Beauty Pagent !

My best friend Angela competed in a beauty pagent last night, here are a few pictures from the show (: It was so much fun, she did amazing !

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NAILS!

Be ready for a new nail design pictures today!

& pictures from Pittsburgh...

I'm getting behind! haha

& QUESTION!

Any sites you all adore for layouts?!

I'm getting tired of this one.

I usually get them from Cutest Blog on the Block...

but I want to try something new (:

Ever Seen These?

I came across this lovely treat on a travel-esque blog, Globetrotter Diaries. Have you ever come across these before?

Chinese Tea Eggs

 Tea eggs are a common street snack and even sold in convenience stores in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Who knew??

  A basic black tea can be used for this recipe or you can even use pu-erh tea for an earthier flavor. Other ingredients can be added such as mandarin peel or sugar.  Eggs can be left overnight to let the juices seep, or can be simmered for a few hours, making this an easy snack to make. And different too!

 Here's What You'll Need:

Six Eggs

2 Bags of Black Tea

4 Star Anise

1 Cinnamon Stick

1/4 Cup Soy Sauce

 How To:

1. Place the eggs in a pot and fill with water until just covered.  Bring to a boil and simmer for about 2 minutes.  Remove the eggs and lightly crack the eggs all around with the edge of a fork or knife.

2. Place the eggs back into the pot of water and add the tea bags, spices and soy sauce.  Simmer for about 1 hour and let the mixture and eggs cool.  Continue steeping the eggs overnight in the refrigerator. (Alternatively, you can simmer the eggs for about 2-3 hours instead of soaking them overnight.)

3. Peel & Eat! So easy! I plan on doing this, and maybe substituting a few ingredients, see how it goes. If any of you are inspired to try it, let me know!

~Xoxo Amberlynn

Back in the northeast....sadly.

After  a great four days in Pittsburgh, PA I finally had to return home. Boy do I have a haul for you all, way too many pictures to come! I would have posted them sooner but there are a lot to transfer and some are still sadly on my boyfriend's cell phone. He also had a great time, and as I knew he would, fell in love with the city and has his heart set on moving there....saw that coming. Haha but along with being his first trip to Pittsburgh....it was also his first time shopping on Black Friday...which he did not enjoy..at all. Oh well ! I bought so many things, can't wait to do this post!

Some bittersweet news....If you're a regular reader of my blog, you know I was working an insane shift (8pm-6:15am) for Amazon.com....I could barely function during the week...and work Friday night was the only reason Nick & I had to come home from Pitt so early. Tomorrow night, by best friend Angela will be competing in a beauty pagent, which I refuse to miss. She worked so hard to prepare for it, this is her first one, this would have caused me to miss work again...so...I quit! Very very happy with my decision, so much less stressed out, and although my sleep schedule needs to get back on track (I'm wide awake at 6:30am writing a blog post) I believe this is for the better. Don't worry, I have another job!

I have a few interesting posts to share, so hope you enjoy them all !

....

after a six hour drive that should have taken 4 hours... 

I'M IN PITTSBURGH UNTIL FRIDAY!!!

Be ready for lots of posts ! (: