Some scrapbooking

Lately I have been trying to get caught up on my scrapbooking. I am about a year behind. I seem to get caught up, and then get way behind again. But anyways, here are a few of the pages I've done.

Spring will come - eventually

I'm kind of wishing spring would hurry up and get here. I don't mind the snow; but we haven't had any snow since Christmas and it is just ugly outside. Towards the beginning of February, the weather started getting pretty warm and we thought spring was coming early. It has now started getting colder again and I am looking forward to spring flowers! 

Anyone else ready for spring?

Five for Friday

So this past week was extremely uneventful. I honestly cannot come up with a single thing to post (life wise) on today's Five for Friday. So, I thought I would share 5 funny/relatable pictures I came across on Pinterest this week! I am linking up with Della Devoted, Coffee With Caitlin, and Cup of Tea.

1. 

This is very true! It's even worse when it's the last book in a great series!

2.

If you get this, we should be friends ;)

3.

Um. Yes.

4.

I'll admit, this made me laugh harder than it probably should have!

5.

But seriously. It's true.

Anyways, hopefully you found some of these funny

Otherwise it'll be like this and that would be awkward. 

Have a great weekend! And you can follow me on Pinterest if you'd like!

Favorite Pictures From 2014

I know it is already almost March (how is it almost March already?) and I don't know why I didn't think of posting something like this sooner, but I thought I would share some of my favorite pictures from the last year. I think this would be kind of a fun thing to post every year!

Hopefully 2015 will have a lot more picture taking opportunities! 

Easy chicken and black bean enchiladas

Hello! Today I'm sharing my recipe for quick and easy chicken and black bean enchiladas. 

About a 1 lb package of chicken breasts

1 can of enchilada sauce

1 can of black beans

1 package of taco seasoning (3 tablespoons)

4 medium sized soft taco shells

Grated cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350° and lightly spray a 9x13in glass pan with cooking spray.

2. Pour 1/3 can of enchilada sauce in pan and tilt pan until sauce covers the bottom. 

3. Layer tortilla shells until bottom of pan is covered. (I used 2 medium sized ones.)

4. Drain black beans and set aside.

5. Trim any fat from chicken breasts and cook until done. 

6. Once chicken is cooked, place hot chicken into a Kitchenaid mixer and turn on medium-low speed to shred chicken. (You can also shred chicken by hand if you dont have a kitchenaid mixer, it just takes a little while longer.)

7. Once chicken is shreded, add black beans, 1/2 of the remaining enchilada sauce, and one package (3 tablespoons) of taco seasoning. Stir to combine. 

8. Pour chicken mixture on tortillas and spread around to cover pan. Top with two more tortilla shells. Then add the rest of the enchilada sauce and spread around. Top with cheese. You can add olives or green onions if you'd like. 

9. Bake for about 15 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.

10. Remove from oven and top with sour cream, more cheese, salsa, guacamole, or whatever else sounds good! Enjoy!

Five for Friday

Hello! Hope you had a great week! I am linking up with Coffee With Caitlin, Della Devoted, and Cup of Tea for another Five for Friday post! 

1. I finally decided on a phone case. I ordered this case as well as this tempered glass screen protector. The color looks much prettier in person!

2. Generally I think the sayings inside the Dove chocolates are pretty stupid, but I thought this one was pretty good ;)

3. I finished knitting another blanket. It took me quite a while to make; but I like how it turned out! It's actually four stripes, I just folded it to show the colors. 

4. You know how sometimes you cook something and it turns out way better than you thought it would? That happened with this black bean and corn guacamole I made. My sister and I have been eating it a lot! It's healthy and tastes so good!

5. This week I have really been focusing on getting some things on my to-do list done. It was nice to finally cross off a few things I had been putting off for a while. For instance, I had a ton of pictures I needed to save to disks. I had pictures from last summer up until now. Which for me means there was a LOT of pictures! I was glad to get that done and free up some space on my computer! So this weekend will probably be filled with finishing the rest of the things on my list!

Hope you have a great weekend! Au revoir!

Dream home reading area

It's no secret (at least to anyone who really knows me!) that I love to read. I have always dreamed of having a cozy place to sit for hours and get lost in a book. Maybe someday I will have a cool reading area! But for now, here are some neat ideas I have come across!