Update | Valentine's Day Recap

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I wanted to make a Valentine's Day-related post on the actual holiday, but since I don't get to see Chris very often, and I was working a lot of the weekend that he was here, I didn't want to take any more time away from our time together if I didn't absolutely need to.

So anyway, our Valentine's Day was nice. Chris got here around dinner time and I had a whole spread ready for him. A sort of make-your-own veggie burger set up with allllll the fixings necessary to make a delicious burger with a side of homemade fries. Of course, I made some sangria to wash it all down with. We dined on my roasted eggplant & sweet potato quinoa burgers (recipe will be up SOON) and fruity wine while watching Breaking Bad and snuggled up on the couch with Benji. A really great night, if you ask me.

The rest of the weekend was just spent working and enjoying each other's company as much as possible before he had to go back up to school yesterday to avoid the weather that was expected last night and this morning. 

I really am so lucky to have such a great guy in my life who supports everything I do and never stops making me feel like a million bucks. Travelling to a different continent to find someone outside of my family who loves me unconditionally was worth every mile.

I hope you all had a lovely Valentine's Day!

xo Sam

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Update + Recipe | Happy Thanksgiving!

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No, this Friday I am not bringing you my face or the products used on it... mainly because I didn't feel like doing my make up. Instead, I thought I'd just make a little Thanksgiving-themed post since yesterday WAS Thanksgiving and all... for Americans at least.

My mom, sister, nephew and I drove up to my aunt and uncle's house for the holiday and it was really a nice time. I hadn't seen my cousins, aunt, and uncle all together since Liam's baptism back in September, so it was nice to see everyone again.

The night progressed as usual for our family get-togethers... political arguments, making fun of each other, and attacking the vegetarians of the family, and eating delicious food... just the way it's supposed to be!

Liam and I, before heading out to Thanksgiving Dinner

I am so thankful for the family I have been blessed with. They've helped me get through the roughest points in my life and I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to raise me and watch me grow up into the woman I am today :)

Now, for a recipe.

My mom gave me freedom to do whatever I wanted with the sweet potatoes we were bringing for the dinner, so I came up with this easy and delicious recipe for spiced, mashed sweet potatoes

8-10 sweet potatoes

2 tbsp butter OR butter substitute to make this a vegan recipe

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1 1/2 - 2 tbsp dried, ground sage

Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit 

*You can peel the sweet potatoes if you want. If you choose not to, make sure you scrub them really well

Bake the sweet potatoes for an hour, or until they are soft and mashable. Transfer them to a bowl and add the butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, sage, salt and pepper. Mash with a potato masher or with a hand-held or stand mixer... whatever's easiest for you... until you reach the desired consistency.

Enjoy letting people guess what the spices you used are!

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