A Jumble of Morning (and Spring!) Thoughts

It's extremely rare for me to being awake and much less doing school work in the gym at this hour but because I finished all my work, I thought I'd take time to share some thoughts.

First off, I'm sick of cold weather and all I really want is for it to be pretty and spring outside. But the good news is, it's supposed to be 68 degrees on Easter where I live and I can take that. Spring is the season of Lilly and so of course my Easter Dress is Lilly. My dress is from last year but if I bought one from the Spring Collection, it'd definitely be this one.

Another thing great about Spring is all of the Easter candy and even though that doesn't quite qualify for a diet, it only comes once a year. I'm not personally a fan of Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs but I know that they're what many people wait all year for and why buy them when you can make them yourself and they're extremely easy! I plan on making them this weekend for my family and Trevor because I'm sure they taste better homemade and I'm down with making anything myself that doesn't cause too much effort because I'm not the most experienced cook in the world.

Want the recipe? Look here! http://thewhimsicalprincess.blogspot.com/2011/03/diy-reese-peanut-butter-egg.html

My mom already gave me part of my Easter basket early cause I ran out and I can't complain cause she put $50 on my Starbucks card (this is where I would enter in the emoji with heart eyes if I had that on my computer). My goal is to reach a gold card which is not so easy when you're on a college budget of barely any money. I haven't ventured out of my Starbucks comfort zone but I plan to soon, but with that being said, I'll share my two favorites so far!

For my cold drink, I'm basically obsessed with their Valencia Orange Refresher (funny that Valencia is my favorite Instagram filter as well). I'm not a big fan of orange juice but I'm obsessed with this. It's just the kick I need in the morning to wake me up but without the caffeine. And oranges are one of my favorite fruits so it's nice to have that squeezed into a cup for me.

My favorite hot Starbucks drink is the Peppermint Hot Chocolate because I'm not much of a coffee person and this still feels like Christmas in a cup. It's the perfect combo of peppermint which adds the perfect kick to the already delicious hot chocolate. I'm accustomed to getting a venti because I'm that obsessed so I definitely believe everyone should try it.

I found recipes for my favorite Starbucks drinks that I'm dying to try! Want to check them out? Look here!
http://breweddaily.com/2013/07/homemade-valencia-orange-refresher-recipe/
http://www.recipe4living.com/recipes/copycat_starbucks_peppermint_hot_chocolate.htm

Really the most important thing about Spring and Easter is that I get to go home for Easter weekend and then for the summer in May. As obsessed I am with JMU and scared that I'm 1/4 of the way done with college, I'm ready for a break from the schoolwork. I'm excited to get to spend time with my family and see the people I never get to see.

Happy Spring!

Love ya mean it,
Bailey
xoxo