The Cupcake Queen

I have got a small obsession. Although it used to be good for me, it isn't anymore sense I have been trying to lose weight. Plus, I chose the one, and probably only, fiance who doesn't like dessert!

I love cupcakes. I love to eat cupcakes, I love to bake cupcakes. I love cupcakes! So, I make them and feed the girls at work. The only problem is, other than the people that lease offices in our building, I only work with 3 other people, so we always get "stuck" eating a dozen! Anyway, I'm going to give you a little glimpse inside my love for mini cakes. 

These were just for "looks"! I made them for Valentine's Day. Vanilla cupcakes with shortbread on top. 

 These were the first ones I ever "decorated". They were gingerbread cupcakes with a cream cheese frosting. 

 These were my "booby" cupcakes for the Race for the Cure. They were called Jelly Donut cupcakes- vanilla with strawberry jam and regular homemade frosting with a little extra jam. 

 These weren't too creatively decorated, but they were good. Chocolate brownie cupcakes with a little chocolate frosting.

These were for National Cupcake Day (of course!). They were called Toffee Cream cupcakes, but you couldn't really taste the toffee. 

 Halloween! These are my 2nd favorite cupcakes. They were chocolate cupcakes with white chocolate pudding filling, chocolate frosting covered with Oreos and topped with whipped cream and nerds. 

This recipe has been named my absolute favorite! Chocolate Cream Cheese with chocolate frosting. Oohhh, so good!

These were for St. Patrick's Day, so I made my 2nd Annual Irish Car Bomb Cupcakes. Really good!

A little this, a little that

I had a revelation this weekend... Sundays were created to make Mondays even more miserable!
I went to Aerie, my absolute favorite store, this weekend and bought some Slim Gym Shorts. They are amazing! I really forgot I was wearing them because they are so light and comfortable. You should definitely to try them! Slim Gym Shorts
I also went ahead and started working on my "24 Things" list by buying a book- Before I Go To Sleep- and watched Se7en for the first time. Even though the latter is not in the list, I still wanted to see it. Anyway, I am excited to get started on the book and I will let you know how it is.
Thanks for reading.
-EE

Movies, movies, how I love movies

Alright, I saw The Hunger Games. Unfortunately, I don't think I can give  a good review, but my experience at the theatre was so bad! Long story short, I got us TERRIBLE seats and between not being able to see the whole scree, 13 year olds eating, talking, and moving right next to me, people with sticky shoes walking around the whole time, and some woman randomly puking everywhere 30 minutes into the movie, I was a little distracted. Since I simply could not focus on the movie, it was really hard for me to really enjoy it like I'd hoped. So, my plan is to go see it again. Just not too sure when that'll be. I did read all 3 books last month and was somewhat disappointed with some, what seemed to be major, parts that were left out. Anyway, I think I will enjoy it the second time around!
When it comes to my not-"bucket list",  I have come up with a list of "great" movies. I tried to look around at different sites to find one that wasn't biased, but after searching for a little bit, I gave up and just chose one. I actually decided to just take lists of the top 10 comedy, animated, horror, action and romantic movies, and make it into one big list. Originally, I was just going to take the top couple of each to make my list, but I'd already seen enough of them, that I decided to just use all of the lists. So, here is my grand ol' list of movies to watch by the time I turn 25. And yes, I am cheating and starting early! I've crossed out the movies I've already seen and as a watch them.
If there are any movies you think should be on here, let me know. I'm always up for suggestions of good movies.
Here's where I found the  Top 25 Animated Movies.
Here's where I found the other lists. Time Movies of All Time

Animated
1. Beauty and the Beast
2. Wall-E
3. The Incredible
4. Toy Story 2
5. The Iron Giant
6. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
7. Up
8. The Little Mermaid
9. Toy Story
10. Snow White
Comedy
1. Ghostbusters
2. Airplane!
3. Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4. This is Spinal Tap
5. Young Frankenstein
6. Raising Arizona
7. Annie Hall
8. Caddyshack
9. National Lampoon's Vacation
1o. The Jerk
Romantic
1. Gone With the Wind
2. Casablanca
3. My Fair Lady
4. Titanic
5. Romeo and Juliet
6. Wuthering Heights
7. An Officer and a Gentleman
8. The Notebook
9. Ever After
10. Love Story
Horror
1. Exorcist
2. Jaws
3. Friday the 13th
4. Damien:Omen II
5. The Shining
6. Halloween
7. Night of the Living Dead
8. The Blob
9. The Blair Witch Project
10. King Kong
Action
1. Terminator 2
2. Star Wars
3. Raiders of the Lost Ark
4. Air Force One
5. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
6. The Great Escape
7. Gladiator
8. Pirates of the Carribbean: Cure of the Black Pearl
9. Lord of the Rings
10. The Matrix

My "bucket list"

I saw this idea on someone's blog, and thought it was a good idea. She had come up with "27 things to do before I turn 28". The more I thought about it, the more I liked it. Since my next birthday is too close to get that many things done, I decided to come up with a list for next year. So, here's mine:

24 Things to do Before I Turn 25
1. Read 1 book every month (April, May, June, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, March, April)
2. Workout 4 times a week
3. Make a new recipe 3 times a month (April, May, June, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, March, April)
4. Run/sign up for a half marathon
5. Complete 6 DIY projects
6. Make an article of clothing
7. Make new friends
8. Go to a concert
9. Work on my relationships with my sister and brother-in-law
10. Spend less/save more
11. Go to a Zumba class
12. Do something for my fiance once a month
13. Own an iPhone
14. Find a "great movies" list and watch all of them (still working on finding this one)
15. Go to the new aquarium
16. Learn to drink beer
17. Study more American history
18. Study more biology
19. Eat more salad
20. Reach my goal weight and maintain it
21. Make a decision about going back to school/career
22. Eat healthier
23. Do something random and unexpected (still working on what exactly that is)
24. Take more pictures

Some of these will obviously mean more to me, than to the random person reading this. I am actually getting pretty excited about this and thinking about starting early. :) I am someone who has to have short term goals set in order to be motivated, so hopefully it'll work out well.
Wish me luck!

Hello World!

Hello!
I am new to this whole blogging thing so bear with me! I just want to have a place to talk, be myself and share any cool, interesting , etc stuff I find. I am kind of in a mode right now where I am wanting to do and try new things that I'd never thought of doing before- hence the blog. I hope, if anyone reads this, that you can find something to relate to. Please feel free to let me know what you think, have suggestions for anything and everything, or whatever else you may have to say.
Thanks for reading.
-EE