Shopping Around

As excited as I am for fall and fall clothes, I couldn't resist checking out my favorite stores new fall lines.

Anthropologie:

H&M:

JCrew:

Zara:

Chocolate Earl Gray Cake

Recipe from Real Simple

Ingredients

• 6 Earl Grey tea bags or 2 tablespoons loose Earl Grey
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups granulated sugar 
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
• confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350° F. Coat an 8-cup fluted tube pan with cooking spray. (i used a regular 9" round - but had enough batter for 2)
2. Brew the tea in the water 3 to 5 minutes. Remove the tea bags or strain the leaves and set the brewed tea aside.
3. Using a mixer, beat the butter, eggs, and granulated sugar until fluffy. Blend in the chocolate. Beat in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, yogurt, and brewed tea. Pour into pan.
4. Bake 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out with a few crumbs attached. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes. Turn out of pan and cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

Friends

Wedding Shower

Samson is growing up!

So cute in his bow tie!

Pretty decorations from my sister!

Elephants are my favorite. :)

Rolled paper, awesome!

My men. :)

Cake pops!

and paper straws.

self explanatory...

c/o Davy

c/o Davy

c/o Davy

c/o Davy

c/o Davy