Summer Haul 2015

 Hey y'all! So I hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th! Today I am going to be sharing some of the stuff I have received throughout the month for my birthday. And yes, I said throughout the month. In my family almost everyone has a birthday in June, so it is just one big birthday celebration! So lets get started.

{cannon t5 rebel}

{monogram baseball hat}

{happy birthday bath set}

{sugar scrub}

{sugar scrub and soap}

{monogram necklace}

{bath and bodyworks shower gel and body cream}

{bracelet}

{romper}

{not sure where it is from!}

{selfie stick}

 So I hope y'all enjoyed this post! I love hearing from you guys, so leave down in the comments below what you guys thought. Have a great week!

xo,

Jordan

Frozen Jello Grapes

 Today I am going to show you how to make frozen jello grapes. The first time I made these I kind of got addicted. They are so good and also super easy to make! These jello grapes are perfect for a refreshing afternoon snack!

What You Will Need:

3 cups of green grapes
2 tablespoons of jello powder(I used strawberry)

How To:

 First you are going wash the grapes. Pat them dry leaving them just a little damp. In a medium size bowl, coat the grapes in the jello powder. You will then freeze the grapes for at least 2 hours.

 See, that was easy! I hope you guys enjoy this recipe as much as I do! Leave down in the comments what you think of them. Have a great week!

xoxo,

Jordan

Summer Bucket List 2015

 School is out! Well at least for me it is:) So this summer I am going to do something a little different, make a bucket list. This is not really a new thing, people make bucket list for everything. But I have never done it. I guess their is a first time for everything! So my reasoning for this is I feel like summer gets wasted. At the beginning I say I am going to do all these fun things but they never end up getting done. So this year I am determined to make it the best summer yet! Some of the things on my bucket list may seem small or kind of dumb, but some of them are great things to do when you are board!

2015 Summer Bucket List:

1. Do blind folded makeovers with my friends
2. French braid two people's hair together
3. Take pictures at a photo booth in the mall
4. Sleep in a blanket fort
5. Bake a cake
6. Go to laser tag
7. Go out for ice cream
8. Dance in the rain
9. Make cinnamon roll waffles
10. Try macaroons
11. Stay up all night
12. Make a scrapbook of the summer
13. Eat dip n' dots
14. Read 4 books
15. Eat smores
16. Have chocolate covered strawberries
17. Make dinner from a recipe off of Pinterest
18. Stay in pool for 3 hours in a row
19. Reach a gold member at Starbucks
20. Make pink pizza
21. Reach a 1,000 pins on Pinterest

 So I hope you enjoyed my summer bucket list! Leave in the comments below what kind of stuff you plan on doing this summer. Comments seriously make my day! Love you guys!

XOXO,

Jordan

earthly things.

  Make-up, clothes, room decor, technology. All of these things are earthly things. They are not eternal. I have to remind myself this a lot. Sometimes I am to attached to my phone or a certain outfit. This past weekend I was putting away my clothes. While doing this I found that my favorite leotard for dance had little elastic strings hanging off of it where the lace is. My mom had accidentally put it in the dryer. I was furious. I automatically walk down stairs to tell her what had happened. She felt really bad, but at the time I didn't really accept an apology. My dad and I started to cut the little strings off one by one. We got most of them off but little holes started to form. But what I'm trying to say from this is that my leotard will not last forever and was it really worth getting mad at my mom and making her feel bad.

Set your minds on things above, not on earthlythings.

-Colossians 3:2

XOXO,

Jordan

Pinterest Roundup- Summer fashion

 Summer is just around the corner! The thought of that just gets me so very excited! Even though summer dose not really start until June 21st. In my book, the moment I step out of school is when summer starts. So to get in the summer spirt, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite summer outfit looks that I found on Pinterest. I am just going to show you a few, but if you want to see more check us out on Pinterest.

Western Party 2 by elisabeth-bernat featuring a western outfit

Pastel Pink & Green by thevirginiaprep featuring aviator sunglasses

hawaii here i come! by bellalee2000 featuring Kiel Mead

Seersucker Breezy Vest Marleylilly.com by marleylilly featuring a light pink shirt

Southern Prep by southernprepstyle featuring flat sandals

scallops and tory by thegingerprep featuring a kate spade bracelet

Untitled #135 by gracelynrast featuring monogram jewelry

~Casual Day~ by thepinkandgreenprep1 featuring sleeveless shirts

Tart Deco Sun by sarahtcole featuring Essie

Navy & White by classically-preppy featuring skinny pants

 So I hope you guys enjoyed this Pinterest roundup! Comment down below if you would like to see more post like this or if you just want to say hi. I also just want to say thank you so much for reading Braids and Buttercream, it seriously means the world to me. Love you guys and have a great week!

XOXO,

Jordan

A Day In the Life- Lazy Saturday

So yesterday, which was May 16th, I logged everything that I did. And just to let you know days that don't have any plans are VERY rare in our house, there is always something going on! So this kind of day is very rare.

7:40 am: Wake up. Many might say that is very early for a saturday, but I am a morning person, so 7:40 is pretty nice.

7:50 am: Breakfast. I love all things breakfast. It is by far my favorite meal of the day! Today I had a breakfast sandwich(eggs, bacon, cheese, and mayonnaise)

8:00 am: Chill time. I went on the computer and caught up on email and got some stuff done on the blog. And I had to do a little pinning to!

9:00 am: Get ready. I absolutely love showers, it is by far one of my favorite time of the day.

10:00 am: Dog training. We have a 7 month yellow lab named Obie(like from Star Wars) who can use all the obedience he can get!

11:00 am: Mini photography session. With the weather as pretty as it was I couldn't resist taking some pictures of some flowers.

12:00 pm: We went out to go grab somethings for the week.( the Snickers was just calling my name!)

4:00 pm: Watch the cutest movie ever. When we got home I felt like relaxing so I found, "The Heart of The Country". It was so good!

8:30 pm: Editing this post. I am now editing this post and then I'm going to go to bed. 

Good Night!

XOXO,

Jordan 

…let's just talk

 So lets just say this has not been my week! I was going to try to scramble for a post idea but then I thought a blog is used to express your feelings. So today we are just going to talk. Well not actually

 talk, but I'm going to type and your going to write what you think down in the comments below!

 On Monday, my sweet little Cuddles(pic down below) had a teeth cleaning which is very common for little dogs. After the surgery she was not eating for the first couple days, which is also very common after this procedure. We kept in contact with the vet and they said to come in on Friday. Everything was pretty much normal accept her platelets were low. She stayed the whole day and did not see anything abnormal, so they sent her home. By Saturday afternoon she was breathing really heavy so we took her in to the emergency vet immediately. When we got there she was put on an oxygen mask. They did some x-rays and when we were looking at them the vet got called back. Cuddles lungs had collapsed and her little body just couldn't take it. She had passed away. We don't know why and never will, all I know is she is doing what she does best, cuddling on Jesus's lap.

 The last couple of days have been kinda rough, but as they say, "time is a great healer" 

 On the bright side of things school is almost out, I don't know about anyone else but I am so ready for summer! So I hope everyone had a great week, and if you didn't, tomorrow is a new day.

                                                     XOXO,

                                                     Jordan