew I wanted to incorporate some red on our table! I wanted to do garland around our chandelier, but because of the shape it didn't really work out or look how I wanted, so I opted for a garland wreath around the top with bulbs hanging down. I couldn't find any napkin rings I loved so I decided to make my own. I found these small flocked pokes that I wrapped around a ring. Then I added a large jingle bell to finish it off. I love how they turned out!

Just one more wake up until Christmas break! I can't wait!!!

XO,

Sarah

Christmas Jammie Round-up

Top, Bottoms, I also got Zach these

Nightgown, Santa slippers, I also got Zach these last year to match and I also go this set

PJ set, Glitter slippers

Adult set, Kid set

PJ set, Men's pajamas

Top, Bottoms

Nightgown (also comes in family sets)

Bear slipper socks, Reindeer slippers, Polar bear slippers

There are few things in life I love more than Christmas jammies. How many new pairs of Christmas jammies is too many to buy in one year (asking for a friend)? There are SO many cute ones out this year - I couldn't help myself. You can still scoop yours up in time for Christmas! I have a feeling I'm going to be wearing mine well into January. Gotta keep that Christmas spirit alive! As you can tell, hanging by our Christmas tree is my favorite place to be. Especially on the weekends in my favorite jammies. 

I finally finished my Christmas shopping so it's all relaxation and festive fun from here on out! I can't believe we are so close to Christmas already - now all we need is some snow!

Thanks for stopping by!

XO,

Sarah