A Few of My Wedding Pics!

Guess what?!

I'm finally posting a few wedding pictures!!

I've been waiting for all of the professional ones to come in but I figured with this being the week of love, now is a good time to post them! Most of these are FB pics from my friends (special thanks to Erika, Steavon, Ashley, Jen and Auntie Sharon).

Enjoy!!

P.S. These are in a super random order--I had them all arranged perfectly with captions and then I clicked something that deleted everything--ugh! So here is my very out of order online scrapbook!

Married Thrifting (Macklemore Style)

Brandon and I both had Wednesday afternoon off, so you know what that means..

A couple of newlyweds..

An afternoon alone with nothing to do and nowhere to be..

You know what I'm talking about..

We went to Goodwill to take the 100% unofficial Macklemore challenge!

Brilliant idea by Young House Love!

That's right folks, we went and popped some tags with $20 in our pockets!

I love being married to a hot guy who humors me by taking pictures in front of Goodwill.

Our Goodwill is always picked over and never stocked well but we were excited for this--my best friends husband graduates from PT school next year and now we know what to get him.

This was my big buy for the day--seriously, how cute are these?! I got the red, blue, yellow and green one for $4! Perfect for the Valentines tea party that I dream of one day hosting.. sigh.

Brandon's big find--it's so pretty! He's going to fix it up a bit and re-stain it and then we're going to set it in the entryway of our new home with a little round table. Best part? It was only $9.99!

We ended up only spending $14 but we're happy with our purchases.

We also stumbled upon a better thrift store yesterday..

J*A*C*K*P*O*T

I LOVE this. I need to go back and buy it for the sitting room we're getting!

So pretty!

We didn't buy anything at the newly discovered thrift shop because I was gung ho about spending our money at Goodwill.. but we're definitely going back. Soon.

Have you taken the Macklemore challenge yet? What treasures did you find?

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The Gnome's Nook in Denver

Oh. Em. Gee.

You want to talk about the most unique and adorable shop ever?! I have it for you!

If you're a regular here at good ol' Annie One Can cook, you know that I just returned from a fabulous girls vacation in my future home of Denver. And you know that I visited the cutest shop ever.

Ever. 

And now I'm going to tell you all about it!

The shop is called The Gnome's Nook Confectioners and it's on my all-time favorite street, Old South Gaylord.

This place is so cool! My Aunt Nancy is the one who first introduced it to me--she bought some delicious gummy bears (my fave!) for my Christmas stocking a few years ago that the 'gnomes' made at the store.

Yes, the gnomes make the candy! Soooo fun!

Unfortunately, the gnomes make the candy at night so you're not able to actually watch but let me tell ya, these little guys know what they are doing.

Instead of going on and on about the shop (which I could and would love to do), I'm going to show you a few pictures that I snapped during our visit.

The outside of the shop--over to the left is a little garden area where special events and birthday parties are hosted. Yes, birthday parties! I'm going to be 23 next month and want to have my birthday here!

Main room when you first enter.

Top of the stairway.

One of the candy counters upstairs.

A few of the gnomes chilling out--all tuckered out from a long night of making yummy candy, no doubt!

A gnome onesie--words cannot describe how much I love this.

Adult and baby gnome shoes!!

so.much.candy.

Entryway of the shop.

I am going to give you a little disclaimer: you cannot leave this place empty handed. Seriously. You will find something. My mom always buys a gnome (I'm holding off on that until I have a porch or garden to display them on) and I usually buy candy (I have a bit of a sugar problem..).

This time was different though. Look what I got:

Yes those are gnome earrings!!

For more information (or for better pictures), be sure to check out their website.

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Denver Girls Weekend

As some of you may know, I am a displaced Coloradoan. I was born and raised in the Centennial State, attended Colorado State University my first two years of college and then transferred out of state to a school with a praised media studies program. Luckily, I'm not too far from home so I'm able to visit about once a month.

This trip home was extra special though--we were celebrating my mom's birthday!

We stayed at my Aunt Nancy's (who is seriously one of my favorite people of all time) and had a fabulous time wining, dining, shopping, laughing, and reminiscing.

Without further ado, here are some pictures from our weekend.

Aunt Nancy and I made a Whole Foods run on Friday night to get pizza and ended up leaving with pizza, wings, salad and dessert (side note: spinach mushroom pizza is the greatest).

Pizza run finds: chocolate ganache cake and a salted caramel chocolate cupcake.

We spent the early afternoon shopping on my favorite Denver street, Old South Gaylord. They have the cutest boutiques and shops all on the same block!

The Gnomes Nook--words cannot describe just how adorable this place is. I'll post much more about that on Wednesday.

Gnome earrings--I had 'gnome' choice but to buy them! (ba-dum-ching!)

After our shopping marathon, we had lunch at Andre's, an authentic Swiss restaurant and bakery. Their spaetzle and homemade shortbread brownies are to die for!

Our gang!

My Uncle's friend made this wine cork bird feeder and I was completely fascinated by it.

Denver, I love you.

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A Few of My Favorite Things (January Edition)

Whenever I log into my Blogger Dashboard, I start going down the list of blogs I follow and begin my stalking reading. Posts that always stop me dead in my tracks are ones about beauty products. I LOVE getting tips and learning about new products from all of my lovely fellow bloggers.

I decided to start doing the same at the beginning of each month in hopes of helping my friends/fabulous readers find new products/styles/accessories/etc. to try.

1.) Rimmel Clean Finish Foundation. Oh my goodness, I LOVE this foundation. It seems like Rimmel gets a bad rap because it is an inexpensive drug store brand but honestly, it has worked better for me than behind the counter department store brands. This foundation goes on so smoothly and never leaves a visible makeup line (like I experienced with Cover Girl True Match). Add a little peachy blush for a flawless au natural look. And the best part? You can get it at Target/Wal-Mart/Walgreens/Wherever you buy your makeup for less than $5!

2.) Avon Advance Techniques Dry Ends Serum. I have never been a huge fan of Avon. A lady that used to work for my dad sold it so I'd buy makeup and lotions from her (this was back when I was in junior high). The makeup was never anything special and didn't seem to highlight or benefit my skin in anyway so I stopped using it. Fast forward to last Christmas when I found this serum in my stocking. I'll admit, I was a bit skeptical at first but my mamma-in-law swore by it so I figured I'd give it a try. I'm so glad I did. I get terrible split ends and this has helped sooooo much. Another added benefit? My hair is really shiny! Oh, and it's $8. Yeah, you're going to want to try it.

3.) Kenra Platinum Blow Dry Spray. I blow dry AND use a flat iron on my hair every single day. Yes, ouch. This spray has been a life saver. My hair looks much healthier now (not to mention it's silky soft and smells amazing). This ingenious product only costs $17--having healthy hair doesn't have to break the bank!

4.) Bubble Necklace. I'm sure everyone has one of these by now (I'm a little behind on the times..) but I finally got one and have been saving it for a special occasion and finally have one--my mammas birthday celebration this weekend (and you can bet that I'll be posting pictures)!! Bubble necklaces vary in price, but you can typically get one for around $10.

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