It's October Y'all!!!

Where'd September go? Looking back at my planner I did bunches but it does seem to have just bolted right by me. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way.

October is by far my favorite month mostly because it's straight up Autumn. Heh, see what I did there?  It marks the transition from Summer into Winter. The nights become longer, apples taste better, cats become cooler, people dress cuter, and I get to bust my box of scarves out from the back of my closet. When I lived in Boulder, wool socks were so perfect. Not so much here. It seems like most of my nail polish coordinates with a fall color scheme. That makes me happy. Pumpkin patches, cookies, cupcakes, carving, coloring, shirts and skirts, seeds, smashing,... Pumpkin everything. I want someone to call pumpkin. Cuddles are so awesome always and this time of year they seem so much more fab. I could dress Macaullay up like a pumpkin and snuggle with him. He'd love that.

THIS!

Like, everyday.

My mother and brother were born this month.  Max, on Halloween, which reminds about the candy. Love candy. Love him too. Also, my friend is getting married this month. Yay! She taught me how to dive. Yes. Dive.

 Congrats Chelsea and Jacob! 

 

They are each other's pumpkins. 

I have a million Halloween stickers I've collected over some ridiculous amount of time. You can have one if you want.  I wish everyone love, beautiful transition, candy and sweet cuddles this magical month. 

Your Friend, 

                Chloe  

Can't Think of a Title.

What?! It's been over a year since I posted! I've been meaning to write a post for a while. However, with the simplicity of status updates and efficiency of twitter, it seems almost irrelevant to post what could unfortunately some day be considered a novel compared to the 140 character limit of a tweet. But sometimes you just want more. Ya feel?

Actually, I always want more. Which is totally fine with me. It keeps my life interesting. I think every one should want more.

More of these

and these because they are cute as hell...

more coffee art and just art in general. Oh and CATS! Always more cats. Duh.  

More smiles and kindness and love notes left of dashboards.

More counter space, plants, jokes, nail polish, sewing, and unconditional love.

More yoga and girls. :)

 

I could keep on and on but couldn't we all?

I love having Monday off. Now I'm going find the perfect stick outside, cut some birds and flowers out of colorful paper, hang them from that stick with fishing string then hang it next to my window all while I sip tea and listen to Rilo Kiley and Cocorosie. 

Love Love Love,

                         Chloe

Couscous. So good they had to name it twice.

Well hello again! It's another super awesome Sunday for me!  Just organizing, cooking, jammin, relaxing and enjoying the RAIN.  Figured I'd share a yummy recipe with ya. 

This is what I made for lunch today! 

If you like Couscous, you'll LOVE this...Well, maybe.  They're your taste buds not mine, but... I mean, I was surprisingly impressed with my creation and so was Gil. She's a tough critic.  Since we just moved into our new apartment, we haven't had time to get a large food collection going.  I made this recipe up from what I found in the ice box.

TIP : If you buy healthy food, you'll cook with healthy food. ;)

First, I gathered all the stuff I thought would be good together. 

I had about 1cup of Couscous and 1 3/4 cups veggie broth. I used a cup of chopped kale steamed, 1 1/2 cups of cauliflower, 1/2 red onion sliced, half cup of cooked frozen peas and 2 1/2 tablespoons of  oil.   I would have preferred olive oil but I only had canola oil so I used that.  Tony's was my salt and pepper because we don't have that yet either yet.  It all worked out. :)

What ya do is heat the oil in a pan on medium heat for a bit then add the onion.  When that is all warm and fragrant, about 2 mins, add your couscous.  Stir it around in there till its golden brown like my pic.  About 3-5 mins.  Oh yeah... and before you do any of that, you need to be bringing your veggie broth to a boil in a medium to large sauce pan. Heh. 

OK, when your couscous looks like the pic, add it slowly to your now boiling broth. Turn the heat down to med and let it simmer covered for 3 mins then add cauliflower. Keep it covered and stir it every now and then.  After  about 6-7 mins, poke your cauliflower with a fork or in my case a chop stick to see if it's done (we don't have forks yet). It will be soft if it's done. It should be done, if  its not, cook it another minute.

The last thing you do is take it off the heat and mix your steamed kale and cooked frozen peas to the concoction. Season to taste! 

Have fun with it when you make it!  Change the veggies up and add rosemary or parsley.  Make it your own. Next time, I'll probably add red pepper flakes so I don't have to share with Gil. HA! 

Be honest, be kind, be silly.  Peace y'all!! 

This Sunday is so awesome Ima start saying that's so Sunday.

I really love that I have Sundays off.  It's a good day to kick back and relax.  I woke up this morning in a friggin awesome mood so I had myself a tuna sandwich then painted my nails so they would look pretty whilst I typed. Hope y'alls Sunday is as super as mine. xoxo

 SO nostalgic 

I like to think I was good kid, but if I'm being honest with myself, I was totally this girl. 

I've fallen in love with lobsters and loafers.   

These are just a couple of things I absolutely must have.  Also, my birthday is coming up soon... Just sayin. ;)

Cats and Pie. Can't beat it. 

I wish these for everyone.

Summer Time

I almost forgot how cool ring pops are. 

Bike Time in the Citay

My friend Caroline (right) and I with our fabulous new rides. 

One of those days...

So I fell and gotta pretty big bump on my head. I'm down for the count the next few day so I thought I would share with you what I have been up to. Besides taking picture of my cats, I've been spending lots of time in Denver. Love it! I've also been cooking and painting my nails.

Icing my bump. :(

But my nails are painted with an eco friendly navy blue! :)

Red

Green

Yogurt and Fruit served in a wine glass.

Classy and delish!

Chicken Fajitas!

They are so easy to make. Little bit of chili powder and olive oil. Done!

This in my neighbor's yard! I watched them carve it.

Sea turtles are a symbol of good luck (that's what my mom says anyway).

Gambit on the roof.

Sometimes he gets stuck we have to let him in through the window.

Squirrel going to town on a wing.

He's a city squirrel. So CUTE!

Macaullay Gambit and Nail Polish

They love each other. BFF

This Tickles my Fancy

So I like to cook. Sometimes I really impress myself with how well things turn out. Other times, mmmm, not so much. Here are some pictures of what I have made pretty recently. One of my New Years resolutions is to cook more at home! I think I'm off to a good start.

Salmon and Brussels Sprouts

I just popped all this in the oven! It's really easy to make. Toss some brussels sprouts in olive oil, salt and pepper and lemon juice and roast in the oven for 45 mins at 350. I had Whole Foods season the salmon with lemon and thyme. I baked it for 18 mins at 400 and then put it on top of my yummy Brussels and ate it! YUM!

Carrots and Brussels

I did these sprouts pretty much the same way I made them with the Salmon. These didn't turn out as good because I didn't cook them long enough and I didn't use enough oil. You really have to give them a good coat of oil and roast them till the outside leaves are crispy and blackened.... Roast them for the whole 45 minutes. I jumped the gun. They look good tho!

Greek Yogurt with Raspberries and Banannas

That's all it is! Plain, fat free Greek yogurt and fruit. I like to make it fun to eat by layering the two. First put a couple raspberries at the bottom of the bowl then a dollop of your yogurt, spread, then a few more raspberries and another dollop! Decorate the top with some sliced bananas and what ever else that may tickle your fancy. OMG it's so good!

Rosemary Pork Chop

Gil and I made these. I wouldn't pick pork out but Gilly really wanted it one night so we made some. We put a little canola oil on a pan and searded them for 4 mins on each side. I'm always worried that I'm either going to under cook food and get sick or that I'm going to over cook it and ruin it. So temping it is my no fail solution. They should be at 165 ish. Either that, or I make Gil eat it first. ;) They were perfect! I like to dip mine in ketchup.......I know.

Yay for cooking!!! They only part I don't like is cleaning up after myself. Where's Rosey!<--That link is awesome. ;) Happy New Year!!!!!

Christmas!

So Christmas was awesome. I got to spend it with my lady. My favorite part was picking out gifts for all the family. Here are a few pictures of what the holidays brought me.

Our Christmas tree was so purdy. I love our cozy living room. It's the perfect place to play Catch Phrase or Cranium with our pals.

It's all snowy outside so the cats get to stay in all day. This is Gambit sleeping on the chair in the kitchen.

I moved my rose bushes inside when it started getting cold. She decided to bloom!!! It's a December rose!

Hope y'all had a happy Christmas!

Love,

Chloe