Personalized M&M's {3/365}

So...day 3 and time got away from me...so this is all I've got :)...NOT a good sign for the other 362 days!

but really...how cool is it that you can order M&M's for any occasion, in any color??

These just happen to be an order mistake, so we get to eat them!!

Books I'm Reading {2/365}

On my bedside table, I keep of stack of books that I am reading or planning to read.  This is what I have there now....

Emma...my friend Candy gifted me this book for Christmas to start my collection I shared about here :)
My friend Pam, loves Jhumpa Lahiri, this is the second book from her I will have read, and I do like her writing
Revolutionary Road...honestly, I just found it on my bookshelf, and thought, why not
One of my New Year's goals is to read the Bible through this year, so far so good :)...Kim inspired me to do this!

Last year, I kept track of all the books I read on my sidebar as a way to stay accountable and watch the list grow.  Here is what I read in 2010

~Little Bee (loved!)

~Three Cups of Tea (loved!)

~The Help (LOVED!) 

~Twilight (good)

~Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (LOVED!)

~Notes from the Underwire-Adventures from My Awkward and Lovely Life (good/funny)

~Museum-Behind the scenes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

(fun read/interesting)

~Dominque Browning's - Around the House and in the Garden (love her!)

~Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri (good)

~New Moon (good, still working on the series :)

~The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (yuck...NOT my style at all!)

I hope to see my list for 2011...MUCH longer!

Happy Reading!

Project 365 {1/365}

I have wanted to participate in Project 365 for a couple of years...so this year I thought I would finally give it a shot :)

I think it will be a great way to play with my camera, and finally really start "using" it!

Probably not the best start...the house was dark, so light was not good, and I am thinking Photoshop needs to be on my *must have list*, so I can use some of the wonderful actions that are available.

Christmas cards are my favorite part of the Season

I usually leave our cards out for quite awhile...it is so fun to look through them all... and I love what my friend Kim shared about leaving them out all year and randomly praying for families...what a fantastic idea!

☀CHEERS to 2011☀

Wishing you a Happy and Healthy 2011!

In My Kitchen {Granola}

I made this today...it is a combination of a couple different recipes, and I think it turned out really yummy!

4 cups rolled oats

1/2 cup wheat germ

1/2 cup ground flax seeds

2 cups coconut

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup honey

1/2 cup olive oil

1 tsp vanilla

Mix all together and spread on a baking sheet

Bake at 325 for 30 min, stirring every 10

Let cool

Add sunflower seeds and dried cranberries

*there are so many things you could add in...the sunflower seeds and cranberries happened to be what I had on hand*

Gift Exchange~

I have met some of the most amazing women here in "blogland".

There is a group of us, that have created our own special little place in this cyber world, where we share our hearts, families, decorating ideas, recipes, trials...it's all fair game...we are a group of "friends" from all across the country, some have met and some have yet to meet.

We have done some wonderful gift exchanges.  This year I was gifted by my friend Emily...and it is so amazing to think that we have never hugged each other in person, or even chatted on the phone....but by each thoughtful gift that arrived in my package, it was obvious, Emily "gets" me :)

The "theme" of our boxes this year was...china, handmade, food/beverage, french, favorite things and London wall....here are my gifts!

the wrapping alone was beautiful!

this picture Em found at an antique store, I love her!

this sweet little dish fit the "china" theme

2 of Em's favorite things, and mine too....Cafe du Monde coffee and Ferrero rocher!

the COOLEST french award plaque she found

and for handmade...Emily makes jewelry and sells on Etsy...she made this necklace for me!

Emily, thank you so much for each special gift you chose for me...I adore each and every one!

I am a little obsessed with.....

My new Jonathan Adler mug from Starbucks!

♥LOVE♥