Peas and Bacon Salad

 Oh man, guys.  It looks like my birthday giveaway is going to be a pretty easy win for the only two entrants!  Hop on over and give them a run for their money ;)

But, now for the important stuff: food!!  I love bacon!  And this salad is a great, healthy way to incorporate one of my favorite foods into a meal :)

Simply top mixed field greens with two to three slices of bacon, crisped and crumbled, a handful of halved grape tomatoes, a half or third of a cup of peas, and a pinch of mozzarella.

I used frozen peas that I thawed in the microwave.  Then, I ran them under cold water to cool them for the salad.  Easy peasy! ;)  Top with a dressing of your choice- I used a homemade Mission Fig Balsamic vinaigrette.  Yum!

Saturday Snapshot: Golden Sunrise

Beg, Borrow, Steal: Birthday Decor

I had my birthday party last Saturday, and it was great.  Lots of cupcakes and great company.  I also had a great chance to try my hand at some tissue paper pom poms.  I've been wanting to make these for a while, so I popped over to DIY Creative Ideas, where they have compiled the top five DIY tutorials for tissue paper pom poms.  I think the results were pretty cute!

I arranged mine around the table where I had 6 cake stands filled up with cupcakes.  Yum!

Ps, don't forget to enter my giveaway for a chance to win one of two DIY kits!

April Book Club

So, I've been pretty diligent in my New Year's resolution to read more non-fiction (including Jackie After O, Mirroring People, and the most recent: Scandalous Women which I highly recommend).

But, this month I've decided to read a book I've been meaning to read for a very, very long time: The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver.  This is one of those books that I feel like everyone I know has read and raved about, so I figured it was time for me to read it myself.

I'm excited because the story has shifting narrative perspectives, which I've really enjoyed in other pieces.  Have you read The Poisonwood Bible?

Be sure to enter for a chance to win one of two DIY kits in my birthday giveaway!

Saturday Snapshot: Florida Sunrise

Boy, I miss the sunny warm weather!  And I'm not gonna lie, you'll probably see a couple more sunrise pictures featured on the Saturday Snapshot :)

Life Lately

Oh man, has it been an eventful month!  I started student teaching, wrecked my old car, got a new car, and turned 30.  Uffdah.

1) My brand new, 2014 Hyundai Elantra.
2) and 3) My poor, little Honda Civic...

1) Pretty tulips for spring
2) A birthday cupcake- one candle for each decade!
3) Birthday balloon for my granny, who turned 89!

So, my little Civic got wrecked when another driver ran a red light.  Everyone was fine, but I was pretty sad about the Honda, and I wasn't quite ready to get a new car.  But, I have to say that I LOVE my Hyundai Elantra!  I have Bluetooth, heated seats, a back-up camera, and lots of other bells and whistles!

My birthday was pretty nice, too.  I shared a celebration with my granny's 89th birthday the weekend before, and went out to dinner with John on the actual date.  I hope you all had great months!

Birthday Giveaway!

I'm 30 today. 30!  What?

Since it's my birthday, I wanted to have a giveaway.  And, since I've reached 100 followers on Facebook, I decided to double up!  I'm giving away two DIY kits for a few of the DIYs I've featured on the blog.

The first kit is so you can make your own spiked ring and includes:

• Gold polymer clay (so you can skip the spray painting step!)
• Ring blanks
• Super glue

The second kit relates to one of my top viewed pages of all time: DIY bird ornaments.  This kit includes:

• White Sculpey clay
• Rubber alphabet stamps
• Red pearl finish Martha Stewart paint
• Eye hooks (not pictured)
• Red ribbon

Since I'm hosting this giveaway all on my own, I'll have to limit entries to U.S. residents only.  (I'm sorry to my international readers- some day when my blog is huge or I'm extremely wealthy, I'll have a giveaway just for you!)

To enter, you can....

1. Follow this blog on Facebook
2. Follow @goeslightly on Instagram
3. Follow me with Google Friend Connect OR blog lovin'

Leave a separate comment for each of these entry options- you can have up to 3 entries!

The entries will close on April 20th, and I'll announce the winner April 22nd.  So, you've got almost a month to enter.  The first name generated by random.org will get to choose their kit first.  The second name generated will get the remaining kit.

Good luck! :)

This giveaway is now closed!