free to be bree.



I'm Bree. I'm a 26 year old Jersey girl, and I'm here to dazzle you with my cupcakes! Well, maybe not "dazzle" exactly, but I do tend to brag about my cupcake endeavors quite a bit. I'll also throw in some random "things going on in my life" posts from time to time. Enjoy!
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I finally did it! I finally bit the bullet and purchased The Hunger Games for my Nook. I downloaded the sample, zipped through the first 38-pages faster than I’ve ever zipped through a book before, and already needed more. Needless to say, I immediately logged onto my BN.com account and bought that bad boy. Guys, this book is crack. (But you knew that already.)Next up: The Fault in Our Stars, followed by A Walk Across the Sun, potentially with a little Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society thrown in.

I finally did it! I finally bit the bullet and purchased The Hunger Games for my Nook.

I downloaded the sample, zipped through the first 38-pages faster than I’ve ever zipped through a book before, and already needed more. Needless to say, I immediately logged onto my BN.com account and bought that bad boy.

Guys, this book is crack. (But you knew that already.)

Next up: The Fault in Our Stars, followed by A Walk Across the Sun, potentially with a little Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society thrown in.

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I spent the day with my mom, dad, and uncle walking around the Outlets in Tannersville, PA (Poconos… ugh.) We left with a ton of stuff, mainly for my niece & nephew. I did manage to walk out of there with a few of my own goodies though! Two new Coach bags (well, one Coach bag, one sparkly Coach wristlet that I can’t find a photo of at the moment JUST found a photo of!) and a bunch of shoes. Technically, my mom bought a bunch of new shoes, but, since we are the same size, I count that as I got a bunch of new shoes.

Afterwards, we zipped down the road for lunner at Barley Creek Brewing Company. I got an Antler Brown Ale. It was described to me as “kind of like a Yuengling” by our waitress. Ummm…. ok? Yes, it was brown and rich like a Yuengling, but leaps and bounds more delicious. And I am a Yuengling fan! To eat, I had a chicken caprese sandwich, which consisted of grilled chicken with baby spinach, tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and a balsamic reduction on ciabatta bread. I swapped out chips/fries for a side salad with red wine vinaigrette that I think may have been spiked with crack. I’ve never tasted a red wine vinaigrette so amazing.

I ended the day with Beauty & the Beast in 3D! This is what I have to say about it: Obviously the movie was good. It’s Beauty and the freakin’ Beast afterall. The 3D? Not worth the $15 ticket. It was nice that things in the foreground stood out a little more, but other than that, nothing special. They didn’t include the “Human Again” number that is on the Special Edition DVD. However, the moment I’d been looking forward to, when Belle’s skirt whooshes past the screen during the ballroom scene, was just a bit more magical in 3D. 

Time for bed. I’m going to need my sleep as tomorrow I am planning to clean my room. I’m beginning to feel like I’m living in an episode of Hoarders. 

Goodnight moon.

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Your Healthista: Thanks for Sticking with Me! →

yourhealthista:

As a thank you to you all for sticking with me through the name change, I wanted to give away some sweet prizes!

Three people will win one of these awesome prizes:

  • $50 Amazon gift card
  • Trader Joe’s care package filled with all my favorite goodies (worth about $50) and samples* from…

DONE!! 

Keeping my fingers crossed for the Amazon gift card & TJ care package. IDreallyK what I’d talk about in the health consultation… 

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hrrrthrrr: Love this tutorial for creating temporary pastel chalk streaks in your hair by The Beauty Department. Definitely will be trying this out! I’m DYING to try this, but afraid to end up with chalk all over my clothes.

hrrrthrrr:

Love this tutorial for creating temporary pastel chalk streaks in your hair by The Beauty Department. Definitely will be trying this out!

I’m DYING to try this, but afraid to end up with chalk all over my clothes.

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Talk about unfortunate timing. (Or fortunate, depending who you’re asking.) Tonight was Disney on Ice: Mickey & Minnie’s Magical Journey with my mom, sister, and goddaughter. The show was really good!  Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, & Goofy were kind of the emcees of the night. First up was the Lion King. It started with young Simba & Nala, and transitioned to grown-up Simba & Nala in the middle of “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” (as it should.)  There was no Scar or hyenas, which I was thankful for because it would have scared the bajeeziz out of my niece (she was already a bit off-put by Rafiki and was telling us 5 minutes in that she wanted to go home. She warmed up by the end of the first song.) Next came The Little Mermaid. As you can see above, she got her legs! Ursula & her Poopsies did make an appearance, and, although Alexis was a bit trepidatious at first, she then realized that Ursula is just a big “occa-pus,” and stopped being scared. Lilo & Stitch was after The Little Mermaid. I had forgotten how much that movie makes me cry. They did a really good job of putting everything Hawaiian on ice. My favorite was that all of their ice skates were made to look like each character’s actual footwear. Therefore, Lilo & David Kawena had flip flops painted onto the boots of their skates! After a 15-20 minute intermission, in which the zamboni thoroughly entertained my niece, the Mickey Mouse gang came back out with a Bobby and other “Brits” for a rendition of “It’s A Jolly `oliday” with Mickey, I think they sang. It was immediately followed by the story of Peter Pan. My favorite thing about this part was that Tinkerbell’s want actually sprinkled pixie dust! I’m a sucker for glitter, so I was naturally awe-struck by this. Thank God I have a little kids in my life that I can treat to Disney on Ice performances. It gives me 100% legit reason to go and not look like the creepy lady who’s there with no kids. Only caveat: they were not serving beer. My sister & I like to drink in the oddest places. We had beers at the Hannah Montana concert a few years ago, and were hoping to do the same at Disney on Ice. Oh well. 

Talk about unfortunate timing. (Or fortunate, depending who you’re asking.)

Tonight was Disney on Ice: Mickey & Minnie’s Magical Journey with my mom, sister, and goddaughter. The show was really good! 

Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, & Goofy were kind of the emcees of the night. First up was the Lion King. It started with young Simba & Nala, and transitioned to grown-up Simba & Nala in the middle of “I Just Can’t Wait to be King” (as it should.)  There was no Scar or hyenas, which I was thankful for because it would have scared the bajeeziz out of my niece (she was already a bit off-put by Rafiki and was telling us 5 minutes in that she wanted to go home. She warmed up by the end of the first song.)

Next came The Little Mermaid. As you can see above, she got her legs! Ursula & her Poopsies did make an appearance, and, although Alexis was a bit trepidatious at first, she then realized that Ursula is just a big “occa-pus,” and stopped being scared.

Lilo & Stitch was after The Little Mermaid. I had forgotten how much that movie makes me cry. They did a really good job of putting everything Hawaiian on ice. My favorite was that all of their ice skates were made to look like each character’s actual footwear. Therefore, Lilo & David Kawena had flip flops painted onto the boots of their skates!

After a 15-20 minute intermission, in which the zamboni thoroughly entertained my niece, the Mickey Mouse gang came back out with a Bobby and other “Brits” for a rendition of “It’s A Jolly `oliday” with Mickey, I think they sang. It was immediately followed by the story of Peter Pan. My favorite thing about this part was that Tinkerbell’s want actually sprinkled pixie dust! I’m a sucker for glitter, so I was naturally awe-struck by this.

Thank God I have a little kids in my life that I can treat to Disney on Ice performances. It gives me 100% legit reason to go and not look like the creepy lady who’s there with no kids.

Only caveat: they were not serving beer. My sister & I like to drink in the oddest places. We had beers at the Hannah Montana concert a few years ago, and were hoping to do the same at Disney on Ice. Oh well. 

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disneyprince:

Turns out Disney’s Family website has a ton of fantastic and creative recipes and crafts. Here’s Apple Kermit.

Apples and peanut butter are a classic snack, and an unexpected treat when the apple looks like everyone’s favorite frog. Kermit comes alive when you carve a green apple to look like the world famous frog and you add marshmallow eyes and a red apple slice for his mouth. Serve the apple with a tasty peanut butter dip.


You’ll need:


For Kermit:



  • 1 green apple

  • 1 red apple

  • 1 marshmallow

  • Black edible marker

  • Sharp paring knife

For peanut butter dip:


  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

  • 1/2 cup marshmallow fluff

  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice


Instructions:



1. Slice a green apple in half, from the stem to the end.


2. Place half of the apple on your plate and reserve the other half.


3. Trim two diagonal slices from the tapered end of the apple, making one end of the apple narrower.


4. Use a sharp knife to carve a half moon-shaped smile into the center of the apple.


5. Trim a slice of red apple into a matching half moon shape. Cut away most of the white of the red apple slice so that the skin is easy to bend.


6. You will need to press the red apple slice into the opening in the green apple. Trim the skin until it fits snugly.


7. Cut a marshmallow into 4 quarters. You will use two of the half circles for Kermit’s eyes.


8. Use the black edible marker to draw on pupils.


9. Press Kermit’s eyes onto the apple. The sticky marshmallow acts like glue, holding the eyes in place.


10. Take your reserved green apple and trim a few triangle shapes. Place these around Kermit’s neck, as his ruffle.


11. Mix the peanut butter and marshmallow fluff in a small bowl.


12. Add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. The lemon juice will help loosen up the peanut butter and marshmallow, giving it a creamy consistency. It will also balance the sweetness of the marshmallow.



Serve with sliced apples.

(via itstimetogetthingsstarted)

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The Golden Ticket I made to go along with the Anything Goes passport for my niece’s “Christmas” present. I’m going to tuck it inside a box of Wonka BottleCaps, and then wrap that up. Just waiting for the ink to dry…

The Golden Ticket I made to go along with the Anything Goes passport for my niece’s “Christmas” present. I’m going to tuck it inside a box of Wonka BottleCaps, and then wrap that up.

Just waiting for the ink to dry…

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hellogiggles: 15 mins of laughter or giggles equals the benefit of 2 hours sleep @ lovesocial (Taken with instagram)

hellogiggles:

15 mins of laughter or giggles equals the benefit of 2 hours sleep @ lovesocial (Taken with instagram)

(via zooeydeschanel)

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danielleisdizzy:

thismightsuck:

phenthouse:

Shit New Yorkers Say

technically not a true new yorker, yet some of those lines could have been taken out of my mouth (specifically: tourists)

^^same. AND the magnolia snark. 

”::Gasp:: Is that Pat Kiernan!?” 

NY1 represent!

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Ahhh!! I need to get my ass to Queens asap!! I am only just finding out about the Museum of the Moving Image’s Jim Henson’s Fantastic World exhibit. I. Love. The. Muppets. Therefore, I need to go to this before it ends on March 4th. It’s already been extended, so this really is a last ditch effort to get there. Some of my brother’s friends live in Queens, so the plan is to go with them because they are loads of fun. Now the only hurdle in our way is picking a day. And that’s a lot harder than it seems.

Ahhh!! I need to get my ass to Queens asap!! I am only just finding out about the Museum of the Moving Image’s Jim Henson’s Fantastic World exhibit.

I. Love. The. Muppets.

Therefore, I need to go to this before it ends on March 4th. It’s already been extended, so this really is a last ditch effort to get there. Some of my brother’s friends live in Queens, so the plan is to go with them because they are loads of fun. Now the only hurdle in our way is picking a day. And that’s a lot harder than it seems.

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