I Made Scones!

First of all happy birthday to my friend and coworker Sarah! I don't actually have a picture of her to put on here, but here is the screen saver and desk full of balloons that she came in to this morning.

She came in earlier than Scott and I, but she said it made her smile when she saw it :) I also made her some scones because she LOVES scones. I have never made scones (or biscuits, because Rhett refuses to acknowledge that there is a difference), but I was excited to try. I just used the basic recipe in the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook and it was SUPER easy! I was one egg short, but I added some extra cream so I wouldn't lose the moisture. I feel like that threw off the dough because it was crazy sticky, but the end product still tasted good. They weren't as good as the scones we get at the campus coffee house, but they were pretty darn good if I do say so myself. I think I'll be making scones again now that I know it's so simple!

Say it with me now... "mmmmmmmmmm!" I wish I could bluetooth you all your own scone, but technology hasn't advanced that far yet. Those are chocolate chips, by the way. The recipe calls for currants but I was like forget that, it's her 30th birthday! Who wants currants when you can have chocolate chips?! If anyone wants the recipe and doesn't have the BH&G cookbook, let me know and I'll scan a copy for you! No charge :)

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I want to share one of my FAVORITE pieces of clothing. It's a sweater dress that I got at Express back when I worked there. I'm not really sure why I like it so much because it's actually pretty plain. I think I just like the color a lot, because it really stands out in my pink-less wardrobe. At any rate, I like it. I figured I would wear it with boots this time around because it's barely still appropriate to wear them. Spring was basically skipped this year and it's already feeling like summer.

How do you guys like my office? I don't think I've posted any pictures since I moved into the new space. It's actually quite cozy, and having two huge windows is the best part. I don't feel sleepy near as much since I left my windowless cave office.

details

sweater dress, ring: Express

leggings: don't remember

boots: Rack Room

watch: Target 

necklace: Pretty Things by Meg

 Those cute prints you see hanging below my line of Polaroid notes are from Printed Pretties on Etsy. I love them because together they represent two of my favorite things: photography and tea. They also match my office color palette pretty well...which is, of course, very important. One of these days I'll take some more pictures in my office so you can see the whole space a little better. I'm actually quite proud of how inviting it is. Lots of muted greens and blues to keep me calm on "those days." You know we all have them...the days when you want to thump everybody upside the head. It's nice to have a calming office on those days.

*Lets please not talk about my hair. We all have off days. (maybe I have off days more than the average person)

Wednesday afternoon...

A little afternoon tea to pick me up.
Planning out the navigation for a new website has worn me out today. Am I a pansy or what?

That's a skirt...and please excuse the belly pooch. That's what happens after a fattening Quiznos lunch. Oh and that jacket is from SJP's Bitten line. I got it from my teeny tiny friend. It's too small but I didn't care...I just wanted to wear something with Sarah Jessica Parker's name on it.

Favorite shoes. Surprisingly they are quite comfortable.

Happy Wednesday.