yummy nutella pie

you need to make this recipe stat.

SO GOOD.

i made this for one of d's work functions and could have eaten the entire pan myself. its like a mousse whip pie- absolutely delicious especially if you have a sweet tooth for hazelnut.

**these pictures were taken with my iPhone, not my Rebel so sorry for the quality!**

{lovely mess in the kitchen}

{the yummy end result}

I found the recipe here- I love this blog I've tried a lot of her recipes and have really enjoyed them all. Definitely worth checking out!

Easy Nutella Pie

8 oz cream cheese, softened

12 oz cool whip

2/3 cup Nutella

1 cup toffee bits, divided

graham cracker crust

In an electric mixer, mix together cream cheese and Nutella until combined. Add in coolwhip and mix on low until combined. Stir in 3/4 cup toffee bits. Pour mixture into prepared graham cracker crust. Top with remaining toffee bits. Chill for at least 2 hours.

Enjoy!

xoxoxoxo

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xoxoxoxo

we're back!

after a lovely holiday on the mainland (san diego & paradise valley) its so nice to be home.

santa (ahem my parents & dan) was good to me this year & i'm posting pictures taken with my new canon rebel t1i. I LOVE IT so y'all can expect plenty of pictures to come.

if any of you have a canon rebel and have any suggestions as what to read for tips and tricks using this bad boy please let me know! i know absolutely nothing about photography but and excited to learn!

{my ever so artistic husband on our drive to sunny san diego}

{navy bowl game in san diego}

{picking up our niece at the airport!}

{our niece, baby linnea- absolutely precious & gave us major baby fever}

{before christmas eve service}

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas season!

xoxoxoxo

wedding bells!

my BFF megs just announced her wedding date- september 17th, 2011!

so very excited for her and her husband to be :)

even more exciting? she asked me to be the MOH! which means i've been busy brainstorming and planning :) they're absolutely perfect for each other and i am so happy to be included on their special day.

the happy couple at our wedding in june (just a few months before they got engaged!)

[sophomore year recruitment]

[vegas junior year]

[sophomore year]

[my rehearsal dinner]

i am over the moon excited for her- she was such a great help during my planning i want to make sure i definitely return the favor- which means if you need me i'll be on etsy browsing for shower ideas!

xoxoxoxo

what i'm reading...err kinda..

i take the bus to and from work because of the insane traffic that is honolulu. i've discovered the time really flies by with my ipod, for awhile i was obsessed with podcasts, but recently i've been listening to The Help by Kathryn Stockett and i cant get enough of it! if you haven't read this i definitely recommend it, also if your like me and cheat (aka don't really read...rather leisurely listen).

xoxoxoxo

Blurb Wedding Book

happy sunday!

i finally got around to taking picture of the wedding books we ordered for our parents. when i started planning the wedding i fell in love with the idea of using our engagement pictures for our guest book. that turned out great (its on our coffee table and i love looking through it every now and then).

for our parents we decided to use the same website (blurb.com) and give them a wedding book for Christmas. they turned out AWESOME. i snapped a few shots (i apologize for the poor picture quality!). they were really inexpensive too, about $150 for both. you can see i used the black background for this book, but our engagement book was white with plenty of empty pages for guests to sign. love blurb.com and definitely recommend them!

XOXOXO,

happy veterans day :)

happy veterans day to all those who have served/are serving our great country!

ESPECIALLY to the two men i hold closest to my heart.

to dan- my favorite sailor- its an honor to be your wife and i love you with all my heart.

to my dad (a 22 year army veteran)- you'll always be my hero and the first man i ever loved.

neat fact of the day: d is a 6th generation academy graduate.

xoxoxoxo