January 2nd

<3, Brooke

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!

I always love the transition between December 31st and January 1st. It's so much fun to jump into the next year in just a few seconds.

Wishing you a fantastic 2013,

-Brooke

This Year's Awesome Sweet Stuff

Here are some of my favorite sweets I've had in 2012 =)

Mocha Coconut Frappuchino from Starbucks! Mmmmmm....

Ghiradelli Peppermint Bark! This stuff is soooo good.

Auntie Annie's Cinnamon Sugar Soft Pretzel! 

If you've never had one, stop what you're doing and go get one RIGHT NOW. They're AMAZING.

Chocolate Mud Pie Bluebell Ice Cream! Bluebell ice cream is always delicious, but this flavor is especially good.

Pretzel M&M's return as one of my favorites this year! They always have been, they always will be.

Hope this gives you a good idea of what to eat when you have a sweet tooth ;)

<3. Brooke

This Year's Awesome Music

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! I know I sure did =)

Since it's nearly 2013, I'm posting a mini series that looks back on all my favorites from the past year.

To start off, I'm going to show you my favorite music from 2012:

Gold - Britt Nicole

From this post, you probably already know I'm crazy about this album. It has the best music in the world, and it's defidenlty worth buying!

Eye On It - Toby Mac

Got the album for Christmas, but have been listening to several of the songs before. I really like all the great music on 'Eye On It'! It's really energizing. My favorite songs include 'Me Without You', 'Eye On It', 'Unstoppable', and 'Favorite Song'.

Fearless - Group 1 Crew

SOOOOOOO awesome! Group1Crew sings great and has REALLY catchy songs. 'Goin Down' from their album has been stuck in my head all day.

Heart - Audrey Assad

Audrey's album released in February of this year is really pretty. She has a really soft voice and calmer songs which are a change from what I regularly listen to, but they're really good. Favorite songs are 'Even The Winter' and 'Won Me Over'

Those have to be my top 4 favorites that came out in 2012! There's so much good music though, so those are just a few. What are you favorite albums and songs from this year? =)

*Brooke*

The Night Before Christmas

Tonight was the Christmas Eve candle light service at my church. 

Then we drove around to see Christmas lights.

Finally, we got home and opened a few presents early.

We've had this Christmas Eve tradition for as long as I can remember, and I love it. 

For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given,    and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be called

    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6

<3, Brooke

Sooooooo true...

On Emily's Pintrest. Couldn't help but posting it, since it is SOOOOOOOO true for me. Literally, I started laughing when I read this since it is JUST like me. Music is so awesome, and I seriously start 'acting out' the song I'm listening to ALL the time. Mouthing words, and 'performing' the song. This is becoming my desktop background ;)

<3, Brooke

Candy Cane Nails

 Step 1 - Paint your nails with a base coat of clear

Step 2 - Paint a coat of red

Step 3 - Use a fine tipped nail brush. I used the 'Brash White Fine Art Nail Polish' from Payless. It has a very thin tip making it easy to paint. Start from the corner of your nails, and slowly paint 2 white stripes. leave a small gap, and paint two more stripes in the upper corner.

Step 4 - Paint over a top coat of clear

I know it's only 2 days till Christmas so you probably won't get to try this, but I thought I'd post it anyway :)

Merry Christmas Eve, Eve everybody!

<3, Brooke