Mini Frozen Pumpkin Pies

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This time of year is my favorite! Mostly for the delicious treats and yummy goodies ;) We try to watch ourselves with how much dessert we are eating, but it can be difficult when people are dropping treats off at the house, when someone brings lots of sweets to your work, or all of those holiday get togethers. These pies are a great healthier option that is so simple to make. These effortless mini pumpkin pies are perfect to serve at one of those get togethers or to drop off to your neighbors. You may find yourself making them several times!

I first went to my local Walmart and picked up a Dannon® Greek Yogurt; Oikos® Pumpkin Pie Greek Yogurt, a Keebler® Ready Crust® Mini Graham Cracker Pie Crust, and a Reddi-wip® Original. I also used some pumpkin pie spice and Fall sprinkles.

Depending on how many you want to make, for one pie I scooped around half of the Dannon® Greek Yogurt; Oikos® Pumpkin Pie Greek Yogurt out and put into the bowl. Then a couple sprays of the Reddi-wip® Original. Also a dash of some pumpkin pie spice into the bowl.

Next I mixed everything and started spooning into the Keebler® Ready Crust® Mini Graham Cracker Pie Crusts. Put in the freezer for about 30-60 minutes. Keep an eye on them because they will freeze faster since they are smaller in size.

Lastly, top the pies with some more Reddi-wip® Original and sprinkles of your choice!

Three main ingredients, effortless, and delicious!

How would you make your effortless mini pies?!

Share your Summer with Coca-Cola

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This past weekend the weather was so nice! I couldn't resist a little trip to the beach. So my friends and I headed out to the beach to hang out, play some games, and enjoy each other's company. There's a game that's pretty big here called corn hole that we love to play and having it on the beach is always the best so that's what we did! Friends are the best. It's so important to me to be able to spend time with them. We all get so busy throughout the Summer, so being able to take some time to relax with each other is great! I have some of the best friends a girl could ask for.

Drinks are a definite must when it comes to going to the beach. There's nothing better than sipping an ice cold drink when I come out of the water. It always tastes like I dumped a thing of salt into my mouth when I'm in the ocean. For this beach outing I went to my local Walmart and grabbed some fun Coca-Cola for everyone. Yes, fun! As in they had names on them and other titles.

Walmart has the widest and organized selection of their Coca-Cola personalized 20 oz bottles. Their 20 oz. personalized bottles are perfect for all sorts of occasions. I grabbed some 20 oz. bottles with actual names on it and I grabbed a pack of cans that also have titles on it such as adventurer, bestie, and grill master! If you're looking for a certain name it's easier than ever now. Walmart now carries bins that make it simple to find what you're looking for and they have so many different names. Here is a list of Walmart stores that carry a large selection of the 20 oz personalized bottles here and if you can't find your store on the list, you can go to any Walmart store to find these! Want some ideas for sharing, you can look here! To me nothing is better than relaxing and doing what I love with my friends and my friends were all sure glad to have some yummy refreshment!

Cheers to this Summer!

What are your favorite labeled drinks?!

Day to Night Beach Waves by John Frieda®

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Summer is here and in full swing! Lots of sunny days, hanging out with friends and family, and days at the pool or beach. I'm living back at the beach now, which is where I'm originally from and I'm loving it. I'm definitely a beach girl over a mountain girl. We've already been spending most of our Summer days at the beach here. 

I feel like in the Summer the days are always so packed with things to do. Wake up then go to the beach/pool and then for me it's usually go out to eat at a restaurant then go hang out with friends. That transition from being gone all day to, well...being gone even more can be tough when you want to freshen up and get ready. I've got just the stuff to help. I went to my local Walmart and got the John Frieda® Beach Blonde™ Sea Waves™ Sea Salt Spray, Beach Blonde™ Cool Dip™ Shampoo, and the Beach Blonde™ Smooth Seas™ Conditioner.

All of the products work really well. The shampoo and conditioner have a nice, fresh minty smell! They're definitely great for helping to prep my hair for a beachy look. I really like the conditioner because it actually gets tangles out of my hair! Have you ever gotten a conditioner that doesn't do its job?? I sure have. The best product is the Beach Blonde™ Sea Waves™ Sea Salt Spray. I know it says blonde, but it's great for all hair colors and hair styles. Infused with sea salt it went onto my hair great. It didn't have that crunchy feeling that some other sprays have and this smell is amazing! Coconut! I feel so tropical wearing it. Honestly the smells alone sold me. I definitely made sure to spray it all throughout my hair to get it evenly textured.

I have some steps here on how I do a little day to night look. It's pretty simple and I'm sure you can come up with more elaborate hair styles, but I like simple. It's nice to have it in a braid during the day, especially at the beach and then it's able to really add more of those waves.

Let me know what you think?? Are these products you would be interested in? Check them out here!

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Zesty Lime Onion Ring Burger

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Hanging out with my family eating good food is one of my favorite things to do! Especially now that it's Spring(don't worry Summer is almost here) it's so nice to be outside enjoying a good meal that you don't feel guilty eating after. I have a delicious recipe for a zesty lime onion ring burger that is sure to have everyone wanting more! A great recipe for the spring time that's healthy and tasteful. You can use any sort of burger you would like. We used black bean burgers and I headed to my Walmart close by and picked up some of these Alexia all-natural onion rings which is the icing on the cake for this burger! They were right with the other fries in the aisle.

Zesty Lime Onion Ring Burger

For this recipe you will need the Alexia onion rings, some feta cheese, and the zesty lime sauce.

Sauce:

-1/2 cup greek yogurt

-2 limes

-bunch of cilantro(we used 2 bunches)

-pinch of salt

-1/2 of a jalapeño

Mix all together in a blender.

It's pretty simple. Add whatever toppings you would like to your burger then the onion rings, some feta cheese, and the lime sauce. It really is a great combination of flavors and perfect for an outdoor dinner with the family.

It's so nice finding food that is all natural and contains no GMO's. Alexia all natural products have 0g trans fat products. They have such a variety of organic products to choose from. This burger would pair up so well with either their rosemary and sea salt fries or the Alexia sweet potato fries with sea salt. Yum!! I want it all!

Do you have any good ideas/recipes using onion rings?! Let me know in the comments! I love trying new recipes :)

Easter Basket Snack Packs

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Did you know that Easter is this Sunday?! Crazy right? It came up pretty fast. For me growing up we always dyed eggs as a family or other Easter crafts. I love Easter! This year I've got a new, fun activity to do with kids AND adults. Taking snack packs and turning them into a yummy Easter baskets.

A couple weekends ago we went up to Dallin's parent's house and everyone was there! His brother and his family who live in Texas and those of us who live in Provo all came up. It was so nice to all be together because we don't get that opportunity very often. So it was perfect to do this little activity with everyone and then have a treat for after dinner! It's simple and super cute!

I got the super snack packs from Walmart, who is offering a coupon right now so make sure you grab it! Here is how we made them...

Ingredients

-super snack packs

-oreos

-jelly beans

-shredded coconut

-green food coloring

-twizzlers

1. Crumble the oreos and put on top of the snack pack as the "dirt".

2. Dye some coconut green then lay on top as the "grass".

3. Put your jelly beans on top of the coconut.

4. Stick one end of the twizzler in the pudding and the other end in the opposite side as the handle.

Wallah! A pudding Easter Basket!

Get some more ideas here! And what are some of your favorite things to do at Easter??

Even the really little ones can be a part of the action!

Budgeting for a Little "Me Time"

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"Happiness is...me time".

It's good to take some time for yourself. To relax, enjoy, and rejuvenate. I'm all about some me time, but I'm still a student and I can't afford to go get massages or spend a day at the spa. I'm just fine with that. I have found ways that work for me so I'm able to relax and take some time to focus on me, to feel like new.

Here's a little play by play on how I go about my me time and what I got for it :)

1. Bath. Oh there's nothing better then taking a bath with hot water and just melting into the tub. Opening up my pores and basically falling asleep. I went to Walmart recently and found a new soap from the brand Softsoap. Mmmm it smells so good and it make my skin feel so soft! It's got me ready for Spring. They have two kinds. A hydrating shower cream and the exfoliating fruit polish. I got the fruit polish and its full of apricot seeds that exfoliate and help with a nice fresh glow :) I was ready to end with my me time right then :)

2. Candles. Don't forget to light some candles during the bath so help with that relaxation. I bought a new Spring scent to go along with my Spring smelling soap!

3. Tea. After my bath I made some tea. I made one called dragon-fruit devotion and it's my top favorite right now. It's so soothing and tastes amazing!

4. Chocolate. Chocolate is a must. I love me some dark chocolate and there's plenty of it around with Easter on the way.

5. Movie. Then to end the night I put on my favorite chick flick, "You've Got Mail." I'm really good at swooning over Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. I've probably watched that movie 20+ times! It's so nice to curl up under my blanket after being relaxed from my bath and grab my tea and chocolate. Perfect me time.

Now everyone's preference to how they relax is different, but this is what works for me...and my wallet! What are some ways you relax and get me time?!

My 6 Essentials for a Road Trip

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One of my favorite things to do is to get out of the "norm". As in my weekly, regular schedule. So I love going on road trips. A time to go do something fun, relax, or as I mentioned...to get out of the house! I always have my routine to getting ready for a road trip. The house has to be clean when we leave, the car needs to be taken care of, and I need to have my essentials.

I'm not going to lie, getting the oil changed can be such a pain. It really is the last thing I want to do, but let me let you in on a little secret. Go to Walmart to get your oil changed. Hitting two birds with one stone. While my car is being worked on, I go into Walmart to get my road trip essentials.

I didn't know much about getting my oil changed. I usually go for the cheapest, but the guys who worked there were so nice and helpful. We've got some miles on our car so they suggested getting the High Mileage Vehicle so that's what I did. They change it with Pennzoil products and the high mileage helps with oil leakage that can come with cars with high mileage. And the guys were so fun. very friendly and I honestly had a good time with them :)

Now what are my essentials??

1. Get a oil change! Of course. Since our car is getting up in the high miles we try to make sure we our on top of our oil changes, especially before a road trip.

2. Camera. I definitely have to document our trips. If you don't own a camera, during your oil change you can go grab a disposable from inside Walmart.

3. Car Games. We are a fan of mad libs. We've been close to tears with some of the funny mad lips that we've read. It makes the time go by fast! Something else to grab inside of Walmart :)

4. Fruit (snacks). Some yummy and healthy snacks for the trip. I love me some grapes.

5. Map. No one uses paper maps anymore...except my father in law ;) So we have our GPS, but I think it would be fun to use a paper map and then with a marker draw out your route and then keep it in a photo album or save it for another trip.

6. MUSIC. Gotta have my music. Dallin and I like to have our music playing, but we do have different tastes in music. We are usually pretty good at switching and sometimes in between we will play songs we both enjoy and belt out for the other cars to hear :)

What are some of your favorite road trip essentials?? Don't forget to stop by your local Walmart Automotive Center to update your car oil!

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Car photos by-Jeremy Lindstrom

Giving an Extra Thanks to Mom

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Many of you know that I've been living away from my family out here in Utah for almost 3 years. I miss my mom so much all of the time! Well I miss my whole family, but we have always been so close that it makes it really hard to be away from her. I wanted to send her a little something extra to remind her how much she means to me and how I'm EXTRA thankful for her! I implied that with some Extra Gum. A fun way to tell my mom that she is extra important to me.

Moms need an extra thanks all of the time. They do so much for us that we don't even realize. My mom has definitely done so much for me. Growing up if I ever needed anything she was right there. She's the mom who was always right and always knew what was best for me. Yes mom, I admit it...I should have listened to you more :) But really. She is just the greatest. She is so selfless and is always putting others before her. My mom is so fun to hang out with and we can talk for hours. All of these things and more is why I wanted to give her an extra thanks!

I'm the kind of person who gets more excited to give gifts rather than receiving them. I got together some of her little favorite things! Such as some make up items, dark chocolate covered cherries, good smelling soap, and a scarf! Then of course a little Extra treat of gum! Does anyone else find putting together a package as fun as I do?!

Off to North Carolina!!

Give a little extra to that VIP in your life!