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If you're like me, a huge Gilmore Girls  fan, than this weekend was your weekend, Gilmore Girls weekend!  With the premiere of the new Netflix revival, all I've seen on the internet is Rory and Lorelai themed items plastered everywhere, as it should be.  And with that said, I did come across something Gilmore in an unusual place, Groupon.com .  So if anyone is interested I'm sharing my small but incredible find.   Gilmore Girls Oversized Lounge Shirts Starting at $18.99 Gilmore Girls Sweaters Starting at $21.99 I think I'm going to spring for one of the lounge shirts.  If I do I'll definitely post about it later on.  I'm hoping they go down in price tomorrow, Cyber Monday, that'll be the real indicator if I plan on getting one or not.

"The Rainbow Comes ad Goes" by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt I started reading this book while in line to meet Anderson Cooper at a book signing in Madison, Connecticut.  This was truly an excellent and interesting read.  Gloria Vanderbilt had such an insane and thrilling life, and Anderson Cooper was perfect at interviewing his mother.  I definitely recommend this book to anyone, whether a fan of Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt, or just someone interested in pop culture and biographies.  This was a fast read.     "The Starboard Sea" by Amber Dermont I bought this book because it was on sale and it was inexpensive.  However, I ended up loving it, and I'm so happy it was on sale that day in Barnes and Noble, for if it wasn't, I probably would have never read it or picked it up.   This book is about the lives of very wealthy teenagers at boarding school, but the main character, Jason, is spilling the secrets on ...

Ever since I was sixteen I've been trying to go color my hair blonder and blonder.  I've been a blonde for more than half my life, I started going blonde when I was eleven, but continued to go platinum once I reached high school. With fall coming up, I decided it was the perfect time to change up my look a bit.  I didn't want to do anything too drastic, but I did want a nice change.  So I went to my friend Jen, a hairstylist at Blades Salon in Wethersfield,Connecticut, and she had the most perfect idea, instead of dying my hair another color, she used a red glaze to stain it. Above is a picture of me right before getting my hair done.  As one can see my hair was very blonde.  My friend Jen mixed the glaze together, added a bit of heat, washed it out and boom, I was a red head.  It's been a week now and my hair is incredible!  It's so soft and looks a lot healthier than it's looked in years.  The red adds a beautif...

On August first my Dad, boyfriend, and I rented a car and drove from Connecticut to New Orleans, Louisiana.  It was almost a twenty two hour drive, and with constant stops, we made it in two days.  And what was the first thing we did once we arrived in New Orleans?  We got coffee, at one of the most famous coffee shops in Louisiana. Café Du Monde is a must if you find yourself in the French Quarter.  Located on 800 Decatur Street, this coffee shop had the best frozen café au lait.  My boyfriend and I were fighting over it because he played it safe and just got a coffee.  The frozen café au lait was like a blended coffee drink, with the consistency of a Dunkin Donuts coolatta, but the comparisons end there because it was so much richer and better than a coolatta.  And of course with our coffee we had to order a round of beignets, since Café Du Monde is famous for their New Orleans's doughnuts. The café was packed.  We weren't sure if we...

Last Tuesday I went to a local salon in Connecticut and changed my hair, after about four years of having the exact same hairstyle, long blonde layered haircut with blunt bangs.   I had my hair done by Andrea at Mia's Hair Salon in Cromwell, Connecticut.   It came out better than I could have imagined.  I absolutely love it and I get nonstop compliments on it. Here's some before and after pictures from their Instagram. I'm not sure how long all keep my hair this color, most likely not another four years, but I'm so happy I finally changed my hair and tried something fun.   This was something I had on my bucket list to do before I turn twenty five. Next time I'm planning on doing blue! 

Back in October I made my first ever pull apart cake in the shape of a football for my little brother Noah's sixteenth birthday.  This "cake" was very easy to make.  I used regular-sized cupcakes pushed together to get the "boat" like shape of the football, and I didn't have to cut any of the cupcakes, they were all left alone, full-sized.   After the unfrosted cupcakes were in the football shape, I just frosted over them all and decorated the best I could.  What was nice about this pull-apart cake was there was no actual cutting of the cake itself.  If someone wanted a piece they would just pull out one of the cupcakes from underneath and for the most part, it came off as a whole.  It wasn't too messy or anything, but there was a lot of extra frosting, but I personally never complain about more frosting.   I don't have the recipe to post that I used, it was just a simple chocolate cake and chocolate frosting recipe.  I replaced ...

My boyfriend Jake turned twenty-one and I wanted to share what I made him, chocolate coffee cupcakes with a whipped chocolate cream frosting with strawberries atop.  Also coffee and cheese filled croissants. Ingredients: 2 cups sugar 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 cup Cocoa Powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk (I used one cup regular milk and one Tablespoon vinegar to make my own sour milk) 1 cup brewed strong black coffee (I used instant coffee) 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon almond extract Instructions: Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  Set aside. In mixing bowl mix eggs, buttermilk, oil, and almond extract together. Gradually add in dry ingredients.  Then mix in hot/boiling coffee. You should have a thin batter. Pour batter evenly into prepared cupcake tins. Bake for 30 t...

I'm an aunt!  Yesterday my sister Brittany had her first baby boy, Brandon. He's absolutely perfect.  Beyond perfect if that's possible. I made these cupcakes special for the baby's arrival.  They were zucchini with a vanilla butter-cream frosting.  Nothing too fancy, but everyone loved them! I also brought Brandon a Peter Rabbit book and stuffed Peter Rabbit toy.  And got my sister a mom Wind and Fire bracelet and various candies from Lick .

For St. Patrick's Day I made my boyfriend Jake his first ever Shepard's Pie.   I made about six personal Shepard's Pie all in oven safe dishes; all different shapes, sizes, and colors. Ingredients: 1 pound ground lamb (or ground beef) 1 onion 3 medium carrots 1 1/2 cups beef broth 1 Tablespoon flour 1 Tablespoon flavored vinegar (I used Fig!) 1 bag frozen peas 4 large potatoes  1/2 stick of butter 1/4 cup milk 1/4 cup of sour cream 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese Directions: Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large frying pan cook meat over medium heat.  While meat is browning, dice onions and carrots, then add to meat. Pour broth into small bowl and mix with flour.  Add to meat mixture.  Add in flavored vinegar and frozen peas.  Evenly distribute mixture into casserole dishes. Peel potatoes and boil until soft.  Add butter, milk, and sour cream to potatoes and whip until smooth. Top meat with mashed whippe...

Meet Me, Book Lover .  Visitor.  Aspiring Children's Book Writer.  Tea Addict.  Collector.  Wannabe Baker.  Crime Show Junkie.  Jeweler.  Media Enthusiast.  Horror Buff.  Wiener Dog Owner.  Student of Life. My name is Victoria and I am in love. May 13, 2012  This is my blog and I post everything under the sun. Click around and stay awhile :3

My best friend Taylor and I decided to get tattoos on a whim one day, and the place we went to, Wild Side Tattoos , let us do a walk in appointment.  I don't suggest walk in appointments, but it sure was fun doing something you don't do everyday and not planning it all out.  I decided to get the scales on the upper right side corner of my left wrist.   This is the tattoo my friend Taylor got.  I love the script on hers.  

Homemade Rock Candy, you will need: 1/2 cup water 3/4 cup light corn syrup 2 cups granulated sugar 2 teaspoons flavoring extract blue gel food coloring candy thermometer Instructions: Line sheet pan with foil, and spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray/spray butter. In a saucepan combine the water, corn syrup, and granulated sugar. Place the pan over medium-high heat, and stir until the sugar dissolves.  Bring the mixture to a boil, then stop stirring.  Insert a candy thermometer. Continue to cook the candy without stirring until it reads 285°F on the thermometer. Do not overcook it, or it will start to take on a caramel color. Once at 285°F, take the pan off the heat and let it sit for a few moments, until bubbles stop breaking on the surface. Add the flavoring, I used raspberry extract and food coloring, I used Neon blue by McCormick, and stir everything together. Pour the candy onto the prepared baking sheet; tilt the sheet pan back and fo...

Last Sunday Jake and I went to Gillette Castle to go hiking. Gillette Castle was the beautiful home to William Gillette and his wife.   Gillette was an actor and was most famous for playing Sherlock Holmes.  Him and his wife lived in East Haddam, Connecticut and their house is currently a state park open to anyone, with tours of the castle costing just six dollars. Jake and I live so close to here, about twenty minutes away, and I have no idea why we don't come here more often because it's absolutely stunning!  And I swear it gets prettier every time I come. There's all kind of hiking spots on the castle grounds and you can even go down to The Connecticut River. I took this picture of myself when I was trying to check my hair before we went shopping after leaving the castle.  I ended up thinking it was kind of cool and keeping it.   No dumb artificial sun filter needed on a day like today!