happy happy :)

So as you all know I have recently moved to Memphis to be with my wonderful boyfriend.  Not going to lie at first I was super nervous, ya know like this is a huge step.  But everyday since I have moved in has been better than the last.  We're learning so much about each other and everything we find out about each other we realize that it makes us fall that much more in love! ( I guess I shouldn't say ''we'' haha I'm not sure if he actually thinks of things like that) But regardless I know without a doubt that I have made the right decision by moving here.  I absolutely love everything about it!

I recently started working and am getting a crazy lot of hours $$$ cha-ching!  I can't wait to get that first pay check!  I love the girls that I work with and I LOVE hearing people talk down here.  Like seriously if we are friends and you have a southern accent you can talk for hours and I will just listen.  I wish I had an accent.  I'm jealous!

Any-who I don't want to bore y'all too much about how happy I am, haha, but I just can't help it.  A year ago my life was at the lowest of lows, and I just think it's crazy how everything can change and happen for a reason.  My boyfriend has truly been a gift from God and I honestly couldn't ask for a better man. <3


xoxo
@perfect_belle

mmm, butterfinger

So I was looking through magazines and found this recipe that I absolutely HAD to try!! It turned out so delicious I had to share it with y'all! I hope you enjoy it as much as my family and I did!

For the bars:
Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp coarse sea salt
• 2 cups coarsely chopped butterfinger bars (about 12 fun sized bars) (I cut them about 5 times width ways and once down the middle long ways)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Cream butter and sugars in mixing bowl
• Add the vanilla and eggs and mix until incorporated
• With mixer on low, add your dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, sea salt) until just combined.
• Stir in your chopped butterfingers
• Spread in a 9x13 baking dish and bake for 25 minutes (I used a glass pan and had to bake it for about 30-35 minutes) 
• Remove from oven and let cool completely. 

Butterfinger Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup room temperature butter (1 stick)
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 1/2 - 3 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup chopped butterfingers (about 4 fun sized bars)

Instructions:

• Cream butter and shortening until smooth
• With your mixer on low speed, add powdered sugar
• Turn up speed to medium and mix until smooth
• Spread the mixture on the blondies
• Sprinkle the chopped butterfingers on top

mmm, delicious!!! 

let me know how you like them if you give the recipe a try! 

Enjoy!

xoxo

@perfect_belle

Hang In There

Ugh, I have been soooo unbelievably neglectful of this little blog of mine, and I apologize 100 times over! Life has been insanely hectic, and frankly, I can never think of anything to write about, but inspiration has been hitting me a lot lately!

I wasn't able to move as soon as I was planning on, because the boy had to stay in Louisiana and help his granddaddy with some things, but he will be here to see me in less than a week!!!! I am SO excited to see him, I've been running around like a crazy person trying to get packed and get everything ready for him to be here.

Twitter is slowly turning into a full time job!  Y'all are absolutely AMAZING. I never imagined I'd have over 1300 followers! It makes me so happy to know that you sweeties actually care what I have to say!

Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I'll be coming back in full force before you know it! I have a handy-dandy notebook that I've been writing ideas for blogs in and I think you guys will love them :)  I'm going to wait to do any more posting until I'm actually in Tennessee. But until then stay sweet!
xoxo
@perfect_belle

Big News!!

I AM MOVING TO MEMPHIS :)
I'm super duper excited!!
Only 63 more days!

Sorry this is so short and sweet, but I really just had to get that out there :)

xoxo

Get To Know Me :)

Found these questions and thought they'd be fun to do so ya'll can get a little insight on my life :) Enjoy!

1. The story of my last kiss.

-Goodbye kiss with my boyfriend. He went back home after spending spring break with me. :)

2. What was going on in my life one year ago.

-hmm, last march..I was dating a stupid guy and just being drunk and crazy. haha crazy how things can change in a year!

3. My current relationship status.

-In an amazing relationship! I've never been so happy!

4. Where i see myself in 5 years time.

-Done with school, married, and a kid. :)

5. My current goals.

-Pay off my parents, finish school, get a new car, and move!!

6. Something i'm not proud of.

-Getting arrested, that was definitely NOT fun.

7. The best day of my life so far.

-I've been lucky enough to have so many great things happen to me. I can't pick just one best day!!

8. Worst day of my life so far.

-The day after I got arrested, I didn't want to wake up after that. So horrible.

9. How many close friends I have.

-Just two! I've had a lot of experiences with bad friends, so I'm very picky!

10. One thing about myself that I'd like to change.

-The fact that I am always worried about what other people think about me.  I say I don't care, but deep down I really do.

11. What I'm doing with my life now.

-Trying to get through my last few semesters of school and working! Boring life, I'm trying to move!

12. Something I'm proud of.

-Making a college cheerleading squad. 

14. An object I own that has sentimental value.

-Bruce the Moose :) haha a stuffed moose that the boy got me for our one month. I collect moose and he's definitely the most special!

15. Something that I've paid a lot of money for.

-My car, computer, kindle, clothes, pretty much everything! I have to buy anything I want.

16. How old is the person I like?

-28

17. Favorite childhood toy.

-my cabbage patch doll. Curtis Allen

18. School subject I was/am good at.

-I've always been good at English

19. My favorite outfit/item of clothing.

-Everything in my closet is amazing. I wouldn't buy it if it wasn't!

20. ask me a question of your choice.

-don't be shy! I'm pretty much open to everything!

Back to Reality

This sucks with a capital SUCKS. I had to say goodbye to my wonderful, amazing, perfect boyfriend this morning after a fantastic 9 whole days together. I cried at least a pound of my body weight off me.  It was probably one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Seriously he has been gone for like 12 hours and it literally seems like he's been gone for 1 million years.  I get to see him again in may though, so I just have to tough it out for the next month or so.
Anyway, obviously I had a great spring break.  We went into Schaumburg and stayed in this really nice hotel and went out to eat a lot and went to the Woodfield mall.  It was fun.  There's no better way to get to know a person than to be in a hotel room with them for 6 whole days. haha Lucky for us we weren't sick of each other by the end of the trip, and we're still together!
This may be a little soon, but I'm pretty positive it's safe to say that I'm going to marry this man. He's everything I've ever dreamed of and so so so much more! :) I hope ya'll had a great spring break!
xoxo

Update!

Hey Guys!
Sorry I've been absent! I've been super busy with work and school, it seems like I never have time to spare anymore! Valentines day was the BEST! Even though my boyfriend was 9 hours away he made it so special! I got this :)

and it came with this sweet note that said 

"you are the best part of my day every day and every day is better than the last, I love you so much"

How freakin' sweet is that?! I swear he's a keeper :) The second was our one month, and he sent me the cutest moose stuffed animal! (moose are my favorite animal)  He's just a thoughtful person, and he makes me very happy :) 

Enough about my love life!!! haha

I switched my major AGAIN! 

Wellness obviously wasn't for me, I can't even get myself to go to the gym on a daily basis, haha I doubt I'll be able to get other people motivated to do so!

Psych scared me, I decided that I suffered from half the mental disorders I was reading about, so I just HAD to get out of there.  

I've now decided that I'll major in Early Childhood Education.  I just love little kiddies, and why the heck wouldn't I want to spend all day doing crafts with them, combining my two favorite things, yesss please! 

Hopefully I'll stick to it this time! Just a few more semesters to go! I just can't wait to be done!  

Well that's all I've got for now! I need to get to the store and buy some spring flowers to brighten up my room! I also need a new curling wand ASAP! I'm sick of having straight hair, and mine's been broke for a good while now. 

Stay Sweet :) 

xoxo

Spring Is In The Air

So, obviously I'm aware that it's only 5 days into February, but I swear it feels like spring time!!!
Spring has GOT to be one of my most favorite times of the year, everything is so new and exciting. It just puts me in an all around great mood that's awfully hard to kill; which is good news to pretty much anyone who knows me!

In other news, Valentines Day is just around the corner, and for the very first time I actually have a boyfriend for this special occasion.  Not as happy as you might think though, because he's 9 hours away right now, which is not a fun time, but he's amazing so I can't complain too much. I get to see him in March, so I'm very very excited!

Sorry I haven't been blogging too much, I've been super busy with school and everything. I shouldn't even be writing right now, but I feel bad for neglecting you!

<3

Lessons Learned

1. The only person you can trust is yourself.

2. If you meet someone on Twitter, make sure you know what they look like before you start talking to them.

3. It's better to be honest, otherwise you'll find yourself in a twisted web of lies, that's almost impossible to get out of.

4. Always be yourself, never change to impress someone.

5. Get up, dress up, and show up. ALWAYS! you NEVER know what you're going to miss if you don't.

6. Stop dreaming of a perfect life, because chances are it won't happen.

7. Make things happen. Don't sit around and wait for them to happen.

8. Jail is no place for a pretty girl.  Don't be stupid.

9. It's okay to stay in from the partying for a few nights to spend time with your family.  Chances are you'll have a good time.

10. Believe it or not you CAN be smart AND pretty. And trust me, it's a deadly combination. Use it to your advantage.

11. After a break up, don't torture yourself. Delete their number, and don't obsess over their FB. They're called ex's for a reason, you're supposed to X them out of your life. If it was meant to be it will happen.

12. Don't sleep with a guy the first night you meet them. Just don't.

13. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. (totally obvious)


14. Leave the past in the past. That goes for yours as well as everyone else's. We all have done things that we aren't particularly fond of, but does that really mean we need to pay for it the rest of our lives? I for one really don't think so.


That's all I have for right now.  I hope y'all had a safe and happy new years! 
<3