20 Seconds...

Have you seen We Bought a Zoo? I'm sure every single one of you will love it!

 I just love watching the trailer! :)

Recently I've been trying to keep up with one of Benjamin Mee's quotes...

That's a little crazy to think of, huh? No matter what happens within, or after, those 20 seconds will lead you somewhere great. I think all of us need to have 20 seconds of insane courage and go for something we might be too scared off....what's the worst that could happen?

Blueberry Muffins

Now. I love muffins, and one of my favorites is blueberry. However, I have noticed in my apartment living experiences that people don't know how to do these things right...

Alright.... imagine a blueberry muffin...

 Now how delicious does that look? Pretty dang delicious is what I would say.

But Courtney! That's what my blueberry muffins look like! How am I doing them wrong? ...these are some things you might say to me as you are reading through this post. Never fear! I will get to the part where they become heaven in a muffin cup!

The part that makes these little muffins heaven is called streusel topping. Here is how you make it...

Mix together

1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup butter

This concoction should become a crumbly consistency. Once you have reached this crumbliness, cover the tops of your uncooked muffins with it and bake as directed on your muffin box.

Result!?

Heaven in a muffin cup.

Up!

So... I mentioned in an earlier post how I love Up! If you still haven't watched it, let me know, we'll have a little movie night. ...seriously.

Anywho. On Pinterest I came across some nails that were painted like Up, and I had to give it a try... here is the end result! Not 100% perfect, but I love them!

Also, as I was looking at Up things I found this awesome house in Utah!!! They replicated the house, and then this cute little couple took their 2nd year anniversary pictures with Rock'n'Roll Bride. I know it's a little crazy, but it's also way cool!!

Avocado Salsa

So basically I'm a fan of food... I mean, who isn't, right? It can be sooooo delicious, and so much fun to make...depending on who you're with and if you know what you're doing... good times, haha.

Well, awhile ago my mom came across an avocado salsa recipe that we had to try. One, salsa is always good; add avocados to that and it's pretty much heaven in a bowl. Two, we love avocados. :)

The nice thing about this recipe is that you can adjust things to your liking... if you haven't noticed, I love avocados so I tend to put more of those in, but feel free to leave some out or add more tomatoes or whatever your little heart desires!

1-2 Roma tomatoes diced (these can be normal tomatoes, but just tiny sized Romas are what I use)
2-3 avocados diced
1 can black beans drained and rinsed (you don't have to rinse them, but it makes the end result look more edible if you do)
1 can shoepeg corn drained(you can find this by normal corn, it's in a smaller can--and there IS a difference so don't try and be cheap and get normal corn! Okay, you can if you really want to, but I just love the shoepeg corn)
1/4 diced red onion (the original recipe calls for 3 green onions, but I prefer the red onion)
1/2 cup Zesty Italian dressing
Salt and Pepper as desired

Mix it all together, grab some tortilla chips, and enjoy*!!

*I am not responsible for any addictions that this might cause.