Copy-Cat Pumpkin Spice Latte - Starbucks

Here's the delicious copy cat recipe for one of Starbuck's best fall drinks! You're welcome. :)

For the Pumpkin Syrup:
2 1/2 cups of water
1 tbsp of nutmeg 
1/2 tbsp cinnamon (or three cinnamon sticks)
1 cup of sugar
3 tbsp pumpkin puree
Cheese cloth

For Serving:
1/2 cup espresso or strong coffee
1/2 cup milk (warmed and frothed if drinking hot)
3 tbsp pumpkin syrup (more or less to taste)

For the pumpkin syrup, combine the water and spices in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and allow them to simmer for 10-15 minutes. After spices have simmered, strain the mixture through the cheese cloth (you can then pass it through coffee filters for smoother syrup).
Rinse the remaining spices out of the pot. Return the reserved liquid to the pot, and mix in the pumpkin and sugar. 
Bring back to a boil - reduce heat and simmer for another ten minutes.

Store the syrup in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Can be stored for several weeks. For hot coffee, add syrup into mug, pour hot coffee on top - top with steamed / frothed milk. For iced coffee, mix syrup and coffee - add ice, top with cold milk. Enjoy! 

Fall 2014 Closet Must-Haves

Hi everyone,
So here are my recommended 2014 fall closet must-haves, from boots to oversized sweaters. :) :)

~ Lace up boots in any color

~ Distressed boyfriend jeans

~ Sweater cardigans

~ Light brown moccasins

~ Red Keds or Converses

~ Dark skinny jeans

~ Over sized sweaters (as before mentioned) :D

~ Printed leggings

~ Plain long sleeved t-shirts

~ Jean vest and jean jacket

Facts About: Emma Watson

Hi! I LOVE Emma Watson, so I thought I'd do a post with a few cool facts about her. :)

- Full name is Emma Charlotte Duere Watson

- Was born in Paris but raised in England

- Has a younger brother named Alex

- In the Harry Potter movies, she was age 11 up until the Deathly Hallows last part, when she was 20

- Emma has won twelve awards and has been nominated for over thirty (mostly acting or teen choice awards)

- She has done over ten impressive photo shoots

- Height: 5'6 approximately

- When she was not tutored on set, she went to a school for girls in Oxford

- Emma was the youngest artist at the time to ever grace the cover of Teen Vogue in 2005 at age 15

- Loves photography and painting

- She says that she's not good at cooking and that her first dinner party was a disaster!

- Loves the TV show Gossip Girl 

- A few of her favorite music artists are: Regina Spektor, Rihanna, James Blunt, and Damien Rice

- Favorite HP book is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban

- Favorite HP character: Hagrid

- Favorite HP scene: Punching Malfoy (girl power) :D

20 Creative Things for When You're Bored

Hey guys! I hope this helps you out a little. :)

1. Do your own photography (see this link: http://www.polyvore.com/even_more_photography_tips_tricks/set?id=124132279)
2. Try out new hairstyles
3. Read or write
4. Try a new makeup look
5. Find some room DIY's on YouTube or Pinterest
6. Listen to music while drawing
7. Create/work on a YouTube channel
8. Start a blog!
9. Do yoga or stretching
10. Experiment in the kitchen
11. Create new outfits by staring at your closet ;)
12. Watch Harry Potter!
13. Organize your closet (http://www.polyvore.com/keeping_your_room_organized/set?id=110148380)
14. Make a movie script for you and your friends to film later
15. Plan something (like a party, sleepover, etc.)
16. Send a chain message or text (don't tell them it's you)
17. Go for a walk
18. Pen pal someone
19. Find an old t-shirt and find cool ways to transform it
20. Create a short song on an instrument

photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ambroo/9634684367/">Broo_am (Andy B)</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">cc</a>