Carving Pumpkins

It's the time of year y'all! Time to carve pumpkins, dress up, and go bobbing for apples. (I have actually never been bobbing for apples, it kind of sounds terrible.)  Anyhow, last weekend my roomies and I made turkey burgers, muffins, and carved our pumpkins.  It's actually a rare occasion that all three of us are home together so it was pretty nice.  Plus, here's a confession, I have never really carved a pumpkin on my own.  My memories of carving pumpkins as a child are telling my dad what I wanted on my pumpkin and watching him do it. Is that sad?

Hope you all are having a happy fall and doing lots of fall activities!

Easy Pumpkin and Chocolate Chip Muffins

The other day before the UCLA Cal game I made these easy pumpkin chocolate chip muffins for our tailgating party.  They are super easy if you want to make something festive for an upcoming party or get together.

All you'll need are:

• 2 boxes spiced cake mix
• 1 Large can pumpkin puree
• 1 Large bag chocolate chips

All you have to do is simply mix your three ingredients together, scoop into cupcake tins, and cook for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. It's that easy!

I had seen this recipe all over the internet and I was skeptical as to how they would turn out with no eggs or oil or anything but the puree keeps them moist and they are perfect.

UCLA vs Cal

This weekend I kept busy by going to my parent's house to visit and going to the UCLA Cal football game at the Rose Bowl on Saturday with my family.  In case I haven't mentioned before, my whole family are huge UCLA football fans and most of them half season tickets to the game.  Since I don't have season tickets, I'll usually go to one game a season when someone doesn't show up and has an extra ticket.  This week a ton of family members were absent due to a wedding so my sister, my mom and I were able to go.  I am happy to report that we won 37 to 10 which still leaves UCLA undefeated for the season.  Anyone who keeps up with pac 12 football knows that's long overdue since we had a pretty big losing streak for a few years up until recently.

Anyhow, that's what I have been up to lately.  Also, I've been ecstatic that it actually feels like fall.

Revamping a TV Tray

Before the move I revamped an old TV tray my parent's had in their closet so I could use it as a side table on the other side of my bed.  Really easy and cheap project so stay tuned!

Started like this

Sanded the whole thing down, unfortunately mine was pretty old and pretty cheap. It had quite a few water marks on the top which made painting a little more difficult. 

I gave the whole tray several coats of while spray paint.

I then taped off the top where I wanted the stripes and painted them.

Then all you've got to do is let dry and remove the tape.  You may have to touch it up a little after the tape is removed.  When I took the painter's tape off it removed a bit of paint.

Wah-La! Cute side table.

To see how I made the magnet board in the back you can go here.

Greek Yogurt Peanut Butter Dip

Happy October!  Where did September go though, seriously?  I guess since October is finally here that means fall is finally in full swing! If you're anything like me you love to spend you fall mornings in bed with a cup of coffee and maybe some fruit while watching Netflix.  Today I have the whole day off, no work, no school so that's exactly what I am doing.  However, I decided to try and make a little something new with my morning apples and crackers.  I had seen a few different recipes for different fruit dips made with Greek yogurt and decided to make one of my own.  Here is what you'll need...

• Greek yogurt of your choosing
• Peanut butter of your choosing
• Cinnamon 
• Honey

There is really no set plan for this dip.  Add you desired amount of peanut butter to taste.  This is about the amount I used...

Mix in peanut butter well before adding a bit of honey and a dash of cinnamon to taste.  Enjoy with your favorite fruit and some crackers!

Hope everyone has a happy Saturday!