Getting Crafty

So this Christmas, I decided to get a little crafty and do some Pinteresting! I love to give/receive presents that are made with love and care :)I think it's beautiful when people make the time and effort to show how much they care about others. And of course, anything with glitter is beautiful to me :) Below are two of the presents that I made. Martha Stewart Glitter Glass paint and Black glass paint on wine glasses. Get creative with the glassware, my church has a thrift store and they had VERY unique items there! I got this idea from this blog.

And then I just added my own flair to it!

The second is sugar free peppermint syrup which you can use in coffee, protein shakes, etc. This was made for my friend as she is training for bikini competitions but loves things full of flavor!


Here is the recipe for the Sugar Free Peppermint Syrup.

It was originally a vanilla flavor syrup, but you can change it around and make it pretty much ANY flavor!

What unique items did you make or receive this year for Christmas??

This is How to Start It

It's already January 9th, feels like just yesterday that my boyfriend and I were ringing in the new year!



Shortly after the new year, my birthday came around, the big @$!!! Crazy how time flies. We decided to go celebrate in Indian Wells (palm Springs area)! Best Idea ever!

A few minutes after we checked in, there was a knock on the door...
And a gentleman came in bearing these gifts...

Yeah...my parents rock :)

The hotel had beautiful views!

We took the Aerial Tram up to the top of the mountain...and it started snowing! My bf and I have never seen it snow so it was absolutely amazing!

It's crazy how one can go from poolside drinks, to ten minutes later being in the snow...such an amazing and beautiful thing.

That was definitely the icing on the cake!

I try my best to take in every moment that comes my way, enjoy it, cherish it, and thank God for my many blessings!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!