New Years Eve!

Can't believe it's the last day of the year... and the decade! Well my Penn State friends are here, well 2/3rds are them are. One's flight was cancelled, but is coming in tonight just in time to ring in the New Year. Well here are a couple of my New Years picks, my favorite things that I'll be wearing tonight :]

My new favorite nail polish:

OPI Gift of Gold... perfect for New Years!
Photo Credit: Bloglovin

My new shoes I got for Christmas, loooove them!

I love leopard print, and I think these will go with anything!
PC: Lucky

I'm not quite sure what I'll end up doing tonight, but I'll be with some of my favorite people.. so I'm sure I'll have a great time.
Have a great rest of 2010, and a very Happy New Year!
Talk to you next year :]
Alex

Salad Sunday

I hope everyone had a holly jolly Christmas! I definitely did. Anytime I get to spend a whole day with my family is always fun. I'll be putting up a post of some of my awesome presents soon... once I transport them back to my apartment! I can't believe Christmas has already come and gone. I guess I still have New Years to celebrate! My best friends from Penn State are coming in Wednesday night to spend a week in the warm Arizona weather with me, I can't wait!


Well, so this isn't a holiday recipe... but I thought I'd show you one of the things I like to whip up when I'm hungry and don't feel like putting too much effort into dinner. It's just a simple salad, and it's really versatile. I pretty much throw whatever I have on hand in it! I start off by chopping up some romaine lettuce, then cut up some carrots and some sliced cheese. I had a hard boiled egg from when I last made egg salad, so I decided to cut that up for my salad, too. Then I added some raisins and crunched up some pecans to throw in. Toss it into a bowl and add the dressing of your choice (mine is this delicious one from Sprouts), and wallah... a very simple, scrumptious salad!

I hope everyone had a great weekend and a Merry Christmas!
Alex

My Week (or so) in Pictures

It's been too long since I've blogged! Can't believe Christmas is only two days away! I've been working and shopping and being merry. So to catch everyone up here's my week, or a little more, in pictures. There's been cooking with the family, Christmas parties, and last minute shopping. It hasn't felt like Christmas this year for some reason... maybe it's because all of my family is already in Arizona, or the fact that it has been 80 degrees out practically all of December. Anyways, here are some fun pictures to take a gander at.




There's my delicious Snickerdoodle cookies my sister and I made for a holiday party I went to, White Elephant gifts, our awesome Instax Mini pictures in the tree, my sister's Christmas party and all the treats, and me and my frisbee girls at the Martinis and Mistletoe party. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and enjoy the holiday spirit! I hope to put some Christmas pictures, and maybe a recipe or two, up soon!

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear!
Alex

Breakfast for Dinner!

Ah, one more final down... one more to go! Then I am finished with school for 2010! Woohoo! Not wanting to be very creative and make up a meal to cook, I decided to go with the always delicious pancakes for dinner. You really can't go wrong with pancakes, and plus I have left overs I can make for breakfast tomorrow, score! Well I have been going crazy with all the studying and work. I feel like I never get a break, and I am so excited for winter break. I'll still have to work, but at least when I get home I can just relax and not worry about homework or studying! It's going to be beautiful! Here's some photos of the pancake making process, go Bisquick!


Off to enjoy some Mexican food in honor of finishing my Spanish final! Have a good night! My holiday party photos should be up soon!
Alex

Martinis & Mistletoe

Going to my Ultimate Frisbee team's holiday party! It's always so fun to get dolled up and go out. I'm excited to see everyone and enjoy some festive treats. I'm baked some chocolate chips cookies and will be bringing them with me, I feel so cool.. baking and dressing up and bringing a gift to the party. Haha. Here's some pictures of my cookies, that turned out a little dark... but I'm sure they'll still be eaten! You can also see my holiday oven mit and hot pad I got for secret santa! Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend, pictures from tonight should be up soon!

Cheers,
Alex

Holiday Dresses!

Holiday Dresses! by AlexMcEntire featuring one shouldered dresses

Trying to decide to wear this weekend to a holiday bash, I have discovered tons of gorgeous dresses. I want them all! I haven't decided if I'm going to wear something I already have in my closet, or buy something new. I've been obsessed with one shoulder dresses, and don't know if I can hold off on owning one any longer! We'll see! Have a good night!
Alex

Singing, Dancing & Studying

Just got back from a karaoke night with my friends from my apartment council. Drank tons of hot cocoa, literally like 5 cups, and apple cider, cookies and a candy cane. Yeah.. I'm full. It was so much fun just to hang out and sing. Even the guys got up there and let loose, it was great. There was everything from I Like Big Butts, to Taylor Swift. I had such a great time, and we spent more than two hours singing, dancing and laughing our hearts out. Karaoke night was definitely a success.
Well I had my last class of the semester today, I can't believe it! This semester flew by! Now it's finals time! Time to crack down on some studying and get some work done. So happy right now! One final, work, then Jump Street tomorrow! Can't wait to bounce around and have some more fun!
This past weekend I went to Hoasis, a co-ed Ultimate Frisbee tournament in Tucson. It was a more relaxed tournament, and everyone was there to just have some fun and play a little frisbee. Just how I like it! We only won one game all weekend, but our team did win the most important points. Saturday night there was a party for all the players of all the teams, and we started a dance party and had a fantastic time.


Here's some pictures of me and some of the girls. Oh, and my awesome hot pink fanny pack Mary's wearing.
Well sorry for the long post, but so much has happened, thought I'd keep you updated! I shall be posting more pictures of outfits, fun times and food coming soon! Especially when finals are over and I can do nothing but blog, woo!
Study hard if you have finals coming up, and have some holiday cheer!
Alex

No Pity For the Kitty

Territorial rivalries are the best! The U of A vs. ASU game was probably the biggest game of the year. As much as I wished I could have been at the game, sitting on the couch with my brother and Mom screaming at the TV, in the heat, was the next best thing. Oh, and getting fed and my laundry done was an added bonus :] Such a great game, a little slow at first... but that's what DVR is for, and rewinding to read the lips of our coach cussing like a sailor to entertain us. My throat hurts from all the screaming, but double overtime and winning by a field goal was definitely worth it. Such a great game. Now I can go to Tucson this weekend for my frisbee tournament with pride... oh and rub it in my sister's face. It must have been my new ASU Devils tank, it has to be lucky or something. Either way I like it, and think it's cute!
Had a great time tonight, and even had time to pick out a [real] Christmas tree with my Mom. Love it!
Well time for bed, have a great night and I hope whatever team you cheer for wins too!
Alex